ERASMUS Lifelong Learning Programme

ERASMUS is an exchange programme set up by the European Union which enables students to follow, and to be assessed in, courses at foreign universities, as part of the degree programme for which they are registered in their home university. ERASMUS students usually spend one semester or one full academic year at a foreign university.

OUTGOING STUDENTS:

Costs
No fees have to be paid to the host university.  Students are entitled to an Erasmus contribution towards the cost of their mobility.

Credit for work done while abroad
Students are assessed in their host universities for courses followed and such assessments are recognised by the home university, according to the ECTS (European Credits' Transfer System).

ECTS (European Credits' Transfer System) was proposed by the European Commission as a way of creating common academic procedures for the different European countries. The aim of the system is to guarantee the recognition of studies carried out abroad. It is a kind of 'common academic coinage' for measuring and comparing students' performances and transferring examination results from one institution to another.

One year's (or two semesters') work is regarded as being equivalent to 60 credits. The number of credits attaching to any course will reflect the number of hours (in lectures, seminars, tutorials, etc.) demanded by that course. Thus, a course to which 10 credits are attached is assumed to represent one sixth of the student's full year's work-load. It should be noted that ECTS does not refer to the assessment for courses.

Who may apply?
All students, whether involved in undergraduate or postgraduate programmes, are eligible to apply for student mobility.

Application
Students must complete an “Expression of Interest” application form which can be collected from the Theology Office.

Deadline for applications:
1st March

Check out the link below which you may find useful when going abroad:
http://www.justlanded.com/


Language Requirements
While abroad an ERASMUS student follows courses in the language of the country involved, with the exception of Leuven (Belgium) which offers an English language theology programme to foreign students. Some universities offer free language courses to ERASMUS students.

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