ERASMUS+
...highlights your rights and obligations
and tells you what you can expect from
your sending and receiving organisations
at each step of your Erasmus+ experience.
STUDENT
CHARTER
+ Higher education institutions participating in Erasmus+ have
committed themselves to respect the principles of the Erasmus
Charter for Higher Education to facilitate, support and recognise
your experience abroad.
+ On your side, you commit yourself to respect the rules and
obligations of the Erasmus+ Grant Agreement that you have
signed with your sending institution.
+ The Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Alliance (ESAA)
offers you a range of services to support you before, during
and after your experience abroad.
Erasmus+
Find out more:
ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus
Or join the conversation on social media :
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You can find the contact information for Erasmus+ National
Agencies in Programme Countries and National Erasmus+ Offices
available in certain Partner Countries here:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/contact_en
Contact:
www.esaa-eu.org
STEP I. Before your mobility period
+ Once you have been selected as an Erasmus+
student, you are entitled to receive
guidance regarding the partner institutions
or enterprises where you can spend your
mobility period and the activities that you
can undertake there.
+ You have the right to receive information on
the grading system used by your receiving
institution as well as information on obtaining
insurance and finding housing, and
securing a visa (if required). You can find
the relevant contact points and information
sources in the inter-institutional agreement
signed between your sending and receiving
institutions.
+ You will sign a Grant Agreement (even if
you do not receive financial support from
EU funds). If you are enrolled in a higher education
institution located in a Programme
Country1
, you will sign the Grant Agreement
with your sending institution. If you are
enrolled in a higher education institution
located in a Partner Country, you may sign
it with your sending or receiving institution,
depending on the agreed arrangements. In
addition, you will sign a Learning Agreement
with your sending and receiving institution/enterprise.
Thorough preparation of
your Learning Agreement is crucial for the
success of your mobility experience and to
ensure recognition of your mobility period. It
sets out the details of your planned activities
abroad (including the credits to be earned and
that will count towards your home degree).
+ If your mobility is between Programme Countries,
you will undergo a mandatory Erasmus+
Online Linguistic Support assessment
after you have been selected (provided
this is available in your main language of
instruction / work abroad). In addition, it will
allow your sending institution to offer you
the most appropriate language support. You
should take full advantage of this support
to improve your language skills to the level
recommended by your receiving institution.
STEP II. During your mobility period
+ You should take full advantage of all
the learning opportunities available at
the receiving institution/enterprise, while
respecting its rules and regulations, and
endeavour to perform to the best of your
ability in all relevant examinations or other
forms of assessment.
+ Your receiving institution/enterprise commits
itself to treat you in the same way
as its home students/employees and you
should make all the necessary efforts to
fit into your new environment.
+ You could benefit from networks of mentors
and buddies where available at your receiving
institution/enterprise.
+ Your receiving institution will not ask you to
pay fees for tuition, registration, examinations
or for access to laboratory and library
facilities during your mobility period. Nevertheless,
you may be charged a small fee on
the same basis as local students for costs
such as insurance, student unions and the
use of study-related materials or equipment.
+ Your student grant or student loan from
your home country must be maintained
while you are abroad.
+ You can request changes to the Learning
Agreement only in exceptional circumstances
and within the deadline decided by your
sending and receiving institutions. You must
ensure that these changes are validated by
both the sending and receiving institutions/
enterprise within a two-week period after
the request has been submitted and keep
copies of their approval. Any request to
extend the duration of the mobility period
must be submitted at least one month before
the end of the originally planned period.
STEP III. After your mobility period
+ In accordance with your Learning Agreement,
you are entitled to receive full academic
recognition from your sending institution
for activities that you have completed satisfactorily
during your mobility period.
+ If you are studying abroad, within five
weeks of the publication of your results,
your receiving institution will send a
Transcript of Records to you and to your
sending institution, showing your credits and
grades achieved. Upon receipt of your Transcript
of Records, your sending institution
will provide you with complete information
on the recognition of your achievements.
If you are enrolled in a higher education
institution located in a Programme Country,
the recognised components (e.g. courses)
will appear in your Diploma Supplement
(or equivalent).
+ If you are doing a traineeship, your enterprise
will give you a Traineeship Certificate
summarising the tasks carried out and an
evaluation. Your sending institution will also
give you a Transcript of Records, if this
forms part of your Learning Agreement.
If the traineeship was not part of the
cu-rriculum you can request to have it recorded
in your Europass Mobility Document
and if you are enrolled in a higher
education institution located in a country
taking part in the Bologna Process, the mobility
period will be additionally recorded in
your Diploma Supplement (or equivalent). If
you are a recent graduate from an institution
located in a Programme Country, you are
encouraged to request the Europass Mobility
Document.
+ If your mobility is between Programme
Countries you should undergo a second
Erasmus+ Online Linguistic Support
Assessment, if available in your main language
of instruction/work abroad, to monitor
linguistic progress during your mobility.
+ You must fill in a Participant Report to
provide feedback on your Erasmus+
mobility period to your sending and receiving
institution, to the relevant Erasmus+
National Agencies and to the European
Commission.
+ You are encouraged to share your mobility
experience with your friends, fellow students,
staff in your institution, journalists
etc. to let other people benefit from your
experience, including young people.
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If you encounter a problem:
■■ You should identify the problem clearly and check your rights and obligations under
your Grant Agreement.
■■ There are a number of people working in your sending and receiving institutions whose
role is to help Erasmus+ students. Depending on the nature of the problem and the
time it occurs, the contact person or the responsible person at your sending or receiving
institution (or receiving enterprise in case of a traineeship) will be able to help you. Their
names and contact details are specified in your Learning Agreement.
■■ Use the formal appeal procedures in your sending institution if necessary.
■■ If your sending or receiving institution fails to fulfil the obligations outlined in the
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education or in your Grant Agreement, you can contact the
relevant Erasmus+ National Agency.
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https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/programme-guide/part-a/who-can-participate/eligible-countries_en