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International Department of FAMU

BASIC CONDITIONS

  • The participant must be a full-time student – ​​it is possible to travel as part of a waiting for final exams, or extended year.
    • It is not possible to travel as part of interrupted study.
    • Exchange must end (and be administratively finalised) no later than the day before final exam (SZZK).
  • Each participant can use up to maximum of 12 months in each study cycle of higher education (bachelor, master, doctoral).
    • A student can complete one long stay or several shorter ones (but the minimum prescribed length of stay of 2-3 months must be observed).
    • It is important to remember that all study, practical and short-term internships in a given degree add up. This also applies to all previous studies in a given study cycle
  • According to AMU requirements, a student must obtain at least 18 credits per semester during long-term study mobility at a foreign institution, regardless of whether they no longer need to complete any credits towards their study plan at FAMU or are already waiting for final exams.

We recommend that you make your choice of schools well in advance, carefully go through the individual offers of study programs and, in case of confusion, do not be afraid to contact the study coordinators at the admission schools for more information.

Since FAMU students are very interested in some of the partner schools, unfortunately we are often forced to reduce the number of applicants in the nomination months (February-April). If you want to consult your choice of schools in advance, please contact the relevant coordinator.

INFO

The House of Foreign Cooperation has restored the source of students' experiences from their study stays and practical internships and has made available a database of Erasmus students' final reports.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND exchange PROCEDURE

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FACULTY ROUND / INTERNAL APPLICATION (until the end of January)

Visit the list of FAMU partner schools (see above) and choose up to 3 schools to which you would like to apply for a study internship in the following academic year according to the information on the study program and the language of instruction.

 

Rank the schools according to the level of importance – due to the high interest in some schools and the limited number of possible accepted students and nominations, it is possible that you might be asked to change the selection of your schools. The students who listed the school in the first place are getting priority.

 

Due to the large number of contracts, we do not accept applications for institutions with which we do not have an international agreement. With regard to the complicated financing of internships outside the EU, we are realistically able to send only about 7 students per year – when choosing, we recommend that you choose no more than one school outside the EU, as there is a risk that such an exchange may be rejected for financial reasons.

 

Enter the selected schools in the internal application (see list of documents below). Due to the interconnectedness of the production of school exercises and the mutual maintenance of the integrity of the student crews, it is possible to go on an internship only after written confirmation of the application by the head of the department and the Registrar Office.

 

Submit the completed and signed applicationas PDF file only through >> ONLINE FORM << by the end of January of the current academic year (all applications are submited for mobilities in following academic year).

 

Incomplete and unapproved applications, applications submitted later, or in any other way, will not be taken into account. Consider the application as binding. If you decide to renounce an approved trip without serious reasons, this may affect the assessment of another application submitted in the future.

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NOMINATIONS + APPLICATIONS TO SELECTED SCHOOLS (winter semester: March–June / summer semester: September–November)

After the faculty round is closed, the faculty coordinator processes applications:

 

  • departments comments on registered students and create a list of preferences,
  • on the basis of this list and in cooperation with the students, we adjust their chosen schools (due to the frequent great interest in particular schools and the limited capacities of receiving institutions)
  • please, keep in mind that this list is essential even in a situation where we are allocated funds and will be taken into consideration when we are unable to accommodate all students despite the currently established rules on the duration of internships.

 

After clarifying the ambiguities, the faculty coordinator sends the nominations (approx. February-April) to the partner institutions. After receiving the nominations from FAMU, the schools will usually contact you with the specific procedure of the admission procedure themselvesif this does not happen, you will usually find all the necessary information on the relevant page of the foreign institutionyou can then submit applications to all selected schools.

 

Keep in mind that application deadlines, submission methods and individual application steps vary from institution to institution. However, these are mostly the following documents:

 

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ACCEPTANCE BY FOREIGN INSTITUTION → CONTRACT

After submitting on time, you are waiting for a decision. If you are accepted, let us know immediately which institution you will travel to.

 

By the end of June, we should have clear information about the budget allocated to FAMU. Subsequently, you will be confirmed whether you can count on a financial contribution for the exchange.

 

No later than 4 weeks before the start of the internship, all documentation related to the trip must be completed:

 

  • secure department's approval of the Erasmus study plan (see list of documents) – student must secure an individual study plan or plan the fulfillment of study obligations during the exchange period. The draft study plan is signed by the head of the department.
  • deliver final version of Learning Agreement – >> ONLINE LEARNING AGREEMENT << – a study contract in which you fill in the subjects you would like to study at a foreign school
  • arrange travel insurance for the entire duration of your stay covering medical expenses insurance
  • (optional) other documents related to the increase in the INCLUSION support contribution (cannot be granted retroactively)
    (optional) affidavit (see list of documents) and travel documents for the ecological form of transport Green Erasmus (cannot be granted retroactively)

>> SUBMIT ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED DOCUMENTS ONLINE <<

 

Subsequently, the faculty coordinator will prepare a financial agreement and prepare it for signing. Given that the preparation of documents before departure for the winter semester takes place during the summer holidays, we recommend not leaving anything to the last minute.

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COURSE OF THE EXCHANGE (AND CHANGES)

After the delivery of all the necessary documents, the student will receive a financial allowance before departure according to the financial agreement based on the destination and duration of the internship.

 

If the mobility continues into the next calendar year after 28th February, the payment of the financial contribution is proportionally divided into two installments – the second installment is paid during January of the following year.


If there are any changes during the course of the exchange – especially changes in subjects and duration – In such a case, a new document "department's approval of the Erasmus+ study plan" is required - only after submitting this document will the faculty coordinator approve the modified >> ONLINE LEARNING AGREEMENT << (or paper form in the case of internships outside the EU).

 

Note. Only those subjects which are registered in LA and which correspond to the later delivered overview of study results (Transcript of Records) can be recognized.

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AFTER THE RETURN

In order to successfully complete the exchange, it is necessary to submit several documents:

 

  • Transcript of Records
  • Confirmation of Study Period – see the list of documents - note: if the number of days in the provided differs significantly from the data in the participation contract, the Rectorate will calculate the proportional part of the financial contribution that the student will return.

The international department of the partner institution will issue both documents upon request, which must be sent by the coordinator at the partner institution to the faculty coordinator's email: erasmus@famu.cz

 

  • Based on the Transcript of Records and confirmation of the length of stay confirmed by the receiving institution, the student fills out the Proof of Recognition form (see attachment). The completed and signed Proof of Recognition form is handed over by the student to the head of the foreign department within 14 days after returning from the study exchange.

Fulfillment of the study plan from the Learning Agreement and the recognition of individual subjects is assessed by the Head of the department or Vice-Dean for Study Affairs in accordance with the student's study program. Afterwards the Registrar Office of the faculty enters the recognized subjects and credit assessment in the KOS study information system.

 

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If all the mentioned documents are not submitted after the return, or if the student does not fulfill the minimum number of credits, he will be subject to sanctions in accordance with the financial contract. In practice, this can mean the return of up to the entire financial contribution.

FORMS AND DOCUMENTS

 

CONTACT

MgA. Mgr. Petr Michal
Head of International Department
Student Mobilities (Outgoing)
Inter-Institutional Agreements
Website of the International Department of FAMU
E-mail: erasmus@famu.cz