The call for applications for students at the University is open Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, within the Erasmus + program, for the first semester of the academic year 2024-2025.
Within the framework of the Erasmus + program, the call for applications for scholarships for mobility for students of the University of Tirana to the University of Santiago de Compostela, in Spain, for the first semester of the academic year 2024-2025 has been opened.
Types of mobility include:
- Student exchange for studies;
Mobility levels for students:
– Bachelor;
– Masters;
- PhD.
Duration of scholarships:
– 1 semester;
Fields of study:
For level students Bachelor, all students who know the Spanish language at B1 level can apply to all study programs, since the courses are offered in Spanish.
The programs that can accept students with B1 level of English language are:
- Philology and English Literature – https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/degrees/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature-degree
- Chemistry (some subjects only) – https://assets.usc.gal/sites/default/files/paragraphs/links/2023-11/guide_23_24_0.pdf
- Chemical Engineering (some subjects only) – https://pro-assets-usc.azureedge.net/cdn/ff/pmSTi_fc8oo9ujYRi959NrkUegKU9KW7SXqj0k40uCs/1647852873/public/paragraphs/moreinfo/2022-03/2021_05_25_Chemical%20Engineering_USC_Mobility%20Semester_0.pdf
For level students Master Degrees , all students who know the Spanish language at B1 level can apply to all study programs, since the courses are offered in Spanish.
The programs that can accept students with B1 level of English language are:
- Master in Chemistry at the Interface with Biology and Materials Science – https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/masters/science/master-chemistry-interface-biology-and-materials-science
- Master in Advanced English Studies – https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/masters/arts-and-humanities/master-advanced-english-studies-and-its-applications
- Master in High Performance Computing – https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/masters/engineering-and-architecture/master-high-performance-computing-person
Also, although the courses are mainly offered in Spanish, the host university can offer support for the realization of presentations and projects in English, for Master's level students of the Master's program in Biomedical Research - https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/masters/health-sciences/master-biomedical-research
Full list of master's programs, including those offered in Spanish:
https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/masters
For level students PhD: https://www.usc.gal/en/studies/doctoral-programme
Scholarships include:
– Monthly allowance (850 EUR per month for students);
– Travel costs (depending on the distance between the host and home university)
To determine the distance please refer to the link:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm
Students benefiting from Erasmus+ mobility will not pay any tuition fees at the host university. Students will continue to pay their tuition and/or registration fees at their home university.
Documents required for application for students:
– CV (in English / Spanish);
– Passport copy;
– Student certificate (in Albanian and officially translated into English or Spanish);
– Grade list (in Albanian and officially translated into English or Spanish); for students of master and PhD programs, the lists of marks of the previous levels of study must also be forwarded;
– Letter of Motivation in English / Spanish;
– Foreign language certificate (English / Spanish);
-*Learning Agreement;
*Learning Agreement is a contract between the home university and the applicant and serves to determine the courses you will develop at the host university. You only need to complete the first section ''Before the mobility. Table A defines the subjects and credits you will receive at the host university, table B defines which of the subjects of Table A will be recognized at the University of Tirana when you have completed the exchange period.
ATTENTION: You must choose to perform at the University host courses the same as those you would do in the first semester at your faculty, so that the courses and credits will be recognized when you return. If the selected subjects differ from those you would develop in your faculty the first semester, then when you return you must develop the subjects that do not fit in the University of Tirana.
The "Learning Agreement" document in the "Commitment" section is signed first by the applicant, then by the academic coordinator at the faculty level and then in the Rectors by the Institutional Coordinator of Erasmus +.
To download the Learning Agreement format click on the address:
Deadline for application: 27 March 2024
The documents must be delivered by hand to the Rectorate of the University of Tirana, Department of External Relations, and must be sent scanned to the e-mail iro@unitir.edu.al.
For more information on scholarships, you can contact us at: iro@unitir.edu.al.
The University of Tirana wishes you success in your application!