Student Mobility for Studies (SMS)
Before the Mobility
All students approved for an Erasmus+ student mobility for studies are invited to get acquainted with the Erasmus+ Student Charter. Prior to the mobility, they sign the following documents:
Learning Agreement for Studies
All students participating in Erasmus+ mobility for studies sign a Learning Agreement for Studies before their departure. The Learning Agreement for Studies contains the list of courses to be taken and agreed upon by the student and the responsible academic body of the two institutions concerned. Guidelines on how to use the Learning Agreement for Studies can be found here.
Learning agreements for studies can also be signed digitally. Students preparing to attend mobility for studies abroad shall create an account on the Online Learning Agreements platform, prepare the relevant type of Learning agreement and send the documents for approval by their sending and hosting institution.
Changes in the Learning Agreement for Studies are possible within 5 weeks after the mobility start and these should be communicated to and agreed with both higher education institutions. Outgoing students are assisted in preparing the Learning Agreement for Studies by the institutional Erasmus+ coordinator who consults with the Programme Director of the respective programme and agrees on the final list of modules with the receiving institution.
The Learning Agreement for Studies must contain detailed information about the ECTS credits to be obtained during the mobility with the aim of full credit recognition after the successful completion of the mobility.
Grant Agreement
Host country
Monthly amount /in EUR/
Group 1
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden
674
Group 2
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
674
Group 3
Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
606
Green travel
Students using sustainable means of transport to travel from the sending to the hosting country and back are entitled to receive additional top-up amount to their mobility grant. Sustainable means of transport (green travel) is defined as travel that uses low-emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train or car-pooling.
Additional support for students with fewer opportunities
In addition to the applicable Erasmus+ grant for student mobility, students with fewer opportunities are eligible to apply for additional financial support as follows:
- Top-up individual support is eligible for payment to students who are disabled of first or second category of disability, disabled in the wars, double orphans, or parents of three or more children.
- Actual costs related to the mobility are eligible for payment to cover special type of transportation, accommodation, personal assistant or medical tracking for students with physical, mental or health-related conditions.
Language support prior the mobility
In late 2015, VUM started implementing a new Internationalization strategy. The strategy envisages the introduction of new activities related to English language teaching and training. VUM stimulates intensive English language teaching with the aim of improving its students’ global competencies. All full-time students at VUM willing to participate in mobility can enroll in English language courses offered during the academic year Monday to Friday at 3:30 pm and taught by VUM faculty. Attendance is free of charge for all VUM students (full-time and exchange). In case students intend to study at an institution where the language of instruction is French, German, or Spanish, they can receive additional support and assistance from VUM faculty via one-to-one consultations.