What is Erasmus?
Erasmus ("European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students") is the European Commission's educational program for Higher Education students, teachers and institutions. The Erasmus program encourages student and teacher mobility and promotes transnational cooperation projects among universities across Europe.
Erasmus enables students in 31 European countries to study for part of their degree in another country. In order to participate in the Erasmus programme each higher education institution has to apply to the European Commission for an Erasmus University Charter. The European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture has granted CEU the Extended Erasmus University Charter for 2007-2013 (HU BUDAPES47). See also CEU's Erasmus Policy Statement.
Erasmus is an integral part of the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) from 2007 to 2013 replacing Socrates/Erasmus (2000-2006). Since 2005/2006, CEU has been active in the LLP Erasmus program with a steadily growing number of student and teacher exchanges.
For further information please see: CEU Erasmus Students Brochure | Student Mobility Principles | Teaching Staff Mobility Principles | Erasmus Student Charter
Applying to CEU as an Erasmus Student
Eligibility
To qualify as an LPP-Erasmus student the applicant must be an enrolled student at another higher education institution in one of the eligible EU/EEA/CEE countries. Erasmus scholarships can only take place provided a relevant subject specific bilateral exchange agreement has been signed between the home institution and the respective faculty (department) of Central European University. For information on study opportunities based on bilateral university exchange agreements, see a full list of the CEU bilateral agreements.
Application Process
Step 1 – Nomination (contact your LLP-Erasmus coordinator)
You first need to be nominated as eligible to apply by the LLP-Erasmus coordinator of your home university.
Step 2 – Registration
You need to fill in the standard Application Form and the Learning Agreement Form on paper. The Learning Agreement must be finalized within four weeks after your arrival. The printed forms need to be checked and confirmed/signed by the relevant department representatives and need to be sent along with the documents required by the application package for non-degree students.
Step 3 – Sending Documents
Remember that forms must be delivered in time. Your application cannot be accepted after the closing date for any reason whatsoever. Please send your documents by means that provide you with proof of dispatch (registered post, express courier, etc.) to CEU at the address specified below. We shall confirm your Learning Agreement and CEU Admission Office will send you the Certificate of Enrollment.
Please bear in mind that until the printed, signed and stamped forms are sent, you have not yet actually started the application process for your study exchange.
Document Downloads
- Form for ECTS Course Descriptions for Academic Year 2009/2010
- Transcript of Records for Academic Year 2009/2010
Deadlines for Incoming Erasmus Students
May 30 - for winter semester
October 31 - for summer semester
Applying to CEU as an Erasmus Teaching Staff
If you wish to apply to CEU as an Erasmus teacher, you should first contact the relevant Erasmus coordinator at your home university to find out about the application and selection procedure. Then please fill in the data sheet for CEU and mail it to the CEU Erasmus coordinator.
Data sheet for incoming teachers for Academic Year 2009/2010
Outgoing Erasmus Students and Teaching Staff
CEU students may spend a study period at a university of another participating country under the Erasmus scheme. Students receive a grant, which is a contribution to travel and differences in the cost of living and studying in another country. The award depends on several elements which vary from country to country.
Full academic recognition for the study period carried out abroad must be ensured before departure, generally by the means of an ECTS Learning Agreement. The program is open to all higher education students (up to and including doctorate) from a participating country, except for students enrolled in their first year of Higher Education.
Students are selected for study abroad on the basis of academic ability, enthusiasm and ambassadorial qualities of the individuals and can spend either 1 or 2 semesters in an ERASMUS participating country, where there are appropriate agreements.
Financial support is given to higher education teaching staff to spend a short period (5 hours/5 days minimum) of fully integrated teaching assignments in a partner University. This experience has an evident impact not only on the teacher directly involved, but also on students from both home and host University. It could also result in a first step towards further European cooperation.
Contact
Erasmus Office
Nador utca 9
1051 Budapest
Hungary
Natalia Nyikes, Institutional Coordinator
Email: nyikesn@ceu.hu
Phone: (+36-1) 235 6137
Fax: (+36-1) 328 3414
