Сall for applications within the framework of Erasmus + International Credit Mobility for a semester abroad for TSU students of the third, the fourth, the fifth and the sixth semester of Bachelor level studies

 

!!! The implementation of physical mobility will depend on the epidemiological situation in Georgia and European countries

 

 

List of scholarship by countries, universities and academic fields:

 

 

Germany

Justus Liebig University Giessen

Academic fields available for applicants to German-medium programs: Economics, Exact and Natural Sciences, Business, History, Cultural Sciences, Education Sciences, Sociology, Political Sciences, German Language

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

The Free University of Berlin

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Political Sciences, International Relations, Journalism

Academic fields available for applicants to German-medium programs: European Studies, Law, International Relations, History, Political Sciences, Education, Psychology

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

Kiel University of Applied Sciences

Academic fields available for applicants to German/English medium programs: Business Administration

Academic fields available for applicants to German-medium programs: Social Work

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

Saarland University

Academic fields available for applicants to German-medium programs: German Language, Law, Business, Economics, Biology

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Academic fields available for applicants to German-medium programs: German Language and Literature

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

Spain

University of Cadiz  

Academic fields available for applicants to Spanish-medium programs: Spanish Philology

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

University of Cordoba

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Education Sciences, Humanities, Business

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

Turkey

Kadir Has University

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Political Sciences, Economics, International Relations

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

Ireland

University College Dublin

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: International Relations, Political Sciences, Journalism, Sociology, History, Archaeology

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

!! Only students who have a valid international language certificate (TOEFL with a minimum score of 600 computer-based or 90 iBT) or IELTS (minimum average score of 6.5 points) can apply to the University College Dublin.

 

University of Limerick  

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Business Administration, Computer Sciences, Chemistry, Economics, Sociology, English Philology, International Relations, Political Sciences, Journalism, Law, Mathematics, Psychology, History, Physics

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

!! Only students who have a valid international language certificate (TOEFL with a minimum score of 600 computer-based or 90 iBT) or IELTS (minimum average score of 6.5 points) can apply to the University of Limerick.

 

 

Greece

University of West Attica 

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Business Administration, Economics (including ISET program), Computer Sciences

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

France

University of Lille 

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: English Philology, Law, Business Administration, Social and Political Sciences

Academic fields available for applicants to French-medium programs: French Philology, Political Sciences, Law, Communication

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

University of Paris 8

Academic fields available for applicants to French-medium programs: French Philology, Computer Sciences

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

The National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Computer Sciences (Georgian-French Bachelor Program)

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

Note: Students of the third, the fourth, the fifth, the sixth and the seventh semester of the Bachelor level studies can apply to the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rennes

 

 

Finland

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Tourism

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

University of Turku

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Law, Humanities, Economics, Exact and Natural Sciences, Social and Political Sciences

Period/semester of mobility: Spring Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

Note: Students of the third, the fourth and the fifth semester can apply to the University of Turku

 

 

Czech Republic

Masaryk University  

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Law, Education Sciences, Psychology, Business Administration, Economics (including ISET program) Social and Political Sciences

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

Palacký University Olomouc

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Social Geography, Geography

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

Poland

Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Computer Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Education Sciences and Tourism 

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

Norway

University of Oslo

Academic fields available for applicants to English-medium programs: Scandinavian Philology, Scandinavian Studies

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021-22

 

 

 

The applicants for the given call should meet one of the below listed prerequisites:

 

a) Own one of the following foreign language (English, German, French, Turkish, Italian or Spanish) proficiency certificates (B2 level):

• English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, CAMBRIDGE certificate) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;
• German language proficiency (TestDaF, DSH, DSD, Goethe Certificate) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;
• French language proficiency (DELF, DALF) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;
• Italian language proficiency (CILS, PLIDA) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;
• Spanish language proficiency (DELE, eLADE) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;

OR

b) TSU institutional language test results (October 5th, 2020, or March 2, 2021 with a minimum score of 71 points)

OR

c) Certificate of study abroad at a university level for a minimum of 1 semester on a fully foreign-language-instructed program.

 

Selection process:

Stage 1: Eligibility check (Tbilisi State University)

Stage 2: Interview with the selection committee (Tbilisi State University)

Stage 3: Nomination for mobility (Tbilisi State University)/scholarship award (host University)

 

Required documents:

1. A copy of a passport (in case you do not have one, please upload a copy of your ID card);
2. CV in Europass Format (in English);
3. Certificate of enrollment at TSU (in English);
4. A Transcript of Records of current academic level (in English; the document should indicate the GPA);
5. A certificate of English language competence (see above the Prerequisites section. Applicants with the minimum score of 71 points in TSU institutional language test, do not need to upload a document);
6. A formal document confirming disability, if applicable
7. Dully filled and signed learning agreement (check carefully the web page of the preferred European University, make note of courses relevant to your home faculty study level and program, consult with the home faculty Quality Assurance Service and then fill in the first page of the document; once filled, the document should be signed by a relevant representative of the home Faculty QA service and the applicant), appendix 1
8. A letter of recommendation (recommendation should be submitted electronically by filling in the questionnaire available in the mobility management portal (mobility.tsu.ge), by a recommender indicated in the application form by the applicant; the questionnaire is sent automatically to the e-mail address entered in the portal by the applicant).
9. A motivation letter (in English) with the following technical specifications:  length - no more than 1 page; font - Times New Roman, font size - 12, line spacing - 1.0, fields – 2cm. The motivation letter should be written in a relevant language (medium of instruction at the selected host institution/program).
10. List of universities the applicant would like to be considered for; the list should be submitted in English language and the universities should be listed in alphabetical order. It is possible to apply for a maximum of 3 universities.

 

 

Interested eligible applicants should register on mobility.tsu.ge, upload the full application package (in PDF format) and submit it no later than 14:00 on March 31, 2021.

 

 

Scholarship includes: 

1. Tuition waiver
2. Monthly stipend in the amount stipulated by the EACEA (the amount of the scholarship varies by country)
3. International travel costs (within the financial limit set by the EACEA, see the distance calculator for details)

!!! Visa and travel insurance related costs are not included in the scholarship and should be paid for by the selected student(s).

 

!! Please note that the list of universities may change, therefore, periodically scan through the given call at TSU webpage!

 

Additional important information:

 

a) Electronic registration portal mobility.tsu.ge  

Please note that the mobility management portal mobility.tsu.ge mobility.tsu.ge:

• Does not allow submissions after the deadline (14:00, 31 of March, 2021.);
• Does not allow to register incomplete application package. 
• The application form is considered electronically submitted only after pressing the send button. 
• Upon successful submission of the application, the applicant will receive a relevant email notification.
• The date and time of the interview will be communicated individually to all applicants on the e-mail address indicated in the portal mobility.tsu.ge.
• Applicants will be interviewed remotely in a language used as a medium of instruction at the selected host institution(s)!

 

b) Finances and restrictions related to Covid-19

Please note that:

• Physical mobility may be related to compliance with administrative rules and regulations regarding entry into the host country, such as PCR examination (once or repeatedly), stay in quarantine space, travel, health and accident insurance that is related to the financial costs. All such costs should be paid for by the selected student(s).
• As a result of the restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the selected student(s) will receive the first tranche of the scholarship no earlier than 6 weeks after arriving at the host university, registering at the local municipality and at the bank department.
• Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in exceptional cases, mobility for the Fall semester 2021 may be canceled or postponed until the Spring semester of 2021-22 academic year!
• In case of delay mobility, if the Spring semester of the 2021-22 academic year is the ending semester for the student, the scholarship will be considered canceled.  
• In accordance with the Article 492, Paragraph 4 of the Law of Georgia on Higher Education, students retain active enrolment at their home universities while on a study abroad. Therefore, successful completion of the administrative registration at TSU in the beginning of each semester spent abroad is absolutely mandatory! Noncompliance with this rule will result in the suspension of the mobility.

 

For additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our team at outgoingmobility@tsu.ge