Erasmus+ and Exchange

Erasmus is a student exchange program conducted by the European Union that encourages cooperation with higher education institutions in Europe. It provides university students with an internship and study experience in another European country. Students meet different cultures, experience abroad and discover learning opportunities thanks to the exchange between countries.

Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctorate Program students can apply the Erasmus + program. General Conditions for application are below;

• Being a full time student 
• Grade Point Average: 2.20 (Associate degree, Undergraduate) 2.50 (Postgraduate) 
• At least 2.20/4.00 of an associate degree graduation grade for students who have not yet had a transcript at the application stage, and who transfer from associate degree; 2-For first year students, a high school graduation grade of at least 75/100 
• Sufficient number of ECTS load (30 ECTS for one semester) 
• If the Erasmus activity has been participated before, the total duration should not exceed 12 months.

Students can follow the application calls announced on the Website of Işık University and complete the application steps with the documents requested.

Student elections are decided by the Erasmus Selection Committe according to the selection criteria specified in the Erasmus Application Manual by the National Agency. Erasmus student selection will be from the students who have the minimum conditions required, and according to the ranking of the scores from the highest point by taking into consideration the evaluation criteria and weighted scores announced by the National Agency.

Students can participate in the following Program countries for study and traineeship mobility programs:

Partner universities and quota lists can be accessed from the link;

https://mobility.isikun.edu.tr/KION.UI.Web.ExchangeProgram/Public/AgreementList.aspx?pId=7317

Application calls are opened in February each year for Study and Internship mobility. During the year, announcements are also published for internship mobility and staff mobility. You can follow the announcements on the main website and international office page.

Travelling procedures such as issuing passport, obtaining visa, arranging accommodation are the responsibilities of the students and should be carefully completed. In some cases, further support - when necessary- will be given by the relevant units.

Within the frame of internship mobility, students can participate in internship mobility within 12 months after graduation on the condition that application is made and selected before graduation.

Students can participate in both programs at the same time or different time. In case of applying at the same time, “-10 points” is applied in the evaluation and it is leave to the student's choice for which mobility it will be applied. Students can participate in mobility within the frame of the program for 12 months in every education level (Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate). Traineeship periods are minimum 2 months and maximum 12 months. Qualifying a grant and how long you can receive a grant will be announced after the evaluation-selection processes.

Students who will participate in study mobility are required to have 30 ECTS for 1 semester and 60 ECTS for 1 academic year. Full recognition is provided for the courses taken by the students at the partner university.

The amount of Erasmus grant to be given to students is determined by the National Agency every year according to the countries. Grant amounts according to countries and mobility type are as follows. In case the amount of grant allocated to our university is sufficient for all selected students, grants are calculated according to the course start and final week end dates in the academic calendar of the partner universities, and according to the dates in the acceptance letter for internship mobility and specified in the grant agreement.

Students can participate in Erasmus Exchange without a grant. The student must have the minimum requirements to apply. They should follow the processes and get involved in the evaluation process as students with a grant. The only difference is that no grant payments are made.

The students have the status of "Erasmus Candidate Student" with the announcement of the official results after the election. Candidate students must submit their documents to the International Office. Grant agreement is signed with the student, showing the mobility dates and full grant. 3 month payments are made for internship mobility, and 3 month payments are made at the first stage for learning mobility. Payments are made to the student's Akbank Euro account.