Please note that this application is NOT for Erasmus+ with/without European Countries. Overseas Exchange is a non-granted program (without scholarship) conducted within the framework of bilateral agreements among the universities and it is different from Erasmus+ Programs.
Selection results for Overseas Exchange Program Outgoing Student Applications for 2023-2024 Academic Year can be found HERE and the link below:
https://sonuc-aciklama.metu.edu.tr/index.php?result_no=670
Placed: Students who were placed at a university
Not Placed: Students who were not able to be placed at a university due to quota restraints. These students WILL NOT have the chance to be placed at a university if students on the main list withdraw from the program. (i.e. there will be no second placement) because of the deadlines of partner universities.
*** Please read the attached info sheet and the information below carefully. ***
1) PROCEDURES AFTER SELECTION:
Students who have been placed to a university are required to contact as respond to the e-mail sent by International Cooperations Office (ICO) until 20 January 2023: Yasin Altun (yaltun@metu.edu.tr), and indicate their semester preference (FALL or SPRING).
Students who decide to withdraw from the program are required to contact ICO until 27 January 2023, 12.00 am (noon time). Students who withdraw from the program without a force major reason after 27 January will lose 10 points in their future Overseas Exchange applications at the same study cycle (academic level).
Selected students will be able to get detailed information for the Overseas Exchange process in their advisor meeting which will be organized on 23 December 2022, Friday (10.00-11.30) via ZOOM. As it will not be possible for advisors to explain the whole process to each student individually, it is compulsory to attend this meeting.
Meeting link:
https://zoom.us/j/91244015177?pwd=UURuU3JERHpxK2c4SXFNU2FpWkp4Zz09
Toplantı Kimliği / Meeting ID:
912 4401 5177Parola / Password:
9085582) SELECTION CRITERIA:
Students’ semester, department, overall grade and agreement quotas as well as academic assessment of the departments have been taken into consideration during the selection process.
According to program regulations, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in selecting prospective Erasmus students.
Besides, before calculating the 50% of the CGPA, a coefficient is applied on the CGPA according to the applicants' department and semester information as below:
Student CGPA: 3.15
CGPA of the related department's students in the same semester with the applicant: 2.89
Ratio: 3.15/2.89 = 1.09
25*+1.09=26.09
Overall Erasmus application score: 3.15x26.09 = 82.18
*the convergent factor to calculate 50% of the CGPA = 25
In addition:
- 10 points were added to the Overall Score of the students with disabilities.
- 10 points were deduced from the Overall Score of those students who have participated in any of the Erasmus programs in the same study cycle (10 points deduced per each participation).
- 15 points were added to the overall score of the students who are the children of martyries and veterans.
- 10 points were decreased from the overall score of the students if they withdraw from the previous Overseas Exchange program after the announced deadline.
- 10 points were added to the overall score of the students who have been under protection by 2828 Social Services Law.
3) IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) At the beginning of your Overseas Exchange program, you are expected to take 30 ECTS of 5 courses*. If the students cannot pass at least 20 ECTS credits out of 30, they may be required to pay the tuition fee, from which they had received the exemption.
If partner university’s credits are systematically low (2-3 ECTS) for all courses or if the partner university does not use ECTS credits, ECTS course weights are evaluated on a number of courses basis (5 courses).
**Students who cannot satisfy 20 ECTS course load with 5 courses are required to pass 3/5 of the courses taken
2) Those MS and PhD students who completed their course load and in the thesis period can also apply as their thesis satisfies the ECTS requirement. However, those students should find a proper thesis advisor at the host institution and get approval from their thesis advisor at METU before the exchange period.
3) The courses completed successfully in the host university must be transferred into METU after a return. Make sure that 30 ECTS courses will be recognized by your departments upon successful completion.
4) After the announcement of the results, selected candidates will apply for the partner universities with the guidance of the ICO advisor. Please note that partner universities may have additional requirements (like minimum CGPA, language document etc.). Partner universities reserve the right to deny the application of nominees that do not meet their requirements. Therefore, placement by METU does not guarantee your acceptance from the partner university due to their CGPA, language, department, etc. restrictions.
Host universities can demand student transcripts in order to track students’ academic status and success, and this can affect the acceptance process.
Partner universities may require a language proficiency exam grade document for your language of education (TOEFL, IELTS, etc.). It is not possible for the student to study in a university if they cannot meet the language requirement of the said university. Since language proficiency requirements differ among universities, it is necessary to check the university’s website for the language requirements before application and to make sure the language requirements can be fulfilled/documented before the deadline.
Agreements within the framework of the Overseas Exchange Program are generally established as “all departments”. This means that all students can apply, and no one is given priority over the others unless stated otherwise in the “Restrictions” section of the agreement list in the announcement. However, before applying for those universities, please make sure that there is a department (or at least courses) at the partner university corresponding to your department and level at METU. The fact that you are given the chance to apply for such universities does not guarantee that the university accepts you. The applicants are required to check the conditions of the partner universities (i.e. medium of instruction, language requirement, academic calendar, accommodation opportunities etc.) before submitting their applications.
Please bear in mind that there will be no second placement and it is not possible to change the placed Universities because of the deadlines of partner universities.
4) GRANT & EXPENSES:
Overseas Exchange Program is a non-granted (without scholarship) program. Students are responsible for all living, accommodation and personal expenses while at the host institution.
Within the framework of Overseas Exchange Program, selected students are exempt from paying tuition fees to the partner universities (except a few universities like USA/IIT and Israel/Ben Gurion University).
But exchange students must pay their regular tuition fee to METU for each semester spent at the exchange program. This is supposed to be paid at the beginning of the academic semester.
5) OBJECTION TO SELECTION RESULTS:
Applicants who would like to object to the selection results made according to the above criteria must apply to ICO with a written petition until January 20, 2023. The written applications will be evaluated by the University Exchange Programs Commission.
