1.0. Main List and Waiting List

The main list and waiting list for Erasmus+ KA103 Staff Mobility for Teaching Assignments application results can be found in this link.

Applicants can check the results by using the numbers assigned for their applications. Applicants have already been  informed by their application numbers via e-mail. In case of a problem about application numbers, applicants may a contact with europeanmobility@metu.edu.tr.

Applicants’ terms of offices were received from the Department of Personnel on 27 July 2017. While calculating the previous mobilities and the regarding scores, the participations until 7 August 2017 were taken into account.

If a participant withdraws from the main list, the applicants in the waiting list will be informed in accordance with their overall score.

 

2.0. Selection Criteria:

Applicants may visit the below website in order to learn more about the application criteria used in the Erasmus+ KA103 STA applications:

http://ico.metu.edu.tr/teaching-mobility-sta

 

3.0. Required Procedures for Awarded Applicants:

Those participants who have not submitted an official acceptance letter confirmed by the partner institution should receive the official invitation letter (with signature and stamp) and send it to europeanmobility@metu.edu.tr until 8 September 2017.

Participants who would like to withdraw from the program should inform ICO until 25 August 2017. For those participants who inform ICO after the deadline, there will be 10 point deduction for their future application’s overall score.

The receiving organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE. Before the mobility takes place, both the academic department in METU and partner HEI must sign an interinstitutional agreement. You may visit the below website in order to find the list of current Erasmus+ agreements within the framework of Erasmus+ KA103 STA:

http://ico.metu.edu.tr/erasmus-partners

 

If applicants would like to visit a non-partner HEI, they may talk with the related institution in order to initiate Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreement which may be found in the above website (“Erasmus Agreement Draft”). The Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreement must be finalized before mobility takes place.

 

Important Notice: Participants are expected to realize their mobility in the Universities which they have already applied. Since each country has a different amount of daily grant, it will not be possible for participants to change their destinations with another country having higher amount of daily grant or travel support.

 

4.0. Duration of the Activities:

 The teaching activity can take place between 2 days and 5 days excluding travel time. In all cases, a teaching activity has to comprise a minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week (or any shorter period of stay). If the teaching activity/teaching hours last less than 2 days/8 hours (minimum requirement), the activity is considered as void and the grant payment is not made for the related activity.

 

Officially, Erasmus+ KA103 Staff Mobility for Teaching Assignments activity for 2017 project term takes place between the dates: 01.06.2017-31.10.2018. However, the grants have not been transferred to our University account by the Turkish National Agency and it is expected that the grants would be transferred around September-October, 2017. For this reason, participants are encouraged to realize their mobility programs after that date.

 

 

Important Notice: For the duration of the activity, the durations indicated by the applicants themselves were taken into account. The applied durations are indicated in the announced list. In that respect, it will not be possible for participants to participate in the program longer than the duration indicated in the application form. 

 

5.0. Required Documents

 Before the Mobility

 

• Official Invitation Letter (signed and stampted by the receiving institution)

 

• Erasmus+ HE Staff Mobility agreement – teaching form (confirmed by all required parties; while filling the required form, the work plan must be indicated for each day under the title of "content of the teaching program" with the expected hours of the teaching activity for every day's program.)

 

• Euro Account at Vakıfbank METU Branch

 

• Erasmus+HE Staff Mobility Grant Agreement  (filled and signed with the help of ICO advisor)

 

 

After the Mobility

 

• Certificate of Attendance (original document confirmed by the receiving institution)

 

• Boarding Pass

 

• EU Survey (to be sent by ICO advisor)

 

6.0. Erasmus+ Grants

 

6.1. Daily Grant Amounts

 

	Host Country	Daily Grants (Euro)
Country Groups According to the Cost of Living
Group Program Countries	UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden	144
Group Program Countries	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Iceland, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Greece
		126
Group Program Countries	Germany, Spain, Latvia, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia	108
Group Program Countries	Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia	90

 

6.2. Travel Amount by Distance

 

The travel amount is calculated by using the below “Distance Calculator”:

 

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

 

The distance calculator is used to determine the distance between the location where the staff is resident and the place of activity. The amount of kilometer calculated by the distance calculator corresponds to the round-trip and the amount does not multiply by two.

 

Obtained “km” Value	Grant Amount
100-499 km	180	€
500-1999 km	275	€
2000-2999 km	360	€
3000-3999 km	530	€
4000-7999 km	820	€
8000 km	1.100	€

 

For disabled participants, it is possible to receive additional grants to meet their specific needs. In order for the disabled staff to be given additional grants, the beneficiary higher education institution is required to request additional grants from the Turkish National Agency. The applications for additional grants should be made during the term of the contract, but in any case up to 60 days before the contract end date. The Turkish National Agency will evaluate each application specifically and determine whether the additional grant can be granted, and if so, the appropriate grant amount. In order to learn more about the application forms, you may visit the following website: https://goo.gl/srJwkS

 

7.0.  Erasmus Staff Mobility without Grant (Zero-Grant)

 

It is possible to participate in Erasmus staff mobility programme without grant. Those staff who would like to participate in the programme without grant need to make application and their applications need to be evaluated as the others. Those participants with zero grant have to fulfill rights and obligations of the program.

 

 

8.0. Objection to Selection Results

Academic staff who would like to object to the selection results made according to the above criteria must apply to ICO with a written petition within one week from the date of the announcement. The written applications will be evaluated by the University Exchange Programs Commission.

 

 

If you have any questions about the Program, you can contact the International Cooperations Office:

europeanmobility@metu.edu.tr

Sevgili Öğrenciler,

 

Ulusal Ajans 2017-2018 akademik yılı için Üniversitelere tahsis ettiği hibe miktarları açıklandı. Ekteki listede görebileceğiniz gibi overall sıralamasına göre ilk 375 öğrencimize hibe verebileceğiz. Diğer öğrencilerimiz de yedek listede olacaklar ve hibeli öğrencilerden çekilen oldukça yedek listedeki öğrencilere overall puan sıralamasına göre hibe verilecektir.

Hibelerin Üniversitemiz hesabına ne zaman aktarılacağı konusunda henüz bilgi verilmemiştir. Ancak öğrencilerimizin yurtdışına çıkmadan önce tüm işlemlerini bitirmiş olarak gitmesi gerekmektedir.

 

Erasmus Hibe Sonuçları 

 

Hibeli ve hibesiz tüm öğrencilerin aşağıdaki işlemleri tamamlaması zorunludur. Bu işlemleri tamamlamayan öğrencilerin Erasmus programına katılımı iptal edilecektir. Güz döneminde gidecek öğrencilerin OLS sınavlarıyla ilgili duyuru daha sonra yapılacaktır.

 

Bahar dönemi gidecek öğrenciler için 25-29 Eylül 2017 tarihleri arasında bilgilendirme toplantıları yapılacaktır, toplantı ile ilgili detaylı bilgiler web sayfamızda duyurualacaktır.

 

Tamamlanması gereken işlemler:

http://ico.metu.edu.tr/useful-documents

 

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Dear Students,

Turkish National Agency has recently announced the grant amounts distrubuted to universities for the 2017-2018 academic year. As you can see from the list attached, first 375 students based on their overall scores are awarded with Erasmus grant. Other students will be on the waiting list; and they will be awarded grant if the students in the main list withdraw from the program; according to their overall grades.

 

We did not have information when Turkish National Agency will transfer the grants to our university. However, all the students should complete Erasmus procedures before going aborad.

 

Erasmus Grant Results 

Both students with and without grant should complete all the procedures explained below. The students who don’t complete the procedures will not be able to participate in Erasmus Program. Information about the OLS exam of fall semester students will be announced later.

 

For the students who will participate in the Program in spring semester, information meetings will be held on September 25-29, 2017. The details on these meetings will be later announced in the office web page.

 

The procedures can be found  in the below web page:
http://ico.metu.edu.tr/useful-documents

* An English version of the announcement follows below.

 

2017-2018 akademik yılında Erasmus Staj programından hibe almak üzere seçilmiş olan öğrencilerin detaylı listesine aşağıdaki bağlantıdan ulaşılabilir: 

 

2017-2018 Erasmus Staj Programı Yerleştirme Listesi

 

Üniversitemize tahsis edilen 2016-2017 Bütçesi hibe miktarı yeterli olduğundan geçerli başvuruda bulunan tüm öğrencilerimiz hibe almaya hak kazanmıştır.

 

Staj faaliyeti en geç 31 Mayıs 2018 tarihine kadar gerçekleştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Ancak, faaliyetin 2017 yaz aylarında gerçekleştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

 

Yerleştirme Kriterleri

 

 Başvuran öğrencilerin toplam (overall) puanı aşağıdaki şekilde hesaplanmıştır:

 

Erasmus+ yerleştirmeleri %50 CGPA ve %50 DPİYS dikkate alınarak yapılmaktadır.

Ancak öğrencinin ağırlıklı not ortalaması belirlenirken, kümülatif not ortalaması (CGPA), kendi bölümündeki ve dönemindeki diğer öğrencilerin kümülatif not ortalamasına oranlanır. Örnek:

İlgili bölümün ve dönemin öğrencilerinin CPGA: 2.89 Oran: 3.15/2.89 = 1.09 25*+1.09=26.09 Erasmus başvuru puanı: 3.15x26.09 = 82.18 olarak belirlenir.   *%50 ortalama almak için kullanılan not dönüştürme katsayısı=25

 

            Öğrenci CGPA: 3.15

 

Türkiye Ulusal Ajansı’nın belirlediği program kuralları gereği, daha önce aynı öğrenim seviyesinde Erasmus programından (öğrenim ve/veya staj) yararlandığını beyan etmiş olan öğrencilerin “overall” puanlarından her bir katılım için 10 puan kesinti yapılmıştır. Ayrıca, 2016-2017 Akademik yılında Erasmus’a yerleştirilen, ancak mücbir bir sebebe dayanmaksızın kendilerine verilmiş olan süre içerisinde programdan çekilmeyen öğrencilerden de 10 puan kesinti yapılmıştır.

 

Engelli olduğu bilgisi tarafımıza iletilen öğrencilerin “overall” puanları 10 puan artırılmıştır. Şehit ve Gazi çocuğu olduğu bilgisi tarafımıza iletilen öğrencilerin “overall” puanları ise 15 puan arttırılmıştır.

 

Yerleştirme Sonrası Süreç:

 

Öğrencilerin ilk aşamada yapması gereken işlemler bu dökümanda ve 2016-2017 Giden Öğrenci Bilgi Notu’nda anlatılmıştır.

 

Yerleştirilen her öğrencinin Uluslararası İşbirliği Ofisi'nde(UİO)bir danışmanı olacaktır. Danışmanların adları ve iletişim bilgileri de yukarıdaki listede yer almaktadır. 

 

 

Erasmus Staj programına katılmaktan vazgeçmiş olan öğrencilerin kararlarını en geç 10 Mayıs 2017’ye kadar ofis danışmanlarına bildirmeleri son derece önemlidir. Bu tarihten sonra mücbir sebep dışında bir gerekçe ile programa katılmaktan vazgeçen öğrencilerin sonraki yıllarda aynı öğrenim seviyesi için yaptıkları Erasmus başvurularında toplam puanları 10 puan düşürülecektir.

 

Önemli Hatırlatma:

 

 Erasmus Staj Programı dönüşünde, faaliyetin ODTÜ’de ders saydırılması gerekmektedir. Zorunlu Stajı olan bölüm öğrencileri, zorunlu staj dersleriyerine saydırabilirler; zorunlu stajı olamyan bölümlerin öğrencileri ve lisansüstü öğrenciler tüm bölümler için açılmış olan “International Student Practice” veya “International Graduate Student Practice” dersleri yerine saydırma yapabilirler.

 

____________________________________________________

 

Dear Prospective Erasmus Traineeship Students,

 

Selection results for the Erasmus Traineeship programme for 2017-2018 academic year can be found below: 

 

2017-2018 Erasmus Traineeship Selection List

 

The traineeship activity which lasts two months can be carried out until May 31, 2018. However, we strongly recommend the selected students to perform it during summer months 2017.

 

Selection Criteria:

 

Overall scores were calculated as follows: 

 

According to the regulations of the Turkish National Agency, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in electing 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

 

-  15 points was added to the overall score of the students who are the childrens of martyries and veterans.

-  10 points was added to the overall score of students with disabilities.

-  10 points was decreased from the overall score of the students for each participation of the Erasmus KA103/ Erasmus Traineeship and Erasmus KA107 in the same study cycle.

-  10 points was decreased from overall score of the students if they withdraw from 2016/2017 Erasmus program after 8 April 2016. 

 

Procedures After Selection:

 

What is expected from the students on the first phase is explained in this document and 2016-2017 Giden Öğrenci Bilgi Notu.

 

You may find the time schedule for info sessions of the ICO advisors, you will be able to get detailed information for all Erasmus process from your advisors in these meetings.

 

Each student will have an advisor in International Cooperation Office (UİO). The contact information of the advisors can be found in the list above. 

 

Students who would like to withdraw from the Erasmus Traineeship programme should also inform their ICO advisors of their withdrawal decision latest by April 10, 2017. Please bear in mind that students who withdraw from the programme after May 10, except for the force-majeure cases, will lose 10 points in their future Erasmus applications at the same study cycle (academic level).

 

Important Notice:

1)  It is compulsory to make traineeship activity be recognized at METU after return. The students with compulsory traineeship course in their curriculum may transfer their traineeship activity to that course. For other students who do not have compulsory traineeship course in their curriculum or graduate students may use “International Student Practice” or “International Graduate Student Practice” courses for recognition.

Results of English Proficiency Exam for Erasmus program, which was held on April 18, 2017, can be found in this link.

 

At this point there is nothing that applicants should do. Selection results will be announced by the end of this week.

 

Please bear in mind that if you did not participate to the exam without a valid excuse, your Erasmus application has been cancelled. 

English Proficiency Exam for  Erasmus Traineeship Applications-Second Call will be held on  April 18,  2017 at 17.30. The exam will take place at International Cooperations Office.

Those who will take the exam are kindly invited to be ready at 17.00 at International Cooperations Office (Library Building, Solmaz İzdemir Hall). 

 

The exam is compulsory for Erasmus KA103 Student Mobility and  Erasmus Traineeship Programs applicants. However, students who requested that their scores of a previous English Proficiency Exam for Erasmus program be taken into account will not take the exam.

 

In addition, the applicants who take EEPE in 2016-2017 Academic Year will not be able to take the exam, either.

 

Important Notice: Applicants who have another exam in their department at the EEPE time should submit a petition from their instructor. 

* An English version of the announcement follows below.

 

2017-2018 akademik yılında Erasmus Staj programından hibe almak üzere seçilmiş olan öğrencilerin detaylı listesine aşağıdaki bağlantıdan ulaşılabilir: 

 

2017-2018 Erasmus Staj Programı Yerleştirme Listesi

 

Üniversitemize tahsis edilen 2016-2017 Bütçesi hibe miktarı yeterli olduğundan geçerli başvuruda bulunan tüm öğrencilerimiz hibe almaya hak kazanmıştır.

 

Staj faaliyeti en geç 31 Mayıs 2018 tarihine kadar gerçekleştirilmesi gerekmektedir. Ancak, faaliyetin 2017 yaz aylarında gerçekleştirilmesi önerilmektedir.

 

Yerleştirme Kriterleri

 

 Başvuran öğrencilerin toplam (overall) puanı aşağıdaki şekilde hesaplanmıştır:

 

Erasmus+ yerleştirmeleri %50 CGPA ve %50 DPİYS dikkate alınarak yapılmaktadır.

Ancak öğrencinin ağırlıklı not ortalaması belirlenirken, kümülatif not ortalaması (CGPA), kendi bölümündeki ve dönemindeki diğer öğrencilerin kümülatif not ortalamasına oranlanır. Örnek:

İlgili bölümün ve dönemin öğrencilerinin CPGA: 2.89 Oran: 3.15/2.89 = 1.09 25*+1.09=26.09 Erasmus başvuru puanı: 3.15x26.09 = 82.18 olarak belirlenir.   *%50 ortalama almak için kullanılan not dönüştürme katsayısı=25

 

            Öğrenci CGPA: 3.15

 

Türkiye Ulusal Ajansı’nın belirlediği program kuralları gereği, daha önce aynı öğrenim seviyesinde Erasmus programından (öğrenim ve/veya staj) yararlandığını beyan etmiş olan öğrencilerin “overall” puanlarından her bir katılım için 10 puan kesinti yapılmıştır. Ayrıca, 2016-2017 Akademik yılında Erasmus’a yerleştirilen, ancak mücbir bir sebebe dayanmaksızın kendilerine verilmiş olan süre içerisinde programdan çekilmeyen öğrencilerden de 10 puan kesinti yapılmıştır.

 

Engelli olduğu bilgisi tarafımıza iletilen öğrencilerin “overall” puanları 10 puan artırılmıştır. Şehit ve Gazi çocuğu olduğu bilgisi tarafımıza iletilen öğrencilerin “overall” puanları ise 15 puan arttırılmıştır.

 

Yerleştirme Sonrası Süreç:

 

Öğrencilerin ilk aşamada yapması gereken işlemler bu dökümanda ve 2016-2017 Giden Öğrenci Bilgi Notu’ndaanlatılmıştır.

 

Aşağıdaki çizelgede danışmanlarınız tarafından Kütüphane, Solmaz İzdemir Salonu'nda yapılacak olan bilgilendirme toplantılarının tarihleri yer almaktadır, bu toplantılarda danışmanlarınızdan bütün süreçle ilgili ayrıntılı bilgi alabilirsiniz.

 

Yerleştirilen her öğrencinin Uluslararası İşbirliği Ofisi'nde(UİO)bir danışmanı olacaktır. Danışmanların adları ve iletişim bilgileri de yukarıdaki listede yer almaktadır. Danışmalarınıza ofiste birebir soru sormanız mümkün olamayacağından aşağıdaki toplantılara katılımınız zorunludur.

 

 DANIŞMAN TOPLANTILARI GÜN VE SAATLERİ

 

29 Mart 2017 Çarşamba 15.30- 16.30

30 Mart 2017 Perşembe 15.30-16.30

31 Mart 2017 Cuma 11.30-12.30

 

 

Erasmus Staj programına katılmaktan vazgeçmiş olan öğrencilerin kararlarını en geç 10 Nisan 2017’yekadar ofis danışmanlarına bildirmeleri son derece önemlidir. Bu tarihten sonra mücbir sebep dışında bir gerekçe ile programa katılmaktan vazgeçen öğrencilerin sonraki yıllarda aynı öğrenim seviyesi için yaptıkları Erasmus başvurularında toplam puanları 10 puan düşürülecektir.

 

Önemli Hatırlatma:

 

 Erasmus Staj Programı dönüşünde, faaliyetin ODTÜ’de ders saydırılması gerekmektedir. Zorunlu Stajı olan bölüm öğrencileri, zorunlu staj dersleriyerine saydırabilirler; zorunlu stajı olamyan bölümlerin öğrencileri ve lisansüstü öğrenciler tüm bölümler için açılmış olan “International Student Practice” veya “International Graduate Student Practice” dersleri yerine saydırma yapabilirler.

 

____________________________________________________

 

Dear Prospective Erasmus Traineeship Students,

 

Selection results for the Erasmus Traineeship programme for 2017-2018 academic year can be found below: 

 

2017-2018 Erasmus Traineeship Selection List

 

The traineeship activity which lasts two months can be carried out until May 31, 2018. However, we strongly recommend the selected students to perform it during summer months 2017.

 

Selection Criteria:

 

Overall scores were calculated as follows: 

 

According to the regulations of the Turkish National Agency, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in electing 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

 

-  15 points was added to the overall score of the students who are the childrens of martyries and veterans.

-  10 points was added to the overall score of students with disabilities.

-  10 points was decreased from the overall score of the students for each participation of the Erasmus KA103/ Erasmus Traineeship and Erasmus KA107 in the same study cycle.

-  10 points was decreased from overall score of the students if they withdraw from 2016/2017 Erasmus program after 8 April 2016. 

 

Procedures After Selection:

 

What is expected from the students on the first phase is explained in this document and 2016-2017 Giden Öğrenci Bilgi Notu.

 

You may find the time schedule for info sessions of the ICO advisors, you will be able to get detailed information for all Erasmus process from your advisors in these meetings.

 

Each student will have an advisor in International Cooperation Office (UİO). The contact information of the advisors can be found in the list above. As it will not be possible to ask individual questions to your advisor, it is compulsory to attend these meetings.

 

29 March 2017 Wednesday 15.30- 16.30

30 March 2017 Thursday 15.30-16.30

31 March 2017 Friday 11.30-12.30

 

Students who would like to withdraw from the Erasmus Traineeship programme should also inform their ICO advisors of their withdrawal decision latest by April 10, 2017. Please bear in mind that students who withdraw from the programme after April 10, except for the force-majeure cases, will lose 10 points in their future Erasmus applications at the same study cycle (academic level).

 

Important Notice:

1)  It is compulsory to make traineeship activity be recognized at METU after return. The students with compulsory traineeship course in their curriculum may transfer their traineeship activity to that course. For other students who do not have compulsory traineeship course in their curriculum or graduate students may use “International Student Practice” or “International Graduate Student Practice” courses for recognition.

 

The application period for Erasmus+ KA103 Staff Mobility for Teaching Assignments (with EU Members and Programme Countries) will be held between 20 March 2017 and 5 May 2017.

 

Erasmus+ KA103 Staff Mobility for Teaching Assignments (STA) is a field of activity that allows HEI teaching staff of a Turkish higher education institution (holding ECHE*) to teach and carry joint academic/educational activities at a partner HEI (holding ECHE) in the program countries.

 

The receiving organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE. Before the mobility takes place, both the academic department in METU and partner HEI must sign an interinstitutional agreement. You may visit the below website in order to find the list of current Erasmus+ agreements within the framework of Erasmus+ KA103 STA:

http://ico.metu.edu.tr/erasmus-partners

 

If applicants would like to visit a non-partner HEI, they may talk with the related institution in order to initiate Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreement which may be found in the above website (“Erasmus Agreement Draft”). The Erasmus+ interinstitutional agreement must be finalized before mobility takes place.

 

1. Application Conditions (Minimum Requirements):

• Applicants must be a member of METU and they must actively work at the time of application
• Applicants must be employed for teaching and lecturing at METU (staff who works as lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor)
• Applicants are expected to have a contact with the preferred HEI and receive an acceptance letter (or e-mail) prior to the application deadline (5 May 2017).
• Applications of those candidates who have not received pre-admission will not be evaluated in the selection process. It is sufficient to obtain approval from the academic department in which the activity will take place.

2. Application Forms:

• Pre-admission document/ e-mail taken from the preferred HEI (A draft for pre-admission can be found in the attachment)
• Application form (attached)

Application documents must be sent to akkol@metu.edu.tr by 5 May 2017.

 

3. Selection Criteria:

You may visit the below website in order to learn more about the application criteria used in the Erasmus+ KA103 STA applications:

http://ico.metu.edu.tr/teaching-mobility-sta

 

4. Duration of the Activities

 

The teaching activity can take place between 2 days and 5 days excluding travel time. In order to provide mobility opportunity for higher number of staff, the maximum duration of the mobility period for STA is limited to 5 days (excluding travel time) by METU Exchange Programs Commission. In all cases, a teaching activity has to comprise a minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week (or any shorter period of stay). If the teaching activity/teaching hours last less than 2 days/8 hours (minimum requirement), the activity is considered as void and the grant payment is not made for the related activity.

 

The activity should take place between the dates: 30.09.2017-31.10.2018

 

5. Erasmus+ Grants

 

Daily Grant Amounts

 

 

	Host Country	Daily Grants (Euro)
Country Groups According to the Cost of Living
Group Program Countries	UK, Denmark, The Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden	144
Group Program Countries	Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Iceland, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Greece
		126
Group Program Countries	Germany, Spain, Latvia, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia	108
Group Program Countries	Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia	90

 

Travel Amount by Distance

 

The travel amount is calculated by using the below “Distance Calculator”:

 

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

 

The distance calculator is used to determine the distance between the location where the staff is resident and the place of activity. The amount of kilometer calculated by the distance calculator corresponds to the round-trip and the amount does not multiply by two.

 

Obtained “km” Value	Grant Amount
100-499 km	180	€
500-1999 km	275	€
2000-2999 km	360	€
3000-3999 km	530	€
4000-7999 km	820	€
8000 km	1.100	€

For disabled participants, it is possible to receive additional grants to meet their specific needs. In order for the disabled staff to be given additional grants, the beneficiary higher education institution is required to request additional grants from the Turkish National Agency. The applications for additional grants should be made during the term of the contract, but in any case up to 60 days before the contract end date. The Turkish National Agency will evaluate each application specifically and determine whether the additional grant can be granted, and if so, the appropriate grant amount. In order to learn more about the application forms, you may visit the following website: https://goo.gl/srJwkS

 

6. Erasmus Staff Mobility without Grant (Zero-Grant)

 

It is possible to participate in Erasmus staff mobility programme without grant. Those staff who would like to participate in the programme without grant need to make application and their applications need to be evaluated as the others. Those participants with zero grant have to fulfill rights and obligations of the program.

 

If you have any questions about the Program, you can contact the International Cooperations Office:

akkol@metu.edu.tr
210 7180 – Burcu Akpınar

 
* The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution may carry out within Erasmus+. The award of an ECHE is a pre-requisite for all higher education institutions located in a Programme country and willing to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under Erasmus+

The applications of Erasmus+ KA103 Traineeship will be held between 01.04.2017 and 16.04.2017. The details of the application and last years’ statistics can be found below.

 

IMPORTANT

Please bear in mind that:

-Traineeship activity cannot be used to carry out academic and scientific studies such as research assignments or analysis studies within the scope of a specific curriculum. Activities conducted by students in order to complete or support their own scientific studies like scientific researches and projects are not accepted as internship activities. In order for these activities to be accepted as traineeship activities, they should be carried out as professional activities that are economically viable in the related sector, not in academic studies.

-The following organizations are not eligible for Erasmus + traineeship activity:

• EU institutions and agencies (ec.europa.eu/institutions/index_en.htm)
• National Agencies and similar institutions carrying out EU programs

 -Make sure that traineeship activity will be recognized by their departments upon successfully completion.

Who can apply?

-Applicants must be registered at METU as full-degree students at the time of application.

-They must also be able to continue studies at the same level (undergraduate, masters, PhD) at METU the following year, i.e. the year of the exchange.

-Conditional Program (Bilimsel Hazırlık) students and students studying in the Department of Basic English are not eligible to apply.

 

Please note that:

Students can participate in the Erasmus Traineeship program during their studies at the same level (undergraduate students can participate in the program during their undergraduate studies, master's students can participate in the program during their master's studies, PhD students can participate in the program during their PhD studies).

 

Start and End Dates of the Application

Application period for the 2017/18 academic year is 01.04.2017 – 16.04.2017

 

How to Apply?

Students apply online via METU Online Application System: https://application.metu.edu.tr/?lang=EN

 

During the online applications, applicants will be asked to submit an acceptance letter to the system. Late submissions will not be accepted. 

 

 The acceptance letters should be signed, stamped and written on a headed paper and include:

 

- dates & subject of the traineeship

- name of the institution where the traineeship will take place

- name and function of the person who signs the letter

In the acceptance letters, it should be specified that the applicants will work as a trainee rather than a researcher. Those letters including such notions like “research” or “scientific study” will not be accepted.

 

Minimum CGPA Requirement for Application

Undergraduate students who are considering to apply for Erasmus program should have at least 2, 5 CGPA and graduate students should have at least 3, 0 CGPA over 4, 0.

 

English Proficiency Exam for Exchange Programs (EPEEP)

English Proficiency Exam for Exchange Programs (EPEEP) for all applicants takes place after the online application period has ended. It is obligatory to take EPEE. For the 2017/18 academic year Erasmus applications, the EPEEP will be held on 18 April 2017.

 

EPEEP is valid for two consecutive years and students who have taken the exam in the previous 2 years may apply with a previous score. This needs to be indicated on the online application. However, students are allowed to take the EPEEP only once a year and those who have already taken the EPEEP for the ICM application on 7 January 2017 or EPEEEP on 4 March 2017 will not be able to take the exam again for the Erasmus application in April.

 

The exam is organized by the Department of Basic English. Students who are not able to enter the exam due to a valid excuse should submit a petition explaining their excuse to the International Cooperations Office. Otherwise, their Erasmus application will be regarded as invalid.

 

Selection Criteria

According to the regulations of the Turkish National Agency, 50% of CGPA and 50% of the English language test score are taken into account in electing 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

 

-  15 points will be added to the overall score of the students who are  the childrens of martyries and veterans.

-  10 points will be added to the overall score of students with disabilities.

-  10 points will be decreased from the overall score of the students for each participation of the Erasmus KA103/ Erasmus Traineeship and Erasmus KA107 in the same study cycle.

-  10 points will be decreased from overall score of the students if they withdraw from 2016/2017 Erasmus program after 8 April 2016.

 

Duration of the Activity

The duration of the activity is between 2 and 12 months, valid separately for each degree level. The traineeship period cannot be less than 2 months (60 days). The acceptance letters less than 60 days (exactly) will not be accepted.  The traineeship activity should take place between 01.06.2017 and 30.05.2018.

 

Since 2014/15 academic year, students can participate in the Erasmus program more than once. The same student may receive grants for mobility periods totaling up to 12 months per each cycle of study (UG, MS, PhD), independently from the number and type of mobility activities. This means the duration of Erasmus grants for Erasmus traineeship mobility and Erasmus student mobility and in a specific cycle of study for a student can be maximum 12 months.

 

However, in order to provide mobility opportunity for higher number of students and because of the budget limitations, the maximum duration of granted period is limited with 2 months. The Erasmus trainees selected for this period will be able to receive Erasmus grant for a 2 months-period.

 

2017-2018 Erasmus traineeship grants in Euros (monthly)

1. Group Program Countries	Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom	600€
2. Group Program Countries	Belgium, Crotia, Czech Republic, Cyprus (Güney Kıbrıs), Germany, Greece, Iceland, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain	500€
3. Group Program Countries	Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Macedonia	400€

 

In case of budget limitations, it is also possible to participate the program without receiving any grant. Those applicants who would like to participate in the program without grant need to make application and their applications need to be evaluated as the others. Those participants with zero grant have to fulfill rights and obligations of the program.

 

Students who would like to withdraw from the Erasmus traineeship program should inform ICO about withdrawal decision latest by May 5, 2017. Please bear in mind that students who withdraw from the program after May 05, except for the force- majeure cases, will lose 10 points their future Erasmus applications at the same study cycle (academic level).

 

Erasmus Traineeship Database 2009-2016

 

Students may also have a look at "Traineeship Announcement" page to see the institutions who are looking for an Erasmus trainee.

 

Students may be required to obtain a visa for the traineeship period. Please keep in mind that visa procedures may take a long time and students may have to pay fees for visa application (fee amounts vary). Please consult with the embassy of the related country.

 

Contact e-mail: europeanmobility@metu.edu.tr