Academia successful in obtaining Erasmus+ programme funding for mobility …

Academia Institute of Technology Maribor has been successful in two calls for proposals by the Centre of the Republic of Slovenia for Mobility and European Educational and Training Programmes – CMEPIUS for the purposes of student and staff mobility in programme and partner countries of the Erasmus+ programme. This means that students of short-cycle degree programmes will continue to be able to complete part of their study obligations, including work placement, abroad.

The number of approved mobilities in this academic year is two within the framework of direct application to the call for proposals and an additional 27 places within the framework of the consortium application of the Community of Higher Vocational Colleges of the Republic of Slovenia.

Academia students most frequently go abroad for work placement

Students of short-cycle degree programmes delivered by Academia Institute of Technology Maribor, most frequently choose mobility for completing their compulsory work placement.

Students can undertake mobility from 2 up to 12 months, even after graduation. The amount of the grant in 2017/2018 is between 350 and 450 EUR per month depending on the group of the host country.

Special needs

Prospective Erasmus+ students with special needs have the possibility to obtain additional funding on the basis of special needs for mobility. For details on obtaining funding, students should contact the contact person at the institute.

Public Fund supplement

All students who are citizens of the Republic of Slovenia with residence in the Republic of Slovenia or have one of the other statuses defined in Article 12 of ZŠtip-1 and were first enrolled before the age of 27 in a short-cycle or higher education programme of the first or second cycle, within the framework of which they are applying for funding for mobility abroad, and are not managing persons of commercial companies or directors of private institutes, are entitled during Erasmus+ mobility to a supplement from the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, which amounts to 80€ per month.

Supplement for students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds

Students who come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds had the possibility in 2016-2017 to apply for a Supplement to the Erasmus+ scholarship, which amounted to 270€ per month. Students who received (either they themselves or a member of the common household) a state scholarship, child benefit, social state assistance, care allowance or allowance for large families in the year of application were entitled to this supplement.

Source: Academia (15. 5. 2017). Fotografije: arhiv Academie.

This English summary was produced automatically from the Slovenian article and is pending editorial review. Slovenska različica