Publiée le 07-10-2024

Istanbul Kültür University Invites You to Experience Studying at Istanbul in Spring Semester of the Academic Year 2024-2025

Description :

Definition of Erasmus + KA171

The project is coordinated by Istanbul Kültür University (IKU) as a Programme Country. IKU will administer all grant payments for mobility to Europe ("incoming") and from Europe ("outgoing").

The University of Sfax is responsible for collecting applications of the prospective exchange students and providing them with all necessary support including pre-departure preparation, monitoring during mobility, and formally recognizing the mobility period. The receiving institution (IKU) offers students a study programme at the university and allocates grants for the students qualified to be an exchange student at IKU.

Departments and Quotas

Application Requirements

·         Being a full-time student enrolled in a program of The University of Sfax in undergraduate degree

·         For Bachelor students; having minimum 2.50 Grade Point Average out of 4.00

·         The minimum foreign language proficiency level is B2 (Intermediate). *

·         Having at least 30 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) or equivalent study load per semester (Students who have not fulfilled the requirements for graduation yet).

·         Period of the mobility: All the study mobilities are obligated to be realized in the spring term of 2024-2025 Academic Year from 5 February 2025 to 27 June 2025.

* Students can count the results of the English exam they have taken before, or the results of the foreign language exam (TOELF IBT, Pearson).

Erasmus Grade

Erasmus Grade is used as an instrument by IKU to evaluate and to rank the applicants. Please see below how Erasmus Grade is calculated:

Ø  Erasmus Grade = English Exam (to be converted to hundredths and %50 is taken)+ GPA at home university  (to be converted to hundredths and %50 is taken)

Erasmus + International Credit Mobility 2024-2025 Spring Term applications and criteria used to evaluate the following are given below:

•         If the participant has any physical disabilities, a document that proves the disability (In English or in original language with an English document from the sending university confirming the genuinity).: +10 points

 Selection Criteria

The selection of students - as well as the procedure for awarding them a grant - must be fair, transparent, coherent and documented and shall be made available to all parties involved in the selection process.

Selections are carried out by ranking the points from the highest to the lowest, taking into account the evaluation criteria and weighted scores announced by The University of Sfax among the students who fulfill the minimum requirements. The selection criteria should be fair, transparent and objectively applicable to all potential beneficiaries.

How to Apply?

To be accepted as an exchange student at IKU, you are required to complete and provide us with following documents in English:

·         The online application is free of charge. For filling in the application use only the link we have provided you with.

·         Transcript of Records (It must be issued in English and confirmed by the relevant person at your home University)

·         National ID and/or Passport;

·         Language Certificate (If you do not have an international certificate, ask your university to confirm your level of English.)

·         Motivation Letter*

·         Europass CV*

* Motivation Letter and CV is not included within the scoring criteria. If there are applications with equal scores, motivation letter and CV can be taken into consideration.

Online Application Procedures

·         Online application portal: https://exchangeprogram.iku.edu.tr/Account/Login.aspx?pId=2035&ReturnUrl=%2FDefault.aspx%3FpId%3D2034

·         Applications are made through the Istanbul Kültür University website on the dates specified in the academic calendar.

·         Applicants should fill up the required information and upload the relevant documents to the system.

·         Application documents must be in Turkish or English.

·         Any application with missing or forged documents / information will not be evaluated.

·         Each applicant is eligible to make only one application

·         In order for your application to be valid, you must press the Complete Application Button. Otherwise, your application will not be considered.

Grant Payments

IKU will be responsible for signing the grant agreement with the participant (incoming student) and thereafter transfer grants to the selected students.

1.         Nominated students will receive a grant of EUR 800 per month for 4 months during the period of study mobility (total amount is 3200 Euro).

2.         Travel support (round way ticket) is also provided for students. The amount of travel grant must be calculated using the "Distance Calculator". The distance calculator is accessible from the following link:

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

3.         Eramus exchange student who will come to our university must fill the grant agreement before coming to study at IKU. Students who do not have a grant contract are not paid a grant. 70% of the student's total grant payment is transferred to the Euro account after the student arrives at our university.

In order for Erasmus exchange students to receive their remaining grants (30%), they must have passed at least 2/3 of the courses stated in their learning agreements.

Announcement of Results

As a result of the evaluation, all applicants are ranked according to the Erasmus + General Achievement Grade and the International Office announcements are published on the partner University website (the list of students who are eligible to become Erasmus exchange students).

Ø  For more information, please contact the International Office of Istanbul Kültür University (uib@iku.edu.tr).

Announcement Date: 10.10.2024

Application Start Date: 10.10.2024

Application Deadline: 02.11.2024

Contact: uib@iku.edu.tr

For IKU Offical Page: https://uib.iku.edu.tr/en

For Academic Calendar: https://www.iku.edu.tr/en/academic-calendar

For Academic Package: https://akademikpaket.iku.edu.tr/EN/ects.php

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