International Credit Mobility

Participation Guide
The Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Program supports the mobility cooperation with non-EU countries. Only institutions from Program countries (i.e. EU countries) are eligible to submit applications for international mobility and if approved will be able to grant inbound and outbound mobility to/from Partner countries (i.e. non-EU countries).

Important Notes

1. Duration of the program: 24-36 months
2. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should be able to organize their first international mobility flow in August.
3. Mobility can be both incoming and outgoing and funding comes from the EU budget for external cooperation
4. All non-EU country institutions must be HEIs (accredited by the relevant national accreditation body) and have signed inter-institutional agreements (IIA) with their EU country partners before the mobility takes place
5. As the HEIs in non-EU countries do not hold an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE), the inter-institutional agreements for international mobility have been adapted in order to include the principles of the Charter
6. All non-EU country HEIs must have a PIC number
7. Non-EU countries are referred to as Partner Countries. EU countries are referred to as Program countries.

Mobility Duration

• students for studies: 2 to 12 months
• students for traineeship: 2 to 12 months, (eligible for recent graduates, doctoral mobility)
• staff mobility: 5 days to 2 months, “days of travel” are extra (for teaching mobility 8 hours teaching per week).

Funding rules

• Outgoing student mobility: €700 per month
• Incoming students: €850 per month
• Outgoing staff mobility: €180 per day
• Incoming staff mobility: €160 per day
  for travel costs and depending on the distance (the Distance calculator must be used) from €180 to €1500 per participant

Steps to follow before the completion of the application

1. Before the call’s deadline, an Inter-Institutional Agreement between a university at a partner country and EUC should be in place, or at least positive feedback for an agreement must have been received.
2. Use your contacts to the countries and universities you would like to propose, in order to examine possible cooperation grounds with your Department.
3. Describe in the proposal the main activities the cooperation will include.
4. The proposal should be linked and make reference to the Internalization Policy of EUC.
5. Submit your proposals and answers to the Quality Questions to the Erasmus Office, upon the deadline set.
6. The Committee on International Relations, Programs and Mobility will evaluate the proposals and agree on the finalists for the application.

List of Participating Countries