Eligibility criteria

• The qualification system for mobility is a two-stage system:
  • faculty’s qualification - conducted by the Faculty’s Qualification Committee
  • central qualification - during which the applications of students who have been qualified by the Faculties are evaluated by the International Mobility Office

Eligibility conditions for studying abroad

• The programme is only open to active full-time and part-time students (with no academic delays or conditional entries).
• Students on leave cannot qualify.
• The grade point average of previous studies is taken into account (this information can be obtained from the Student Services Office - BOS).
• Good knowledge of a foreign language, recognised as the working language in the foreign centre, is essential (a minimum language level of B2 is recommended).
• Knowledge of the target country’s language is an advantage.
• Commitments to student, academic and internationalization-oriented activities of the Faculty / University are worth presenting.
• A student may participate in Erasmus+ mobility for a maximum of 12 months at each degree level, regardless of the form of mobility (study and placement periods are added up).
• Only students after the 2nd semester of their first degree programme / five-year master's degree programme may leave for their exchange.

Application deadlines

• Candidates for both winter and summer term trips are selected for qualification in the spring of the previous academic year. Whether you want to go in October or as late as March, be sure to attend the meeting in March preceding the new academic year.
• The spring intake (in March) is for trips for one semester (winter or summer) as well as for the entire upcoming academic year.
• The autumn intake (in October) is for departures in the summer term only.
• Depending on students' interest and the scholarship budget of the Erasmus+ Programme at the disposal of the Silesian University of Technology, it may be possible to:
  • extend the stay from the winter semester to the whole academic year;
  • organize supplementary recruitment.

Funding principles

• The financing of the Erasmus+ Programme grant is subject to the period of the study trip:
  • departure for 1 semester - maximum 5 months;
  • annual mobility - maximum 10 months.
• Scholarship rates depend on the destination country according to the group assigned to it, and vary between EUR 600 - 670 per month.
• Students and graduates who qualify for the trip and meet the criteria as students or graduates with fewer opportunities will receive an additional EUR 250 per month in financial support, regardless of the type of mobility.

How to apply?

• Fill in the application form (attachment no. 1 at the bottom of the page) and bring it with you to the recruitment meeting or send a scan by e-mail to the Coordinator – Jacek Pradela, MA, jacek.pradela@polsl.pl
  • You can obtain information about your grade point average from BOS.
  • The activity declared in the APPLICATION for the benefit of the Faculty / University should be documented.
• Wait for the results of the Recruitment Committee and the announcement of the qualified list and the reserve list.

How to choose a university?

• Apply to the Coordinator of your speciality / major, who will help you choose a university in such a way that as many subjects as possible find their equivalents abroad.
• In consultation with your Faculty Coordinator, choose the university where you want to and can study.
• List of partner universities is below.