Erasmus

Student mobility within the framework of Erasmus enjoys full academic recognition throughout the European Union, and between EU states and countries belonging to the EEA, such as Norway.

Full academic recognition means that the period of study abroad (including examinations and other forms of assessments) replaces a comparable period of study at the home institution. However, the contents of the study programme agreed on in a foreign country may differ from the one at home.

Any student enrolled in a department or faculty abroad which has an Erasmus agreement with a faculty at Sør-Trøndelag University College, and who meets the requirements of his/her home institution, may apply for admission to this programme. Candidates apply through their home university, and, if accepted, will be eligible for an Erasmus grant. Please contact the international office at your home institution for further information.

General conditions of eligibility for an Erasmus grant are:

• Students must be citizens of an EU member state or an EFTA member country (or recognized by an EU State or an EFTA country as having official status as a refugee or stateless person or status as a permanent resident).
  
  
• Students must not be required to pay tuition fees at the host institution. Students may however be required to continue paying their normal tuition fees at their home institution during their study period abroad.
  
  
• The national grants or loans, which students are entitled to when studying in their home countries, may not be discontinued, interrupted or reduced while that student receives an Erasmus grant.
  
  
• One study period abroad should not last less than three months or more than one year.
  
  
• Students in their first year of study are not eligible to receive Erasmus grants.

Sør-Trøndelag University College applies the European Community Course Credit Transfer System  (ECTS).