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Study Abroad Centre
Gerda Palm
Scholarship Counsellor
Jaanika Haljasmäe
Erasmus+ Mobility Project Lead (BIP application rounds)
Piret Saluveer
Traineeship Coordinator (blended mobilities for traineeship)

Short-term blended mobility for UT students under Erasmus+ Europe

Erasmus+ mobility in higher education between Erasmus+ program countries - students can participate in exchange studies or go for a traineeship in program countries such as Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Spain, Netherlands, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, France, Republic of North-Macedonia, Sweden, Romania, Germany, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary.

Erasmus+ blended mobility is a short-term physical mobility combined with a virtual activity:

  • 5-30 days of physical (on-site) mobility carried out abroad (studies or traineeship);
  • Preceded or followed by virtual part of the mobility carried out remotely;
  • must award a minimum of 3 ECTS credits;
  • can be carried out for studies or traineeship;
  • there is Erasmus+ grant paid to participants by UT.

Blended mobility is open to all potential students (except for junior researchers), but primarily targeted at those who have reasons not to go on a fully physical long-term mobility. Therefore there are higher mobility grants introduced for participants with fewer opportunities.

A course designed and delivered in cooperation with partner universities is called Blended Intensive Program (BIP).

  • in cooperation of at least 3 universities from at least 3 Erasmus+ program countries;
  • minimum number of Erasmus+ participants from Erasmus+ program countries: 15;
  • physical mobility period carried out in the home country of the coordinating (receiving) university;
  • virtual component performed as a collaborative online learning.

BIPs aim to open up more opportunities for students to take part in blended mobilities, for example those in study fields where mobility opportunities have been limited or those who lack confidence to go abroad alone, potentially paving the way for their participation in long-term individual mobility later in their studies. Students of all study levels and study areas can participate, depending on the target group of the course designed.

Pre-conditions for blended mobility for studies (incl for PhD students):

  1. Partnership between universities, i.e Erasmus+ cooperation agreement set between the relevant faculty and the receiving university (covers blended mobility);
  2. Open call for applications organized by the academic unit: students are selected and nominated by the UT faculty, the final decision on accepting the students is made by the receiving university.

Check from the SoleMove destination search if there is currently an open call for any BIP mobility courses. To do this, select the competition named 'Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program' from the drop-down menu in the 'Application period' search field. The BIP competition will be available if any institute of the University of Tartu has an ongoing application round for a BIP course or if the ENLIGHT network's BIP mobility competition is open.

Checklist for BIP participant

Short-term blended mobility can also be carried out for traineeship abroad. Unlike mobilities for studies, traineeship can be organized outside Erasmus+ cooperation agreements: students may complete the traineeship in any company or organisation (incl higher education institutions) whose area of activity or profile corresponds to the requirements set for the specific traineeship course. The process and documentation for short-term blended traineeship follows the principles set for regular long-term traineeships and can be found here.

When you participate in the Erasmus+ programme — whether for semester studies, a short-term blended mobility (BIP), or an internship abroad — the University of Tartu provides you with a grant.

See more on the Erasmus+ Mobility Grant webpage.

Erasmus+ Mobility Grant webpage

General Erasmus+ study abroad terms to be followed:

  • One must be classified as a degree-seeking student over the entire duration of studies abroad;
  • Participants for study mobility activities are selected within public calls performed by faculties, students planning traineeship abroad can apply for Erasmus+ grant within calls organized by Study Abroad Centre;
  • Student can participate in Erasmus+ activities all together up to 12 months in each study level (24 months in case of integrated study program);
  • Student can not participate in the different study abroad activities at the same time (incl virtually);
  • Study abroad period must fit into study period at UT (incl credit transfer), except for traineeships for recent graduates;
  • Before the mobility starts, OLS language test must be completed (participants whose mobility lasts 14 days or more);
  • Before the mobility starts, study plan must be submitted to the faculty and online learning agreement (OLA) or traineeship agreement signed (student, faculty, receiving university);
  • After the learning agreement has been approved but before the mobility starts, Erasmus+ grant agreement must be signed (student and Study Abroad Centre): grant is transferred based on the signed grant agreement within 1-2 weeks;
  • After the mobility period ends, reports must be submitted to the Study Abroad Centre (letter of confirmation, transcript of records, EU Survey, travel tickets/boarding passes in case of green travel and travel days support) via the SoleMove ("After mobility" tab of the application);
  • In order to get credit for the subject taken abroad as part of study program at UT transcript of records must also be submitted to the faculty.

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