Erasmus+ Programme Key Action 1 - Mobility for learners and staff Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility
rnter-institutionalagreement zoL4-2ot21I between programme countries I Minimumrequirements] The institutionsnamed below agree to cooperatefor the exchangeof studentsand/or staff in the context of the Erasmus+ programme.They commit to respect the quality r e q u i r e m e n t so f t h e E r a s m u sc h a r t e r f o r H i g h e r E d u c a t i o ni n a l l a s p e c t sr e l a t e dt o t h e o r g a n i s a t i o na n d m a n a g e m e n to f t h e m o b i l i t y ,i n p a r t i c u l a rt h e r e c o g n i t i o no f t h e c r e d i t s a w a r d e dt o s t u d e n t sb y t h e p a r t n e ri n s t i t u t i o n . A. Information about higher education institutions
SCHOOLOF ARTSAND C O L L E GO E F D E S I G NI N ZAMORA
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Amparo Fern5ndezOtero InternationalRelations Coordinator Avenida Plazade Toros No2 http : //www. easdzamora,com,/en/E ZAMORAOB 49O07Zamora (Spain) erasmus@easdzamora.es Tel: +34 980514341 Fax:+34 980514360
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InstitutionalCoordinatorMarietaTzvetkova; 21, MontevideS o tr., Building7, Office223, 1 6 1 8 S o f i a ,B u l g a r i a mcvetkova@nbu.bo
'Contact detailsto reachthe seniorofficerin chargeof thisagreement andof its possibleupdates.
21, MontevideoStr., 994&lane Building2, Office707, t6l8 Sofia,Bulgaria http ;//www. n bu.bgli ndex.php ?l= iilieva@nbu.bq; 2991 erasmus.nbu@qmail.com AcademicDepartmental Coordinator:Dora Momekova m o m e k o v a @ g m aci o l .m
B. Mobility numbers2 per academac year The partners commit to amend the table below in case of changes in the mobitity data by no later than the end of January in the preceding academic year.
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Mobilitynumberscanbe givenper sending/receiving institutions andper education fietd (optional*:
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C. Recommended
language skills
The sending institution, following agreement with the receiving institution, is responsiblefor providingsupport to its nominated candidatesso that they can have the recommendedlanguage skillsat the start of the study or teachingperiod:
B1 (English,or the language of receiving institution)
For more detailson the languageof instructionrecommendations, see the coursecatalogueof each institution[Links provided on the first page]. [* Incoming student/staff will be supported by those teachers speaking English and by their own Spanish colleaguesl D. Additional
requirements
[To be completed if necessary, other requirements may be added on academic or organisational aspects, e.g. the selection criteria for students and staff; measures for preparing, receiving and integrating mobile students and/or staffl E ZAMORAOS Students' application for an internationalmobility at EASDis only possibleby use of the a p p l i c a t i o nf o r m a v a i l a b l eo n w e b s i t eh t t o : / / w w w . e a s d z a m o r a . c o m / e n / i n c o m i n a students/application-form,/ and followingthe requirementsspecified. The accepted incoming students will receive (by e-mail) a letter of admission and useful information on their academic exchange stay at the EASD. The Learning Agreement, approved by Depadment the student is going to be enrolled at, will be sent by e-mail to the i n s t i t u t i o ns e n d i n g . ExchangeStudents will enrol in a standardfull-time study load and are requiredto complete all relevant_assessment in orderto obtain ECTScredits. A futl course load is comprisedof 60 ECTSfor a full academicyear, or 30 ECTSfor one semester. Exchange students should take their courses in the subject area of the interinstitutional agreement. Students may not take coursesoutside this subject area. Classattendanceis mandatory at EASD. Bachelor's thesis and rnternship are Nor AVATLABLEfor exchangestudents. T h e a c a d e m i c c a l e n d a r w i l l b e a v a i l a b l ea p p r o x i m a t e l ya t t h e b e g i n n i n go f J u l y . -For a n e a s i ear n dc o n s i s t e nutn d e r s t a n d i n og f l a n g u a gree q u i r e m e n tuss, eo f t h e C o m m o nE u r o p e aFnr a m e w o rokf Reference (CEFR) for Languages is recommended, seehttp://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/europeanlanguage-l eveIs-cefr
For staff mobility, the "T and signed by home institutionshourd-besent to *.uu.ui6JurirJ*oru.*r.
=l9ff wil!,.j.isar.jlities.Thefacilitiesin.EASDbuitdingensure the accessfor li".ot:':."19 students/staff with disa.bilities. we will also provide the necessarymeans to ensure the integrationof students/stejrwjtn other type.of disa.biti;ie;-il;qri' conoitions-witrrlrrei. classmates or colleagues'In all casesthe attentionis personal*d even outsideteaching hours. TheEASDin.Zamora wouldadvise.to provideas muchinformation aheadof time in orderto helpthe student/staffin the feasibilityof the mobiliiy.
Calendar 1. Applications/information on nominatedstudentsmust reachthe receivinginstitutionby:
3lth MAY (Apptication)
3othOCTOBER(Apptication) lSt DECEMBER
[x to be adapted in case of a trimester system] 2. DECISIONRESPONSE. The receivinginstitutionwill send its decisionwithin 4 weeks T h e r e c e i v i n gi n s t i t u t i o nw i l l s e n d i t s d e c i s i o nw i t h i n 3 w e e k s
3. TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS A Transcript of Records will be issued by the receiving institution no later than 3 weeks after the assessment period has rinisneo at the reJeivi;; ;H A Transcript of Records will be issued by the receiving institution no later than 4 weeks after the assessmentperiodhas finishedat the receivinqHEI
Winter Semester (WS) - end of June / Summer Semester fss) - end of Septemberl 4. TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT [It is up to the involved institutions to agree on the procedure for modifying or terminating the inter-institutional agreement. However, in the event of unilaterat terminition, a noticeof at least one academic year shoutd be given. This means that a unilaterat decision to discantinue the exchanges notified to the other party by 1 September 20XX wiil only take effect as of l september 20XX+1.The termination clauses must include the foltowing disclaimer: "Neither the European Commission nor the Nationat Agencies can be held responsible in case of a conflict.,,l
F . fnformation
1. Gradingsystems of the institutions
Distintion.-
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Excellent- outstan{iingperformancewith only minor errors Very good - abc;vethe averagestandard but with some errors
7,4 8,9
Good - generallysound wsrk with a number of notableerrors Satisfactory- fair but with significantshortcomings Suflicient- performancemeets the minimum criteria
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Excellent- outstandingperformancewithout errors
Insufficient(Fail) Fail - some more work required before the credit can be awarded Fail - considerablefurther work is required The student neitlrerdid the final exam nor presentedthe requiredhomework
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Excellent
5,74 - 5,49 4,40 - 4,1"9
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3,60- 4,39 2 , 8 0- 3 , 5 9 2,00 - 2,79
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Satisfactory
E
Sufficient
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[x Since December 2013 EASD in Zamora, foltowing the recommendations of the European union, is developing the ECTS Grading Table. From 2014-2015 academic year will be possiblefor international stuclents to issue transcripts of records including the ECTS Grading Table (EGT), which is a tabte presenting the distribution of the national/local gradesl ["xThe mention of "Distinction" (Matricula de Honor - Excettent) wilt be awarded to stuctents who have achieved a score equal to or greater than 9.0. Its number witl not exceed 5o/oof the students enrolled in a subiect in the relevant academic year, unless the enrollment is less than 20 students, in which case only one student may be granted with this ,,Distinction,,l 2. Visa The sending and receiving institutions will provide assistance, when required, in securing visas for incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information
sources:
Amparo FerndndezOtero InternationalRelationsCoordinator Avenida Plazade Toros No2 49007 Zamora (Spain)
http ://www. easdzamora,com/en,/nracticei n f o r m a t i on / v i s a /
erasmus@easdza mora.es Tel: +34 980514341 Fax: +34 980514360
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[* For more information on legal proceduresto be completedby foreigners (EIJ citizen) who wiil be staying at EASD (Castilla y Le6n) for more than 180 months, please refer to Web page: http: // www.mpt. aob.es ^n/servicios' ^-tran-ieria.htmIl 3. Insurance The sending and receiving institutionswill provide assistancein obtaining insurancefor incomingand outbound mobile participants,accordingto the requirementsof the Erasmus Charterfor Higher Education. The receivinginstitutionwill inform mobile participantsof cases in which insurancecover is not automaticallyprovided. Information and assistancecan be provided by the following contactpoints and informationsources:
E ZAMORAOS
Amparo Fern6ndezOtero InternationalRelationsCoordinator Avenida Plazade Toros No2 49007 Zamora (Spain) erasmus@easdzamora. es Tel: +34 980514341 Fax: +34 980514360
http : //Www.easdzamora,com/en/practiceinformation/health- insurance/
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4. Housinq The receivinginstitutionwill guide incoming mobile participantsin finding accommodation, accordingto the requirementsof the ErasmusCharterfor Higher Education. Information and assistancecan be provided by the following persons and information sources:
E ZAMORAOS
Amparo FerndndezOtero InternationalRelationsCoordinator Avenida Plazade Toros No2 49007 Z a m o r a( S p a i n ) erasmus@easdza mora.es Tel: +34 980514341 Fax:+34 980514360
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