ATTENTION TO ALL VMU STUDENTS ! COMPETITION FOR VMU BILATERAL EXCHANGE AND ERASMUS+ STUDIES (FOR NON-EU / EEA COUNTRIES)1

Students are invited to participate in a competition for exchange studies IN SPRING OR AUTUMN SEMESTER at non-EU/EEA countries with Erasmus+ or VMU Mobility scholarship.

Students have to submit completed online application form (Outgoing – Application for Bilateral and Erasmus Study Exchange) until OCTOBER 4th, 2021.

Selection criteria: • compatibility between the plan for studies or research at the Higher Education Institution abroad and the study programme at VMU, • motivation, • results of studies or research during the last two semesters (for VMU Mobility scholarship GPA should be no less than 8.0), • good knowledge of the language in which lectures will be taught.

Selected students will receive Erasmus+ or VMU Mobility scholarship.

Students will be personally informed via email about the results of first selection stage and invitation to second stage – interview.

The final results of competition will be announced on October 13th on VMU website. Each student will also be informed personally by e-mail.

More information at VMU International Cooperation Department:

„Erasmus+“ studies VMU Bilateral Exchange

Eglė Januškevičienė Justė Lenortavičienė E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 8 37 327 987 Phone: 8 37 752 271

Raimundas Rukuiža E-mail: [email protected] Phone.: 8 37 788 149

1 Partner countries: Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries, Russian Federation, South-Mediterranean countries, Asia countries, Central Asia countries, Latin America countries and other countries.

VMU mobility scholarship 450 – 550 Eur / month (Size of the scholarship depends on the country groups. More information can be found HERE) Erasmus+ scholarship 700 Eur / month Erasmus+ grant to cover travel costs (the 100 – 499 km – 180,00 Eur; amount depends on the distance between 500 – 1999 km – 275,00 Eur; VMU (Kaunas city) and place of receiving HEI 2000 – 2999 km – 360,00 Eur; (city)1 3000 – 3999 km – 530,00 Eur; 4000 – 7999 km – 820,00 Eur; More than 8000 km – 1500,00 Eur

COMPETITION FOR STUDIES IN 2021/2022 SPRING SEMESTER:

Country Higher Education Institution Study cycle Erasmus+ VMU scholarship Mobility scholarship Albania University of Tirana BA, MA, PhD + University of New York Tirana BA, MA, PhD + Argentina Universidad Torcuato Di Tella BA, MA + + Azerbaijan ADA University BA, MA, PhD + + Bosnia and University of Sarajevo BA, MA, PhD + Herzegovina International Burch University BA, MA, PhD + International University of BA, MA, PhD + Sarajevo University of Bihać BA, MA, PhD + Dzemal Bijedic University of BA, MA, PhD + Mostar Canada University of Regina BA, MA, PhD + + University of Montreal2 MA, PhD + + China University of Political BA, MA + Science and Law Beijing Normal University BA, MA + + Zhejiang Wanli University BA, MA + + BA, MA + Shandong Agriculture BA, MA + University BA, MA + Agriculture and BA, MA + Forestry University Jinan University BA, MA + Northeastern University BA, MA, PhD + + China Agricultural University BA, MA, PhD + Beijing Institute of BA, MA, PhD + Technology Wuyi University BA, MA + Dominican Instituto Tecnologico de BA, MA, PhD + Republic Santo Domingo (INTEC) Egypt Mansoura University BA, MA + + Cairo University BA, MA, PhD + Fayoum University BA, MA, PhD + El Salvador Don Bosco University BA, MA, PhD +

1 According to the distance calculator of European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm 2 Only for students from Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy. Georgia Ilia State University BA, MA, PhD + (Sakartvelo) Ivane Javakishvili Tbilisi State BA, MA, PhD + + University Georgian Technical BA, MA, PhD + University Kutaisi University BA, MA + University of Georgia BA, MA + Caucasus University BA, MA + Batumi Shota Rustaveli State BA, MA, PhD + University Akaki Tsereteli State University BA, MA, PhD + Hong Kong Lingnan University BA, MA + India Jawaharlal Nehru University MA, PhD + + Dev Sanskriti University BA, MA, PhD + + Shankara Group of BA, MA, PhD + Institutions Lovely Professional University BA, MA + Israel Interdisciplinary Centre BA, MA + + Herzliya Ben Gurion University of the BA, MA + + Negev The College of Management BA, MA + + Academic Studies (COLMAN) Jordan Middle East University BA, MA, PhD + Jordan University of Science BA, MA, PhD + and Technology Kazakhstan Al Farabi University BA, MA + Eurasian National University BA, MA, PhD + + Suleyman Demirel University BA, MA + KAZGUU University BA, MA, PhD + Pavlodar State Pedagogical BA, MA, PhD + University K. ZHubanov Aktobe BA, MA, PhD + Regional state University Kazakh National Agrarian BA, MA, PhD + University Mexico ITESO university BA, MA + + Montenegro University of Donja Gorica BA, MA, PhD + Moldova Moldova State University BA, MA, PhD + Morocco Universite Cadi Ayyad BA, MA, PhD + Institut Agronomique et BA, MA, PhD + Veterinaire Hassan II Universite Sidi Mohammed BA, MA, PhD + Ben Abdellah Russia Saint Petersburg University BA, MA, PhD + + RUDN University BA, MA, PhD + + Moscow City University BA + Saint-Petersburg State BA, MA, PhD + Agrarian University Peter The Great Saint BA, MA, PhD + Petersburg Polytechnic University South Korea Chung Ang University BA, MA + Kangwon National University BA, MA + Chonnam National University BA, MA + Kyung Hee University BA, MA + Sungkyungwan University BA, MA + Pusan National Univerity BA, MA + Sri Lanka University of Peradeniya BA, MA, PhD + Thailand King Mongkut's University of BA, MA, PhD + Technology Thonburi Kasetsart University BA, MA, PhD + Taiwan National Cheng Chi BA, MA + University Providence University BA, MA + + I-Shou University BA, MA + + Tunisia Sfax University, Ecole BA, MA, PhD + Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS) University of Monastir BA, MA, PhD + US South Dakota University BA, MA + Georgia Gwinnett College BA + + University of Michigan – MA, PhD + Dearborn3 Southern Illinois University MA, PhD + Carbondale4 Black Hills State University BA, MA + Uruguay Catholic University of BA, MA + + Uruguay Ukraine Dnipro University of BA, MA, PhD + Technology Sumy State University BA, MA, PhD + Vasyl Stus Donetsk National BA, MA, PhD + University Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi BA, MA + National University National Pedagogical BA, MA + Dragomanov University Taras Shevchenko National PhD + University of Kyiv Lutsk National Technical BA, MA, PhD + University Vietnam National University of BA, MA + Vietnam

COMPETITION FOR STUDIES IN 2022/2023 AUTUMN SEMESTER:

Indonesia Bandung Institute of BA, MA, + Technology PhD Gadjah Mada University BA, MA, + PhD Bogor Agricultural University BA, MA, + (IPB University) PhD Malaysia University of Malaya BA, MA, + PhD Japan Akita International University BA, MA + University Bunkyo Gakuin BA, MA + Chubu University BA, MA + Doshisha University BA, MA + Gifu University BA, MA + Fukui University BA, MA +

3 Only for Master or PhD thesis writing 4 Only for Master or PhD thesis writing Gunma University BA, MA + Hiroshima University BA, MA + Yamaguchi University BA, MA + International Christian BA, MA + University Kanda University of BA, MA + International Studies Kansai Gaidai University BA, MA + Kwansei Gakuin University BA, MA + University Showa Womens BA, MA + Sophia University BA, MA + Tokyo University BA, MA + Tokyo University of Foreign BA, MA + Languages Waseda University BA, MA + Nanzan University BA, MA + Japan University of BA, MA + Economics Meio University BA, MA +