ATTENTION TO ALL VMU STUDENTS ! COMPETITION FOR EXCHANGE STUDIES AT non-EU/EEA COUNTRIES (Erasmus+ and VMU Bilateral Exchange)1

Students are invited to participate in a competition for one semester exchange studies 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 8th March 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.

More information about:

Erasmus+ studies VMU Bilateral Exchange Contact Erasmus+ coordinators at Contact coordinator International Cooperation Department: International Cooperation Department

Eglė Januškevičienė Vaidas Dačiola E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 8 37 327 981 Phone: 8 37 327 981

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.

COMPETITION FOR STUDIES IN 2021/2022 AUTUMN AND SPRING SEMESTER:

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 VMU 500 – 1999 km – 275,00 Eur; (Kaunas city) and place of receiving HEI 2000 – 2999 km – 360,00 Eur; (city)2 3000 – 3999 km – 530,00 Eur; 4000 – 7999 km – 820,00 Eur; More than 8000 km – 1500,00 Eur

Study VMU Erasmus+ Country Higher Education Institution cycle Mobility scholarship scholarship BA, MA, University of Tirana + PhD Albania BA, MA, University of New York Tirana + PhD Argentina Universidad Torcuato Di Tella BA, MA + + BA, MA, Azerbaijan ADA University + + PhD BA, MA, University of Sarajevo + PhD BA, MA, International Burch University + PhD Bosnia and BA, MA, International University of Sarajevo + Herzegovina PhD BA, MA, University of Bihać + PhD BA, MA, Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar + PhD University of Regina BA, MA + + Canada University of Montreal3 MA, PhD + + China University of and BA, MA + Beijing Normal University BA, MA + + Zhejiang Wanli University BA, MA + + China Minnan Normal University BA, MA + Shandong University BA, MA + Xiamen University BA, MA + Fujian Agriculture and University BA, MA +

2 According to the distance calculator of European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus- plus/tools/distance_en.htm 3 Only for students from Faculty of Political Science and Diplomacy.

Jinan University BA, MA + BA, MA, Northeastern University + PhD BA, MA, China Agricultural University + PhD BA, MA, Beijing Institute of Technology + PhD Wuyi University BA, MA + Dominican Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo BA, MA, + Republic (INTEC) PhD Mansoura University BA, MA + + BA, MA, Cairo University + Egypt PhD BA, MA, Fayoum University + PhD El Salvador Don Bosco University PhD + BA, MA, Ilia State University + PhD BA, MA, Ivane Javakishvili Tbilisi State University + + Georgia PhD (Sakartvelo) BA, MA, Georgian Technical University + PhD BA, MA, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University + PhD Hong Kong BA; MA + BA, MA, Bandung Institute of Technology + + PhD BA, MA, Gadjah Mada University + PhD Bogor Agricultural University (IPB BA, MA, + University) PhD Jawaharlal Nehru University MA, PhD + BA, MA, Dev Sanskriti University + + PhD India BA, MA, Shankara Group of Institutions + PhD Lovely Professional University BA, MA + Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya BA, MA + + Israel Ben Gurion University of the Negev BA, MA + BA, MA, Japan Saga University + + PhD BA, MA, Middle East University + PhD Jordan Jordan University of Science and BA, MA, + Technology PhD Al Farabi University BA, MA + Kazakhstan Eurasian BA, MA + Suleyman Demirel University BA, MA + BA, MA, Malaysia + PhD

Mexico ITESO university BA, MA + + BA, MA, Montenegro University of Donja Gorica + PhD BA, MA, Moldova Moldova State University + PhD BA, MA, Universite Cadi Ayyad + PhD Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan BA, MA, Morocco + II PhD BA, MA, Universite Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah + PhD BA, MA, Saint Petersburg University + + PhD BA, MA, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia + + PhD Russia Moscow City University BA + BA, MA, Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University + PhD Peter The Great Saint Petersburg BA, MA, + Polytechnic University PhD Chung Ang University BA, MA + Hankuk University of Foreign Studies BA, MA + + Kangwon National University BA, MA + Seoul National University BA, MA + + Korea University BA, MA + + South Korea Chonnam National University BA, MA + Kyung Hee University BA, MA + Soongsil University BA, MA + Sungkyungwan University BA, MA + Pusan National Univerity BA, MA + King Mongkut's University of Technology BA, MA, + Thonburi PhD BA, MA, + + PhD BA, MA, + PhD National Cheng Chi University BA, MA + Taiwan Providence University BA, MA + I-Shou University BA, MA + Sfax University, Ecole Nationale BA, MA, + d’Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS) PhD Tunisia BA, MA, University of Monastir + PhD South Dakota University BA, MA + Georgia Gwinnett College BA + + US University of Michigan – Dearborn4 MA, PhD + Southern Illinois University Carbondale5 MA, PhD +

4 Only for Master or PhD thesis writing 5 Only for Master or PhD thesis writing

Black Hills State University BA, MA + Uruguay Catholic University of Uruguay BA; MA + + BA, MA, Dnipro University of Technology + PhD BA, MA, Sumy State University + PhD BA, MA, Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University + PhD Ukraine Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National BA, MA + University National Pedagogical Dragomanov BA, MA + University BA, MA, Lutsk National Technical University + PhD Vietnam National University of Vietnam BA, MA +