Consortium members 2 calls for applications

EU partner Call When? Which levels of mobility? undergraduate of Graz, Austria (coordinator) autumn 2013 for mobil- master With the support of the Erasmus Mundus Programme of the European Union. First call ity starting in autumn Aarhus University, Denmark doctorate 2014 Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom staff Freie Universität Berlin, Germany autumn 2014 for mobil- doctorate , Brno, Czech Republic Second call ity starting in autumn post-doctorate 2015 staff Tilburg University, Netherlands For detailed information on JoinEU-SEE>PENTA please see University of Antwerp, Belgium www.joineuseepenta.eu , Italy University of Granada, Spain , Slovenia

Western Balkan partner universities , (joint-coordinator) JoinEU-SEE , , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bosnia and Herzegovina >PENTA SS. Cyril and Methodius University, FYR of Macedonia State University of Tetova, FYR of Macedonia EU & South University of Prishtina, Kosovo* , Montenegro Eastern , Serbia , Serbia Participating, Exchanging get mobile - and Networking in a Transnational Alliance for Associates Internationalization in Centre for Information and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher , Bosnia and Herzegovina get connected Higher Education IECOB - Europe and the Balkans International Network, Italy Ministry of Education and Science, Albania An EU-funded Ministry of Education, Montenegro scholarship scheme for academic mobility Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kosovo* Contact Open Society Foundation for Albania Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, International Relations Office Vojvodina, Serbia Universitaetsplatz 3 University of , Bosnia and Herzegovina 8010 Graz, Austria University of , [email protected] How www.joineuseepenta.eu

Imprint: Publisher: University of Graz, International Relations Office © 2013 Design, Typesetting & Layout: Simone Lindner, University of Graz © 2013 to apply? *This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made www.joineuseepenta.eu independence. of the information contained therein. The JoinEU-SEE>PENTA project Target groups

JoinEU-SEE>PENTA is a scholarship scheme for mobility between the EU Target and the Western Balkans, funded within the Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 pro- Definition Mobility levels Nationality group gramme. Scholarships are available for students (undergraduate, master, doc- toral and post-doctoral) and staff (academic and administrative).

The objective of the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA partnership is to foster understanding Undergraduate and mutual enrichment between the EU and the third countries in higher educa- Students and staff registered/employed Master EU countries and tion and society at large by TG 1 at one of the universities in the JoinEU- Doctorate Western Balkan SEE>PENTA partnership. Post-doctorate partner countries* supporting the development of individuals’ qualifications and international Staff experience; promoting the academic mobility of excellent third-country students, aca- demics and researchers, in particular from vulnerable groups; enhancing the international cooperation capacity of the partner institutions by Nationals of the EU countries or Western Bal- sharing good practice and expertise in the organization of academic mobility. kan partner countries registered/employed at a higher education institution in one of the EU countries or Western Balkan partner coun- tries not included in the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA Who can apply? Master partnership. EU countries and Students and staff members of all partner universities, both from EU and West- Doctorate TG 2 Western Balkan ern Balkan countries, as well as nationals of any EU country and the Western Post-doctorate Nationals of the EU or Western Balkan part- partner countries* Balkan partner countries. Staff ner countries who have obtained a university degree or equivalent by a higher education institution in one of the EU countries or Scholarships and duration Western­ Balkan partner countries (only for Scholarships include monthly subsistence allowance, travel and visa costs, in- student mobility, not staff). surance, and tuition fees (if applicable). Scholarships are available at five different levels of mobility.

Level of mobility Duration Monthly allowance Nationals of the Western Balkan partner 1 semester or countries in particularly vulnerable situations Undergraduate 1,000 € per month 1 academic year who are registered at a higher education institution in one of these countries or hold a 1 semester to Master 1,000 € per month university degree or equivalent from a higher 24 months education institution in one of these countries. Doctorate 6 months to 36 months 1,500 € per month This includes individuals who Post-doctorate 6 or 10 months 1,800 € per month Undergraduate Master Western Balkan Staff 1 month 2,500 € per month TG 3 have a refugee status or are asylum ben- eficiaries (international or according to the Doctorate partner countries* Eligible types of mobility: credit transfer (=exchange mobility), full degree, short national legislation of one of the EU recipi- Post-doctorate stays ent countries); OR IMPORTANT: Consult the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA website for detailed informa- have been the object of unjustified expulsion tion on the available types of mobility and maximum duration according to from university on racial, ethnic, religious, or your NATIONALITY. political reasons, gender or sexual inclina- tion; OR belong to an indigenous population tar- Fields of Study geted by a specific national policy or IDPs All universities in the JoinEU-SEE>PENTA consortium are comprehensive uni- versities offering a wide range of study fields. At the same time, the academic How needs and expertise of universities as well as the needs of the third-country * Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Serbia region are taken as the basis for the mobility frame. Further details: IMPORTANT: www.joineuseepenta.eu. Applicants for an undergraduate mobility must have successfully completed at least one year of undergraduate to apply? studies (60 ECTS credits) by the time of the application. Western Balkan nationals must not have resided nor car- ried out their main activity (studies, work, etc.) for more than a total of 12 months over the last five years in any of www.joineuseepenta.eu the eligible European countries. This is not applicable for applicants in target group 3 and staff.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.