Erasmus+ program
Erasmus + is the EU programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the action "Erasmus+": the Union Programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No. 1719/2006/EC, No. 1720/2006/EC and No. 1298/2008/EC. The Erasmus+ programme is designed to support the efforts of the countries participating in the programme to make effective use of Europe's human talent and social capital, while confirming the principle of lifelong learning by linking support to formal, non-formal and informal learning in the fields of education, training and youth. The programme also improves cooperation and mobility opportunities with partner countries, particularly in the fields of higher education and youth.
The Erasmus+ program offers grants for the following types of mobility:
- study mobilities for students (SMS);
- placement mobility for students (SMP);
- mobility of teaching staff for teaching purposes (STA);
- staff mobility for training purposes (STT).
According to the Erasmus+ Programme Guide issued by the European Commission and made available are here by the National Agency for Community Programmes in the Field of Education and Vocational Training (ANPCDEFP), all types of mobilities are carried out on the basis of inter-institutional agreements that establish the conditions for carrying out individual mobilities, agreements signed by an institution that holds an Erasmus+ University Charter, such as UVT, and an institution from:
- countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme (Programme Countries): EU member states, EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) and countries affiliated to the Erasmus+ Programme (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey);
- Erasmus+ partner countries (Partner Countries): countries outside the European area, other than those mentioned above.
Using ERASMUS, you can study for a period of time at the West University of Timișoara.
- Erasmus offers financial support to study at our university (please check with your university's international office for details of the scholarship they can offer you);
- The study period is one or two semesters;
Courses successfully completed here will be recognized by your university based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).
Contact: Ana-Maria Mecea, Erasmus+ Incoming Officer, e-mail: erasmus.incoming@e-uvt.ro, phone: +40256592271.
Additional information can be found on the UVT International Relations Department website: LINK
- Erasmus+ STUDIES mobilities: one semester/one academic year
- Other types of mobilities:
- Erasmus+ internship mobilities: minimum 2 months
- SHORT-TERM Erasmus+ mobilities: Blended Intensive Programmes: ~5 days
- SHORT TERM Erasmus+ mobilities: Short
- Term Doctoral Mobilities: 5-30 days
- Erasmus+ mobilities for students with special needs
- Each faculty of UVT has nominated teaching staff who coordinate the implementation of the Erasmus+ Program at the respective faculty.
- Additional information can be found on the UVT International Relations Department website: LINK
- Teachers coming from universities with which we have concluded a Bilateral Erasmus Agreement can teach a number of hours at the West University of Timisoara, within the Erasmus program.
- Please check with your university's International Office for the availability of such an agreement.
- Contact:
- International Relations Department: Ana-Maria MECEA, Erasmus+ Incoming Officer, e-mail: erasmus.incoming@e-uvt.ro, tel: +40256592271
- Department of Computer Science: Adrian CRĂCIUN, e-mail: adrian.craciun@e-uvt.ro
- Department of Mathematics: Cornelia VIZMAN, e-mail: cornelia.vizman@e-uvt.ro
- Additional information can be found on the UVT International Relations Department website: LINK
This action allows UVT academic staff to carry out a teaching mobility in a higher education institution participating in the programme, with which UVT has a bilateral agreement. The total duration of the teaching mobility period includes a minimum of 8 teaching hours per week (or any other shorter period of stay), from a minimum of 2 working days to a maximum of 2 months, within a single academic year, within the limit of the places available within the inter-institutional agreements in force in the respective academic year. UVT recommends that teaching staff carry out an Erasmus+ teaching placement of 5 days for teaching activity (8 hours of teaching).
Additional information can be found on the UVT International Relations Department website: LINK
- In the case of individual Erasmus+ INCOMING mobilities, carried out between UVT and an institution from Erasmus+ partner countries (Partner Countries), the financing of the specific activities of the Erasmus+ program (incoming mobilities) is carried out using the funds allocated to UVT by ANPCDEFP (based on the financial contract signed by the two institutions).
- Additional information can be found on the UVT International Relations Department website: LINK
Erasmus Departmental Managers
Double Degree Programs
- Students must apply according to the rules of their home university, as well as the guidelines of the partner university they intend to visit.
- Please access the information below to learn more about the application process and speak with your home university contact person.
This is a 3-year Bachelor's degree program in Computer Science, designed for students who wish to study in two different countries. Candidates who successfully complete the program receive a double degree. The goal of the program is to prepare students for leadership roles in the development of international computer systems needed in modern Europe.
The participating institutions are universities/polytechnics from Finland (Turku), France (Blois and Metz), Germany (Hamburg), Portugal (Coimbra), Spain (Burgos), Romania (Timișoara) and Italy (Venice). Each institution has strong links with industry. Each location has a strong regional culture as well as an active student social life. Students have numerous opportunities to learn about cultural differences in different regions of Europe.
Participating universities:
- Université Francois Rabelais de Tours/Blois
- University of Burgos
- Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Lorraine – Metz
- West University of Timisoara
- Turku University of Applied Sciences
- Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Information regarding the application process can be found here: LINK
In 2024, the West University of Timișoara and Østfold University College in Halden, Norway agreed to develop a collaboration in the field of university training, with the ultimate goal of conferring a double degree for the master's degree cycle, the Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Computing (UVT) study program and the Master Applied Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence (HiØ).
- The application procedure is similar to the procedure for Erasmus+ STUDIES mobilities for one academic year.
- Detailed information can be found here: LINK
- Responsible: Lecturer Dr. Ștefănigă Sebastian-Aurelian: sebastian.stefaniga@e-uvt.ro