CLICK HERE to see the Erasmus+ World Study Mobility Application Call for the 2021-22 academic year.

IMPORTANT: The announcement is only valid for universities and departments listed under the "University Agreements & Application Rules for Universities (for the 2021-2022 academic year)" tab.

Differently from the Erasmus+ program which allows students to go to Europe for studies, this Erasmus+ World program is for students who would like to study outside of Europe with receiving grant. Announcements about the Erasmus+ program for Europe will be done in the upcoming dates. You may check our website's Erasmus+ Europe tab to see more details.

Below you may find the list of university agreements for the listed departments which are valid for only students who are applying for the 2021-2022 academic year, under the 2019 Project Call of the Erasmus+ World Study Mobility.

Only students who can find their department name on the list can apply for the listed universities.

Some of the universities have agreements with multiple departments. Therefore, if students from different departments apply to the same university, students who have highest Erasmus scores will be listed as eligible sutdents to participate with receiving the grant.

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - College "CEPS - Center for Business Studies” ("CEPS" College)

Required Minimum GPA:

- Bachelor: 2.50 / 4.00     -   Master: 3.00 / 4.00 

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams : 

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

SOUTH KOREA - Chungnam National University

Required Minimum GPA:                    

 - Bachelor: 3.00 / 4.00                        - Master: 3.00 / 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams :

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English.  Also additional exams are:

- TOEIC 700 - TOEFL(CBT 197, iBT 71) - TEPS 600 - New TEPS 327 - IELTS 5.5

SOUTH KOREA - Myongji University

Required Minimum GPA:              

  - Bachelor: 2.50 / 4.00                    - Master: 3.00 / 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

If you would like to apply with IELTS or TOEFL:

- IELTS 5.5 - TOEFL ibt 70

GEORGIA - Caucaus University

Required Minimum GPA: 

- Bachelor: 2.50 / 4.00     - Master 3.00 / 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

If you do not obtain any valid BILET exams; then minimum requirements are : IETLS: minimum 6.0 TOEFL: minimum 78

GEORGIA - Georgian Technical University

Required Minimum GPA: 

- Bachelor: 2.50 / 4.00     - Master 3.00 / 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams::

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

UKRAINE- Ukrainian Catholic University 

Required Minimum GPA: 

- Bachelor: 2.50 / 4.00     - Master 3.00 / 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams:

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

HONG KONG - Lingnan University

Students who are studying their first year and students who are studying their last year's las semester cannot apply.

Required Minimum GPA: 

- Bachelor:: 2.50 / 4.00        - Master 3.00/ 4.00

Required Minimum Language Proficiency Level and Valid Language Exams:

- Every language exam that has been stated as valid on the related application call is valid for minimum B2 CEFR level of English. 

Additionally:

               - IELTS: minimum 6 
               - TOEFL: 213 (computer-based), 550 (paper-based/institutional testing program) or 79 (internetbased)
               - TOEIC: minimum 750

-       In order to apply for the program, Bachelor students must have minimum 2.50/4.00 GPA and master & doctorate students must have minimum 3.00/4.00 GPA. Students who can complete this condition are eligible to apply.

-       For language proficiency, minimum B2 CEFR Level of English is required. If stated, students may also need to a certain level  of language proficiency of the partner country's language as well. Students must check the application call they are applying to see which conditions are valid for which academic year on the application announcements.

-       Students who would like to apply must complete their first semester of their first year minimum. (The English preperatory class is not included) and must be an actively registered student to BILGI. Students who have graduated cannot apply for the program.

-       Applications are taken via era.bilgi.edu.tr  when the application call is officially open. Te terms and conditions are stated clearly on the application call announcements every year.

-       A student in the higher education study cycle (undergraduate, graduate, PhD) can attend one or more Erasmus+ programs lasting a maximum of 12 months. For those students who previously took part in an Erasmus+ program within the same study cycle (undergraduate, postgraduate, PhD), 10 points are reduced from the total Erasmus score in the new application. Erasmus+ World program is also included.

-       Students who are accepted onto both the Erasmus+ Study and the Erasmus+ Traineeship programs within the same application period must select which application (Study or Traineeship) will have 10 points deducted from it. In this case, the student should sign a petition indicating his/her decision.

-        The selected Erasmus+ World Study Program must be a minimum of 3 months in duration. Mobility period shorter than 3 months must be backed up by a report to prove that it is a case of force majeure. Otherwise, the Erasmus+ mobility of the student will be invalid. 

-       Students may extend/shorten their study period within the announced time period.

-         The partner institution will not expect any academic tuition fees from the student. Academic fees include education, registration, examination, lab and library fees. However, the institution may request the same compensation payed by their own students, for costs associated with insurance, residence permit, transportation card, copy services, lab utensils etc.

Students accepted onto the Erasmus+ World Study Program pay their tuition at BİLGİ as usual and are exempt from tuition at the partner (host) institution. However, they are responsible for transportation to and from the partner university and for all living costs and personal expenses during the exchange program.

Following the selection of BİLGİ Erasmus students, the Erasmus Office will notify the partner universities to start the exchange procedures. The student will then make his/ her individual application to the partner university. Students must complete any necessary forms, including those for accommodation, meeting the deadlines set by the partner university.

Students must prepare a Learning Agreement in accordance with their Erasmus Department Coordinators at BİLGİ and the partner university, which verifies their study program during the exchange period. For a student to be able to do the necessary work for their diploma/degree, they must accumulate 60 ECTS per year (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System, ECTS), 30 ECTS per semester for a 2-semester academic year, and 20 ECTS per semester for a 3- semester academic year.

Upon application, the student will receive a Letter of Acceptance from the International Office of the partner university. They should then apply for a student visa at the local consulate of the host country.

The partner university assigns an advisor for the exchange student to help him/her with their registration.

Students are subject to the rules and regulations of the partner university, as well as the laws of the country they are in, during their study period abroad.

After completion of the exchange program, all students must obtain a Transcript of Records document from the partner university which includes all the courses taken during the exchange period, as well as a Certificate of Participation document signed by the partner university which shows the student’s final period of stay. All passed courses & grades must be transferred to the student’s BILGI transcript. In order to complete the credit transfer process, the Transcript of Records document from the host university and fully signed Credit Transfer Form must be submitted by the student to Student Affairs.

Erasmus+ Dünya Öğrenim Hareketliliği kapsamında 2019 Sözleşme dönemi çerçevesinde, 2021-2022 akademik yılında gitmek üzere başvuran öğrenciler için geçerli olan anlaşmalı üniversite ve bölümler aşağıda listelenmiştir.

Sadece tabloda ilgili okula karşılık bölümü bulunan öğrencilerimizin bu üniversitelere başvuru hakkı mevcuttur.

Bazı üniversitelerin anlaşmalı olduğu bölümlerin kotaları ortak olduğundan, farklı bölümlerden aynı üniversiteye başvuran öğrenciler arasında yerleştirme, en yüksek Erasmus skoru elde eden öğrenciler arasında olacaktır. 

BOSNA HERSEK - College "CEPS - Center for Business Studies” ("CEPS" College)

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:

- Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00 - Yüksek Lisans: 3.00 / 4.00 

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri: - Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir.

GÜNEY KORE - Chungnam National University

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:                        - Lisans: 3.00 / 4.00                        - Yüksek Lisans 3.00 / 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri:

- Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir. Bunlara ek olarak minimum B2 seviye olmak üzere;

- TOEIC 700 - TOEFL(CBT 197, iBT 71) - TEPS 600 - New TEPS 327 - IELTS 5.5

GÜNEY KORE - Myongji University

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:                    - Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00                    - Yüksek Lisans: 3.00 / 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri:

- Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir.

IELTS veya TOEFL ile başvurmak isterseniz minimum koşullar;

- IELTS 5.5 - TOEFL ibt 70

GÜRCİSTAN - Caucaus University

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:

- Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00  - Yüksek Lisans: 3.00 / 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri:

- Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir.

Geçerli bir BILET sınavınız yok ise; IETLS: minimum 6.0 TOEFL: minimum 78

GÜRCİSTAN - Georgian Technical University

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:

- Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00  - Yüksek Lisans 3.00 / 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri:

- Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir.

UKRAYNA - Ukrainian Catholic University 

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:

- Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00  - Yüksek Lisans 3.00 / 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri:

- Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir.

HONG KONG - Lingnan University

- Birinci senesindeki öğrenciler ve son yılının son dönemini okuyan öğrenciler başvuramıyorlar.

Gerekli Minimum Genel Not Ortalaması:

- Lisans: 2.50 / 4.00 - Yüksek Lisans: 3.00/ 4.00

Gerekli Minimum İngilizce Seviyesi ve Geçerli Dil Belgeleri: - Minimum B2 seviye olmak kaydıyla ilgili yılın başvuru duyurusunda geçerli olduğu belirtilecek her sınav türü geçerlidir. Ek olarak:

               - IELTS: minimum 6                - TOEFL: 213 (computer-based), 550 (paper-based/institutional testing program) or 79 (internetbased)                - TOEIC: minimum 750

Required Documents For Selected Students

- Any student who fails to sit the English Exam and does not notify the Erasmus Office will have 5 points deducted from their next Erasmus application.

- After the announcement of the placements and grant distributions, a deadline will be set for cancellations. If the student cancels his/her mobility after this deadline, -10 points will be deducted from their Erasmus grade in their next application.

- Students who are unable to attend the program for some reason, should inform the partner university and submit a cancellation letter to the Erasmus Office (this can be found on our website).

- Students who attend the Erasmus Program for a full year are also able to cancel their second exchange semester by submitting the cancellation letter before the deadlines.

Student should pass the 2/5 of the total credits of the courses they chose at partner university successfully. If the student is not able to meet this criteria, the rest of the total grant will be deducted.

Except the official holidays and semester breaks, students cannot leave the host country. Students who leave the country/city for more than a week; will not receive mobility grants for the period of their absence, if detected. If payed before, will be asked for a refund.

The rest of the mobility grant can be deducted if the student does not submit the required documents after the mobility.

For students who end their mobility period before planned due to force majeure causes*( family causes, health issues, natural disasters etc.) will be granted only for days stayed at the host country.

 If the student is granted before mobility for more than actualized dates, the extra amount will be asked for refund from the student. According to “General Proposal Call” declared by the European Commission, Erasmus+ exchange program should last for at least 3 months. This minimum duration cannot be shortened apart from the majeure causes mentioned below.

  ** Majeure cause**, stands for a situation or event that prevents one of the parts in a contract to fulfil its contractual obligation, not caused by fault or omission of the parts, subcontracts, affiliates or 3rdparts involved in the application, but occurs inevitably and unpredicably outside of the parts’ control, despite all the care and attention. A service not provided, defects in equipments or utensils or their delay in being prepared, cannot be declared as a majeure cause if not directly caused by a force majeure, labor dispute, strike or financial issues.  

VISA

Students are responsible for applying and obtaining any visas and residence permits required by the host country. The student must pay any fees required for these processes.

Students who are not Turkish citizens also have to apply for a visa from Turkey.

If the consulate general of the host university requests any documents that must be collected from BILGI, students must contact the relevant departments.

The only document that can be collected from the Erasmus Office is the signed document stating that the student is going to participate in the Erasmus program and receive funding (if stated funded) within the days stated on the Letter of Acceptance. Students can only collect this document if all required ‘before mobility’ documents are already submitted to the Erasmus Office.

Insurance

Students must have a valid health insurance policy

• -Covering the student’s inpatient and outpatient treatment
• -Must cover the full period of stay abroad (not only the study period)
• -Must be valid in Schengen countries
• -The minimum coverage of the insurance must be 30.000 Euros

Health insurance must be arranged by the students prior to their departure. If, however, for some reason the student is not able to do so, the partner university will assist the student in obtaining health insurance upon arrival. The necessary fees for the health insurance policy are to be paid by the student. The student is responsible for submitting a copy of the insurance policy to the Erasmus Office no later than the announced deadlines.

Accomodation

The student is responsible for arranging accommodation or requesting assistance from the partner university.

The partner university is responsible for assisting students with their living arrangements, contingent upon the student meeting all relevant deadlines.

CLICK HERE to see the list for Erasmus Department Coordinators