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International opportunities for UVT`s students

Once you become a student at the West University of Timisoara, a world of opportunities will open up for you to study, practice and travel abroad. UVT has over 500 partnerships with higher education institutions from over 60 countries worldwide. Moreover, at UVT you will be able to participate in international courses and events right in Timisoara.

The experience of a international mobility (whether it's a week, semester or academic year mobility, whether it's physical or virtual mobility) through the various scholarship programs that our university offers you, it will certainly contribute to your personal and professional development. Its advantages in an intensely globalized world cannot be disputed, whether it is about knowledge or skills specific to your field of training, or about knowing new languages, new cultures or new people who will become your friends.

Also, at UVT you will have the opportunity to interact with almost 1000 international students annually (approximately 6% of the total number of students), a variety of international lecturers from all over the world, to follow study programs in languages ​​of international circulation or to participate in various international intensive events and study programs in Timisoara, at UVT (summer schools, conferences, workshops). All this gives you the necessary framework for a multicultural and international experience right at home.

International study and practice opportunities

Student mobility Erasmus + I can help you become one of the hundreds of students who study and practice within VET partner institutions around the world. The experience of an international student mobility will contribute to the development of your academic and professional knowledge, but at the same time you will have the opportunity to discover the advantages of an experience abroad from a linguistic and cultural point of view. 

UVT students can benefit from up to 12 months of international mobility during each study cycle (bachelor's / master's / doctorate).

Student Erasmus + in the European Community

The amount of the grant for study mobility is 600 euro / month (except for the mobilities that will take place in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey - for these countries, the level of the grant awarded is 540 euro / month). For students with reduced opportunities (those who benefit from a social scholarship or those who meet the conditions necessary to obtain a social scholarship), the above grants are added 250 euro / month. If at UVT you are the beneficiary of a merit / study / social scholarship, you will also receive it during the mobility period. 

The academic results obtained during the mobility will be recognized and equated within the West University of Timișoara.

More details can be found on the website of the Department of International Relations, section Erasmus + Outgoing Students.

 

Erasmus + student in unique locations

Erasmus + mobilities with Partner Countries allow students from the West University of Timisoara to carry out study or internship mobility at partner institutions in countries such as South Africa, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, China , Colombia, Georgia, Israel, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Peru, Russia, Tunisia, Taiwan, Uzbekistan etc. The amount of the grant for this type of mobility is 700 euro / month, to which is added a grant for the costs of transportation which differs depending on the distance between the home university and the host institution (between 20 and 1500 euros). If at UVT you are the beneficiary of a merit / study / social scholarship, you will also receive it during the mobility period. 

The academic results obtained during the mobility will be recognized and equivalent within the West University of Timișoara. More details can be found on the website of the Department of International Relations, section Erasmus + Mobility with Partner Countries

 

Erasmus + internship in a European company

The Erasmus + Placement Program allows students from the West University of Timișoara to do an internship in an organization (university, company, start-up, NGO, etc.) in a country in the European Community. Placement is another name for the concept of practice. The amount of the placement mobility grant is 720 euro / month (except for the mobilities that will take place in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey) 670 euro / month).

This activity can be recognized and equated with the internship required in the study program that you will follow at the West University of Timisoara.

More details can be found on the website of the Department of International Relations, section Erasmus + Outgoing Students.

What can the European UNITA alliance offer you if you study at UVT?

UVT is a member of the UNITA Alliance (supported by the European Commission under the European Universities initiative), along with five universities in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. Membership in UNITA is a context in which UVT students will have access to unique opportunities at national and European level for professional and personal development (virtual international mobility, international internship programs in rural areas, training courses, projects with and for students, competitions for students in current fields: Cultural Heritage, Renewable Energies, Circular Economy, Intercomprehension as a form of communication, European Citizenship).

You can find more information on UNITA alliance website or to the section dedicated to the project UNITA on the UVT website.

 

GO INTERNATIONAL!

As a UVT student you can participate in all summer schools, student workshops or international conferences organized by our university, in which you can participate in activities that additionally contribute to your professional training. Moreover, you have access to all similar events organized by UVT partners around the world. Whether it's a summer school in Beijing or a student workshop in Turin hosted by one of our institutional partners, you'll have access to the opportunities these events offer.

Additional information about the international opportunities you can access as a UVT student can be obtained from the UVT International Relations Department:

Email Address: international@e-uvt.ro

Website: www.ri.uvt.ro

Room 155B, floor 1, UVT headquarters (4 Vasile Pârvan Blvd.)