Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal

Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal

Thursday, October 20, 2022 - Monday, October 24, 2022

Georgian American University is announcing a competition for the Erasmus+ exchange program funded by the European Commission to the  Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, Portugal! The winner of the competition will be able to visit the above-mentioned university and will receive funding for 1 academic semester (2021-2022 academic year, spring semester).

Terms for participants:

• Students of Business Administration and IT Bachelor's program from the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth semesters are welcome to participate in the selection process;
  Also, Students of Business Administration and IT Master's programs from second and third semester are welcome to participate in the selection process;
• Candidates must have fluency in English or in Portugal on the level of at least B2;
• According to the education law of Georgia, it is prohibited to stop the academic status of a student during his/her participation in the exchange program. Students being selected for the exchange program will also be registered as active students of Georgian American University. Thus, candidates should register and pay for every semester in GAU.
• The selected applicant must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Funding terms:

• 850 Euros monthly for accommodation and other monthly expenses;
• Transportation costs (flight); 
• Selected candidates should cover visa expenses themselves.

Documentation required from students

• Copy of active passport
• European format CV (in English, not more than 2 pages)
• Certificate in the English language (if you have one)
• Letter of confirmation of student status (official document in English);
• Transcript of records (official document in English);

Selection Process:

• Review of documents (Georgian American University);
• Interview with the committee (Georgian American University);
• Document Review / Scholarship (Georgian American University).
• Georgian American University Selection Criteria for Students

Mobility period and duration:

The period of participation in the exchange program is the spring semester. 2022.  

The deadline for submitting an application is 19:00, November 26, 2021 - please, send all documents as one PDF file to our mail: exchange@gau.edu.ge

Please, indicate the "University of Coimbra Bachelor" 

For additional questions, please, feel free to contact us: t.mechurchlishvili@gau.edu.ge.