Erasmus+ Programme
Key Action 1
– Mobility for learners and staff –
Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility
Inter-institutional agreement 2014-2021
between programme countries
[Minimum requirements]1
The institutions named below agree to cooperate for the exchange of students
and/or staff in the context of the Erasmus+ programme. They commit to respect
the quality requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education in all aspects
related to the organisation and management of the mobility, in particular the
recognition of the credits awarded to students by the partner institution.
A. Information about higher education institutions
Name of the Erasmus Contact details2 Website
institution code (email, phone) (eg. of the course
(and department, where catalogue)
relevant)
Universitatea RO ERASMUS Institutional www.upb.ro
'Politehnica' din BUCURES1 Coordinator:
Bucuresti (UPB) 1 Prof. dr. ing. Mircea
EREMIA,
University POLITEHNICA
of Bucharest, Erasmus
Office, R401,
313 Splaiul
Independentei,
Bucharest, RO-060042,
ROMANIA
Email:
socrates@rectorat.pub.ro
Tel. +40 21 4029284
Fax. +40 21 3181028
Faculty Coordinator:
Prof. dr. ing.,
1Clauses may be added to this template agreement to better reflect the nature of the institutional partnership.
2Contact details to reach the senior officer in charge of this agreement and of its possible updates.
1
University POLITEHNICA
of Bucharest, Faculty of
…………………………….,
313 Splaiul
Independentei,
Bucharest, RO-060042,
ROMANIA
Email:
Tel. +40 21 402 ………...
Fax. +40 21 ……………....
B. Mobility numbers3 per academic year
[Paragraph to be added, if the agreement is signed for more than one academic year:
The partners commit to amend the table below in case of changes in the mobility data by no
later than the end of January in the preceding academic year.]
FROM TO Subj Subject area Study Number of student/
ect name cycle mobility periods (sum)
[Erasmus code [Erasmus code
area * [short
of the sending of the receiving
cycle, 1st Student Student
institution] institution] code
,2 nd
or Mobility for Mobility
*
[ISCE 3rd] Studies for
D] * Trainees
hips
[total number of
months of the *
study periods or
average
duration*]
RO BUCURES11
RO BUCURES11
[*Optional: subject area code & name and study cycle are optional. Inter-institutional agreements are
not compulsory for Student Mobility for Traineeships or Staff Mobility for Training. Institutions may
agree to cooperate on the organisation of traineeship; in this case they should indicate the number of
students that they intend to send to the partner country. Total duration in months/days of the
student/staff mobility periods or average duration can be indicated if relevant.]
FROM Subj Subject area Number of staff mobility/
ect name periods (sum)
3 Mobility numbers can be given per sending/receiving institutionsand per educationfield (optional*:
http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-standard-classification-of-education.aspx )
2
[Erasmus code area * Staff Mobility for Staff
of the sending
code Teaching Mobility for
institution]
* Training
[ISCE [total number staff *
D] and of days of
teaching periods or
average duration*]
RO BUCURES11
RO BUCURES11
C. Recommended language skills
The sending institution, following agreement with the receiving institution, is responsible for
providing support to its nominated candidates so that they can have the recommended
language skills at the start of the study or teaching period:
Receiving Optiona Language Language Recommended language of
institution l: of of instruction level4
Subject instruc- instruc-
Student Mobility Staff Mobility for
[Erasmus code] area tion 1 tion 2
for Studies Teaching
[Minimum [Minimum
recommended level: recommended level:
B1] B2]
RO BUCURES11 English French B2 B2
For more details on the language of instruction recommendations, see the course catalogue
of each institution
D. Additional requirements
[To be completed if necessary, other requirements may be added on academic or organisational
aspects, e.g. the selection criteria for students and staff; measures for preparing, receiving and
integrating mobile students and/or staff]
[Please specify whether the institutions have the infrastructure to welcome students and staff with
disabilities.]
RO BUCURES11:
Provisional Learning Agreement
4For an easier and consistent understanding of language requirements, use of the Common European Framework
of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is recommended, see
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr
3
Students have to fill in a Learning Agreement reporting the courses they would like to
attend during the Erasmus studying period and they must send us. Information on the
courses is available on http://ing.pub.ro/engleza/studii.html.
A.1.1 ESN (Erasmus Student Network)
ESN Romania team support Erasmus+ students encouraging social interaction of students
spending part of their study period at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, providing help
and advice. For further information visit their website http://www.esn.ro/
E. Calendar
1. Applications/information on nominated students must reach the receiving institution by:
Receiving institution Autumn term* Spring term*
[Erasmus code] [month] [month]
RO BUCURES11 June 30th November 30th
[* to be adapted in case of a trimester system]
2. The receiving institution will send its decision within [4] weeks.
3. A Transcript of Records will be issued by the receiving institution no later than 5 weeks after
the assessment period has finished at the receiving HEI. [It should normally not exceed five
weeks according to the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education guidelines]
4. Termination of the agreement
[It is up to the involved institutions to agree on the procedure for modifying or terminating the
inter-institutional agreement. However, in the event of unilateral termination, a notice of at
least one academic year should be given. This means that a unilateral decision to discontinue
the exchanges notified to the other party by 1 September 20XX will only take effect as of 1
September 20XX+1.The termination clauses must include the following disclaimer: "Neither
the European Commission nor the National Agencies can be held responsible in case of a
conflict."]
F. Information
1. Grading systems of the institutions
[It is recommended that receiving institutions provide the statistical distribution of grades
according to the descriptions in the ECTS users’ guide 5. A link to a webpage can be enough.
The table will facilitate the interpretation of each grade awarded to students and will facilitate
the credit transfer by the sending institution.]
RO BUCURES11:
Description of the institutional grading system:
Individual course are graded on a scale of 1-10;
1-4 = fail;
5 = sufficient;
6 = satisfactory;
5http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/ects_en.htm
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7-8 = good;
9 = very good;
10 = excellent.
The maximum final university grade is 10.
Language courses and laboratories are usually graded as "Approved", if passed.
ECTS credits:
1 full academic year = 60 credits
1 semester = 30 credits
ECTS Grading scale:
% of successful
ECTS students normally
Definition
Grade achieving the
grade
A 10 EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors
B 9 VERY GOOD - above the average standard but with some errors
C 7-8 GOOD - generally sound work with a number of notable errors
D 6 SATISFACTORY - fair but with significant shortcomings
E 5 SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria
2. Visa
The sending and receiving institutions will provide assistance, when required, in
securing visas for incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the
requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and
information sources:
Institution Contact details Website for information
[Erasmus code] (email, phone)
RO BUCURES11 Email: http://www.upb.ro/en/llp-program-
socrates@rectorat.pub.ro erasmus.html
Tel. +40 21 4029284
3. Insurance
The sending and receiving institutions will provide assistance in obtaining insurance
for incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the requirements of the
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.
The receiving institution will inform mobile participants of cases in which insurance
cover is not automatically provided. Information and assistance can be provided by
the following contact points and information sources:
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Institution Contact details Website for information
[Erasmus code] (email, phone)
RO BUCURES11 Email: http://www.upb.ro/en/llp-program-
socrates@rectorat.pub.ro erasmus.html
Tel. +40 21 4029284
4. Housing
The receiving institution will guide incoming mobile participants in finding
accommodation, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher
Education.
Information and assistance can be provided by the following persons and information
sources:
Institution Contact details Website for information
[Erasmus code] (email, phone)
RO BUCURES11 Email: http://www.upb.ro/en/llp-program-
socrates@rectorat.pub.ro erasmus.html
Tel. +40 21 4029284
G. SIGNATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONS (legal representatives)
Institution Name, function Date Signature6
[Erasmus code]
Prof. dr. ing. Mircea
EREMIA
RO BUCURES11
ERASMUS Institutional
Coordinator
6Scanned signatures are accepted
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