Erasmus program
Erasmus +
The Erasmus+ program for the higher education system contributes to create a European higher education area in aiming at several goals:
- to improve and reinforce the European dimension of higher education
- increasing student, teachers and staff’s mobility
- the strengthening of multilateral cooperation
- the transparency and the recognition of the acquired qualifications
- the internationalization of the European higher education system
This program encourages mobility actions, in Europe and worldwide, for students (academic exchanges or internship), teachers and all staff members of higher education.
ICN Business School is enrolled in this ambitious project and takes part in different actions of the program such as the higher education student mobility, the teaching mobility and the academic staff mobility.
ICN Business School holds an Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).
The Erasmus+ program can also supports staff members and students with disabilities.
Find out more about our Erasmus program statement strategy.
To find out more about the Erasmus+ Program, especially on the higher education topic, you may read the Erasmus+ Program Guide from the European Commission website.
Mobility for higher education students
During your studies at ICN Business School and in able to obtain your diploma, you must validate an international experience, by either taking part in an academic exchange or doing an internship abroad.
The Erasmus+ program can help you finance your European Mobility partially or entirely.
The European Commission allocates a limited number of grants per year. We invite you to get in touch with the International Relations Office to get information about academic exchanges and with the Career and Internship Office for internships.
Grants are allocated according to the available amount and according to the following terms:
- Studying period: from the second studying year in higher education, for a study abroad of 3 months (90 days) minimum to 12 months maximum. The host institution must be an Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education holder and be located in one of the Erasmus+ Program participant countries.
- Internship period: from the first studying year in higher education, for an internship of 2 months (60 days) minimum to 12 months maximum, in a host institution (e.g. a company) located in one of the participating countries.
- Blended mobility: possibility of including an internship period during the studying mobility (the internship must be supervised by the host institution).
Financing conditions for your Erasmus+ mobility (monthly amount):
GROUPE | DESTINATION COUNTRY | STUDYING MOBILITY | INTERNSHIP MOBILITY |
Group 1 Participating countries in the Erasmus+ program which have a high living cost | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, United-Kingdom, Sweden | 370 € | 520 € |
Group 2 Participating countries in the Erasmus+ program which have a medium living cost | Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain | 320 € | 470 € |
Group 3 Participating countries in the Erasmus+ program which have a low living cost | Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia | 270 € | 420 € |
Achieving a studying period at a university (or other higher education institutions) leads to the recognition of the ECTS credits. This allows students to accede to the next academic level of their studies.
Mobility for teachers and institutions staff members
The Erasmus+ Program aims to modernize and improve the higher education all over Europe and in the rest of the world. Different kind of mobility are available at ICN Business School: staff members’ mobility for training purposes (for teaching and non-teaching staff) and staff members’ mobility for teaching purposes (for teaching staff only).
You have to be aware that the European Commission allocates a limited number of grants per year. Grants are allocated according to the available amount and according to the following terms:
The mobility must last 2 days to 2 months (trip duration not included) in one of the Erasmus+ Program participant countries:
- For a teaching activity: for the outgoing mobility, a minimum of 8 teaching hours, in a higher education institution which must be an Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education holder and be located in one of the participating countries. Regarding the incoming mobility for a company staff (invited staff), the 8 teaching hours are not required.
- For a training mobility: training/internship/observation period, in a company or in a higher education institution (including structured courses and language training).
- Blended mobility: possibility of combining a teaching activity and a training activity during the same period. The minimum teaching time is lowered to 4 hours a week.
Warning: Conferences are ineligible for the program (neither for teaching nor for training).
Financing conditions for your Erasmus+ mobility (monthly amount):
The Erasmus+ grant is a contribution that not necessarily covers all your projects fees. It is highly advised that the beneficiary institutions search for other funding means (co-financing).
The European grant partially covers:
- the project management (“mobility organization” budget)
- the participants’ mobility, whether at a monthly rate (students) or at a daily one (staff members) depending on the destination country
- staff members trip costs, depending on the kilometric distance
- potential specific needs at actual costs (only for individuals with disabilities)
Special financing are planned for so-called “outermost regions” areas (including overseas countries and territories).
Calculated stay costs according to the activity duration and the destination country:
Groupe | Destination Country | Daily rate 1 day to 14 days | Daily rate 15 days to 60 days |
1 | Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, United-Kingdom, Sweden | 119 € | 83.30 € |
2 | Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain | 106 € | 74.20 € |
3 | Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Serbia | 92 € | 64.40 € |
Kilometers ranges define the trip costs:
Less than 100 Km | 0€ |
100-499 Km | 180€ |
500-1999 Km | 275€ |
2000-2999 Km | 360€ |
3000-3999 Km | 530€ |
4000-7999 Km | 820€ |
More than 8000 Km | 1500€ |
You can notice that under a 100km distance, European funding does not cover trip costs.
Only the one-way trip is taken into account in the distance calculation. However, the rate matches the costs related to the round trip.