Application and selection

The Erasmus+ Call for selection is available on Open calls. The yearly call is usually open between December and January. The application must be submitted through the online application, where you must upload the personal and academic motivations and the Study plan for each Partner University (max. 4) by using the Annex 2.

Before starting your application

  • take part in the Information Meetings organized by the mobility-ssh [at] unitn.it (International Mobility office)
  • read carefully the Call for selections available on Open selection calls
  • get the level of language proficiency in time according to the options available in the Call
  • check carefully which courses of your study plan you can take abroad
  • check carefully if the courses offered at the Partner University fits with your study plan
  • while choosing the Host University consider the living costs of the country, since the Erasmus scholarship is meant as a partial coverage of the living expenses.

Admission and requirements

You have to fullfill the requirements set in the Call for Applications. The requirements usually are:

  • a minimum number of credits according to the year you are enrolled in
  • being enrolled in a Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, PhD or to the single courses finalized to the enrollment to a Master's Degree
  • have the minimum language level proficiency required by the Call

Language requirement

The language requirement is an admission requirement for the selection and it must be obtained by the application deadline. The minimum language levels required, depending on the language of application, are:

  • English: B2
  • French, German, Spanish, Portuguese: B1

! Some Partner Universities may also require higher levels to be obtained by the deadline they set.

If you apply with the English language for a University where English is not the full teaching language, please check the course catalogue in English of the Partner University carefully. 

Language levels can be certified as follows:

  • international certificate according to the following conversion table set by the Department of Economics and Management: English, French, German, Spanish.
  • certified language courses offered by the Department of Economics and Management
  • language exams of the study plan
  • English as a teaching language (=level B2)
  • language exams taken at the CLA (University Language Centre)

Language test at CLA

You can add a language exam in your study plan as extra exam (0 credits) and take the exam at the Language Center (CLA). You can add the language exam in your study plan during the period for modifying the study plan by sending an an email to supportostudentiecogiursi [at] unitn.it, provided that have already passed the previous language level (ex. by adding English level C1 you must prove that you have passed the English B2).

Details about enrollment to the exam and calendar are available on Registration to language tests.

Dual languages area

In case of dual language areas (e.g. English-German), it is not necessary to fulfill the language requirements for both languages: you can choose which area to apply in and fulfill the language requirement for that language. However, we recommend that you always check the teaching offer of the Partner University, especially if the language of application (e.g. English) does not coincide with the main language of instruction (e.g. German). However, you can apply with one language (e.g. English) only, but attending courses in both languages if you satisfy the requirement for both languages (e.g. English and German) of the Partner University.

Selection criteria

Study project - max 20 points

The study project must be written in Italian or English according to the draft Attachment 2 to the Call and must include personal and academic motivations in relation to the chosen destination(s). It must also include the list of courses that you intend to take abroad (which are not binding for the actual mobility) with the relevant recognition of the courses of your study plan. In the case of electives, if there is no similar course in your study plan, indicate “elective" in the table of UniTrento courses. We suggest that you draft a study plan of about 30 credits (to be taken abroad) for each semester of mobility.

Language requirements - max 20 points

The language proficiency will be evaluated according to the language level you are going to certifiy. Please consider that the application's language must be the same of the teaching language of the courses you are going to take at the Partner University. 

Points for English: Points for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese
B2 Level: 14 points B1 Level: 14 points
C1 Level: 17 points B2 Level: 17 points
C2 Level: 20 points C1-C2 Level: 20 points

Standardized weighted average - max 40 points

The standardized weighted average at 31/10 (different for Bachelor and Master) is taken into account for students who have registered at least 18 credits in the record book by 31/10.

The standardized Bachelor's final mark (based on the final mark's average of the Department of Economics and Management of UniTrento) will be considered for Master students without 18 credits registered in the record book by 31/10. In the case of foreign qualifications, the GPA will be considered if the final grade is not available.

For first-year undergraduate students: since it is not possible to assign a weighted average evaluation, an interview with the Committee will be scheduled to assess career progress and motivations related to the Erasmus application.

Credits' ratio - max 20 points

Ratio of acquired credits and credits that can be acquired according to the year of enrollment.

Ranking

The ranking will be available at the bottom of the webpage by the end of February. Only one Partner University will be assigned according to the ranking order and preferences indicated.

Students must accept/reject the Partner University they have been assigned to according to the ranking position and the preference indicated in the application. If you don't accept the assigned destination, it will be considered as a withdrawal from the Program.

Acceptance or rejection of the Host University must be communicated through the Acceptance application by the deadline given by the International Mobility office.

By the end of March a compulsory informative meeting will be organized to explain the procedures that must be carried out to organize the Mobility exchange.

You can start your Mobility Exchange period upon acceptance of the Partner University.