Erasmus+

Discover the Erasmus Plus programmes at the CBS - broaden horizons and connect cultures

What is Erasmus+?

Erasmus+ in the current generation of the program (2021-2027) aims to support the objectives of the European education agendas to advance the modernization, internationalization and qualitative improvement of higher education in Europe, to strengthen the international competences, personal development and employability of students, to increase the attractiveness of the EU as a study and science location and to contribute to the sustainable development of higher education in third countries.

Finally, the program should also help to build more bridges across educational sectors and intensify cooperation between different educational sectors.

Erasmus+ in Higher Education supports students, higher education institutions, higher education staff and non-academic partners; it also supports cooperation with schools, enterprises, adult education institutions and youth associations.

The program includes the following key actions:

Key Action 1: Mobility of individuals
Key Action 2: Partnerships of organizations, institutions and initiatives to collaborate and promote innovation and exchange of good practices.
Key Action 3: Policy Support

Erasmus+ has a budget of approximately 26.2 billion euros. This is almost twice as much as for the predecessor program (2014-2020).

You can also find more information about Erasmus+ on the European Commission website.

Here you can find the compiled Erasmus+ FAQs

Erasmus+ goals
Semester & Internships Abroad in Europe
Erasmus+ Funding
Mobility for teaching & training purposes
Incoming Erasmus+ students at CBS International Business School

Erasmus+ Goals & Content

What are the aims & contents of the ERASMUS+ programme?

Erasmus+ funding is primarily used to strengthen mobility within Europe and, since 2015, to a lesser extent with other parts of the world. Students in all study cycles up to and including the doctorate who wish to complete a part of their studies or an internship abroad are included. Students in the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs can each receive funding for up to 12 months. Internships abroad are also possible after graduation. Erasmus+ also contributes to the further internationalization of the universities by funding short-term lectureships and further training stays for teaching and administrative staff. Furthermore, universities can invite corporate staff from abroad for teaching visits and now also participate in multilateral strategic partnerships with other European partners (also from the non-academic sector) and jointly develop innovative projects (e.g. in the field of curriculum development or on cross-educational topics).

All Actions of the Erasmus+ program are fully open for participation by EU Member States. In addition, according to Article 19 of the Erasmus+ Regulation, the following third countries are associated with the program:

Members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA): Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Acceding, candidate and potential candidate countries: Republic of Northern Macedonia, Republic of Turkey and Republic of Serbia.
The implementation of Erasmus+ is organized both in a decentralized way - through National Agencies - and in a centralized way - through the Executive Agency of the European Commission. In the field of higher education in Germany, the NA DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service (deposit link: https://eu.daad.de/de/) performs the tasks of a National Agency for Erasmus+ on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
The 2021-2027 program focuses on social inclusion, the green and digital transformation, and promoting young people's participation in democratic life.
It supports priorities and activities set out in the European Education Area, the Digital Education Action Plan and the European Skills Agenda. The program
Also supports the European pillar of social rights,
implements the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027, and
Promotes the European dimension of sport.

Opportunities for individuals

The EU has been funding the Erasmus program for 35 years. It has so far enabled over three million European students to spend part of their studies in a higher education institution or organization in Europe.

Erasmus+ opens up such opportunities for everyone - students, staff, trainees, teachers, volunteers and other interested parties. The program is not just for Europe or European citizens, but is open to participants from all countries.

Under the umbrella of the EU education program Erasmus+, the following mobility measures are supported:

Study Abroad for Students (SMS)
Study abroad placement for students (SMP)
Mobility of teachers (STA)
Staff mobility (STT)

Erasmus Charter for Higher Education ECHE/EPS

Any higher education institution wishing to participate and/or apply for this EU program must have a valid Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) (file document accordingly).

The ECHE has been issued by the European Commission. It proves that a higher education institution meets all the requirements for successful participation in the Erasmus+ program.

You can view the Erasmus Declaration on European Higher Education Policy here.

Disclaimer

“This project has been funded with the support of the European Commission. The responsibility for the content of this publication (release) is borne solely by the author; the Commission is not liable for any further use of the information contained therein.”

Further information and advice concerning the Erasmus+ mobility grants can be obtained from

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
National Agency for EU Higher Education Cooperation
Kennedyallee 50
53115 Bonn
Tel.: +49(0)228/882-8877
Fax: +49(0)228/882-555
E-mail: erasmus@daad.de
Homepage: www.eu.daad.de

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Here you can find the most important Erasmus+ FAQs for CBS students on studies/internships in Europe:

Semester & internships abroad in Europe

What is Student Mobility in Studies (SMS)?

Students can use Erasmus+ to study at a European university in another participating country after completing their first year of study, in order to expand their social and cultural skills there and improve their career prospects. They learn about the academic system of a foreign university as well as its teaching and learning methods.
Stays are funded in all program countries.
Students are eligible for Erasmus+ funding if....

they want to complete a study visit in one of the 33 participating program countries,
they are regularly enrolled at a German university,
their university participates in the Erasmus+ program,
the home university and the host university have concluded an Erasmus cooperation agreement.

Students receive...

destination country-specific, financial grants for their study period abroad,
academic recognition of their study achievements abroad,
a waiver of tuition, registration, examination, laboratory and library fees at the host university,
support in the preparation and implementation of the stay abroad (cultural, linguistic, organizational),
if applicable, an online language course funded by Erasmus+ as part of Online Language Support (OLS),
if applicable, subsidy for the use of sustainable means of transport,
if applicable, special grants for participants with fewer opportunities.

Duration of the grant

An Erasmus+ study visit can last between two months and twelve months. In total, students can be funded for up to 36 months for study and/or internship:

up to twelve months in each case in Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral degree programs,
in single-track courses (e.g. medicine, state examinations, old diploma courses) up to 24 months and an additional twelve months in doctoral studies,
the funding can be split and used more than once within a study cycle (e.g. for two times for six months).

Erasmus+ also allows for a combination of studies and internship: students can thus study at a higher education institution on the one hand and complete an internship in a company or other institution within the same mobility period on the other. Each mobility can be complemented - provided that the minimum duration for the physical stay is respected - by a virtual phase with no time limit.

Under certain conditions, shorter mobilities in the form of "blended mobility" (combination of virtual and physical mobility) can also be supported. The duration of the physical phase is a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 30 days. The format is complemented by any volume of virtual learning before or after the physical mobility. The duration of the virtual component is not subject to any eligibility criteria, but a minimum of 3 ECTS credits must be awarded for the combined virtual and physical mobility.

Reporting requirement:

All grantees who have participated in an Erasmus+ mobility action are required to prepare and submit a report on the action after its completion, together with relevant supporting documents (e.g. on the duration of the stay).

How do I get an Erasmus+ scholarship to study abroad?

Requirements for Erasmus study abroad

Regular enrolment at the CBS
Completion of the first year of study
In the case of a compulsory semester abroad, you apply to the programme in your third semester at the CBS.
In the case of a voluntary semester abroad (e.g., in the Master's programme), you apply in the second semester.
Watch out for the announcements, info sessions and information that the CBS International Office regularly publish on the Erasmus+ programme.
Study visit at a partner university with which the home university has concluded an Erasmus cooperation agreement (inter-institutional agreement).
Home and host university have a valid Erasmus University Charter (ECHE)

What is Student Mobility in Practical Training (SMP)?

Students can use Erasmus+ to complete internships in companies or organizations in other European countries.

Students can be funded with Erasmus+ if....

they want to do an internship in a public or private institution in one of the 33 participating program countries,
they are regularly enrolled at a German university,
their university participates in the Erasmus+ program.

Graduates can be supported by Erasmus+ if...

they want to do an internship in a public or private institution in one of the 33 participating program countries (more information can be found here),
they still have at least two months of Erasmus+ funding available from their previous study period, or they have not been funded for more than ten months,
they have been selected for funding by their home university within their last year of study of the respective study phase (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate),
they can present the academic degree or have successfully completed all examinations,
the internship is completed within twelve months of their graduation.

Undergraduate and graduate students receive...

destination-specific, financial grants for their internship stay,
academic credit for the internship,
support in the preparation and implementation of the stay abroad (cultural, linguistic, organizational),
if applicable, an online language course funded by Erasmus+ as part of Online Language Support (OLS),
if applicable, subsidy for the use of sustainable means of transport,
if applicable, special grants for participants with fewer opportunities.
Duration of funding
Students can be sponsored for a total of up to 36 months for study and/or internship:
up to twelve months in each of the bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs,
in single-track courses (e.g. medicine, state examination, old diploma courses) up to 24 months and an additional twelve months in doctoral studies,
the funding can be split up and used several times within one study cycle (e.g. for two times six months).
Duration of internship
minimum two months and maximum twelve months

reporting obligation:

All grantees who have participated in an Erasmus+ mobility measure are obliged to prepare a report on the measure after its completion and submit it together with relevant evidence (e.g. on the duration of the stay).

What are the benefits of an Erasmus+ internship abroad?

EU internship contract between university, company and student
Academic recognition of the internship, if applicable
Support during the internship by a contact person at the home university and at the company
Support in preparation (cultural, linguistic, organizational)
Special grants for students with children
if applicable, subsidy for the use of sustainable means of transport,
if applicable, special grants for participants with fewer opportunities.

Who can apply for an Erasmus+ internship abroad?

Regularly enrolled students of the CBS.
Pay attention to the announcements, info sessions and information regularly published on Erasmus+ internships by the CBS Career Service.
Internships in European institutions or organizations, national diplomatic representations and organizations that administer EU programs are not eligible for funding.

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Erasmus+ funding

How much Erasmus funding is available for students?

The financial support for Erasmus+ student stays is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("Program Countries"). The corresponding breakdown into three country groups is centrally determined by Erasmus+.
In the project years 2021, 2022 and 2023, different nationally determined funding levels for study visits (SMS) apply:
https://eu.daad.de/infos-fuer-hochschulen/projektdurchfuehrung/mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-KA131/foerderraten-und-aufstockungsbetraege-top-ups-in-der-mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-ka131/de/79410-foerderraten-und-aufstockungsbetraege-top-ups-in-der-mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-ka131/

Erasmus+ trainees receive an additional 150 euros per month.
There are also further top-ups for participants with fewer opportunities and for sustainable travel.

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Here you can find the most important Erasmus+ information for lecturers and university staff:

Mobility for teaching purposes/teacher mobility

Erasmus+ supports guest lectureships at European partner universities, stays of foreign company representatives at German universities as well as further education and training measures for university staff at European universities and companies.

Mobility for training purposes/staff mobility

The funding line is available to the following groups of individuals:

professors and lecturers with a contractual relationship to the university
research assistants
doctoral students who are active in teaching
Personnel from foreign companies and organizations (can be invited to German universities for teaching purposes)

What is funded?

Funding is available for guest lectureships at partner universities in Erasmus+ program countries and partner countries. Guest lecturers should strengthen the European dimension of the host university through their stay, complement its teaching offer and impart their expertise to students who do not want to or cannot study abroad. Where possible, this should include the development of joint study programs between the partner universities as well as the exchange of teaching content and methods.

Grantees receive...

destination country-dependent, financial subsidies for their stay abroad,
if applicable, a subsidy for the use of sustainable means of transport.

Duration of the grant

Teaching stays last between at least 2 days for program countries or 5 days for partner countries and 60 days (in each case excluding travel time). The required teaching load per stay is eight hours for the first week of stay or a shorter stay. For each additional day of stay beyond one week (seven days), the minimum number of hours is calculated on a pro-rata basis.

If teaching and continuing education are combined, the teaching load is reduced to 4 hours per week. There is no minimum teaching load for invited personnel from companies.

How much Erasmus+ funding is available for faculty and staff mobility?

Financial support for Erasmus mobility for teaching and learning purposes or for further education and training is based on the different costs of living in the destination countries ("program countries"). Uniform daily rates apply for funding by German universities.

Since project year 2021, the following fixed daily rates apply for Germany for the different country groups up to the 14th funding day; from the 15th to the 60th funding day, the funding amounts to 70% of the mentioned daily rates: https://eu.daad.de/infos-fuer-hochschulen/projektdurchfuehrung/mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-KA131/foerderraten-und-aufstockungsbetraege-top-ups-in-der-mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-ka131/de/79410-foerderraten-und-aufstockungsbetraege-top-ups-in-der-mobilitaet-von-einzelpersonen-ka131/

In addition to these daily rates, there is a travel allowance depending on the actual distances between the starting point and the destination of the mobility, which are determined uniformly throughout Europe using a calculation tool. The following amounts are reimbursed per stay and depending on the distance:

10 km - 99 km with 23 EUR
100 km - 499 km with 180 EUR
500 km - 1.999 km with 275 EUR
2.000 km - 2.999 km with 360 EUR
3.000 km - 3.999 km with 530 EUR
4.000 km - 7.999 km with 820 EUR
8.000 km and more with 1.500 EUR

Slightly higher flat rates apply for sustainable travel.
reporting obligation:
All grantees who have participated in an Erasmus+ mobility action are obliged to prepare a report on the action after its completion and submit it together with relevant supporting documents (e.g. on the duration of the stay).

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Incoming Erasmus+ students at CBS International Business School

International students who would like to complete a semester or a year of study at CBS International Business School as part of the Erasmus+ programme can find all information on the courses offered for international students, the application process, language requirements, support, and contacts at CBS in the section for exchange students.