As part of the double degree agreement with the University of Urbino (Italy) for the
English-language program MA in International Public Affairs, the Faculty of
Political Science at the University of Bucharest launches the competition for 5
Erasmus+ mobility exchanges for the 1 st  semester of the 2024/2025 academic year.

Who can apply?

Any 1 st  year student of the MIPA program who holds the citizenship or long-term residence of a EU member state.

Procedures

The candidates should submit an online application by filling in the APPLICATION FORM (https://forms.gle/gfXBUxXCiUJuYX4N7) in which they will include a letter of motivation (up to 750 words) and attach a CV (in English).
These applications are evaluated at faculty level. If they are declared admitted, they will have to submit a set of administrative documents at the Erasmus office of the University of Bucharest and the Erasmus office of the University of Urbino.
In these processes, the successful candidates will be supported by the academic coordinator of the MIPA program, conf.univ.dr. Luciana Alexandra Ghica (luciana.ghica@unibuc.ro)

Calendar

Submitting applications (online) – 9 May
Publication of preliminary results – 10 May
Contestations – 13 May
Publication of final results – 14 May

Evaluation

Minimal eligibility
 1 st  year student in the MIPA program during the 2023/2024 academic year and continuing studies as 2 nd  year student in the MIPA program during the 2024/2025 academic year;

 Admitted in the MIPA program with grade 7.50 or more
 Complete application submitted by the deadline (9 May, 23:59).

Points
 Academic motivation and interest in international mobility (40%): points 1 – 10 (maxim), evaluation of the letter of motivation;
 Capacity for successfully pursuing an international mobility (30%): points 1 – 10 (maxim), evaluation of the letter of motivation and CV;
 Language and critical thinking skills (20%): points 1 – 10 (maxim) – the points obtained in the comprehension and critical language skills test at the moment of the admission divided by 10 and rounded to the closest integer;
 Academic performance (10%): GPA for the 1 st  semester of study.

The final grade is the weighted average of the above criteria (weights in the parentheses). Minim grade for selection: 7.50.
If, on the last eligible place there two or more candidates with the same points, the ranking criteria will be, in this order: 1. The academic motivation and interest in international mobility; 2. The language and critical thinking skills; 3. Admission grade;  4. GPA for the 1 st  semester of study.

The grant – 674 EUR/ month for a minimum of 3 months from the day of registration at the
University of Urbino and until the date of finalizing the exams/end of the semester, as agreed with the University of Urbino.

Evaluation committee
Conf.univ.dr. Luciana Alexandra Ghica
Conf.univ.dr. Claudiu D. Tufiș
Lect.univ.dr. Brîndușa Nicolaescu