Europe has been funding the Erasmus+ program for over 30 years. Since 2015, Erasmus+ has expanded this opportunity and enables mobility projects from other countries or to other countries around the world. Mobility projects for staff (for teaching and training purposes) are also funded. The program not only enables german participants to go abroad; it is also specifically aimed at attracting the brightest international minds to Europe.
In principle, the same framework conditions apply to this program line as to the Erasmus+ program within Europe (see also Erasmus+ Study Abroad).
We would like to introduce the partner countries with which we are already implementing the new program line involving non-EU partner countries.
Partner countries in the current project
Partner universities:
- Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral, Rio Gallegos
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata
The following mobility activities can be funded as part of the cooperation with the partner country:
Student mobility:
Argentina -> Germany (Master, PhD)
Germany -> Argentina (PhD)
Staff mobility:
Argentina -> Germany
Germany -> Argentina
The places are advertised separately in the faculties and at the participating partner universities. The contact person at faculty level is Professor Chihaia, Fk1, Romance Studies (chihaia[at]uni-wuppertal.de).
The current call for applications can be found here.
Partner university:
Universidad del Norte - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics
The following mobility activities can be funded as part of the cooperation with the partner country:
Student mobility:
Colombia -> Germany (Bachelor, Master, PhD)
Staff mobility:
Colombia -> Germany
Germany -> Colombia
The places are advertised separately in the faculties and at the participating partner universities.
Contact: Sandra Chang-Ostermeier, Fk 3 (chang-ostermeier@wiwi.uniwuppertal.de)
Partner university:
Namibia University of Science and Technology - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The following mobility activities can be funded as part of the cooperation with the partner country:
Student mobility:
Namibia -> Germany (Master, PhD)
Germany -> Namibia (PhD)
Staff mobility:
Namibia -> Germany
Germany -> Namibia
The places are advertised separately in the faculties and at the participating partner universities.
Contact: Dipl. Med.sys.Wiss. Thomas Klemmer, Fk 5 (klemmer[at]uni-wuppertal.de).
Partner university:
Hongik University - School of Mechanical Engineering and Safety Engineering
The following mobility activities can be funded as part of the cooperation with the partner country:
Student mobility:
South Korea -> Germany (Bachelor, Master, PhD)
Germany -> South Korea (PhD)
Staff mobility:
South Korea -> Germany
Germany -> South Korea
The places are advertised separately in the faculties and at the participating partner universities.
Contact: Prof. Dr Manuel Löwer, Fk 7 (loewer@uni-wuppertal.de)
Partner universities:
National Technical University - "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University
The following mobility activities can be funded as part of the cooperation with the partner country:
Student mobility:
Ukraine -> Germany (Bachelor, Master, PhD)
Staff mobility:
Ukraine -> Germany
The places are advertised separately in the faculties and at the participating partner universities.
Contact: Prof. Dr rer. nat. Markus Clemens (clemens@uni-wuppertal.de) for National Technical University - "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" (Fk 6)
Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Pahirangan Sivapatham (psivapatham@uni-wuppertal.de) for Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University (Fk 5)
Funding rates for student mobility
The financial support for Erasmus+ stays in partner countries was defined by the European Commission at European level:
| Sending country | destination country | amount |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Argentina/Colombia/Namibia/South Korea/Ukraine | 700,- EUR per month |
| Argentina/Colombia/Namibia/South Korea/Ukraine | Germany | 850,- EUR per month |
These daily rates are supplemented by travelling costs depending on the actual distances between the place of departure and destination of the mobility. The distances are calculated using the Commission's "Distance Calculator" tool.
The one-way distance is the basis for calculating the amount of EU financial aid for the outward and return journey.
| One-way distance according to distance calculator | amount (unit costs) per participant (= return journey) |
|---|---|
| 10 - 99 km | 23 Euro |
| 100 - 499 km | 180 Euro |
| 500 - 1,999 km | 275 Euro |
| 2,000 - 2,999 km | 360 Euro |
| 3,000 - 3,999 km | 530 Euro |
| 4,000 - 7,999 km | 820 Euro |
| 8,000 km and more | 1,500 Euro |
