Erasmus+

Erasmus+

Erasmus is the most widely known European educational exchange program within the academic community of a united Europe. Established in 1987 as part of the Lifelong Learning program, it represents the European Union’s most important education and vocational training program in terms of mobility and cooperation in higher education.


The Erasmus University Charter (EUC) provides the general framework for European cooperation activities that a higher education institution may carry out within the Erasmus program. It constitutes an essential prerequisite for higher education institutions to organize mobility actions for students, academic staff, and other categories, to run intensive language courses and Erasmus intensive programs, and to apply for multilateral projects, networks, accompanying measures, and to organize preparatory visits.

In particular, the EUC allows higher education institutions to apply for Erasmus funding in order to:

  • send their own students to study at higher education institutions abroad;
  • receive incoming students for study from higher education institutions abroad;
  • send their own students for placements in enterprises and other organizations, including higher education institutions abroad;
  • send their own academic staff to teach at higher education institutions abroad;
  • receive academic staff from higher education institutions abroad;
  • receive invited teaching staff from enterprises abroad;
  • send administrative staff for training abroad;
  • receive staff from higher education institutions abroad for training;
  • organize Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (EILC);
  • coordinate Erasmus intensive programs;
  • coordinate Erasmus multilateral projects;
  • coordinate Erasmus academic and structural networks;
  • coordinate accompanying measures;
  • organize preparatory visits.

The National University of Arts in Bucharest applied to the European Commission in 2013 and obtained the Erasmus+ Charter for the period 2014–2021 – 229142-LA-1-2014-1-RO-E4AKA1-ECHE.

The new extended Erasmus+ Charter represents a guarantee of the quality of UNArte’s university education process and an opportunity for the internationalization of educational values through cooperation and the spirit of community in which European youth develop harmoniously through education.



Starting with the 2007–2008 academic year, the National University of Arts in Bucharest has applied for and received the Erasmus Charter for European cooperation between higher education institutions.

Each year, approximately 30 students have had the opportunity to study and participate in activities of mutual knowledge and exchange in 27 European universities specializing in art and design. In recent years, the number of professors participating in reciprocal mobility exchanges has also increased, being invited for conferences, courses, exhibitions, and workshops, contributing to a flexible, high-quality educational process adapted to the European labor market.

In line with organizational changes and based on seven years of experience in the Mobility action, the Erasmus Community Educational Programs Office of UNArte Bucharest proposes, for the new Erasmus+ Charter, a program aimed at restructuring and optimizing resources, counseling outgoing participants, and informing and attracting incoming international mobilities.

The main institutional objectives are: increasing the level of internationalization of UNArte Bucharest; enhancing internal and external visibility through student and academic staff mobility programs by promoting the advantages of studying abroad; increasing the number of bilateral international partnerships for studies and placements (university training) for students, master’s students, and doctoral candidates; diversifying the curricular spectrum through the exchange of courses, conferences, workshops, and exhibitions carried out via mobility schemes and European programs (Erasmus+, EEA); and, last but not least, facilitating stronger links between master’s and doctoral students and the labor market.

Through the actions of the Erasmus+ 2014–2020 program, young people engaged at various stages of higher education benefit from mobilities, placements, and activities aimed at bringing European citizens closer together and eliminating language barriers through education, culture, and civilization in a united, peaceful, and prosperous Europe.

We will initiate volunteer activities to support the development of incoming and outgoing mobilities and will establish an ESN Romania contact through ERASMUS+ UNA-Body.



Application Steps

Internal Selection

  1. Preparation of an application file;
  2. Submission of the application file to the International Relations Office of the National University of Arts in Bucharest within the previously announced dates;
  3. Convening of a multidisciplinary evaluation committee composed of UNArte Bucharest professors, who assess the submitted application files;
  4. Publication of selection results, available both on the website (homepage) and at the International Relations Office of UNArte Bucharest;
  5. Selected students receive the right to apply to partner universities in the order of their evaluation results;
  6. Selected students receive an official Nomination from the National University of Arts in Bucharest, to be used for application to the host university.

Selection of the Host University

The selection process differs depending on the institution and country. In most cases, students selected for an Erasmus mobility following the UNArte Bucharest application process must complete a separate application (online or offline) required by the host university.

A new selection process takes place at the host institution, based on the application file and portfolio, following which the student may be accepted or rejected. The host university may impose additional selection requirements.

Completion of the Application

After receiving acceptance from the host university, the selected student must contact the International Relations Office of the National University of Arts in Bucharest in order to complete departure formalities:

  • Signing the financial contract and appointing a guarantor;
  • Submitting proof of mandatory health insurance (European Health Insurance Card);
  • Completing inter-institutional formalities, which may vary depending on the case.

After signing the financial contract, the student will receive 80% of the mobility grant 5–10 calendar days before departure to the host university. The remaining 20% will be paid after returning from mobility and completing all return formalities.

Apply

BETWEEN 01–11 OCTOBER 2024, APPLICATION FILES FOR THE OCTOBER 2024 SELECTION ROUND WILL BE SUBMITTED (study and placement mobilities in the 2nd semester of the 2024–2025 academic year).

APPLICATION FILES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ERASMUS+ OFFICE (FADD building, near the Amphitheatre) ONLY during the following hours: 11:00–15:00 (Mon–Thu), 10:00–13:00 (Fri).

Students in Bachelor’s Year 2 and Master’s Year 1 may apply for study mobilities. Doctoral candidates and final-year students (Bachelor’s Year 3, Master’s Year 2) may apply only for placement mobilities. Bachelor’s Year 1 students may participate in the March selection for the 2025–2026 academic year.

NOTE: Students receiving social or medical scholarships will also benefit from additional financial support during the mobility period.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

  • APPLICATION FORM – downloadable from the Erasmus+ webpage (unarte.org/erasmus – DOCUMENTS section). Indicate 3 universities, in order of preference;
  • EUROPASS CV, maximum 2 pages, in English;
  • RECOMMENDATION LETTER from the coordinating professor, signed/endorsed by the Head of Department;
  • DIGITAL PORTFOLIO (20–30 works, PDF format, max. 15 MB, sent by email to: erasmus@unarte.ro
  • ; do not send via WeTransfer or links).
  • Students from the Art History & Theory and Conservation & Restoration Departments must also submit a project of up to 5 pages;
  • 2 ID or passport-type photographs;
  • Copy of ID card;
  • Proof of language competence (copy of baccalaureate diploma or equivalent);
  • Cardboard file folder with metal fastener;
  • Personal data processing consent form (downloadable from the DOCUMENTS section).

ATTENTION!

Students are obliged to inform themselves about the educational programs offered by partner universities. The content of the curriculum (existence of the same artistic specialization as at UNArte) and the compatibility of semester schedules and selection periods with those at UNArte must be verified, especially for the first semester/start of the academic year.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATION FILES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

erasmus@unarte.ro
+40 215 296 60

Formalities Before Departure
  • Selected students must complete 30 ECTS credits per semester at the host universities.
  • The mobility grant can be transferred only to a EURO account opened at any branch of Banca Comercială Română (BCR).

Required documents for finalizing the application and financial contract:

SMS Mobilities – Study Mobilities

  • Letter of Acceptance (copy or printout from email);
  • Original ID card + 2 copies;
  • Mobility grant guarantee addendum completed and signed by the guarantor (parent, sibling, spouse, etc.) – 2 copies;
  • Copies of guarantor’s ID card (2 copies);
  • BCR bank statement in EURO from an account with attached card;
  • European Health Insurance Card (CNAS);
  • Printed course syllabus including ECTS credits (required for completing the Learning Agreement).

SMP Mobilities – Placement Mobilities

  • Letter of Acceptance* (copy or printout from email) including the name of the coordinating professor at the host institution;
  • Original ID card + 2 copies;
  • Copies of guarantor’s ID card (2 copies);
  • Mobility grant guarantee addendum completed and signed by the guarantor (2 copies);
  • BCR bank statement in EURO from an account with attached card;
  • European Health Insurance Card (CNAS);
  • Printed course syllabus including ECTS credits;
  • Proof of civil and/or accident insurance coverage;
  • 1,000-word essay on the theme, objectives, and research activities to be carried out during the mobility, approved by the coordinating professor.
  • Beneficiaries of social scholarships or students who qualify based on supporting documents may access an additional grant supplement upon submission of the relevant documentation.

Attention!

Before choosing the three universities to be listed in the application form in order of preference, students are obliged to inform themselves about the educational programs offered by partner universities. The content of the curriculum (existence of the same artistic specialization as at UNArte) and the compatibility of semester schedules and selection periods with those at UNArte must be verified, especially for the first semester/start of the academic year.





International Educational Erasmus
Programme Office

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28 Calea Griviței
Sector 1, 010733 Bucharest

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+(40) 215 296 602

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erasmus@unarte.ro

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Mon–Thu: 08:30–16:30
Fri: 08:30–13:30