As part of the EU-Programme ERASMUS+ Mobility with Partner Countries the University of Vechta, Germany, offers 7 scholarships. 2 for students studying German, 2 English studies, 2 Geography studies or 1 Business Administration studies for the winter semester 2021-2022 (duration 15.09.2021 until 12.02.2022) at the University of Vechta in Germany.
The University of Vechta is located at the heart of Northwest Lower Saxony in Germany. Cosmopolitan, personal, familial – today the University of Vechta is a youthful, modern campus university with excellent conditions for studying and a clearly delineated profile. For more than 5000 students, the campus offers a familial atmosphere conveniently coupled with the infrastructure of a modern university.
Further information is available on the university webpage:
https://www.uni-vechta.de/home/?L=3
Information on the faculties is available here:
German studies:
http://www.uni-vechta.de/germanistik/informationen-fuer-studierende/
English studies:
http://www.uni-vechta.de/anglistik/studium/
Business Administration:
https://www.uni-vechta.de/international-office/internationalisation-at-the-university-of- vechta/certificate-of-international-management-and-practical-ethics-cime/?L=3 https://www.uni-vechta.de/management-sozialer-dienstleistungen/studium https://www.uni-vechta.de/wirtschaft-und-ethik/home/
Geography:
https://www.uni-vechta.de/geographie/home/
A list of possible modules is available here:
Please keep in mind that not all courses offered in a subject are offered every semester.
Due to the Corona-Pandemic most classes will be taught online. We do not know yet if cultural and social activities can take place in person.
Students participating in the ERASMUS+ Programme are exempted from tuition fees. However, a semester-service fee of 246,00 EUR will have to be paid upon arrival. It is an administration fee for the Student Services Organisation (Studentenwerk), the Students’
Union Executive Committee (AStA) and includes free pass for local trains in Lower Saxony
(Semesterticket) and perk use of the refectory/dining hall.
Students will receive a monthly grant of 850 EUR as well as a one-off travel allowance of 275
EUR. The first monthly grant and the travel allowance will be paid in cash upon arrival in Vechta when signing the Grant Agreement. The remaining grant is paid monthly. The last monthly installment will be paid during the final month of your stay after completion of all ERASMUS+ formalities.
Who can apply?
Applications are welcome from students enrolled in the German, English, Business Administration or Geography study programme from the third BA-semester onwards of the University of Shkodra.
Which requirements are necessary?
· applicants have to be enrolled as a full-time-student at the University of Shkodra in a programme that will lead to an accepted degree;
· the first year of study needs to be completed at the time of application;
· the grant is tied to a successful completion of a full semester at the University of
Vechta;
· a minimum of 15 CP will have to be completed during your Erasmus+ stay;
· scholarshipholders must not receive financial support from any another EU- programme at the same time
Required documents for the application:
· Curriculum vitae
· Academic record
· Letter of intent (what is your motivation and your focus to study in Vechta? How do you and your academic studies benefit from this program?)
· List of courses you wish to take
· Application for Admission (https://www.uni-vechta.de/international-office/internationale-studierende/austauschstudium/bewerbung-immatrikulation/)
The application has to be handed in English.
All documents have to be sent in electronically as one pdf-file
What offers the ERASMUS+ Programme in addition?
· The academic recognition of the completed credits from the visiting university as agreed in the Learning Agreement
· Access to almost all courses taught at the University of Vechta
· An accommodation data base and personal assistance in finding an apartment or a room in a flat share
· Participation in the Smoother Start Program, the orientation weeks for international students, including an intensive German language course, an intercultural training
and assistance with formalities
· Courses in German as a foreign language
· A tandem language learning program
· Organized excursions in Lower Saxony
· Free university sports
Assessment of the applications
A selection committee with members of both universities will assess the applications. Application deadline: 13.07.2021 at the following e-mail address:
iroshkoder@unishk.edu.al