How to Apply?
Students wishing to apply must fill in the online application form in the Student Information System during the application period. Students must attach the following documents to the application form.
- Student certificate
- Transcript
Application deadline is announced to the students by the International Relations Office. It is recommended that students frequently check the web page announcements and university e-mails.
Admission Requirements and Selection Criteria
Students should complete at least one semester of their associate/undergraduate programme except for the preparatory class at the time of their application for the internship mobility. English preparatory and scientific preparatory programme students
cannot apply for the internship mobility programme.
In order to apply for the Erasmus Student Internship, it is expected that the student find the institution for an internship to be performed. The internship and tasks should be related to the student’s current training area. Students in
all departments have the right to benefit from the Erasmus Internship, regardless of any compulsory internship responsibility.
- The overall average grade for undergraduate / graduate students who will apply for a programme is at least 2.20 out of 4.
- For graduate students it must be at least 2.50.
- Students who will apply for a programme are required to submit the internship date and the letter of acceptance where the internship subject is clearly identified and stated.
Evaluation Criteria
Criterion
| Weighted Score |
Academic success | 50% (out of 100 points) |
Language level
| 50% (out of 100 points)
|
For children of martyrs and war veterans
| +15 points |
Students with disabilities (The disability must be documented)
| +10 points |
For students that are under protection by court ruling within the scope of Social Services Law no. 2828 and Child Protection Law no. 5395
| +10 points
|
Submitting a letter of acceptance of internship while applying
| +10 points
|
Internships that aim for developing digital skills (DOTs) are prioritized
| +5 points |
Benefitting from the programme before (with or without grant) | -10 points
|
Carrying out the mobility in a country that the student is citizen | -10 points
|
Not attending to the mobility even though the student has not stated a renunciation within the time limit | -10 points
|
Applying to the both student mobility types at the same time (applies to the mobility type that is preferred by the student) | -10 points
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For students that already have the right to particiate in the mobility: Not attending to the meetings or trainings about the mobility that are held by the higher education institution without stating an excuse (applies if the student applies for Erasmus another time) | -5 points
|
Not attending to the language proficiency exam even though the student has stated that he/she is going to attend and not presenting an excuse (applies if the student applies for Erasmus another time) | -5 points |
The applicant must set up a full-time internship place in one of the programme countries. Participation in the Erasmus+ Study and Internship Mobility cannot exceed a total of 12 months learning stage.
Important Note: Our students are required to find an internship on their own. The internship that you find must be a place related to your academic major. You need to contact with the institution where you want to perform an
internship and place your request to participate in the Erasmus + Internship Mobility. If you receive a positive feedback, you should ask for an invitation letter as mentioned above.
Grants
The Erasmus+ Grant amounts that will be disposed to the students who benefit from Erasmus+ Mobilities are listed below:
Country Groups | Host Countries | Monthly Grant for Learning Mobilities (Euro) | Monthly Grant for Internship Mobilities (Euro) |
1st and 2nd Group Countries | Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Republic of Cyprus, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Sweeden, Italy, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Greece | 600 | 750 |
3rd Group Countries | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey | 450 | 600 |
Before Mobility Period
The student must submit the following documents to the International Relations Office before Mobility.
- Internship Agreement (signed and sealed by the student, host institution and Doğuş University)
- Travel health insurance
- Accident insurance
- Liability insurance
- Students who are participating in the Mobility Programme with a grant should open a euro account at TEB bank and forward their account information to the International Relations Office.
- The International Relations Office will prepare the student’s guarantor letter (a document confirming the student’s participation in the Erasmus Mobility, the student’s grant, and the country information to be travelled). The
student should contact the consulate of the country where he/she will go as soon as he/she obtains the guarantee letter and then make an appointment and apply for visa. After the student receives the visa, he/she is obliged to submit a photocopy
of the visa page to the International Relations Office together with the other requested documents.
- Internship Mobility Grant Contract (You will sign two copies of the Grant Contract; it will be signed by the International Relations Office after you have completed all your other documents accordingly)
- Online Language Support (OLS): OLS measures participants’ reading, writing, and listening skills within the European Language Classification of Common Framework. Erasmus+ participants must complete the OLS twice; before and after mobility.
Completion of OLS before and after mobility is a necessity. After the first OLS, the student will have the chance to take an online language course for free according to the level they belong to.
Before starting the mobility, the student is obliged to deliver all documents to the Erasmus Department Coordinator.
During Mobility
During the mobility, the student can make changes related to his/her internship and must show all the amendments on LA. The following steps must be followed in order to make changes:
The students must fill the “changes” section in the LA.
The changes must be made after consulting the Erasmus Department Coordinator at Doğuş University.
Students participating in the Erasmus + Internship Mobility can extend the mobility period up to 12 months (in accordance with the rules).
Students who want to request extension should write the petition to the International Relations Office and send it to internationaloffice@dogus.edu.tr
After Mobility
In the post-mobility period, all the following documents must be submitted to the International Relations Office.
- Internship Agreement After Mobility section
- Certificate of participation
- Passport photocopy
- Internship Certificate
- Photocopy of the sealed page showing your entry and departure dates on your passport.
- Student Final Report: After the end mobility date, a questionnaire will be sent by the European Commission with questions about the mobility. The questionnaire needs to be completed within the following 30 days.
- Online Language Support (OLS): the second OLS will be sent to the student after the mobility.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Eligible participating institutions/organizations:
- The sending institution/organization should be a Higher Education Authority with ECHE.
- The host institution/organization must meet one of the following options:
Any public institution/private institution/organization operating in the field of education/training. For example:
- Small, medium, or large-scale private or public institutions or organizations (including social enterprises)
- A public institution at a local, regional, or national level
- A social partner or other representatives of business, including chambers of commerce, trades/professional associations, and trade unions
- Research Institute
- Foundation
- Schools, institutes, educational centres (in all levels from kindergarten to high school and later educational activities like vocational education and permanent education)
- Non-profit companies like think tanks and NGOs.
- Institutions and companies providing career guidance, vocational counselling, and information services.
- All participating institutions/companies must be located in a Programme country.
- International Higher Educational mobility Erasmus+ will be launched at a later level among Programme Countries and Partner Countries.
Areas of mobility:
Student exchange mobility is required to take place in a programme country other than the students’ residence country and the country where the sending institution is located.