Movilidad internacional

Depending on the degree you are studying, you will be able to choose one destination or another. Each Faculty or School has an Erasmus coordinator who will be able to tell you in more detail which country you can go to study. It should be noted that the exchange agreements take academic excellence as the only criterion.

The exchange period can range from one semester (with an actual stay of 4 or 5 months) to a full academic year.

Bilateral exchanges are carried out both within and outside the Erasmus environment. In both cases there is an inter-university institutional agreement. The fundamental difference lies in the fact that while Erasmus students are under the “administrative umbrella” of the European Commission and, therefore, subject to certain formalities, the other exchanges are based on essentially private agreements between universities. In any case, both modalities have the same importance and recognition for curricular purposes.

• Not to have been an Erasmus student before. If you have already participated in this program, even if it is in another school, degree or university, you cannot be one again.
• Have EU nationality or permanent residence in the EU.
• Not be a first year student.
• Be a student enrolled at UCJC during the course of the Erasmus or Bilateral Agreement stay.

The university exchange program is aimed at students with an upper-intermediate level of the language in which the program is being studied. It is very important to keep in mind that the purpose is not to learn the language but to study in the language. For this reason it is necessary to have, before starting, enough knowledge to be able to follow the explanations of the classes, ask questions, take notes, do work and exams like any other native student, as well as to be able to successfully pass the academic course.

On the other hand, it is also important to have a good academic record. Each faculty also establishes in which course it is more convenient to stay in a foreign university.

A departmental evaluation board will have the final decision on the suitability of candidates to study abroad.

When establishing the list of subjects to be taken at the host university, the following aspects must be taken into account:

• 30 credits is the maximum number of ECTS credits a student must complete per semester.
• In each faculty or school there is an international mobility coordinator, who is in charge of advising the student on the course load to be carried out. For this purpose, not only the student’s proposal will be taken into account, but also the offer made by the foreign university in which the student is going to study, by semesters.
• Once the list of subjects to be taken has been agreed upon, an agreement is signed between the University, through each faculty or school, and the student, so that there is no room for misunderstandings at the time of recognition and subsequent validation.

You have to register twice:

• A normal enrollment at UCJC, at the official enrollment deadlines, in Madrid.
• Another registration at the host university, once there and according to the instructions provided by the corresponding department or office of International Relations.

This “double” enrollment does not imply paying two academic fees, since the regular payment is made at UCJC. Only those courses that are outside the Erasmus agreement between the two universities will be paid at the destination.

It is obvious that studying abroad, especially for the student’s family, implies an important economic effort and an extra sacrifice. In addition to the UCJC tuition fees, there are travel, accommodation and living expenses. In order to alleviate this situation, different financial aid mechanisms are available:

• SEPIE: The amount of the grants will depend on the standard of living in the country of destination.
• Finally, the UCJC, in its eagerness to encourage the mobility of its students, has a policy to cooperate financially through a grant. In addition, if you are already studying at the UCJC with a scholarship, full or partial, this scholarship is maintained.

As explained above (point 6), the student, together with the International Mobility Coordinator of his/her Faculty, will make the pre-selection of the subjects to be studied among those offered by the host university. This document will be signed by both the director of his or her degree program and the student and ratified by the IMO.

Once abroad, the student must confirm by e-mail to his/her UCJC coordinator the changes that may arise and the definitive courses in which he/she has enrolled in each semester. Any modification made without the UCJC’s knowledge will exonerate the UCJC from any responsibility to validate the courses taken. In this way, as long as the student approves the planned courses, they will be recognized and validated.

At the end of the studies abroad, the host university will issue a certificate – academic transcript – showing the credits and grades obtained.

The failed course, or its equivalent in credits, will also be failed at the UCJC. It cannot be passed in the September exam in Madrid, and must be made up at the University of destination.