Erasmus+ Programme - Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco

Erasmus+ Programme
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Inter-institutional agreement 2OL4-2a2a
between pnogramme countries
The institutions named below agree to cooperate for the exchange of students and/or staff in the context
of the Erasmus+ programme. They commit to respect the quaiity requirements of the Erasmus Charter for
Higher Education in ali aspects related to the organisation and management of the mobility, in particular
the recognition of the credits awarded to students by the partner institution.
A. Information about higher education institutions
Prof. Joeo Pedro Luz
Head of international Relations
INSTİTUTO POİİrĞCXİCO Oe
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Dr." Conceiçio Baptista
lnstitııtional Erasmus coordinator
cbaptbta@ipcb.pt
Ph.: +351 272 339 600
Erasmus Institutional
coordinator:
prof. Y ımaz Aı,|
Çağış Kampüsü, ReKörlük, 1O145
Balıkesir, Turkey
Tel: +9O 266 612 1400
Fax: +9O 266 6t2 L452
BALIKESİR UI{IVERSITY
TR BALIKES Oİ
www,balikesir.edu.tr
International Reıations webite
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Course Catalogue:
http //ebs. ba likesi r.edu.tr/defau lt, a
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erasöus@balikesir,edu.tr
Erasmus Departmental
coordinator:
Assist. Prof. Dr. Altuğ Yavaş
Balıkesir Üniversitesi İnşaat
Mühendisliği Bölümü Çağış
Kampüsü, Miihendislik Mimarlık
Fakültesi 106OO Bahkesir, Turkey
Tel: + +90 2666ı2 11 94 Fax:
+9O 266 6L2 12 57 e-mail:
Electrical Engineering:
http :/lebs. bali kesir.edu.tr/Amac_H
edef.aspx?bno=4191&bot=4929
Civil Engineering:
http ://ebs. baiikesi r. edu.trlAmac_H
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B.
Mobitity numbeııs' pe" academic year
fParagraph to be added, if the agreement is signed for more than one academic year:
The partners commit to amend the table below in case of changes in the mobility data by no later than the
end of January in the preceding academic year.J
C. Recoınmended
ianguage ski|is
The sending institution, following agreement with the receiving institution, is responsible for providing
support to its nominated candidates so that they can have the recommended language skills at the start of
the study or teaching period:
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Mobility numbers can be given per sending/receiving institutionsond per education field (optional*:
http:l/www.uis.unesco.orq/Education/Pooes/internotional-standard,clossificatian-of-education.aspx)
For more details on the language of instruction recommendations, see the course catalogue of each
institution.
D, Additional requirements
E.
Caiendar
1. Applications/information on nominated students must reach the receiving institution by:
(April
May 31
30 for students with visa
November 30
(October 31 for students with visa
2. The receiving institution wili send its decision within 6 weeks.
3. A Transcript of Records will be issued by the receiving institution no later than 5 weeks after the
assessment period has finished at the receiving HEI.
4. Termination of the agreement
In the event of unilateral termination, a notice of at least one academic year should be given. This
means that a unilateral decision to discontinue the exchanges notified to the other party by 1
September 20XX will only take effect as of 7 September 20XX+1.
Neither the European Commission nor the National Agencies can be held responsible in case of a
conflict.
F. Information
1. Gradirıg svstems of the institutions
[It is
recommended that receiving institutions provide the statistical distribution of grades
according to the descriptions in the ECTS users' guide2. A tink to a webpage can be enough. The
table will facilitate the interpretation of each grade awarded to students and will facilitate the credit
transfer by the sending institution.J
Ba]ıkesir Universi§ Grading System
Numcricıl Grıde
Degree ofSucccss
Lıtter Grıde
ECTS Grıde
4.00
VeryGood
AA
A
3.50
Good-Very Good
BA
3.00
Good
BB
2.5o
Average-Good
CB
2.o0
Avefage
Cc
1.50
Weak-Average
DC
D
ı-00
conditional pass
DD
E
0.00
Fail
FF
FX
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P CASTELO 01: ECTS credits and scale:
7 full academic year = 60 credits
7 semester = 30 credits
The Portuguese grading scale is from 0 to 20.
-
10
70
74
76
78
is the minimum passing grade.
to 13 - Sufficient to Satisfactory
and 15 - Good
and 17 - Very good
to 20 - Excellent
2. Visa
The sending and receiving institutions will provide assistance, when required, in securing visas for
incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter
for Higher Education.
Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information
sources:
2
http:/lec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy,/ects
en.htm
http ://e bs. bal i kesi
Foreign Peopie and Borders
Office
Tel: +351 272349 5OO
r.
edu.trldefault. asox
http : /lwww.sef . ptlpoıta l/V 10/EN/aspx/page. aspx
3. Insurance
The sending and receiving institutions will provide assistance in obtaining insurance for incoming
and outbound mobile paıticipants, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher
Education.
The receiving institution will inform mobile paıticipants of cases in which insurance cover is not
automatically provided. Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points
and information sources:
ikesir.edu.tr
+90266 61214oo
erasmu
@ ba
l
http://ebs. balikeşi r.edu.trldefault.aspx
European Health Insurance Card
http
:l/ec-europa.eulsociaVmain.jsp?catld
=
559
4, Hoiısinq
The receiving institution will guide incoming mobile participants in finding accommodation,
according to the requirements of the Erasmus Chaıter for Higher Education.
Information and assistance can be provided by the following persons and information sources:
erasmu
@ ba
l i
kesir. ed u.tr
+90255 6L2L4ağ
paula Ribeiro
gri@ipcb.pt
Ph.: +351 272339 625
http ://www. ipcb. pt/en/index. ph p/be
SIG!|ATURES OF THE IilSTITUTIOilS (|esal ıepresentatives)
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Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Arı
Erasmus Institutional
€oordinator
Prof. Dr. JosĞ Carlos
Gonçalves
vice-president
signatures are accepted
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