Erasmus+
“Erasmus+” student charter.
Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution takes part in “Erasmus+” programme since 1999 and is a member of Erasmus Student Network in Lithuania since 2010.
Countries that participate in the “Erasmus+” programme: 27 EU countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom.
Application for studies
- Contact the International Coordinator of your faculty for choosing the institution abroad.
- Register here:
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Technologies
- Wait for the results.
Registration is open until:
- for studies abroad in spring semester: October 10th;
- for studies abroad in autumn semester: March 10th.
Partners in Programme Countries | Partners in Partner Countries |
Application for internship
- Find a place for internship. Contact the International Coordinator of your faculty for help if needed.
- Register here:
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Technologies
- Wait for the results.
Application period:
Registration is open until:
- for internship abroad in spring semester: October 10th;
- for internship abroad in autumn semester: March 10th.
Look for internships here:
Organisations that can mediate for internship:
- Exchange studies for 3–12 months;
- internship abroad for 2–12 months;
- mixed mobility (e. g. 2 months of studies and 1 month of practice) for 3–12 months;
- post-graduate internship (available within one year after graduation) for 2–12 months;
- receiving State scholarship for degree studies abroad;
- receiving State scholarship for summer courses for students.
Countries | Study grant per month | Traineeship grant
Eur / month |
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Total payment, Eur / month. | EC grant, EUR / month | Total payment, Eur / month. (EC grant) | |
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden
Partner countries – United Kingdom, Faroe Islands, Switzerland |
750,00 | 600,00 | 750,00 |
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain | 700,00 | 600,00 | 750,00 |
Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal | 650,00 | 600,00 | |
Croatia, Czech Republic, Turkey | 600,00 | 540,00 | 690,00 |
Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, North Macedonia | 540,00 | 540,00 | |
Partner countries – Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Ukraine, China | 700,00 | 700,00 | 700,00 |
Socially disadvantaged students may receive an additional grant of 200 Eur / month.
What is a socially disadvantaged student?
- Persons from underprivileged families or persons living alone that are entitled to receive or are receiving social allowance according to the Monetary Social Welfare for underprivileged citizens of the Republic of Lithuania;
- People who have a 45 % or less statutory work rate or severe or medium disability;
- People who are under age of 25 and have a custody which has been established before the age of adulthood in accordance with the law or their parents (the sole parent) were deceased.
Additional individual grants will be provided to students with fewer opportunities in the Erasmus+ mobility programme. Students of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution can apply for the following grants (documents substantiating the status must be submitted):
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- Students from low-income families (up to 24 years old);
- Students being a part of the deprived group;
- Orphans or children deprived of parental care (up to 24 years old);
- Students with a young child or children under 12 years old;
- Students from large families (under 24 years old);
- Students in employment (employed for at least 60 calendar days prior to the date of the request for additional funding, provided that the employment contract shall not be terminated more than 60 calendar days before the date of departure. Self-employed students providing evidence of employment and income from employment for at least 60 calendar days prior to the date of the request for additional funding. Not applicable to students going on a postgraduate traineeship);
- Students with refugee status;
- Students with a residence permit for humanitarian reasons;
- Students with a disability which results in additional costs for mobility activities (upon providing documents of actual expenses).
Additional individual grant for students and graduates with fewer opportunities participating in Erasmus+ mobility:
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- in case of long-term mobility – 250.00 Eur per month;
- in case of short-term mobility – 100.00 Eur (when the duration of mobility is 5–14 days); 150.00 Eur (when the duration of mobility is 15-30 days).
- Academic performance of the previous year;
- knowledge of a foreign language (of the receiving country or the receiving institution);
- equivalence of subjects abroad to the study programme at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution;
- motivation for studies / internship abroad;
- personal abilities to handle problems.
- Keep in touch with the International Coordinator of your faculty.
- Fill in the necessary documents and take them with you when they are prepared:
- Familiarize yourself with the Student Charter.
- Download “Erasmus+” app.
- Make the European Health Insurance Card.
- Buy the travel insurance covering illnesses and accidents (check if the company has any discounts for “Erasmus+” students).
- Make sure you have the civil liability insurance.
- Make a visa if your mobility will be outside the EU. For more information, contact the receiving institution and the Embassy of the country you are going to.
- Pass the OLS foreign language test. You will receive the request via email.
- Prepare a presentation about Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution, Kaunas and Lithuania.
- Keep in touch with the International Coordinator of your faculty.
- If any changes in the subjects need to be done, prepare the During the Mobility part of your Learning Agreement.
- After returning, submit the following documents at the International Relations Services of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution and the copies of the documents to the head of your department:
- Certificate of Attendance for Studies / Traineeship;
- Signed Learning / Training Agreement, including During the Mobility part if any changes were made;
- Fill in the online “Mobility Tool” report. You will receive a request via email.
- Pass the second OLS foreign language test. You will receive the request via email.
- Prepare a presentation about your mobility.
Nordplus
“Nordplus” Framework Programme is aimed at educational institutions from Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) and the autonomous Nordic regions (Åland Islands, Faroe Islands, Greenland).
To APPLY contact the International Coordinator of your faculty!
- To improve the quality of education;
- to make education more innovative;
- to promote long-term cooperation;
- to promote exchange of experience and good practice between educational institutions;
- dissemination and sustainability of the results achieved.
- Exchange studies in the Nordic and Baltic countries for 1–12 months;
- internship* in Nordic and Baltic companies and educational institutions for 1–12 months;
- Intensive Study Program (IP);
- Express mobility – a visit to Nordic and Baltic countries for the period from 1 week to 1 month;
- receiving State scholarship for degree studies abroad;
- receiving State scholarship for summer courses for students.
Scholarships are awarded in accordance with “Nordplus” regulations. For more information contact the coordinator of your faculty.
*During the selection, priority is given to students who find the internships themselves.
Students participating in the “Nordplus” programme receive a scholarship which covers the travel and living expenses (depending on the length of the mobility).*
Scholarship to cover living expenses:
200 Eur / month or 70 Eur / week
Scholarship to cover travel expenses:
Country you are travelling to | Scholarship, Eur |
Aland Islands, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden | 330 |
Faroe Islands, Iceland | 660 |
Greenland | 1300 |
Local trip longer than 500 km | 150 |
*When the “Nordplus” mobility takes 2 months or more, scholarship size is equal to the “Erasmus+” scholarships.
- Academic performance of the previous year;
- knowledge of a foreign language (of the receiving country or the receiving institution);
- equivalence of subjects abroad to the study programme at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution;
- motivation for studies / internship abroad;
- personal abilities to handle problems.
You can participate in a mobility within the “Nordplus” programme if your faculty is a member of a “Nordplus” network or a project that matches the profile of your study programme.
Other opportunities
Students can acquire double degree:
- Computer Network Administration at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Finland);
- General Practice Nursing at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Finland);
- Tourism and Hotel Management at LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finland).
Students can participate in various projects, intensive programmes and other international events organized by their or other departments.
Students can receive a Lithuanian State Scholarship.
Students can participate in lectures of foreign lecturers visiting Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution from all around the world.