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International/national Mobility academic year 19/20 María Teresa Abad Soriano Vice-dean for Students 13rd February 2019
International/national Mobility
academic year 19/20María Teresa Abad Soriano
Vice-dean for Students13rd February 2019
> Why?
New knowledge (in technical fields,languages...).
Improve your CV. Acquire competencies in a third language. Get to know other cultures, organizations,
lifestyles, languages, people. Break stereotypes. Gain personal experience. Gain working experience in some cases.
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> General requirements
Available for all of our degrees:o GEI/MIRI/MEI/MAI.o The double degrees are specific for every degree.
All the compulsory subjects must be passedbefore leaving.
It is NOT allowed to take a subject at FIB whiletaking a mobility programme.
Good academic performance is required,specially for double degrees and stays in theUSA.
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The enrolment is ALWAYS payed in FIB, not in thehost institution.
Subjects must ALWAYS be arranged with thefaculty before leaving Learning Agreement.
Technical subjects can be taken, NOTnecessarily similar to the ones in FIB.
The Transcript of Records will show all theenrolled credits.
Mobility credit limits (including Bachelor orMaster thesis)o GEI and Masters of 120 ECTS: 60 ECTSo Masters of 90 ECTS: 30 ECTS
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> Recognition The following do NOT have recognition:
o Compulsory subjects already coursed in FIBo Language/cultural courseso Passed subjects that do not appear in the Learning
Agreement The following DO have recognition:
o Optional credits and/oro Bachelor or master thesis and/oro Specialization Complementary subjects
There are up to 3 recognition ECTS in GEI,depending on the academic progress, for amobility of 1 semester.
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> Inform yourselfFacebook Fib Mobility Expericences
– closed group
6 groups: Latin America, Asia, Mediterranean Europe, Northern Europe, Central Europe and North America.
Send your request to join the group that you are interested in.
Send an email to [email protected] in case your username in Facebook does not allow your identification as a FIB student.
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FIB’s website
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> What?
ACADEMIC STAY: DOUBLE DEGREE
ACADEMIC STAY: EXCHANGE
INTERNSHIPS IN COMPANIES (either curricular or not)
GRANTS
OTHER POSSIBILITIES
SCHEDULE
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ACADEMIC STAY:DOUBLE DEGREE
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MEI o ISIMA, Université Clermond Auvergne, France.o Escuela de Postgrado, Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Perú, Peru. MIRI
o Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico.o Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
MAIo Escuela de Postgrado, Pontificia Universidad Católica
del Perú, Peru. GEI
o École d‘Ingénieurs ISIS, France.
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> MEI
ISIMA, Institut Supérieur d’Informatique deModélisation et de leurs Applications(Université Clermond Auvergne, France)o 2 semesters in France (September-July).o 2 degrees: Ingénieur ISIMA (UCA) + MEI (FIB).o Before leaving, all MEI credits must be passed
except for the thesis.o Course taught in English (30 ECTS in courses + 30
stage/thesis).
o Beginning of the mobility: September 2019.
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Escuela de Posgrado de la PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Perú (Lima, Peru)o 2 semesters in PUCP (August-June, 24 credits = 60
ECTS).o 2 degrees: Magíster en Informática, mención en
Ciencias de la Computación (PUCP) + MEI (FIB).o All MEI credits must be passed except for the
thesis.o Course taught in English/Spanish.o Beginning of the mobility: August 2019.
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> MIRI Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN (Mèxic DF,
Mèxic)o For MIRI students in 3 specializations:
• Advanced Computing• High Performance Computing• Computer Networks
o 2 semesters in IPN (August-June, 24 credits = 60 ECTS)o 2 degrees: Maestría en Computación (IPN) + MIRI
with a specialization (FIB).o 60 ECT of MIRI (1st semester and 2nd semester) must be
passed. A special enrolment for the 2nd semester mustbe done.
o Beginning of the mobility: August 2019.
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Politecnico di Torino (Torino, Italy)o For MIRI students:
• Without a specialiation• High Performance Computing specialization• 2 semesters in Politecnico• Orientamento Software: 62 ECTS.• Orientamento Embedded Systems: 66 ECTS.
o 2 degrees: Master of Science degree in ComputerEngineering (PoliTo) + MIRI (FIB).
o 60 ECTS of MIRI (1st semester and 2nd semester) mustbe passed. A special enrolment for the 2nd semestermust be done.
o Course taught in English.o Beginning of the mobility: September 2019.
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> MAI
Escuela de Posgrado de la PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Perú (Lima, Peru)o 2 semesters in PUCP (August-June, 24 credits = 60
ECTS).o 2 degrees: Magíster en Informática, mención en
Ciencias de la Computación (PUCP) + MAI (FIB).o The 2 firsts semesters of MAI must be passed (60
ECTS), including all the compulsory subjects.o Course taught in English/Spanish.o Beginning of the mobility: August 2019.
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> GEI École d‘Ingénieurs ISIS - Informatique et
systèmes d'information pour la santé - , InstitutNational Universitaire Champollion (Castres,France)o 4 semesters in ISIS.o 2 degrees: Ingénieur ISIS (INUC) + GEI (FIB)o The whole specialization of the degree must be
passed: Software Engineering/ Information Systems /Computing.
o Course taught in French (B1-B2 required).o Students end the degree with 2 specializations: the
one chosen in the degree + Computing and Health.o Beginning of the mobility: September 2019.
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ACADEMIC STAY:EXCHANGE
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USA + Canadao Exchangeo Balsells Mobility
Program Latin America
o CINDA networko Exchange
Spaino SICUE Programme
Japano NII Programme
Europeo Erasmus+ KA 103
Programmeo Switzerlando UNITECH Programme
Asiatic countrieso Exchange
Russiao Exchange
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https://www.fib.upc.edu/ca/Mobility/aliances-internacionals/universitats-partner
Choosing correctly demands a lot of time and an exhaustive research:o Visit the websites of the universities (‘search:
incoming or exchange students’).o Look for an appropriate studies curriculum.o Subjects taught in English.o Required Language Certificate.o How to apply? (Required documentation,
important dates …)
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> USA + Canada> Exchange
Purdue University (Lafayette, USA)o Bachelor students.o One semester or the whole year.o Courses and/or thesis.o English requirements:
• TOEFL (79 IBT, oral mark 22).• IELTS (6.5, oral mark 6).
o Good academic performance required.
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Polytechnique Montréal (Montréal, Canada)o For Bachelor and master students.o Stay for a week or the whole year.o Good academic performance required (La
moyenne mininale exigée est de 2.5/4 (GPA) ≥ 7.2– 7.3)
o Course taught in French (B2 level isrecommended)
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> USA + Canada> Balsells Mobility Program
Balsells fellowships: Catalonia / USA-California• University of Colorado, Boulder • University of California, Irvine• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
o For Bachelor/master thesis (between 4 and 6 months)
o Very good academic performance required. o Each university has its own requirements.o 1000$ monthly fee and traveling expenses
covered.o Spanish nationality or permanent residence in
Catalonia are indispensable.
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> LATIN AMERICA> CINDA Network
CINDA Network – Exchange Programmeo Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Venezuela.
o Complete offer in : https://piucinda.cl/o Each institution stablishes their conditions,
deadlines and procedures.
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> LATIN AMERICA> Exchange
o Updated list of the universities in FIB’s website: Mobility International Partnerships Partner Universities.
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Argentina 2 - Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires- Universidad de Buenos Aires
Brazil 1 - Federal University of Sao CarlosMexico 1 - Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado
de PueblaUruguay 1 - Universidad de la RepúblicaChile 3 - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
- Universidad Andrés Bello- Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
>SPAIN > SICUE Programme
Only for Bachelor students. Updated list of the Spanish universities in FIB’s
website: Mobility International Partnerships Partner Universities.
No grant. Stay:
o 1 semester (minimum of enrolled ECTS = 24) o 1 year (minimum of enrolled ECTS = 45).
Find the call in SGA-UPC.
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> EUROPE> Erasmus+ KA103 Programme
Valid programme until course 20/21o Destinations: EUROPE, except for Switzerland.o Updated list of the European universities in FIB’s
website: Mobility International Partnerships Partner Universities.
Mobility for students for studies and internships in companies.
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Duration of the stay:o Studies: 3 to 12 months for each formative stage
(Bachelor, Master, Doctorate).o Internship: 2 to 12 months, for each stage as well.o In total, maximum of 12 months per stage.
Be careful with:o Academic calendar: FIB exams might overlap with
the beginning of the course (specially in the secondsemester).
o Language Certificate for the host university.o Minimum of enrolled credits ECTS fixed by the host
university.
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> EUROPE > UNITECH Programme
Exclusive programme for institutions associated tothe UNITECH network. High prestige in Europe Very competitive.
The student does an academic stay withrecognition of credits, and an internship.
1 year at the least. Requirements
o Bachelor student (4th year) or MEI and MIRI student (2ndyear)
o Good academic performance.o Good English level (certificate) and a leadership profile,
pro activity... Deadline application (online): 10th January 2019https://www.unitech-international.org/
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> JAPAN > NII Programme
National Institute of Informatics, (Tokyo,Japan)o Open to master and/or doctorate students
willing to carrying out a research stay.o Stay: 3 to 6 months.o Monthly grant worth 1250 euros approximately.o Two calls every year:
• First call (April, course λ): in order to take the mobilitythe course λ+1.
• Second call (October, course λ): in order to take themobility the second semester of the course λ+1.
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> ASSIAN COUNTRIES> Exchange
National Taiwan University of Scienceand Technology – TaiwanTECH (TaipeiCity, Taiwan)o Open to MIRI and MAI students.o One semester or the whole year stays.
Sastra University (Tamilnadu, India)o Open to all university degrees.o 6 months stay for Bachelor and Master thesis.
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Eurasian Technological University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)o Open to master students.
China Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing Beihang University, Beijing Tongji University, Shangai City University of Hong Kong
o 6 months stay for courses or Bachelor/master thesis.o Good English level required.
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> RUSSIA > Exchange
Innopolis University (Kazan, capital city ofTatarstan Republic)o New Russian ‘Silicon Valley’.o In English.
Saint Petersburg National ResearchUniversity of Information Technologies,Mechanics and Optics – ITMO (Moscow)o One of the best 100 in the world in Computer
Science.
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INTERNSHIPS IN COMPANIES(CURRICULAR OR NOT)
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> JAPAN > Vulcanus Programme
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperationo From September 2019 to August 2020
• Seminar (1 week)• Intensive Japanese course (4 months)• Internship in a Japanese company (8 months)
o Deadline Application: 11th January 2019 (approx.)o For Bachelor students in 4th year or master students.o All the work done does not count as a
Bachelor/master thesis.o Financial support:
• 1.900.000 yens (about 18.000 euros) + accommodation.http://www.eu-japan.eu/vulcanus-japan-0
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> USA with (possible) fees
ECTalent (Silicon Valley, California, USA)o Companies in Silicon Valley.o 1 year stay (the call is permanently open), for
Bachelor and master students, all expensescovered.
o Very competitive! Cisco Systems Inc. (Silicon Valley,
California, USA)o 1 year stay (August 2019-August 2020), for
Bachelor students, all expenses covered.o Very competitive! (average grade > 7)
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Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta,USA)o Master students.o Fellowship in a research lab/group from the
College of Computer Sciences.o 1 semester for the master thesis.o TOEFL (79 IBT, 550 PBT).o Good academic performance.
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Northeastern University, Bostono Fellowship in GENSYS.o 6 months, Bachelor or master thesis.o With possible funding (not guaranteed).
Illinois Urban-Campaign, Urbano Fellowship in i-acoma group.o 6 months, master thesis.o With possible funding (not guaranteed).
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> Where to find internships? Fundación Universidad-Empresa
o https://www.talentoteca.es/ Oficina d’Orientació i Inserció Laboral d’UPC
Alumnio http://alumni.upc.edu
Servei d’Ocupació de Catalunya BEST (Board of European Students of
Technology)o www.bestbarcelona.com
International Careerbook, Entryparko https://www.entrypark.com/home
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IAESTEo http://iaeste.org/
AIESECo http://aiesec.org/students/intern-abroad/
FIB’s website– Mobility Newso https://www.fib.upc.edu/ca/Mobility– Internship Abroado https://www.fib.upc.edu/ca/Mobility/outgoing/e
stades-empreses-practiques
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> Procedure
Curricular internships = academicrecognition Sign a Traineeship agreement (student,
company, FIB) + insurance. Usual Traineeship agreement content:
o Amount of hours/workday:• Bachelor thesis (18 ECTS): minimum 360 hours (+ GEP).• Bachelor thesis + Internship (30 ECTS): minimum 735
hours.• 30 ECTS Master thesis: minimum 735 hours.• 18 ECTS Master thesis: minimum 430 hours.
o Director, work to make, payment....2019/2020 mobility
The administrative process must be done inFIB:o Looking for a presentero Registrationo Enrolment D modality...o GEI students must course GEPo Thesis defence in FIB Defence calendar!
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NO curricular internship = WITHOUT academicrecognition: Sign a Traineeship agreement (student,
company, FIB) + insurance. During the stay, the enrolment only includes
fee payment.
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For both modalities, curricular or not: Economic support
o Company’s salary.o Possibility to ask for an Erasmus+ grant for
internships if it is in an European country. The offers will be published in FIB’s website,
in the Labour Exchange … Looking for the Company yourself is highly
recommended.
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GRANTS:
ACADEMIC STAY/INTERNSHIPS
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•EuropeErasmus+ KA 103
•ALL destinationsMOBINT
•Latin America(subset)Iberoamérica –Banco Santander
•EuropeSantander Erasmus
> Erasmus+ KA 103
Academic stayMonthly amount, depends on the hosting country:
o Group 1 (300 €/month): Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Norway.
o Group 2 (250 €/month): Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus.
o Group 3 (200 €/month): Bulgaria, Slovakia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Rumania.
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If the student received a MECD grant in18/19, additional 175 €/month.
Amount of financed months = Period ofacademic stay, maximum of 7 months.
Only one call each course:https://www.upc.edu/sga/ca/Mobility/KA103/erasmus-estudis/SMS
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Course 19/20 requirements (very likely)o Being a UE student or having a valid residence
permit in Spain for the duration of the stay.o Academic stay:
• Duration: >= 3 months.• 1 semester stay: Minimum ECTS enrolled = 20 (12 ECTS
in case of last credits).• Annual stay: Minimum ECTS enrolled = 40.
o Internships:• Duration: >= 2 months.
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Course 18/19o The call for the grant for course 18/19 was closed
on the 31st of October, 2018.o Definitive mobility resolution Q1: 20th December
2018.
Switzerland (non UE) Has its own grant programmes and, to the
moment, has granted all the students (440 CHF/month)
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Internship stay Monthly amount, depends on the hosting
country:o Group 1 (300 €/month): Austria, Denmark, Sweden,
Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Norway.
o Group 2 (250 €/month): Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cyprus.
o Group 3 (200 €/month): Bulgaria, Slovakia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Rumania.
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If the student received a MECD grant in18/19, additional 200 €/month.
Otherwise, additional 100 €/month. In case of curricular internship, amount of
financed months = Period of the stay. Otherwise, maximum of 3 months financed. Open call all the course.https://www.upc.edu/sga/ca/Mobility/KA103/SMT
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> Bachelor UPC-Santander Iberoamèrica Grants
19/20 call (UPC)o Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru,
Uruguay.o 19 grants of 3000 euros.o Only for Bachelor students.o Minimum stay: 4 months, maximum stay: 12
months.o Application deadline: 3rd May 2019.https://www.upc.edu/sga/ca/Mobility/Santander/copy_of_beques-upc-santander-ibero
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> MOBINT Grant
For ANY DESTINATION and compatible withthe rest of the grants.
Requirementso Only for academic stays.o Minimum of a B2.o 200 euros/month.o Maximum of 6 financed months.
18/19 mobility call:o Application: 9/10/2018 - 08/11/2018.o Resolution: still pending.
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> Santander Erasmus Grant
19/20 call (UPC)o For academic or internship stays.o Bachelor or master students willing to take a
mobility in the frame of the Erasmus+ KA103 programme for 19/20.
o All over the UPC:
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Total amount of grants Grant Grants for
BachelorGrants for
Master2(*) 3200 € 1 173 500 € 44 29109 150 € 65 44
Conditioned by the granting of the Erasmus+.
Enrol in the Banco Santander’s website before the 28th of February, 2019: www.becas-santander.com
https://www.upc.edu/sga/ca/Mobility/SantanderErasmus/2019-2020
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OTHER POSSIBILITIES
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iWEEKOne week in Paris on March financed by EFREI.
o Only need to pay for the travel and the enrolment of 80 euros
o Enrolment deadline: 15th of January, 2019.http://iweekfroww.cluster021.hosting.ovh.net/?fbclid=IwAR2crOXvPLHCKP2c_02GGhgd4mqwCecRXo2MN6vKyRld5g13WGda9ZS7_4A#/
Summer courseso In FIB’s website, Mobility part.o In GRIE (International Relations Bureau) of UPC.o GEI and MIRI: Possible credit recognition.
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Student Opportunities – CERNhttp://careers.cern/studentsoDoctoral student programmeo Technical student programmeo Summer student programmeo Summer student Openlab programmeo Short-Term internship programme
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Google Summer of Code o GSoC2019:
• https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/• Projects publication: mid-February 2019.• Inscriptions: beginning of March 2019.
Summer courses of Georgia TECH in FIBo From mid-May to end of July.o Every passed course is worth a non-compulsory
subject (6 ECTS).o English classes with GaTECH students.
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SCHEDULE
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Programme Dates HowUSA (including Balsells) + Double Degree (MIRI-IPN, MAI/MEI-PUCP) + Internships EUA
01/12/18 – 11/01/19 [email protected]
VULCANUS 09/11/18 – 11/01/19 Hand in FIB
SICUE 02/19 – 03/19 Hand in FIB
ERASMUS+, Latin America, India, Taiwan, Russia, China... + Double Degree (GEI-ISIS, MEI-ISIMA, MIRI-PoliTO)
18/02/19 – 03/03/19 e-secretaria
CINDA April/19(mobility 19/20 Q2)
Network CINDA’s website
UNITECH Until 0/01/19 UNITECH’s website
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>Call...
o What do I want to do?o When do I want to leave? When can I leave?o Available grants.o Not a game:
• Performance: me and FIB-UPC.• Withdrawals. • Extensions of the stay.
Erasmus+ KA103, Latin America(not CINDA), India, Taiwan, Russia + double degrees(GEI-ISIS, MEI-ISIMA, MIRI-PoliTo)
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PROCEDURE:1. Check the partner universities list and
identify which ones you have interest in (FIB website)
• Language requirements, subjects offer, deadlines, academic calendar, accommodation, procedures...
2. Choose up to 10 options (e-secretaria)• In “observacions” you will find relevant information, in
case there is: possibility to carry out the Bachelor/Master thesis, Language certificate demand...
• Period: from 18/02/19 to 03/03/19
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3. You will be assigned (or not) one of the options, it will depend on:
• Position in the list of applicants (mean grade, alpha performance, number of passed credits).
• The assignation of those before you.• The personal list of requests.
4. You will be told about the decision and quickly accept or decline your place via e-secretaria.
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5. Once you accept your place, theadventure shall begin:
a) Check FIB website:https://www.fib.upc.edu/en/mobility/outgoing/study-abroad/you-leave
b) Follow the host universitie’s procedures. Be very careful with the datelines.
c) Read the e-mails you receive [email protected] !!!
d) Request for the grants, whenever it is time for it.
e) Hand in all the required documents in FIB.
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>Call...SICUE
o Find all the information of the call in https://www.upc.edu/sga/es/movilidad/movilidad-nacional-sicue/Convocatoria19-20
o Hand in all the documents in FIB.o Application: from 13/02/19 to 13/03/19
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> In order to help you ...
People in charge of the International Relations Office of FIB – [email protected]
o FIB Office (B6, ground floor)• Carolina Martín• Intern for the course 18/19: Ginesta Basart• https://www.fib.upc.edu/en/contact/fib-international-
relations
o Vice-dean for Students• María Teresa Abad Soriano• https://www.fib.upc.edu/en/contact/vice-dean-students
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Language and terminology service, SLT-UPC (FIB mobility news)
o MOU-TE. Course to culturally prepare you beforedoing a stay
• 1 ECTS• https://www.upc.edu/slt/ca/cursos/mou-te
o ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE (B2 LEVEL). Course tohelp ypu with your speaking skills with an Englishcoach.
• 1 ECTS• https://www.upc.edu/slt/ca/cursos/practica-oral-
anglesB2
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> In order to help you ...
Thank you very much and give it a go!
International Relations Office in FIBVice-dean for Students
[email protected]@fib.upc.edu
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