The mobility of students means that students will accomplish part of their studying program (for one trimester or one year) at foreign higher education institution that Megatrend University has a Cooperation Agreement with.
The mobility of Megatrend University students is achieved through programs of bilateral cooperation with foreign higher education institutions, as well as through inter-institutional agreements of Erasmus+ program.
According to the article no. in Regulations of rules for studying at bachelor and master studies and Decision No. from 15/2/2018, Director of International Cooperation Department is giving:
GUIDELINE AND PROCEDURE FOR ORGANIZING MOBILITY OF STUDENTS
Basic documents that are enabling mobility of students on bachelor, master and Ph.D. studies, as well as transfer and recognition of ECTS credits that are gained on other higher education institutions, are:
- Student application form
- Learning Agreement
- Transcript of records
Procedure for organizing mobility of Megatrend University students is done in the following way:
FIRST STEP – COMPETITION, SELECTION AND MOBILITY AGREEMENT
Students can apply for different Programs of Mobility, which are approved by our University, at other foreign universities and institutions with which MU has signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Students can get information’s about possible mobility programs through official International Cooperation Department website (Erasmus+ programs), the website of Chinese Center (specialization in China) and website of Iranian Center (specialization in Iran) on which they can find competition info. Only those students that are meeting all requested requirements have the right to apply for them. Once the student applies for the competition, special Committee will go through selection the process. For each kind of student’s mobility, there will be public information about Committee members. Committee also has a liability, besides consideration and selection of the application of student’s documentation, to have an oral interview with candidates. Consideration of applications and selection of candidates is done in a transparent way and in a fair manner. After public announcement of Committee decision is made, students have a right to file a Complaint within 7 days after the date of Decision.
Students of Megatrend University (MU) who are applying for mobility programs abroad are obliged to file following documents when applying for mobility program:
- Application Form
- Copy of passport
- Proposal plan of studying that is given by Regulation of mobility (this applies only to Erasmus+ program)
- The list of passed exams at home faculty
- The certificate of regular curse attendance at home faculty
- Confirmation/proof of knowledge of English language – B2 level is at least required. For those purposes, students can give official certificate or confirmation coming from English language teacher from their faculty.
All requested documentation needs to be delivered to International Cooperation Department, office no. 5, Bulevar maršala Tolbuhina 8.
After finishing the process of selection and choosing candidates, selected applications are sent to the university abroad that will be a host for MU students. Only after host university accepts MU student/students, candidates are fulfilling Learning Agreement in which it is stated what are the subjects that the students will attend and pass the exam at host university during the mobility program.
If the student is applying for mobility within Erasmus network, then he/she needs to bring fulfilled application form to the Office of International Cooperation Department that is published on the website of MU (http://international.megatrend.edu.rs/konkursi/). Learning Agreement is defined by Erasmus+ program, and students are signing those agreements after they are accepted by the host university. The student that will go to the host university, needs to bring a copy of Acceptance letter/Invitation letter to the ICD as an evidence of acceptance before the mobility starts.
If the student is applying for exchange/mobility within Chinese Center, the application form is submitted directly to Director of Chinese Center, according to the competition that is published on the web page of Chinese Center (http://chinese center.megatrend.edu.rs/obavestenja/). Learning agreement student is signing with a host university from China on their specific form. The student that won a scholarship needs to bring a copy of Acceptance letter/Invitation letter to the CC as an evidence of acceptance before the mobility starts.
If the student is applying for exchange/mobility within Iranian Center, the application form is submitted directly to Director of Iranian Center, according to the competition that is published on the web page of Iranian Center (http://megatrend.edu.rs/iranski-centar/#tab-1-2-stipendije). Learning agreement student is signing with host university from Iran on their specific form. The student that won a scholarship needs to bring a copy of Acceptance letter/Invitation letter to the IC as an evidence of acceptance before the mobility starts.
SECOND STEP – RECOGNITION OF ECTS POINTS
Megatrend University automatically recognizes all credits (based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System – ECTS) gained during a period of study/training abroad, including during blended mobility, awarded for the satisfactorily achieved learning outcomes. All credits gained during the period of study abroad, as agreed in the Learning Agreement and confirmed by the Transcript of Records, will be transferred without delay and counted towards a student’s degree without any additional work or assessment of the student.
Megatrend University guarantees the full implementation of ECTS in order to provide the quality of mobility activities and transparency of recognition procedures. Students, including students who participate in the mobility programme, are not expected to earn more than 60 ECTS credits for one academic year, but are allowed to exceed this number (through additional ECTS) if they wish to. To ensure record mobility using the ECTS, Megatrend University provides: 1) an up-to-date course catalogue on its website, 2) a learning agreement for studies and traineeships, signed by sending and receiving institutions before the start of mobility, 3) a Transcript of Records indicating the number of credits earned and grades achieved and a Traineeship Certificate as the corresponding document for traineeships, 4) a Certificate that the work abroad has been recognized as outlined in the learning agreement.
After official acceptance comes from the host university (through written confirmation of acceptance), students will sign Learning Agreement that states the subjects that the students choose and pass exams at the host university during mobility program.
Recognition of ECTS points is only referred to Erasmus+ program.
Basic document that will enable recognition and transcript of ECTS points that are acquired at other higher education institution are:
- Learning Agreement
- Transcript of Records
It is necessary for a student to sign a Learning Agreement for every type of Mobility (I, II and III) in order to have a credit transfer (that they acquired at home universities or faculties).
Learning Agreement can be changed in first 30 days after the student arrives at a foreign institution, and the agreement must be signed by three parties: student, student’s home faculty official representative and host university official.
Coordinator of Erasmus+ program at the faculty level (Associate Dean of Academic Affairs), has a responsibility to look through curriculum and syllabus of subjects at host university before the student goes there, in order to choose those subjects that will be the best match to curriculum and syllabus of subjects at home university. Besides that, the student can choose subjects that are not compatible with his/hers home faculty program, and those subjects (ECTS) will be put in the diploma supplement. The student will get written decisions that are certified by Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the home faculty, and recognition is a done by home student service.
When the student is choosing which subjects he/she wants to attend at the host university, he/she needs to collect at least 20 ECTS and at the most 30 ECTS per semester.
Once student’s service has a positive recognition of one subject at one of the host universities, that case will be used for all other recognitions in the upcoming period.
After the mobility, the student is obliged to come to ICD office maximum 30 days after he/she returns, and they need to deliver:
- Transcript of records given by host institution
- Translation of Transcript of records that are certified by official court translator (except in cases when the Transcript is given in English, Montenegrin, Bosnian or Croatian language)
- Petition for recognition of exams.
Recognition of exams and transcript of ECTS is done according to the Learning Agreement and Transcript of records certified by the host institution. Recognition of descriptive grade from the host institution is done according to the system of grading defined by Serbian law for higher education and it is given on the next page of this document.
Belgrade, 20/02/2018
Professor Dragan Ćalović, Ph.D.
Director of International Cooperation Department
Megatrend University and the Tempus office especially encourage the application of students with special needs, as well as students with lower economic status to participate in exchange programs, for which there is a possibility of obtaining additional funds, i.e. covering the costs of an accompanying person. Additionally, the Tempus office has provided a number of scholarships to license language competencies. More detailed information on all additional benefits and support measures may be obtained in the office of the Department of International Cooperation of Megatrend University.
THE MOBILITY OF EMPLOYEES
The mobility of employees implies academic exchange in order to hold classes or receive training at a foreign higher education institution. The mobility of employees at Megatrend University in Belgrade takes place within the Erasmus+ mobility program, based on signed interinstitutional agreements.
All employees of the University have the right to apply for one of these two forms of mobility, provided that they meet the conditions provided by the competition.
COMPETITION, SELECTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
The employees of Megatrend University can apply for one of these two forms of mobility based on the announced competition. The competition is announced by the Office for International Cooperation in the part of the website International Cooperation / Erasmus+ mobility program / Competitions (http://international.megatrend.edu.rs/konkursi/). The documentation which is to be submitted when applying is listed in the competition and includes:
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Biography (CV)
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A copy of the passport
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Certificate of English language proficiency
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Completed application form
The required level of knowledge of English is specified in the competition and is in accordance with the signed interinstitutional agreement, and cannot be lower than B2. Exceptionally, on the basis of the signed interinstitutional agreement, the competition may require knowledge of another world language to an adequate degree.
The employees submit their applications to the Office for International Cooperation of Megatrend University. After the end of the competition deadline, the Committee considers the applications and makes a decision on the selection of candidates. The criteria for evaluation of applications are listed in the part of the website International Cooperation / Erasmus+ mobility program / Criteria for the evaluation of applications
(http://international.megatrend.edu.rs/kriterijumi-za-evaluaciju-prijava/ ).
The employees have the right to lodge a complaint against the decision of the Committee within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication. After the deadline for submitting complaints, the results of the competition are considered final. However, the signing of the agreementwhich regulates mobility is done only after the foreign higher education institution has confirmed the selection. Based on the suggestions of the partner institution, employees may be advised to correct or supplement their application.
Megatrend University supports academic mobility of employees in order to improve knowledge and teaching process, development of new teaching methods, exchange of good practices, improvement of knowledge and skills related to international cooperation activities, and establishing stronger academic relations and internationalization. The participation of employees in mobility programs for the purpose of teaching is one of the additional positive conditions for the appointment of teachers to higher academic title, while the participation of employees in this program for training is one of the important criteria for evaluating the improvement of knowledge of employees in appropriate job positions.
INCOMING MOBILITIES
Megatrend University supports cooperation with foreign higher education institutions through the realization of incoming mobilitiesof employees in order to hold classes and training. As with outgoing mobilities, the support for incoming mobilities is provided in order to improve knowledge and the teaching process, develop new teaching methods, exchange good practices, improve knowledge and skills related to international cooperation activities, and establish stronger academic relations and develop internationalization. The selection of candidates is done on the basis of the proposal of the partner higher education institution, and according to the announced competition and in accordance with the existing interinstitutional agreement. Megatrend University reserves the right to ask the registered candidate to supplement or correct his/her application in certain segments before signing the agreement.
The admission of candidates for incoming mobilities is based on the following criteria:
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Language competences (knowledge of English at level B2)
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A suggestion of the plan of activities (validity and actuality of the training suggestion / modernity of the suggested teaching activities and their integration into the planned teaching process at the University)
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Recommendation of the partner institution, based on the announced competition
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Contribution to university or faculty activities
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Data on activities, knowledge and skills (based on biography)
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Academic / scientific / administrative compatibility