General Informaton about Student Mobilities

Students with an active student status at the Faculty of Economics and Business can decide to do part of their study obligations abroad. Students can participate in Erasmus+, CEEEPUS, or Bilateral mobilities at each level of studies with various scholarships.

Upon completing your academic activities at the host institution, the Faculty of Economics and Business will recognize the earned credits as part of your study obligations to receive your Degree.

Students can also decide to participate in mobilities even if they have finished all their obligations at the Faculty of Economics and Business or participate in BIP - Blended Intensive Programmes and those activities will then be added to the student's Diploma Supplement.

Erasmus+ KA131 Student Mobilities

Erasmus+ KA131 is the most used mobility type for studying mobility. The students are entitled to an Erasmus+ financial scholarship depending on which country they do their mobility in. This programme includes partnered Universities from:

- all European Union member countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden);

- members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which are members of the European Economic Area (EEA): Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein;

- acceding countries, candidate countries, and potential candidates: North Macedonia, Republic of Türkiye, and Republic of Serbia.

For further information about the application process, partnered Universities, procedures, scholarships, etc. follow the link https://www.epf.um.si/en/internationalization/outgoing-mobilities/for-students/erasmus-ka131/

Erasmus+ KA171 Student Mobilities

Erasmus+ KA171 is in essence similar to Erasmus+ KA131 the only difference being, that Erasmus+ KA171 is designed for partnered Universities outside of EU, EFTA, EEA and North Macedonia, Republic of Türkiye, and the Republic of Serbia. Each of the Faculties under the University of Maribor have a list of partnered Universities outside of Europe and for those the rules of Erasmus+ apply and the students can receive Erasmus+ financial scholarships as well.

CEEPUS Student Mobilities

CEEPUS (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) is an exchange academic programme in the fields of education and research that involves 15 Central European countries, that offers both teachers and students opportunities to spend a study or teaching period abroad at the partner universities. The programme itself is similar to the Erasmus+ programme with financial scholarships awarded to students the biggest difference is that to join this programme host institution has to first open a spot in a network that our Faculty is a part of.

Universities from the following countries are eligible for CEEPUS: Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova, Poland, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Serbia.

Bilateral Agreements Student Mobilities

Bilateral agreements between the Faculty of Economics and Business and its partnered institutions mean that the student can do a semester or a year at their institution and usually they do not have to pay the tuition fee. Unfortunately, there is no official scholarship programme available but in certain cases, the students could potentially receive a small scholarship either from their home country or host country but that is not guaranteed.

For further information about the application process, partnered Universities, procedures, etc. follow the linkhttps://www.epf.um.si/en/internationalization/outgoing-mobilities/for-students/bilateral/.

BIP - Blended Intensive Programme Student Mobilities

Blended Intensive Programmes or shorter BIPs, are shorter intensive courses where a range of different teaching techniques and approaches are used for the students to learn more knowledge on a specific topic. The programme consists of 2 components it has a virtual part where students listen to the course online and then it has an in-person/physical mobility part, where students go to the host institution and have an in-person course for a period (usually it is for 1 week). During the physical mobility students also receive an Erasmus+ scholarship. Upon successful completion of the BIP the course is added to the students Diploma Supplement as an extra course passed.

For further information about the BIPs available, the application process, scholarships, etc. follow the link https://www.epf.um.si/en/internationalization/outgoing-mobilities/for-students/bip-blended-intensive-programme-student-mobilities/.

Erasmus+ Internship/Traineeship

Students can also do an Erasmus+ Internship/Traineeship either during their studies as a part of their academic curriculum or voluntarily. During their Internship abroad in the countries that are a part of Erasmus+ KA131 programme students are also eligible for an Erasmus+ scholarship. Upon successful completion of the internships/traineeship, the information will be added to the student's Diploma Supplement.

You can find further information about Erasmus+ Internship/Traineeship abroad by following the link https://www.epf.um.si/en/internationalization/outgoing-mobilities/for-students/erasmus-internshiptraineeship/.