Erasmus+ is a program that allows students to study or work in another country for part of their studies.
The Erasmus+ program offers opportunities to:

  • live abroad for a period of time and study at a foreign university or do an internship at an organization
  • get to know different cultures
  • improve your foreign language skills and make new friends
  • develop your independence and autonomy
  • experience how your field of study can be approached differently
  • give your studies a European dimension, adding value to your future CV and making you more competitive in your professional field.

Through the Erasmus+ program, you can:

  • Complete your Bachelor’s Thesis at a foreign university with which the Department has a bilateral agreement and have the ECTS credits you earn recognized by your Department.
  • Undertake an internship, i.e. work in companies/organizations/institutes/research institutions/and other bodies abroad after contacting them and being accepted – and thus gain experience in the labor market.

For those who are unable to undertake long-term mobility, there is the option of mixed mobility: a combination of mobility for studies or internships with a short period of physical presence (minimum 5 days) and virtual training that facilitates collaborative online learning and teamwork.

During your Erasmus+ mobility, you will receive a scholarship.

A brief summary and further information can be found here

You can find basic information about the procedures in the Erasmus+ Mobility Regulations and on the Erasmus+ website of the Democritus University of Thrace, where all the relevant information is presented in detail.

Associate Professor P. Kolovos has been appointed Erasmus+ Coordinator in the Department. The Coordinator handles all matters relating to the Erasmus+ Program, both in the field of mobility for studies and for Erasmus+ internships, and makes recommendations to the Department Assembly. In addition, he assists students in planning their mobility, explains the procedures involved, ensures the academic recognition of ECTS credits, and generally supports and guides them through all stages of mobility.

The department has an Erasmus+ committee consisting of:

  • Petros Kolovos, Associate Professor, Academic Coordinator
  • Marirena Grigoriou, Professor
  • Antonis Giannakakis, Associate Professor
  • Sophia Kyriaki

For the selection of undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and doctoral candidates who are going to move for studies/bachelor’s thesis, the Department has established the evaluation criteria described in the Study Regulations  (Article 18) and/or the Erasmus+ Regulations of the Democritus University of Thrace.

  • Average grade as calculated from the candidate’s detailed grade (coefficient 0.5).
  • Interview of the candidate by the Erasmus+ Committee – the interview may be conducted in the presence of any members of the DMBG academic staff who wish to attend (coefficient 0.2).
  • Certified knowledge of the English language (coefficient 0.2).
  • Certified knowledge of the language of the host country (coefficient 0.1).
  • The number of courses the candidate has yet to complete (deduction of 0.2 points from the final score resulting from 1-4 for each course owed).

Applications from candidates whose average is less than 7 or who have yet to complete more than 5 courses will not be accepted.

The program concerns:

A) third-year undergraduate students who wish to complete their thesis (including the writing of the dissertation) in the 8th semester of their studies, for 6 months (spring semester of the 4th year, from 1/2/2026 to 31/7/2026), at one of the following European institutions. Please note that applications from candidates whose average grade is lower than 7 or who owe more than 5 courses will not be accepted.
1) Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey: 1 position for 6 months
2) Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Universites, Turkey: 1 position for 6 months
3) Inönü Universitesi, Turkey: 2 positions for 5 months
4) Isparta Uygulamali Bilimler Universitesi, Turkey: 3 positions for 6 months
5) Istanbul Teknik University, Istanbul, Turkey: 1 position for 6 months
6) Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey: 2 positions for 5 months
7) Üskudar University, Turkey: 2 positions for 5 months
8) University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus: 3 positions for 6 months
9) Universitatea din Bucuresti, Romania: 2 positions for 6 months
10) Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands: 1 position for 6 months
11) Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France: 1 position for 6 months
12) Heidelberg University, Germany: 2 positions for 5 months

B) First-year master’s students who wish to work on their thesis (including writing their dissertation) for 3 months during the winter semester of 2025-2026 (from 20/09/2025 to 20/12/2025) at one of the following European institutions.
Please note that students whose average grade in postgraduate courses is less than 7 or who owe even one course are not eligible to participate in the program. In addition, the postgraduate thesis written as part of the Erasmus+ program must be a laboratory experimental research project (i.e., not a bibliographic project).
1) Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey: 1 position for 3 months
2) Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University: 1 position for 3 months
3) Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey: 2 positions for 3 months
4) Isparta Uygulamali Bilimler University, Turkey: 3 positions for 3 months
5) Universitatea din Bucuresti, Romania: 2 positions for 3 months
6) Università Degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy: 1 position for 3 months (certified knowledge of Italian at level B1 required)
7) Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France: 2 positions for 3 months
8) Heidelberg University, Germany: 2 positions for 5 months

C) PhD candidates who wish to complete part of their doctoral thesis (without writing a dissertation) for 6 months during the academic year 2025-2026, at the following European institution:
1) Istinye Universitesi, Istanbul, Turkey: 2 positions for 5 months
2) Inönü Universitesi, Turkey: 2 positions for 5 months
3) Isparta Uygulamali Bilimler Universitesi, Turkey: 3 positions for 6 months
4) Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria: 1 position for 6 months
5) Heidelberg University, Germany: 2 positions for 5 months

The action provides students from all levels of study (undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral candidates) as well as recent graduates of the Democritus University of Thrace with the opportunity to undertake a 2- to 3-month internship (Periods longer than 3 months are eligible, without funding (zero grant)), in institutions (e.g. companies, non-governmental organisations, research centres, educational institutions, diplomatic missions, etc.) based in Erasmus+ program countries.

Recent graduates: The internship period for which they are applying must be completed within one year of their graduation date. A prerequisite for participation in the program is that their applications must have been selected during the last year of their studies (before their graduation). Students should inform the host institutions that they will be graduates during the mobility period.

The following students are eligible to apply for the program:

  • are actively enrolled in departments of the Democritus University of Thrace as undergraduates (and have not exceeded N+2 or N+3), postgraduate students, or doctoral candidates
  • have the required level of language proficiency as defined by the Host Institution.
  • For postgraduate students, the application must be accompanied by a certificate from the Coordinating Committee of the Postgraduate Program they are attending, which includes the following information: a) the title of the Postgraduate Program, b) confirmation that the program to be followed by the prospective postgraduate student will form part of their studies in the Postgraduate Program (with clear reference to the ECTS credits to be earned by the student) and c) that the time spent abroad will be counted towards the total duration of their studies.
  • Doctoral candidates must submit, together with their application, a certificate from their three-member committee stating: a) the topic of the dissertation b) confirmation that the program to be followed by the candidate will form part of the process of writing their doctoral thesis, and c) that the time spent abroad will count towards the total duration of their studies.

For the selection of students who are going to move for an internship, the Department has established the evaluation criteria described in the Study Regulations  (Article 18) and/or the Erasmus+ Regulations of the Democritus University of Thrace

Students who are transferred under Erasmus+ have the obligations set out in the Internal Regulations of the University, the Regulations for the Operation of the Erasmus+ Program of the Democritus University of Thrace, and the Regulations of the Department  (Article 18).

For information regarding the Erasmus+ program, please contact the Department Coordinator

Petros Kolovos, Associate Professor

pkolovos [at] mbg.duth.gr

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