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Outgoing students - Erasmus

If you are spend a semester abroad within the framework of the Erasmus programme you have to:

Before you leave:

Go to the SEVE Mobility, the contact person for mobility within your faculty or the SEVE documentation centre to obtain information about the Erasmus bilateral agreements between the University of Luxembourg and foreign universities, as well as on the procedure to follow in order to prepare for your semester abroad;
Communicate your mobility preferences. The course director then allocates the Erasmus spots on the basis of academic criteria (number of ECTS credits already earned and average mark). If you have been selected for an Erasmus spot, the SEVE Mobility will contact you to explain the application procedure. The SEVE Mobility is in charge of the payment of the Erasmus grant; you should hand in the grant application there (Financial aids) ;
Got to see your course director to draw up the learning agreement that stipulates the programme of courses to be taken at the selected host university, so that the credits earned can be validated when you return.

These steps should be taken sufficiently early, i.e.

For the winter semester: starting in March
For the summer semester : starting in October

Once your application has been accepted, you need to register with both institutions. At the University of Luxembourg, you will enrol as an outgoing student. A University of Luxembourg student card will be issued to you for the mobility semester.
Go to the SEVE Mobility to sign your mobility contract, which stipulates where you are going and when you are leaving.

Please note: under the Erasmus programme, enrolment fees are generally paid to the University of Luxembourg, which is your home institution.

It is strongly recommended to keep in touch with your course director and the SEVE Mobility during your stay at the host institution.

When you arrive at the host institution

Have your certificate of arrival, attesting that you are on mobility leave, signed by the host institution and send it to the SEVE Mobility to receive the first payment of the Erasmus grant (75%).

When you return

Hand in the certificate of departure duly signed by the host institution. This certificate attests to the period of your stay and is necessary for the payment of the outstanding balance of your Erasmus grant (25%);
Fill in the Rapport de fin de séjour and submit it to the SEVE Mobility. This report is an evaluation of your stay abroad. The SEVE Mobility will email it to you at the end of your mobility period;
Go to see your course director to have your mobility semester validated. The ECTS credits earned abroad are recognized on the basis of the previously signed learning agreement.

The SEVE Mobility is in charge of administrative aspects of your mobility semester. The mobility team is at your entire disposal for any advice and guidance you may need to facilitate the organisation of your semester abroad. They will communicate with you mainly by email. Please do not forget to check your emails under the address attributed to you by the University of Luxembourg: Firstname.surname.index@student.uni.lu

Financial assistance by CEDIES

Financial assistance from the Luxembourg Government is granted through the CEDIES (Centre de Documentation et d'Information sur l'Enseignement supérieur) to all students who are enrolled for higher studies and fulfil one of the following conditions:

they have the Luxembourgish nationality and reside in Luxembourg;
they are nationals of a member state of the European Union, reside in Luxembourg and are concerned by the regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community;
they are third-country nationals or stateless, have resided in Luxembourg for at least 5 years and hold a secondary school leaving certificate recognized by the Luxembourg Ministry of Education (Ministère de l’Education nationale et de la Formation professionnelle);
they have the status of a political refugee in Luxembourg and reside in Luxembourg.

This financial assistance from the government can consist only of a loan or be granted partly as a loan and partly as a scholarship. If you have applied for financial aid at the CEDIES and spend a mobility semester abroad, the granted amount of money can be adapted.

For further information: http://www.cedies.public.lu/fr/aides-financieres/index.html