Free mover
For students wanting to do a mobility semester at a non-partner institution for their field, the University of Luxembourg offers the possibility of going as a free-mover student.
In this framework, students are more independent as they organize their mobility by themselves, with the support of the Outgoing Mobility Office.
Useful sections :
Semester of departure
Destinations : how to choose your host institution ?
Application at the host institution
Deadline to inform the Outgoing Mobility Office of your departure as Free mover
Learning agreement
Before your departure
During mobility and after your return
Accommodation
Bourse Fonds de mobilité
Important information
Semester of departure
Bachelor students : usually semester 3, 4 or 5 (depending on your studies)
Master students : semester 3 (to be verified depending on your studies)
Destinations : how to choose your host institution ?
Contact as early as possible the International Relations Department of the institution you are interested in, in order to enquire their possibilities of accepting students outside of an existing agreement. Inform yourself well on their application procedures, deadlines, course programme, amount of the enrolment fee, …
Deadline to inform the Outgoing Mobility Office per email of your departure as Free mover
- For a departure during the winter semester: before April 30th
- For a departure during the summer semester: before October 31st
Contact : bri.outgoing@uni.lu
Application at the host institution
You are in charge of sending your application to the receiving institution. Keep in mind that deadlines can vary from one university to the other.
Learning agreement
You will receive this document from the Outgoing Mobility Office once you have informed them of your wish do a free mover mobility. It is a compulsory document for the University of Luxembourg and you need to fill it out with courses you will follow abroad (for a minimum of 30 ECTS). It must be signed by your course director for validation. It is possible to modify it in the month following your arrival at the receiving institution, using the second page of the Learning agreement. Modifications must be approved by the receiving institution, as well as your course director.
- Document for download :
Changes to the learning agreement
Before your departure
Remember to:
- Enroll at the University of Luxembourg as Outgoing student – “international exchanges” and at your receiving institution
- Pay your registration fees at your receiving institution only
- Make sure you have sufficient health insurance for your stay abroad
- Sign your mobility contract with the University of Luxembourg. This document will contain all information concerning your mobility semester. Any questions? Check out our Mobility F.A.Q
During mobility and after your return
During your stay at the receiving institution, it is highly recommended to be in touch with your course director and the Outgoing Mobility Office.
Documents for download :
Checklist Free Mover / SEMP 2022-23 (FR)
Certificate of attendance (for those receiving the Bourse Fonds de mobilité) 2022-23
Certificate of attendance (Free mover without grant or Swiss-European Mobility) 2022-23
Accommodation
For reasons of equal treatment, the Outgoing Mobility Office cannot implicate itself in accommodation research. You will therefore be in charge of finding an accommodation for your mobility semester. Most receiving institutions have rooms for exchange students. We recommended to apply early, because the number is limited and attribution is not automatic.
For more information, consult the website of your receiving institution. You may also want to look into apartment-sharing.
Bourse Fonds de mobilité
Bachelor students who do a mobility semester as free mover at an institution outside the Greater Region, can get funding from the “Fonds de mobilité” of the University of Luxembourg: if you are eligible, the Outgoing Mobility Office will allocate you the grant. You will receive the total amount of the grant once you come back from your mobility semester, under the condition that all requested documents have been handed in.
Financial Support for student mobility SS22-23 (EN)
Important information
The Outgoing Mobility Office will mainly communicate with you via your student email address. Check regularly your student email account given to you by the University of Luxembourg: firstname.lastname.index@student.uni.lu
