THE INFORMATION BELOW IS VALID FOR THE STUDENTS APPLYING FOR 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR.
Dear Student,
Thank you for choosing Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski for your Erasmus mobility. We will be very happy to welcome you.
Please read very carefully the following information about the application procedure at Sofia University for Erasmus students!
Application Form (AF) (download here)
The Application form should be duly filled in electronically (not handwritten), signed by you and signed and stamped by your university and sent to the respective Erasmus coordinator at Sofia University.
Deadlines:
30th June 2018 for the winter semester/whole academic year
30th November 2018 for the summer semester
Learning Agreement for Studies (LA) (download here)
The Learning Agreement should be duly filled in electronically (not handwritten), signed by you and also signed and stamped by the responsible coordinator at your university. Please send it to the respective Erasmus coordinator at Sofia University. Please be aware that your university may have developed its own form of Learning Agreement. In this case, please send us only one LA (either the one form of your university or the one uploaded above).
Deadlines:
30th June 2018 for the winter semester/whole academic year
30th November 2018 for the summer semester
NB: Application form and LA that do not meet the following requirements will not be accepted:
- electronically filled in (not handwritten)
- all pages of each document have to be in a single file – PDF
- the name of the file has to consist of your name and type of document (ex. Application form – John Smith; LA – John Smith)
The Application form and LA have to be scanned and send by email to the relevant Erasmus coordinator at Sofia University.
Accommodation
As an Erasmus student you have the opportunity to stay in building/blocks № 8 in the student dormitory campus. A place is guaranteed for all Erasmus students for the entire period of their stay (if they have registered for it within the deadline). Please note that single rooms are not available. For more information, please see here.
If you want an accommodation, please fill in this form until 30th June 2018 for the winter semester/whole academic year and until 30th November 2018 for the summer semester.
Only students who are officially nominated for Erasmus mobility for studies at Sofia University by their Home University are allowed to register for accommodation. Any other applications are not eligible. Erasmus students cannot register for accommodation for a period longer than their period of study at Sofia University.
Faculties and Erasmus+ Coordinators
Faculty Erasmus Coordinators are responsible for the academic part of your Erasmus mobility. See list of Faculty Erasmus Coordinators here. For any questions regarding the courses and credits, please contact directly the Faculty Erasmus Coordinator of the Faculty you will study in.
Course Offer: available here
In case you do not find the list of courses for your Faculty, please contact the respective Faculty Erasmus Coordinator.
Courses are drawn from across the University and are divided by Faculties. As an ERASMUS+ student you are obliged to choose at least two of your courses from the host Faculty according to the field of study in the Inter-institutional Agreement (between your University and Sofia University). You are allowed to choose from the undergraduate and graduate courses from all Faculties on the basis of your interest regardless of your level of studies. If you are not sure which Faculty you will be enrolled in, please ask the coordinator at your Erasmus office.
Academic Calendar
27.09.2018 – Welcome Meeting – mandatory for all incoming Erasmus students
The full programme for the Orientation Days will be sent to you on a later stage.
26-28.09.2018 – Orientation Days
All incoming Erasmus students are strongly recommended to participate in it in order to get familiar with the procedures and activities at the University.
Winter Semester – 01 October 2018 – 15 February 2019
Classes – 01 October 2018 – 18 January 2019
Exam Period – 21 January 2019 – 15 February 2019
The Orientation Days for the summers semester will be announced on a later stage. They will be held before the beginning of the summer semester.
Summer Semester – 18 February 2019 – 05 July 2019
Classes – 18 February 2019 – 07 June 2019
Exam period – 10 June 2019 – 05 July 2018
Prartical Information
Any other practical information regarding your study at Sofia University and stay in Sofia you can find here.
Ersasmus Students Network (ESN)
If you need any additional information that you cannot find here, please contact your Erasmus coordinator at Sofia University.
NB: After receiving the full package of application documents (AF & LA) we will send them to the respective Faculty for approval. That usually takes from 3 to 4 weeks. As soon as we receive confirmation of your application from the Faculty we will send you Invitation/Acceptance Letter.
Good luck!
The ERASMUS Team
