Learn more about Erasmus+ Exchange
Erasmus+ helps organise student and doctoral candidate exchanges within Erasmus+ Programme countries and to and from Partner countries.
Exchange programs are designed in a way to give the opportunity to students and academic staff to study, teach and do research at a university abroad. Students pay no tuition fee to the host university if they participate in the Erasmus+ and Mevlana exchange programmes. See the list of all currently open calls for exchange programs (Erasmus+ and others)
Read MoreThe International Relations Office provides support for foreign exchange students and staff who want to gain experience, meet new international environment and be an active part of the IUS. We work hard to provide foreign students with all that is needed for their comfort and well-being in Sarajevo.
Read MoreThe International Relations Office provides information and support for IUS students and staff regarding exchange, scholarships, application procedures, or documentation necessary for participation in Mevlana and Erasmus+ exchange programs.
Read MoreProviding comprehensive assisitance to all international students regarding visa and residence permit procedures.
Read MoreInternational Relations Office (IRO) is the official department of the International University of Sarajevo (IUS) primarily in charge of implementing its international educational policy and promoting the University abroad.
The activities of the IUS International Relations Office include:
Through the International Relations Office, IUS increased its international recognition and attractiveness of new forms of cooperation. The Office progressively carried out negotiations to sign agreements in various fields of study with prominent universities, institutions, centers and companies from different regions of Europe and the world.
Erasmus+ helps organise student and doctoral candidate exchanges within Erasmus+ Programme countries and to and from Partner countries.
Your study period abroad can last from a minimum of 3 months (or 1 academic term or trimester) to a maximum of 12 months. Your period of study abroad must be relevant for your degree-related learning and personal development needs, and be part of the study programme that you are following.
DYou, your sending and receiving higher education institutions must sign a Learning Agreement for Studies to ensure a transparent and efficient preparation of the exchange abroad, as well as to agree on how activities successfully completed abroad will be recognised.Read More
You may receive an Erasmus+ grant as a contribution to your travel and subsistence costs. It may vary according to differences in living costs between your country and the destination country, the number of students applying for a grant, the distance between countries and the availability of other grants.
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International University of Sarajevo (IUS) is open to students from all over the world, and the language of instruction and communication is English. Students without English proficiency will attend a one-year intensive English Language Program organized by English Language School (ELS).
We have two running exchange programs: Erasmus+ and Mevlana.
These are funded exchange programs where students receive grants from the host university during their stay. Erasmus+ program for IUS students is available in 34 program countries while Mevlana is only available at partner universities in Turkey.
To participate in exchange programs (with or without an inter-institutional agreement) students, need to apply to International Relations Office (IRO).
The first condition of a funded mobility, is to see an open call for the partner institution.
If interested, fill in the Application Form for Outgoing Students (available on IRO website) and collect the signatures/approvals from the relevant departments (Finance Office, ELS, IRO). You send the completed Application form to mobility@ius.edu.ba as your official application.
Recognition of credits after your exchange semester is finalized by the Student Affairs Office, after the submission of the following documents:
Before Mobility part of the Learning Agreement (signed by both universities' coordinators and stamped by both universities' seals
During Mobility part of the Learning Agreement (if any course change has been made) (signed by both universities' coordinators and stamped by both universities' seals or an email message dated correctly which states that the program exchange coordinator approved the change(s) made during mobility.
After Mobility part of the Learning Agreement (prepared after your mobility)(signed by the student and the program exchange coordinator, IUS seal only - Your faculty's legal secretary will put the IUS seal on it)
Original transcript (bearing the wet signature and stamp of the host university)
Official translation of the transcript into Bosnian (must be done by a court-notarized translator) (translation can be done with a copy of the transcript)
Once these documents are all collected, they will be delivered to the Student Affairs Office by the IRO staff, and your courses will quickly be transferred.
IRO usually (but not necessarily) publishes calls 2 times a year: October-November (for spring semester), April-May-June (for fall semester) – the exact announcement period is conditioned by the information received from the partner universities.
The selection of the candidates is done by the Selection Committee based on the ranking lists. The Committee is made up of at least three members and may include an IRO staff member, a program exchange coordinator, a program coordinator, a dean, a vice-rector or the rector. CGPA (50%), English Language proficiency result (20%), previous Erasmus experience (10%), contribution to the University (10%), extra-curricular activities (5%), special needs (5%).
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Exchange programs: mobility@ius.edu.ba
International admission: admission@ius.edu.ba
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