Inter-institutional agreement between programme countries

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Erasmus+ Programme

Key Action 1

- Mobility for learners and staff -

Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility

Inter-institutional agreement 2017-2021

between programme countries

The institutions named below agree to cooperate for the exchange of students

and/or staff in the context of the Erasmus+ programme. They commit to respect

the quality requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education in all aspects

related to the organisation and management of the mobility, in particular the

recognition of the credits awarded to students by the partner institution.

A. Information about higher education institutions

Name of the institution Erasmus Contact details1 _Website

code

Universiteit van NL AMST Heleen Straesser _{htträLwww.uva.n1LenL}

Amsterdam 01 Dept. Erasmus Co-ordinator educationL other- College of Social Sciences H.M.Straesser@uvi;!.nl Qrogra m mesL exchange

+ 31 20 525 4474/8300 Lfaculty-exchange- Qrogra mmesLsocial- sciencesLsocial- Institutional Coordinator: sciences.html Ms. Willeke Jeeninga + 31 20 525 2627 [email protected]

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Izmir Institute of TR Prof. Mehtap EMIRDAG WW\.\ .ivte.cdu.tr

Technology IZMIR03 EANES

hltQ:11_{ects. i}_{vte.edu .tri} Department of City and -:r;,,11111,l..ti.•rJinmor" 1111:.-:du tr

Regional Planning +90 232 750 7892

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For incoming-students to IYTE. gizcrnkofunyeli

'ci:iyte.edu.tr -90 232 750 78 90

B. Mobility numbers

2

_{per academic year}

The partners commit to amend the table below in case of changes in the mobility data by no later than the end of January in the preceding academic year.

FROM TO Subject Subject Study Number of student

area area cycle mobility periods

code name

*

Student Student

[ISCED] Mobility for Mobility for

Studies Traineeships

*

•

I•

•

01 IZMIR03

*

•

581

TR IZMIR03 NL AMST 01 0731 Urban 2

ist

+

2

*

5

=

10 Planning 2nd, UG, G 0

FROM TO Subject Subject Number of staff mobility periods

area area

code name Staff Mobility for Staff Mobility

*

Teaching for Training

[ISCED] ,t. TR IZMIR03 NL AMST 01 0731 City and Regional Planning To be appointed later 1 week/staff

2 _{Mobility numbers can be given per sending/receiving institutions and per education field (optional*:}

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C. Recommended language skills

The sending institution, following agreement with the receiving institution, is responsible for providing support to its nominated candidates so that they can have the required language skills at the start of the study or teaching period:

NL AMST

01

English Required: TOEFL: 88 IELTS:

6,5

CAE C, CPE C

(equiv to CEFR B2) for UG TOEFL :92, IELTS 6,5 equivalent to Cl for G

Cl

TR

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English

Bl

B2

For more details on the language requirements, see the exchange website

uva.nl/en/education/other-programmes/exchange/faculty-exchange-programmes/social- sciences/application-and-admission/application-and-admission.html

Any changes in the requirements will be communicated to the partner before the application deadline by email

D. Additional requirements

See

http://www.uva nl/en/education/other-programmes/exchange/faculty-exchange- programmes/social-sciences/application-and-admission/application-and-admission.html

3 _{For an easier and consistent understanding of language requirements, use of the Common European Framework}

of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is recommended, see

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• For Bachelor students:

Having completed 120 EC with a C average (ECTS system) in a

relevant discipline before starting in the Undergraduate Certificate Programme Social

Sciences (for exchange students)

• For master

students: For incoming master level students this contract is only for the

Research Master Urban Studies, Master students are expected to having completed a

relevant bachelor's degree

• For students Only native speakers of English are exempted from the English language test

requirement The test scores given above are not recommendations. but requirements

• Partners may request a waiver for the English language test in case their students can

submit an equivalent score on an institutional language test or a national monitored

language test

Partners are requested to nominated their selected students before the given application

deadlines by erna I to [email protected]. For MEST students later deadlines

can be given upon request

TR IZMIR03:

izmir Institute of Technology has

NO

infrastructure to welcome students and staff with disabilities.

E. Calendar

1. Applications (both online and hard copy) from nominated students must reach the receiving institution by (any changes in these dates will be communicated by email)

Receiving institution Autumn term* Spring term*

NL AMST 01 1 May 1 October

TR IZMIR03 May 31st December 31st

2. The receivinq institution will send its decision within 4 weeks.

3. A Transcript of Records will be issued by the receiving institution no later than 5 weeks after the assessment period has finished at the receiving HEI. [It should

normally not exceed five weeks according to the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education guidelines]

4. Termination of the agreement

A notice of at least one academic year will be given

F. Information

1. Grading systems of the institutions

UvA UvA Grade UvA

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Grade

Grades Letter point Descriptive point UK Letter" US Letter" grade

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A+

9-5

Excellent

8.5- 8.9 9.0

A+

8.3 - 8.4 A 8.5

8.o - 8.2 A

7.8 - 7.9 A- 8.o Good 8.o A

A- 7.5 - 7.7

B+

7-3 - 7.4 7.5

B

B+

7.0 - 7.2 B 7.1 Satisfactory 6.7 - 6.9 8- I 6.8 7.0 6.5 - 6.6 C

B

6.4

C+

6.5 6.1- 6.3 Sufficient 6.o D

C

6.o 5.5 - 6.o E D 4.6 - 'l-4 D '>.0 Fail F 4.0 F F l.O - 4.5 4.0 I

* The given conversion scheme is suggested for broad orientation purposes only. For more information on the Dutch grading culture in comparison to other cultures, please consult www.nuffic.nl.

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2. Visa

http: //ects. iyte .edu .tr/

The sending and receivmq institutions will provide assistance, when required, in securing visas for incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information sources:

Institution Contact details Website for information

(email, phone)

NL AMST International-office- httQ:LLwww.uva.n1LenLeducationLother- 01 [email protected] QrograrnmesLQractical-mattersLvisas-

+ 31 20 525 8300 a nd-QermitsLvisas-a nd-Qermits. html TR IZMIR03 [email protected] httQ: //ects. iyte.edu .tr/

httR: //uio. iy:te. edu. tr /en/ ogrencî- +90 232 750 78 90

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3. Insurance

The sending and recervrnq institutions will provide assistance in obtaining insurance for incoming and outbound mobile participants, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

The receiving institution will inform mobile participants of cases in which insurance cover is not automatically provided. Information and assistance can be provided by the following contact points and information sources:

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[email protected] _{r-progra mmes/practical-}

matte rs/i nsu ra nce/i nsu ra nee. htm I TR IZMIR03 [email protected]

+90 232 750 78 90

http ://ects.iyte.edu. tr/

http:// uio. iyte. edu. tr/ en/oqrenci- oq reni m-hareketl i liqi-3/

4. Housing

The receiving institution will guide incoming mobile participants in finding accommodation, according to the requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

Information and assistance can be provided by the following persons and information sources:

Institution Contact details Website for information

(email, phone)

NL AMST International-office- http://www.uva.nl/en/education/other- 01 [email protected] programmes/practical-

matters/housing/housing.html TR IZMIR03 g izem kofu nyel i@iyte. ed u. tr http: //ects. iyte. ed u. tr/

http://uio.iyte.edu. tr/en/ogrenc1- +90 232 750 78 90

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G. SIGNATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONS (legal representatives)

Institution Name, function Date Signature4

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NLAMSTOI Prof. Dr. Ir. J. Brug Dean Faculty of Social and

Behavioural Sciences

TR IZMIR03

Prof. Dr. Mehtap EMIRDA EANES

Erasmus Institutional Coordinator ' ., ...

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4 _{Scanned signatures are accepted}