Sapienza offers numerous opportunities for study, research and internships abroad: in Europe and outside Europe, for short stays or longer periods, dissertations abroad and much more.
1. Study periods in European countries: Erasmus+
Erasmus+ promotes transnational cooperation between higher education institutions; it funds mobility for study purposes (SMS) in all disciplines and levels of study (including doctoral studies) and promotes academic recognition of studies within the European Higher Education Area. The Erasmus+ programme allows students to attend programmes and take exams, with full recognition in their academic curriculum, or to carry out research for the preparation of their degree or PhD thesis.
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2. Internships in European countries: Erasmus+ traineeship
Erasmus+ mobility for educational internships allows students to undertake internships at companies, training centres and research centres based in one of the participating countries. The programme allows you to undertake full-time internships abroad, which are recognised as an integral part of your study programme. The internship can also be undertaken after graduation, provided that the selection process takes place before you obtain your degree. The number of months of mobility is added to those of the Erasmus study periods, up to the maximum allowed by the programme.
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3. CIVIS European Alliance, “A European Civic University”
Sapienza is a partner in the CIVIS European Alliance, “A European Civic University”, funded by the European Union and established together with the following universities:
- Free University of Brussels
- University of Tübingen
- Autonomous University of Madrid
- Aix-Marseille Université
- National Kapodistrian University of Athens
- University of Bucharest
- University of Stockholm
- University of Glasgow
- Paris London University Salzburg
- Université de Lausanne.
The alliance has made available a variety of study programmes shared among the 11 European campuses to create a true European higher education area and contribute to the development of a solid, multilingual European knowledge society. The education is based on research and innovative teaching activities, which include, in addition to traditional Erasmus mobility, short-term mobility, including virtual and distance learning.
https://www.uniroma1.it/it/pagina/civis-mobility
4. Study periods in non-EU countries: Overseas Programme
Thanks to funds provided by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and its own contributions, every year Sapienza offers the opportunity to spend a period of study, to take exams or do thesis research, in one of the more than 200 non-EU institutions with which it has bilateral agreements. You can only take advantage of this contribution once per study cycle, and the grant cannot be combined with other Sapienza grants
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5. Study or research periods in non-EU countries: Erasmus+ KA171 international credit mobility programme – ICM
The Erasmus+ ICM programme, funded by the European Commission, allows students and teachers to spend a period of study/research for their thesis or teaching/training in non-EU countries and provides a scholarship and coverage of travel expenses. All activities undertaken abroad will be recognised upon return from mobility by the relevant Sapienza lecturers, as established in the Learning Agreement. Student mobility can have a minimum duration of 3 to 6 months (possibly extendable up to a maximum of 12 months, the last 6 months of which without a scholarship - Zero-EU Grant mode). The ICM grant also covers doctoral-level research mobility for the same duration. Travel expenses are calculated using the Distance Calculator based on the distance between the city of the home university and the city of the host university.
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6. Scholarships for degree theses abroad
Scholarships for theses abroad are aimed at those who are regularly enrolled in at least the first year of a second level degree programme, in the second to last or last year of a single cycle second level degree programme, and who wish to carry out part of their thesis preparation abroad at foreign or EU institutions, organisations, companies, or at supranational or international institutions of an appropriate scientific and cultural level.
The thesis work abroad must be carried out for a period of at least two consecutive months.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of a call for applications managed by the universities.
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7. Postgraduate scholarships for advanced studies abroad
Scholarships for advanced studies abroad allow students to attend programmes or advanced studies at foreign and international institutions at university level. These scholarships are awarded annually and have a minimum duration of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months.
These scholarships are reserved for those who have obtained a master's degree or single-cycle master's degree or equivalent from Sapienza University of Rome, within the last session of the academic year preceding that in which the call for applications was issued, and who are under 29 years of age.
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