News archive - CEEPUS III (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies) - application deadlines
On March 29, 2012 in Zagreb, 66 CEEPUS networks for the academic year 2012/2013 were approved. Don't miss the deadlines for applications (mobility):
- for the winter semester or academic year 2012/2013: June 15, 2012
- for the summer semester 2013: October 31, 2012
- For Freemovers (for summer semester 2013): November 30, 2012
CEEPUS at a glance:
Who is a member?
Current member countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. Prishtina/Kosovo is also participating.
What is the legal basis?
The legal basis for CEEPUS is an international Agreement signed by the member states and open for accession.
What is the organizational structure?
CEEPUS is based on lean management. The highest ranking decision making CEEPUS body is the Joint Committee of Ministers that meets once a year and takes all strategic decisions. Coordination, evaluation, program development and advertizing are the main tasks of the Central CEEPUS Office (consisting of only two persons). Each country has a National CEEPUS Office in charge of national implementation. In order to avoid setting up new administrative bodies, the National CEEPUS Offices are integrated into already existing structures, usually national agencies.
What about finances?
With CEEPUS, there is no transfer of funds: There is an internal currency of "1 scholarship month" instead. Each country pays its INCOMING students and teachers and has to pledge at least 100 scholarship months per academic year. The CEEPUS Agreement also specifies that these grants be comprehensive grants linked to the local cost of living. So far, experience has shown that this system works very well.
Which forms of cooperation are supported?
The main activity of CEEPUS are university networks operating joint programs ideally leading to Joint Degrees, esp. Joint Doctoral Programs. CEEPUS covers mobility grants for students and teachers in this framework.
CEEPUS III : what are its main objectives?
The main objectives are:
- Focus on joint PhD programs.
- Promote cooperation in the framework of the EUSDR.
Further information:
Links
- The CEEPUS Year
- Series of Events
- Joint Committee of Ministers
- Central CEEPUS Office
- National CEEPUS Office
Downloads
More information is provided at CEEPUS website: http://www.ceepus.info/
- Albania
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Croatia
- International; Other
- Kosovo*
- Montenegro
- Republic of North Macedonia
- Serbia
- Western Balkans
- Cross-thematic/Interdisciplinary
- General
Entry created by Ines Marinkovic on May 10, 2012
Modified on May 10, 2012
