Inter-institutional agreement between programme countries

Agreement duration: 2024 - 2029

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 (and department, where relevant)	Erasmus code	Institutional Coordinator Contact details (email, phone)	Departmental Coordinator Contact details (email, phone)	Website (eg. of the course catalogue)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	G THESSAL01	Institutional Coordinator/Head of the Office Full name: Georgiadou Ioanna Address: Department of European Educational Programmes, University Campus, Administration Building, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece Tel: +30 2310 995293 Fax: +30 2310 995292 Email: erasmus-agreements@auth.gr	Departmental Coordinator: Full name: Professor Melissaropoulou Dimitra Department: School of Italian Language and Literature Address: Tel: +302310997381 Fax: Email: dmelissa@itl.auth.gr	General University Webpage: http://www.auth.gr For Erasmus+ students: https://eurep.auth.gr/en Course catalogue: http://qa.auth.gr/en/studyguide/
Bogaziçi Üniversitesi	TR ISTANBU01	Institutional Coordinator/Head of International Office: Full name: Aras Necati Address: Office of International Relations, South Campus OFB building (1st Floor), Bebek-Istanbul 34342 TURKEY Tel: +90 212 359 74 21 Fax: +90 212 265 32 48 Email:erasmus.agreements@bogazici.edu.tr	Departmental Coordinator: Full name: Professor Bagriacik Metin Address: John Freely Hall 3rd floor, 311 34342, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul Tel: +902123594098 Email: metin.bagriacik@boun.edu.tr	General University Webpage: http://www.boun.edu.tr For Erasmus students: http://www.intl.boun.edu.tr Course catalogue: http://registration.boun.edu.tr

B. Mobility numbers per academic year

FROM [Erasmus code of the sending institution]	TO [Erasmus code of the receiving institution]	Subject area code [ISCED]	Subject area name	Study cycle [short cycle, 1st , 2nd or 3rd]	Student Mobility for Studies [number of students x number of months per student]	Student Mobility for Traineeships	Blended mobility option
G THESSAL01	TR ISTANBU01	0232	0232 - Literature and linguistics	1st 2nd 3rd	5 students x 5 months	1 students x 3 months	No
TR ISTANBU01	G THESSAL01	0232	0232 - Literature and linguistics	1st 2nd 3rd	5 students x 5 months	1 students x 3 months	No

FROM [Erasmus code of the sending institution]	TO [Erasmus code of the receiving institution]	Subject area code [ISCED]	Subject area name	Study cycle [short cycle, 1st , 2nd or 3rd]	Staff Mobility for Teaching [number of staff members x number of days per staff member]	Staff Mobility for Training
G THESSAL01	TR ISTANBU01	0232	0232 - Literature and linguistics		2 staff member x 5 days	2 staff member x 5 days
TR ISTANBU01	G THESSAL01	0232	0232 - Literature and linguistics		2 staff member x 5 days	2 staff member x 5 days

Additional information:

SMS: The quota will be split as follows: 3*5 months (1st cycle)+ 1*5 months (2nd cycle)+ 1*5 months (3rd cycle)

STA: Bogazici University, the Dept. of Linguistics & Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Italian Language and Literature

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 recommended language skills at the start of the study or teaching period:

Receiving institution [Erasmus code]	Optional: Subject area	Language of instruction 1	Language of instruction 2	Student Mobility for Studies [Minimum recommended level: B1]	Staff Mobility for Teaching [Minimum recommended level: B2]	Comments about this language
G THESSAL01		Greek	English	B2 - Vantage
TR ISTANBU01		Turkish	English	B2 - Vantage

For more details on the language of instruction recommendations, see the course catalogue of each institution

D. Additional requirements

1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki:

Courses at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki are normally taught in Greek. However, there are courses in other languages too, especially at the Foreign Language Faculties, Faculty of Law (courses in English, French and German language), School of Journalism & Mass Communications, School of Economics and School of Political Sciences. In all other cases, there are special arrangements for Erasmus+ students, such as assignment of essays in English with the use of English bibliography in small groups of students.

Information concerning courses and other academic matters can be obtained at the website of the University: http://www.auth.gr/en/faculties

Greek Language courses for Erasmus+ students

There are regular and online Greek language courses, which start at the beginning of each semester. These courses are organized specifically for Erasmus+ students with the support of the EU and are offered free of charge under certain conditions in regard to absences. You can find more information at the School of Modern Greek Language of AUTH: http://smg.web.auth.gr/wordpress/?lang=en

Students with disabilities

Social and Health Policy Committee of AUTH was established in 1997 with the aim to facilitate students with disabilities. Services have been developed and updated according to European and International standards. There are several fields that Social and Health Policy Committee is getting involved, always aiming to make student life easier so that all students can focus on their academic demands.

Services available

Students with visual impairment

- Converting books or notes in any file the student is using to study (text to speech, print them in Braille etc)

Students with hearing disabilities

- Interpretation in Greek Sign language everywhere in the campus of our University during working hours.

- Unfortunately we do not provide interpretations in other foreign sign languages.

Students with mobility disabilities

- We provide transportation to students with mobility disabilities from their residences to the campus and vice versa in an everyday basis.

Services to all students

- blood donation days

- connect students with other institutions so that they will be given the professional care they need depending on their issue.

Social and Health Policy Committee is always personalizing its services adjusting them to the needs and wills of every single student.

Contact details: Tel. (+30) 2310 995360, (+30) 2310 995386, (+30) 2310 991376
E-mail: socialcom@ad.auth.gr

2. Bogaziçi Üniversitesi

E. Calendar

1. Applications/information on nominated students must reach the receiving institution by:

Receiving institution [Erasmus code]	Autumn term [month]	Spring term [month]
G THESSAL01	Nominations: 15th June Applications: 30th June	Nominations: 15th November Applications: 30th November
TR ISTANBU01

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki:

2. Following the receipt of the paper application (printed online application), AUTH will send its decision within 4-6 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.

Bogaziçi Üniversitesi

All applications should be addressed to erasmus-incoming@boun.edu.tr. Boğaziçi University will send its decision within 4 to 7 weeks.

A Transcript of Records will be issued by Bogazici University no later than 5 weeks after the assessment period has ended. The transcript will be delivered by regular post and as such the actual date the transcript reaches the participant and/or the home institution may take additional 2 to 4 weeks depending on the postal services.

4. Termination of the agreement

In the event of unilateral termination, a notice of at least one academic year should be given. This means that a unilateral decision to discontinue the exchanges notified to the other party by 1 September 20XX will only take effect as of 1 September 20XX+1. The termination clauses must include the following disclaimer: "Neither the European Commission nor the National Agencies can be held responsible in case of a conflict."

F. Information

1. Grading systems of the institutions

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki:

A scale of 1 to 10 applies to the marks of each subject in the Hellenic Higher Education

8,5-10	Άριστα (Arista) - Excellent
6,5-8,49	Λίαν Καλώς (Lian Kalos) – Very Good
5,00-6,49	Καλώς ( Kalos) - Good
0-4,99	Ανεπιτυχώς ( Anepitychos) - Fail

Bogaziçi Üniversitesi

Bogazici University historically uses a credit-hour system in which the credits of a course indicate the weekly contact (lecture, laboratory, problem session) hours. The grading system uses letter grades ranging from the highest grade AA to the failing grade F, with the highest corresponding to 4.0/4.0. More recently the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) has also been put in use as a parallel system, and the ECTS credits of the courses taken by the students are provided on the transcripts prepared by the Registrar. The grades and symbols that may appear on a transcript are explained in the table below; also provided is the conversion between local and ECTS grades employed by Boğaziçi University:

Grade		Weight			Boğaziçi Grade	ECTS Grade
AA	Excellent	4.00	I	Incomplete	AA	A
BA	Good-Excellent	3.50	R	Repeat	BA	B
BB	Good	3.00	W	Withdrawn	BB	C
CB	Passing-Good	2.50	L	On leave	CC	D
CC	Passing	2.00	NC	Non-credit	DD	E
DC	Passing-Poor	1.50	NP	Not-present	F	FX
DD	Poor	1.00			F	F
F	Failed	0
P	Pass

2. Visa

The sending and receiving 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 [Erasmus code]	Contact details (email, phone)	Website for information
G THESSAL01	Ms. Mantasasvili Kristina tel: +30 2310995166 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr Ms. Tolia Konstantina tel: +30 2310991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	https://eurep.auth.gr/en/students/info/visa_residence
TR ISTANBU01	Hande Tekin tel: +90 212 359 74 94 email: erasmus-incoming@boun.edu.tr TR ISTANBU01 Students with a valid EU Card can enter Turkey with only the EU Card; however, in order to apply for the Residence Permit, students MUST have a passport that is valid for six months after the date of entrance to Turkey. A passport is also nee	http://intl.boun.edu.tr/?q=visa

3. Insurance

The sending and receiving 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:

Institution [Erasmus code]	Contact details (email, phone)	Website for information
G THESSAL01	Ms. Mantasasvili Kristina tel: +30 2310995166 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr Ms. Tolia Konstantina tel: +30 2310991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	https://eurep.auth.gr/en/students/info/medical_care
TR ISTANBU01	Hande Tekin tel: +90 212 359 74 94 email: erasmus-incoming@boun.edu.tr TR ISTANBU 01 There is no automatic insurance coverage at Boğaziçi University for visiting students. Basic services at the University Health Center are provided free of charge to all graduate and undergraduate students. When applying for the Residence P	http://intl.boun.edu.tr/?q=health-insurance-erasmus-exchange-and-special-students

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 [Erasmus code]	Contact details (email, phone)	Website for information
G THESSAL01	Ms. Mantasasvili Kristina tel: +30 2310995166 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr Ms. Tolia Konstantina tel: +30 2310991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	https://eurep.auth.gr/en/accommodation-list
TR ISTANBU01	Tekin Hande tel: +90 212 359 74 94 email: superdorm@boun.edu.tr The “Superdorm” is the only dormitory for visiting students and confirmation of request is determined by the availability of rooms. All communication on housing issues should be carried out directly with the Superdorm.	http://www.superdorm.info/ http://intl.boun.edu.tr/?q=housing-erasmus-exchange-mevlana-and-special-students

G. SIGNATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONS (legal representatives)

Institution [Erasmus code]	Name, function	Date	Signature
G THESSAL01	Professor Dr. Dimitrios S. Koveos Vice Rector for Academic & Student Affairs
TR ISTANBU01	Dr. Necati Aras Erasmus Institutional Coordinator