Inter-institutional agreement between programme countries

Agreement duration: 2014 - 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, Administration Βuilding, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece Tel: +30 2310 995293 Fax: +30 2310 995292 Email: Erasmus-agreements@auth.gr	Departmental Coordinator: Full name: Professor Marvakis Athanasios Department: School of Primary Education Address: Campus, Building "Tower", Office 908 Tel: +302310991296 Fax: not existent Email: marvakis@eled.auth.gr	General University Webpage: http://www.auth.gr For Erasmus+ students: http://www.eurep.auth.gr/index.php?lang=en Course catalogue: http://qa.auth.gr/en/studyguide/
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa	P LISBOA05	Institutional Coordinator/Head of International Office: Full name: Ruivo Carla Address: GRIMA - Campus de Benfica do IPL 1549-003 Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 21 046 47 62 Fax: +351 21 716 61 47 Email:cruivo@sc.ipl.pt	Departmental Coordinator: Full name: Professor Rocha Carla Address: Campus de Bemfica do IPL 1549-003 LISBOA Tel: +351 217115500 Email: carlac@eselx.ipl.pt	General University Webpage: http://www.ipl.pt/ For Erasmus students: http://www.ipl.pt/en/study Course catalogue: http://www.ipl.pt/en/undergraduate

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	P LISBOA05	01 (1)	01 (1) - Education	1st	3 students x 5 months	3 students x 5 months	No
P LISBOA05	G THESSAL01	01 (1)	01 (1) - Education	1st	3 students x 5 months	3 students x 5 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	P LISBOA05	01 (1)	01 (1) - Education	1st	1 staff member x 5 days	2 staff member x 5 days
P LISBOA05	G THESSAL01	01 (1)	01 (1) - Education	1st	1 staff member x 5 days	2 staff member x 5 days

Additional information:

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]
G THESSAL01		Greek	English	C1 - Effective Operational Proficiency
G THESSAL01		Greek	English		C1 - Effective Operational Proficiency
P LISBOA05		Portuguese	English	B1 - Threshold

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 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 Communication, and School of Economics. In all other cases, there are special arrangements for LLP/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 web site of the University http://www.auth.gr/en/faculties

Greek Language courses for Erasmus+ students

There are courses organized specifically for Erasmus+ students with the support of the EU at the beginning of each semester: in October and in March (beginners’ level). Moreover there are on-line courses at the beginning of each semester.

You can find more information at the School of Modern Greek Language of AUTh: http://smg.web.auth.gr/wordpress/?lang=en

Information on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc902_en.htm

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.

- Co-operation with Hellenic Federation of the Deaf in order to provide sign language interpreters for all lessons of deaf students.

- 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. Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

P LISBOA05

The recommended language of instruction level can be discuss on a “case to case” basis, with each Erasmus Coordinator and depending on the chosen curriculum;
The language course take at P LISBOA05 might be included in the student learning agreement but its marks will be not part of the regular transcript of records. An additional document will be provided including mark, language level and ECTs credits;

P LISBOA05 has the infrastructure to welcome students or staff with disabilities, in some cases. For further details contact the Erasmus coordinator: cruivo@sc.ipl.pt

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	30th June	30th November
P LISBOA05	30th June	30th November

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.

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

The receiving institution will send its decision within 6-8 weeks.

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.

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

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

In Portugal students are normally graded on a scale ranging from 1 to 20. Any grade below 10 it’s a fail grade. A typical student will be awarded a grade in the range 10 to 14, while a good student will be awarded a grade in the range 15 to 17. An excellent student will be awarded a higher grade until 20.
ECTS grading scale:

ECTS Grade	% of successful students normally achieving the grade	Definition
A	10	EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors
B	25	VERY GOOD - above the average standard but with some errors
C	30	GOOD - generally sound work with a number of notable errors
D	25	SATISFACTORY - fair but with significant shortcomings
E	10	SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria
FX	-	FAIL - some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F	-	FAIL - considerable further work is required

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	Incoming Students: Ms. Sofia Fourlari tel. +30 2310995166 Ms. Vasiliki Mpoukla tel. +30 2310 991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	http://www.eurep.auth.gr/index.php?lang=en
P LISBOA05	International Office cruivo@sc.ipl.pt Phone: +351 21 046 47 62 www.eselx.ipl.pt	http://www.ipl.pt/en/study

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	Incoming Students: Ms. Sofia Fourlari tel. +30 2310995166 Ms. Vasiliki Mpoukla tel. +30 2310 991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	http://www.eurep.auth.gr/index.php?lang=en
P LISBOA05	International Office cruivo@sc.ipl.pt Phone: +351 21 046 47 62 www.eselx.ipl.pt	http://www.ipl.pt/en/study

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	Incoming Students: Ms. Sofia Fourlari tel. +30 2310995166 Ms. Vasiliki Mpoukla tel. +30 2310 991391 email: erasmus-incoming@auth.gr	http://eurep.auth.gr/en/accommodation-list
P LISBOA05	International Office cruivo@sc.ipl.pt Phone: +351 21 046 47 62 www.eselx.ipl.pt	http://www.ipl.pt/en/study

G. SIGNATURES OF THE INSTITUTIONS (legal representatives)

Institution [Erasmus code]	Name, function	Date	Signature
G THESSAL01	Prof. Dr. Despo Ath. Lialiou Deputy Rector
P LISBOA05	Prof. Doutor Luis Vicente Ferreira, President