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Erasmus Student Charter

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For Students who will spend their time abroad at an Erasmus partner institution, that means the exchange agreement between this institution and the KLU is based on the Erasmus University Charter, the Erasmus Student Charter is valid:

The Erasmus Student Charter

As an Erasmus student, you are entitled to expect:

• Your home and host universities to have an inter-institutional agreement.
• The sending and receiving institutions to sign with you and before you leave a Learning/Training Agreement setting out the details of your planned activities abroad, including the credits to be achieved.
• Not to have to pay fees to your host university for tuition, registration, examinations, access to laboratory and library facilities during your Erasmus studies.
• Full academic recognition from your home university for satisfactorily completed activities during the Erasmus mobility period, in accordance with the Learning/Training Agreement.
• To be given a transcript of records at the end of your activities abroad, covering the studies/work carried out and signed by your host institution/enterprise. This will record your results with the credits and grades achieved. If the placement was not part of the normal curricula, the period will at least be recorded in the Diploma Supplement.
• To be treated and served by your host university in the same way as their home students.
• To have access to the Erasmus University Charter and Erasmus Policy Statement of your home and host universities.
• Your student grant or loan from your home country to be maintained while you are abroad.

As an Erasmus student, you are expected to:

• Respect the rules and obligations of your Erasmus grant agreement with your home university or your National Agency.
• Ensure that any changes to the Learning/Training Agreement are agreed in writing with both the home and host institutions as soon as they when they occur.
• Spend the full study/placement period as agreed at the host university/enterprise, including undergoing the relevant examinations or other forms of assessment, and respect its rules and regulations.
• Write a report on your Erasmus study/placement period abroad when you return and provide feedback if requested by your home university, the European Commission or the National Agency.

You can download a copy of the Erasmus Student Charter including your rights and obligations here.