Our Erasmus+ Bilateral Agreements
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering · Of Faculty of Technology
Under the Erasmus+ program, our department has bilateral agreements with 13 higher education institutions in 11 countries. Agreements with program countries in Europe fall under KA131 projects, while those with partner countries outside Europe fall under KA171 (International Credit Mobility) projects. Within the framework of these agreements, our students can study at partner universities, and our academic staff can take part in teaching mobility.
🌍 KA131 Agreements – Europe
Our partner universities in Erasmus+ program countries
BULGARIA
BG VARNA02
Technical University of Varna
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Agreement period
2023 – 2029
🎓
Student study mobility
2 students · up to 5 months per person
Bachelor's
💼
Staff mobility
2 staff members · 1 week · 8 hours of teaching
💬
Language requirement
B2 English
ITALY
I SIENA01
Università degli Studi di Siena
📅
Agreement period
2025 – 2029
🎓
Student study mobility
2 students · up to 5 months per person
Bachelor's
💼
Staff mobility
2 staff members · 5 days
💬
Language requirement
B1 English / B1 Italian
LITHUANIA
LT SIAULIA03
Šiauliai State University of Applied Sciences
Name in the agreement: Šiauliai State College
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Agreement period
2019 – 2027
🎓
Student study mobility
1 student · up to 5 months per person
Bachelor's
💼
Staff mobility
1 staff member · 1 week · 8 hours of teaching
💬
Language requirement
Students B1 / Staff B2
🌏 KA171 Agreements – Outside Europe
Our partner universities under International Credit Mobility
📌 KA171 mobilities can only be carried out with countries for which the Turkish National Agency has granted our university a project budget; the countries and universities for which applications will be accepted are specified separately in each call. In the 2025 project call, the student grant was provided for up to 5 months.
ALBANIA
OID E10064883
Tirana Business University College
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Agreement period
2025 – 2027
🎓
Student study mobility
4 students · up to 10 months per person
Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
💼
Staff mobility
4 staff members · 1 week · 8 hours of teaching
💬
Language requirement
Students B1 English / Staff B2 English
ALBANIA
OID E10030615
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Agreement period
2025 – 2027
🎓
Student study mobility
4 students · up to 10 months per person
Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
💼
Staff mobility
4 staff members · 1 week · 8 hours of teaching
💬
Language requirement
Students B1 English / Staff B2 English
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
OID E10186799
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Agreement period
2025 – 2027
🎓
Student study mobility
4 students · up to 10 months per person
Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
💼
Staff mobility
4 staff members · 1 week · 8 hours of teaching
💬
Language requirement
Students B1 English / Staff B2 English
🌏 Our Other KA171 Agreements
ALBANIA
University College of Business
🎓 Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijan Technical University
🎓 Doctoral students only
BARBADOS
The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
🎓 Bachelor's · Master's · Doctorate
INDONESIA
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
💼 Staff mobility only
GEORGIA
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
🎓 Doctoral students only
MALAYSIA
Universiti Putra Malaysia
💼 Staff mobility only
UZBEKISTAN
Nordic International University
🎓 Doctoral students only
🎓 Application for Students
Who can apply for Erasmus+ study mobility, how, and with what score?
👤 Who can apply?
- Active students enrolled at KTU (preparatory class students cannot apply)
- Students with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.20 for bachelor's and at least 2.50 for master's and doctoral studies (first-year students who do not yet have a GPA cannot apply)
- Those with a valid English language score: the KTU Erasmus+ English Language Exam, or a YDS / YÖKDİL / TOEFL / IELTS result obtained within the last 5 years
- Students who have exceeded the normal duration of study must have a course load of at least 30 ECTS in the term they will spend abroad.
- At each level of education, a total of up to 12 months of Erasmus+ study and traineeship mobility can be used.
📝 Application steps
1
Obtain a language score
The KTU Erasmus+ English Language Exam is held at the beginning of each fall and spring term; the date is announced on the Coordinatorship page. Those who hold a YDS / YÖKDİL / TOEFL / IELTS certificate are not required to take the exam; all results are converted to the 100-point scale.
2
Submit the activity application
During the application period that opens after the language exam results, an online application is made and up to 4 universities are selected. Only institutions with which our department has an agreement and that are appropriate for your education level can be chosen. A student who takes the exam but does not submit an activity application cannot benefit from the program.
3
Placement and candidate list
Placement is made automatically based on the Erasmus+ score and preferences; the country or institution cannot be changed afterwards. The minimum score for the language exam is determined each term according to the budget and announced together with the results.
4
Acceptance and Learning Agreement
If the host institution accepts your nomination, your courses are matched with the help of the department Erasmus+ coordinator and a Learning Agreement is prepared. 30 ECTS of courses are taken per term and matched with 30-ECTS courses at KTU.
5
Mobility and return
Once visa and document procedures are completed, 80% of the grant is paid. Upon return, the courses taken abroad are recorded on the KTU transcript through grade conversion.
📊 How is the Erasmus+ score calculated?
KA131 (Europe): Erasmus+ score = 50% × (CGPA × 25) + 50% × language score
KA171 (Outside Europe): Erasmus+ score = 60% × (CGPA × 25) + 40% × language score
Example: A student with a CGPA of 3.00 (75 on the 100-point scale) and a language score of 70 receives a score of 72.5 under KA131 and 73.0 under KA171. The bonus points and deductions below are applied to this score; even with bonus points, a student who falls below the minimum score in the language exam is eliminated.
| +15 | Children of martyrs and veterans |
| +10 | Students with disabilities (with a Disability Health Board report) |
| +10 | Students for whom a protection, care, or shelter decision exists under Laws No. 2828 and 5395 |
| +10 | Students who, or whose first-degree relatives, receive AFAD disaster victim assistance |
| –10 | Having previously benefited from Erasmus+ mobility or having been placed on the primary list (–20 for those who benefited twice, –30 for those who benefited three times) |
| –10 | Giving up the right outside the recognized waiver period |
| –10 | Taking part in mobility in the country of citizenship |
| –5 | Applying for the language exam but not taking it without an excuse (in subsequent applications) |
| –5 | Not attending the Coordinatorship's meeting or orientation without an excuse after being selected (in subsequent applications) |
Bonus points are applied if the relevant document is uploaded to the system during the application.
📅 Next application: The next application period for KA131 study mobility will open at the beginning of the 2026–2027 spring term. KA171 application periods are announced separately according to the project schedule. For Erasmus+ traineeship mobility, students find their own placement.
📚 Application for Academic Staff
Erasmus+ staff mobility: teaching (STA) and training (STT)
Teaching Mobility (STA)
- Who: Prof. Dr., Assoc. Prof. Dr., Asst. Prof. Dr., Lecturer (Dr.), Lecturer, Res. Asst. (Dr.)
- Agreement required: carried out at the partner universities listed on this page.
- Teaching load: at least 8 hours for activities of up to 1 week
- Duration and grant: for KA131, at least 4 consecutive days, with a 4-day grant + travel support; for KA171, 5 consecutive days, with a 5-day grant + travel support
Training Mobility (STT)
- Who: In addition to the titles listed under STA, administrative staff
- No agreement required for KA131: can be carried out at a university, institution, or business related to your field in program countries.
- Activities that develop skills relevant to your current job, such as job shadowing and observation
- Duration and grant: same as STA
💬 Language requirement
- At least 50 out of 100 in a language exam administered by ÖSYM or recognized as equivalent by YÖK; no date requirement applies to the certificate.
- For those who completed a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree abroad, the language score is counted as 75 based on the diploma if there is no exam certificate.
- The language score is the base score to which bonus points are added.
📊 Evaluation and bonus points
Staff who have never benefited from the program are given priority; among those who have benefited, those who have benefited less come first. Ranking is based on the language score and bonus points; for KA171, years of service take precedence in case of a tie.
| +10 | Submitting an acceptance (invitation) letter from the host institution at the time of application |
| +15 | Veteran staff and staff who are spouses or children of martyrs and veterans |
| +10 | Staff with disabilities |
| +10 | Staff who, or whose first-degree relatives, receive AFAD disaster victim assistance |
| +5 | Training on digital skills in a training activity (must be stated in the acceptance letter) |
| +5 | Activity related to artificial intelligence in KA171 (must be stated in the acceptance letter) |
| –10 | Mobility to the country of citizenship |
| –10 | Having qualified in a previous term but not carried out the activity without force majeure |
📝 How to apply?
- Calls are announced on the Coordinatorship page during the year; applications are made online through the Turkish National Agency's TURNA Portal and remain open for at least 15 days.
- An acceptance letter submitted with the application earns +10 points; if it is not submitted, it must be provided within the time given after the preliminary evaluation.
- The grant is paid to a Ziraat Bank Euro account opened in the staff member's name: 80% before departure and the remainder once the return documents are completed.
📢 Applications and Current Announcements
Erasmus+ applications are made during the application periods announced by the KTU Exchange Programs Coordinatorship. Please follow the Coordinatorship's page for the language exam, application schedule, minimum scores, and results.
Quotas, durations, and language requirements are the values specified in the bilateral agreements. Application conditions and scores are compiled from the process guides of the KTU Exchange Programs Coordinatorship and the August–October 2026 calls; scoring may change according to the Implementation Handbook published by the Turkish National Agency for each project period. Exact rules are stated in the relevant application call. Last updated: October 2026.
