Erasmus+

Erasmus+ is EU's biggest exchange programme within higher education. 

As an Erasmus+ student you have the opportunity to study at another European university for 2-12 month, which will be a part of your degree at Volda University College.

It is also possible to do a traineeship abroad through Erasmus+, both as a part of your degree programme or as a recent graduate.

For staff training abroad through Erasmus+, please see our page about staff exchange.

Advantages with Erasmus+

There are several advantages with going on an Erasmus+ exchange, such as:

  • You do not pay tuition fees at the host university (abroad)
  • You receive an Erasmus+ scholarship, which comes on top of other grants such as support from Lånekassen
  • You study through the most known exchange programme in the world with very clear rights and procedures
Erasmus+ documents

Students participating in the Erasmus+ programme have to submit some supporting documents, which are:

  • Erasmus+ Grant Agreement (sent out by the International Office at VUC)
  • Erasmus+ Online Learning Agreement for studies (Log in with your Feide username/password) or Erasmus+ Learning Agreement for Traineeships.
    See Guidelines for completeing the learning agreement for studies and traineeships.
  • Confirmation of Arrival
  • Participant report (sent out by the Erasmus+ programme)

Additionally, Erasmus+ students may sign up for an online language test or language course (OLS) free of charge. 

Scholarship from Erasmus+

VUC students can receive an Erasmus+ grant (sholarship) for both studies and/or traineeships.

For studies the grant is €470-530 EUR per month. For traineeships the grant is €620-680 EUR per month.

It is also possible to receive Erasmus+ grants for exchange to certain partner universities outside Europe. The Erasmus+ grant for exchanges outside Europe is somewhat higher, €700 EUR per month.

From 2024/25, the Erasmus+ programme also includes travel support for student exchanges. The travel grant from Erasmus+ exchange within Europe ranges from €211-535 Euro depending on the distance from the home- to the host-institution and whether or not the travel can be defined as "green travel". 

From 2024/25, the Erasmus+ programme also includes an extra grant for "underrepresented groups" of €250 Euro per month. This relates to students with children under the age of 18 years (or other dependents), students with disabilities, students with refugee status or with background from the indiginous population or national minorities, and students who are the first in their family to enroll in higher education. Contact the International Office for more information about Erasmus+ extra grants (top up).

Traineeship with Erasmus+

Some of the degree programmes at Volda University College (VUC) offer a traineeship/internship included in the degree. It is therefore possible to do a traineeship abroad with an Erasmus+ grant. The traineeship must last for a minimum of 2 months and take place in an organisation/business located in an Erasmus+ country outside Norway (the United Kingdom is no longer part of Erasmus+ after Brexit).

It is also possible to do a traineeship through Erasmus+ within 12 months after your graduation at VUC (recent graduate). Should this be of interested to you, you should contact the International Office at VUC before you graduate.

The Erasmus+ grant for traineeships is somewhat higher than the grants for studies (please see the scholarship box above for further details).

Erasmus Student Charter

In the Erasmus+ Student Charter you can read more about your rights and duties as an Erasmus+ student.