ERASMUS +

CALL FOR APPLICANTS FOR STUDENT MOBILITY TO UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA, ITALY

KA107 INTERNATIONAL CREDIT MOBILITY (ERASMUS+)

 

Subject

Remarks

Description of Programme

This programme allows students and staff from UPM to apply for scholarship to attend programmes at the University of Padova. The subject area is Chemical and Process Engineering. Students can apply to go for one semester and academic staff can apply to go for up to 2 months.

Website

Programme: http://www.unipd.it/en/erasmus-studies-semp

 

Duration of Programme

1 semester (6 months) – student mobility

2*semester starts on 25 September 2017 until 23 February 2018

Courses Available

(FK, FBSB & FSTM)

·   Chemical Reaction Engineering (12 ECTS credits)

·   Multiphase Thermodynamics and Transport Phenomena (9 ECTS credits)

·   Separation Unit Operations and Process Simulation (12 ECTS credits)

*please refer to course catalogue: http://en.didattica.unipd.it/off/2017/LM/IN/IN0530

**credits are in European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System (ECTS)

***1 UPM credit = 1.85 ECTS

Scholarship from University of Padova, Italy

·   Flight

·   Subsistence Costs – €850/month

*expected cost of living €600 – €700/month (minimum)

Eligibility

·   Student from Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences & Faculty of Food Science and Technology.

·   The student is required to be studying at Master degree and Bachelor degree level (semester 6 and above) at UPM.

·   The grade point average (GPA) of a graduate student is to be at least 3.0 on a four-point scale with a status of Good Standing.

·   Student taking Master by Coursework preferred. Prospective Masters students can apply provided they attach the offer letter from UPM for September 2017 intake and have paid UPM fees before travel.

·   English Language Requirement – Level B1 (intermediate) equivalent to MUET Band 3.

Other Information

(please refer to Fact Sheet)

·   Visa – Non-EU students must apply visa before arriving in Italy.

·   Accommodation – University of Padova’s Halls of Residence & Accommodation. (€205 –  €320 / month)

·   Insurance – Non-EU students must have a health insurance policy valid for the whole duration of the stay. The insurance company must have an agency or an emergency management agency based in Italy.

Selection Criteria

·   Academic Grade

·   Language Requirement

·   Previous academic courses relevant to Chemical & Process Engineering

·   Preference given to economically disadvantaged students and students active in extracurricular activities

Due Date for Submission of Application to PIC

12th May 2017 (Friday)

 

Applications must be by submitting Exchange Student Programme (Outbound) Form (may be downloaded from http://www.intl.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/20170508114258APPLICATION_FOR_STUDY_ABROAD_OUTBOUND_SPK.pdf ).

 

Hard copy of complete form and other related documents must be submitted to Mobility Section, Putra International Centre via faculty mobility coordinator for our further action. Any application received after the due date will not be entertain.

 

Secretariat:

Mobility Section

Putra International Centre

Universiti Putra Malaysia

Tel: 03 8946 7808 / 7446

Email: mobility@upm.edu.my