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ERASMUS EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Istanbul Commerce University gives importance to foreign exchange programs for students to gain experience in international education and also carries out the exchange of students and faculty members within the framework of Erasmus program. Each year the students of  Istanbul Commerce University study at the partner universities in Europe for one or two terms  and  also the students coming from these universities are educated in our university. Exchange agreements have been signed with 25 reputable universities in 15 European countries. We have been sending eligible students to the partner schools in Europe since 2005-2006 acade- mic year, and, also, we have had foreign students at our university since then.  Exchange students participating in the program do not pay any tuition fees to the  partner university.

Erasmus students receive an Erasmus grant for the period they spend in Europe. Erasmus grant  is the allowance given to students participating in the Erasmus exchange program to support their cost of living. Except for ÖSYM scholarship students, students participating in the exchange program pay the registration fee to Istanbul Commerce University. Travel, health insurance and visa fees are paid by the student. Since the national grant  budget is insufficient,  this allowance cannot be allocated to every student participating in the Erasmus exchange program.  However, it is also possible to study abroad as an Erasmus student without receiving the allowance.

Undergraduate students can apply at the beginning of the second term of the second year, and may go abroad as an exchange student during the fall and spring semesters of the third year. Third-year students can apply at the beginning of the second term and can be admitted in the fall semester of their fourth year.

Selection of the students participating in the program is carried out by the Erasmus Office and the Erasmus Student Exchange Commission. While evaluating the applications the committee  takes two criteria into consideration according to weighted scoring system :

·         Academic Achievement Average

·         English Proficiency Exam

Duration of the Erasmus student exchange program varies from 4 to 10 months. European credit transfer system (ECTS) tries to define the courses in terms of work load they give to students.  A student takes a minimum of 30 ECTS credit course during a semester .The courses of the exchange program are determined in advance.

The credits of the courses successfully completed abroad are transferred to Istanbul Commerce University. These courses are transferred as credits (pass) not as grades. The courses transferred as 'Pass' will not affect the GPA. One term exchange students must take 30 ECTS lessons and 2/3 of these courses must be completed successfully.

FARABI EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Farabi(National Academic Staff and Student Exchange Commission) is an exchange program between Turkish higher education institutions, including universities and institutes of techno- logy for undergraduate and graduate students as well as teaching staff members.