Short-term mobility
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You can go on short-term mobility through different programmes or independently. Universities offer intensive courses, often in summer schools that last from a week to a few weeks.
Read below about the various possibilities.
NB! It is not possible to go on student mobility abroad while being employed by JYU (concerns contracts for full-time-, part-time- and hourly-paid employment).
Short-term mobility is an easy way to get international experience in a short period of time.
FORTHEM alliance short-term mobilities
JYU participates in an alliance of nine European universities which organises annually several collective short-term mobility possibilities for students of various fields. The mobility programmes last around 5 days and they are organised in the following universities:
- University of Burgundy (Dijon, France)
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Mainz, Germany)
- University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylä, Finland)
- University of Latvia (Riga, Latvia)
- University of Opole (Opole, Poland)
- University of Palermo (Palermo, Italy)
- University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain)
- University of Agder, (Agder, Norway)
- The Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Sibiu, Romania)
Students admitted to mobilities that take place outside of Finland will receive a grant. Approximately three JYU students can be selected for each programme. It is possible to get credits for the FORTHEM short-term mobility courses. Applicants who have not participated in FORTHEM short-term mobilities previously have priority in getting selected.
Additionally, students may also apply for support for individual short-term mobility periods of 5 days in the FORTHEM universities. Students admitted to the programme will receive a travel grant and a grant for accommodation and meals.
How to apply
The application round is open for FORTHEM collective and individual short-term mobilities that take place between September 2024 and February 2025. Deadline for the application is 8 April 2024.
Detailed information on the short-term mobility and an online application form can be found from the FORTHEM Alliance webpage.
The short-term mobility managed to combine academic learning, cross-cultural enrichment, and action-packed social activities in a really nice way.
NCI summer courses in India
Nordic Centre in India (NCI) is a consortium of Nordic universities that organizes for example summer courses in India. NB! In 2023 the courses are on a break.
DAAD summer course scholarships
DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service grants summer course scholarships to Germany for degree students studying in Finland. All university students who have studied for at least two years before the start of the course can apply for the scholarship. The scholarships are meant for participation in language and country-knowledge courses.
Language courses
Finnish and foreign language schools organize language courses for both teenagers and adults in different parts of the world. Most course organizers are commercial, so the courses have participation fees. The lengths and prices of the courses vary. When comparing prices, take the accommodation, size of the teaching group, proficiency testing, teachers' competency, study materials used, and possible extracurricular activities into consideration.
In most cases, you have to finance the language course studies independently. There are few scholarships available and the Kela financial aid is not granted for separate language courses.
Faculty grants for short-mobility
See more at Funding
Students employed by the University of Jyväskylä
It is not possible to go on student exchange or an internship abroad while being employed by JYU. More information can be found on the Student exchange -page.
More information
More information from the Nordlys coordinator at the International Office