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International mobilities                                         38                 39                                          TEXT: Angelika Jończyk
                                                                                                                                        PHOTO: Macarena Lasierra






                                            Youth Exchanges                                 Student exchanges



                                            Let’s start with an opportuni-                  By studying abroad, you can

                                            ty that’s simply called a youth                 compare your university to
                                            exchange.                                       the foreign one, also lecturers’
                                            Youth Exchanges enable a group                  approach, academic culture,
                                            of young people from some                       the way of celebrating various

                                            different countries to meet, live               holidays, as well as getting to
                                            together and work on joint pro-                 know students from different
                                            jects for a short period.                       countries!
                                            During a Youth Exchange, you

                                            can take part in activities such                Erasmus +                           Erasmus Mundus
                                            as workshops, debates, exerci-                  Probably the best known of all      Erasmus Mundus Joint Master
                                            ses, outdoor activities, etc.                   European programs.                  Degree (EMJMD) is a presti-
                                            Those mobilities last between                   It may last from 3 months (or 1     gious international Master’s

                                            5 and 21 days and are open to                   academic semester) to a maxi-       degree program. It aims to raise
                                            people aged between 13 and 30.                  mum of 12 months. It is possi-      the competencies of graduates
                                            These are short experiences that                ble to take part in the exchange    and increase their employabili-
                                            allow you to practice your skills,              several times under the Erasmus  ty by offering the possibility of

                                            gain additional experience, and                 + program, but the total duration  studying in different countries
                                            exchange opinions on a given                    of stay abroad may not exceed       throughout the entire period of
                                            topic.                                          12 months within one study          study.
                                                                                            cycle. Studies abroad must co-      Erasmus Mundus has a very
                                                                                            rrespond to the study program       wide range of studies, which
                                                                                            implemented in the home coun-       sometimes differ from those
                                                                                            try.

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