St Andrews Erasmus+ PGR Learning Agreement

St Andrews Erasmus+ PGR Learning Agreement

Post Graduate Research (PGR)

Erasmus+ Learning Agreement

(for research students studying abroad)

Please complete this document in consultation with your Supervisor and School Study Abroad Co-ordinator, and reference to the Policy on Credits and Grade Conversion for Study Abroad,

Step by Step

1.You should agree a provisional Learning Agreement with your Supervisor before you go abroad

2.Once abroad, liaise with your Supervisor and/or School Study Abroad Co-ordinator via email to seek final approval of your academic programme abroad

3.Once approved, print and sign your Learning Agreement

4.Ask your host institution to sign your Learning Agreement

5.You may either:

1. Scan and email your Learning Agreement to

OR

1. Send a hard copy to: Collaborations & Study Abroad, University of St Andrews, St Katharine’s West, 16 The Scores, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AX

6.On receipt, CSA will send to your Study Abroad Co-ordinator for counter-signature.

Deadline

The approved and signed Learning Agreement must be returned to the CSA team within four weeks of arrival at your host institution.

Student Personal Details:

*Full year students can complete a Learning Agreement for Semester One at the beginning of their placement, and follow up with a Learning Agreement for Semester Two within four weeks of the host university’s second semester start date.

The University of St Andrews, the home institution:

The Host Institution:

Learning Agreement document details:

This Learning Agreement is for:

1. PROPOSED MOBILITY PROGRAMME

Table A*: Programme of Study at Host Institution:

Details of the Study Programme Abroad

If necessary, please continue on a separate sheet.

Corresponding Programme of Study at the University of St Andrews:

Table B*: Group of educational components in the student’s degree that would normally be completed at the sending institution which will be replaced by the study abroad programme:

*Please note the University of St Andrew’s PGR (PhD) programme is research based and do not carry a credit requirement. As the Erasmus+ programme extends to post graduate students, we grant study placements to PGR (PhD) students who are studying at an Erasmus+ exchange partner within the student’s specific area of study agreed upon by supervisors from both institutions. In order to record this the required Erasmus+ learning agreement, specifically the module (course) selection table, has been modified.

Failure to complete successfully approved mobility programme, the following provisions will apply:

The level of language competence in that the student already has or agrees to acquire by the start of the study period:

1. RESPONSIBLE PERSONS

1. COMMITMENT OF THE THREE PARTIES

By signing this document, the student, the University of St Andrews (home institution) and the host institution confirm that they approve the proposed Learning Agreement and that they will comply with all the arrangements agreed by all parties. The University of St Andrews and host institutions undertake to apply all the principles of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education relating to mobility for students (or the principles agreed in the inter-institutional agreement for institutions located in partner countries).

The host institution confirms that the educational modules listed are in line with its course catalogue.

The University of St Andrews commits to recognise all the credit gained at the host institution for the successfully completed educational modules and to count them towards the student’s degree. Any exceptions to this rule are documented in an annex of this Learning Agreement and agreed by all parties.

The student and host institution will communicate to the University of St Andrews any problems or changes regarding the proposed mobility programme, responsible persons and/or study period.

Signatures*

*To confirm that the programme of study/Learning Agreement is approved.

**To confirm receipt only of the Erasmus+ Learning Agreement, this signature is not an approval of post graduate programme.