COVID-19 FAQ Erasmus studies

VILNIUS TECH Erasmus+ team understands that this challenging period can cause additional inconveniences and doubts about your Erasmus+ studies. We first suggest that you take into account the information and recommendations provided by the host university. All VILNIUS TECH partner universities faced the COVID-19 pandemic last spring semester and now are much more prepared to assist incoming students with any questions they may have. The most important thing is to carefully read the instructions received from the partner institution, follow the information about the situation on the official state websites and keep in touch with the host university and VILNIUS TECH Erasmus+ coordinators.

You can keep the scholarship you received even if you continue your studies via online. What you need to keep in mind is that you must continue your Erasmus studies while physically being in mobility country. Only in case of Force majeure situation will it be possible to maintain the scholarship grant if you decide to return to Lithuania and continue your studies online.

The Force majeure rule applies when country / city borders are closed and there is no possibility of departure / arrival and / or in cases where the host institution formally cancels mobility due to COVID-19. In cases where, following quarantine in a country / city, studies in closed research and study institutions are carried out remotely, the Force majeure rule does not apply.

The decision to return to Lithuania before the end of the mobility period should be well considered and you need to know exactly how the host university intends to further organize the learning process, as you have to finish the semester at that university for your mobility to be accepted. Before the end of the mobility period, we recommend returning to Lithuania only if the host university will provide all the necessary conditions to continue Erasmus+ studies and participate in the examination session remotely. You must inform the VILNIUS TECH Erasmus+ coordinators about your decision to return to Lithuania before the end of your mobility period.

If you decide to continue your Erasmus+ studies remotely and successfully finish all the subjects indicated in the Learning Agreement, after submitting a transcript of records issued by the host institution and a Certificate of Stay, VILNIUS TECH will accept all the credits you have received.
 

Minimum duration of Erasmus+ study mobility is 3 months. If you return to Lithuania before the end of the mobility period and the time spent in the host institution will be less than 3 months (90 days), you will need to return the full Erasmus+ scholarship you have received. The exception only applies in case of Force Majeure (please see question 3).

If you have been in the country of mobility for at least three months (90 days) during your Erasmus studies and you are studying remotely outside of mobility country for the rest of the semester (with the agreement of the partner institution), you will not have to return the full scholarship you received. The scholarship will be recalculated according to the number of days you have physically stayed in the mobility country. No scholarship will be awarded for the period during which you continue your Erasmus+ studies online from Lithuania.