Сall for applications within the framework of Erasmus + International Credit Mobility for a semester abroad at the University Paris-Saclay (France) for the students of the first and the second semester of Master level of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of TSU!

!!! The implementation of physical mobility will depend on the epidemiological situation in Georgia and France

The given call is valid for the students of the first and the second semester of Master level of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of TSU

Applicants will study in one of the following Master's programs:

1. “Life sciences and Health” - Life sciences and health | Université Paris-Saclay 
2. “Fundamental Microbiology” - M2 Fundamental Microbiology | Université Paris-Saclay 

Period/semester of mobility: Fall Semester of the Academic Year 2021

The applicants for the given call should meet one of the below listed prerequisites:

a) Own English language proficiency certificate (B2 level):

• English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS or CAMBRIDGE certificate) taken no earlier than 2 calendar years before the application deadline;  
• TSU institutional language test results (5 October, 2020, or 2 of March, 2021; with a minimum score of 71 points);

 OR 

b) Certificate of study abroad at a university level (Bachelor or Master) for a minimum of 1 semester on a fully English instructed program.   

Selection process:

Stage 1: Eligibility check (Tbilisi State University);

Stage 2: Interview with the selection committee (Tbilisi State University);

Stage 3: Nomination for mobility (Tbilisi State University)/scholarship award (host University) - The host professor and / or academic field may request an additional interview with the nominated students to make a final decision..

Required documents:

1. A copy of a passport;
2. CV in Europass Format (in English);
3. A certificate of language competence;
4. Certificate of enrollment at TSU (in English);
5. A Transcript of Records of current academic level (in English; the document should indicate the GPA);
6. A scanned copy of the Bachelor’s diploma;
7. A scanned copy of the Diploma Supplement in English (only for Master level students; the document should indicate the GPA);
8. A letter of recommendation (recommendation should be submitted electronically by filling in the questionnaire available in the mobility management portal (mobility.tsu.ge), by a recommender indicated in the application form by the applicant; the questionnaire is sent automatically to the e-mail address entered in the portal by the applicant).
9. A motivation letter (in English) with the following technical specifications:  length - no more than 1 page; font - Times New Roman, font size - 12, line spacing - 1.0, fields – 2cm.

Interested eligible applicants should register at mobility.tsu.ge, upload full application package (in PDF format) no later than 14:00 on May 13^th, 2021 

Additional important information:

a) Electronic registration portal mobility.tsu.ge  

Please note that the mobility management portal mobility.tsu.ge mobility.tsu.ge:

• Does not allow submissions after the deadline (14:00, 13^th of May, 2021.);
• Does not allow to register an incomplete application package. 
• The application form is considered electronically submitted only after pressing the send button. 
• Upon successful submission of the application, the applicant will receive a relevant email notification.
• The date and time of the interview will be communicated individually to all applicants on the e-mail address indicated in the portal mobility.tsu.ge.
• Applicants will be interviewed remotely! 

b) Finances and restrictions related to Covid-19

Please note that:

• Physical mobility may be related to compliance with administrative rules and regulations regarding entry into the host country, such as PCR examination (once or repeatedly), stay in quarantine space, travel, health and accident insurance that is related to the financial costs. All such costs should be paid for by the selected student(s).
• As a result of the restrictions imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the selected student(s) will receive the first tranche of the scholarship no earlier than 6 weeks after arriving at the host university, registering at the local municipality, and at the bank department.
• Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in exceptional cases, mobility for the Fall semester of 2021 may be canceled!
• In accordance with the Article 492, Paragraph 4 of the Law of Georgia on Higher Education, students retain active enrolment at their home universities while on a study abroad. Therefore, successful completion of the administrative registration at TSU at the beginning of each semester spent abroad is absolutely mandatory! Noncompliance with this rule will result in the suspension of mobility.

For additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact our team at outgoingmobility@tsu.ge

Please see the manual of the Electronic registration portal mobility.tsu.ge