Free Movers - An Independent Stay Abroad Outside of the University Exchange Programs

Free movers are students who do not complete their stay abroad as part of a university exchange program but organize their studies abroad by themselves.

A free mover student is a student enrolled at a foreign university who wishes to participate in one or more of the courses offered by POLITEHNICA Bucharest, for a period equivalent to a semester or an academic year, without the benefit of the rules of the existing bilateral agreements between the university and the foreign higher education institutions, and without receiving a graduation diploma.

Visiting student/ freemover:

• Does not receive a scholarship from the partner university;
• Is enrolled and actively pursuing his/her studies as a temporary student;
• Pays the tuition fee, in accordance with the legislation in force and with the POLITEHNICA Bucharest regulations.

The duration of the mobility is maximum 10 months.

Steps

• 90 days before the beginning of the academic year, the student sends the application form;
• POLITEHNICA Bucharest transmits to the faculty/doctoral school that organizes the courses/internships, the student's application form. If the student is accepted to study, a mentor/PhD coordinator is appointed;
• Based on the response received from the faculty/doctoral school, POLITEHNICA Bucharest issues the acceptance letter, which is sent to the student;
• Based on the Letter of Acceptance, the student's home university issues the Learning Agreement, according to the model in Annex II;
• The student is enrolled in the selected faculty/doctoral school;
• Upon completion of the mobility period, the Transcript of Records will be released by the faculty/doctoral school within 30 days from the final exam session.

Admission documents

To complete the registration, the student sends the following documents to POLITEHNICA Bucharest by email:

• Learning Agreement;
• ID/Passport;
• Declaration on the protection of personal data when enrolled in the respective academic year.

All documents must be translated into ONE of the following languages: Romanian, English, French, Spanish or Italian.

Accommodation

Students can be offered accommodation in the POLITEHNICA Bucharest Campuses, paying the same amount as the international students (Accommodation form.)

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