Medical University of Plovdiv

Medical University of Plovdiv
Erasmus+ is the EU's new programme for boosting skills and employability through
education, training, youth and sport. In the field of education and training, the Erasmus
initiative is renowned for the opportunities it provides students to learn abroad, as well as the
opportunities it provides for teaching staff in higher education. The main objectives of Higher
education are:
• Increase the skills and employability of students and contribute to the competitiveness of
European economy
• Improve quality in teaching and learning
• Implement the Higher Education Modernisation strategy in programme countries and raise
the capacity of partner countries
• Streamline the international dimension in Erasmus+
• Support the Bologna process and policy dialogues with strategic partner countries
Key Action 1:Student mobility in HE
Aims:
• Provide more and better opportunities to increase skills and competences of HE students,
attract the best talents from abroad Main activities:
• Credit mobility, including traineeships abroad: mobility for studies opened to partner
countries in both directions (NEW)
• Degree mobility: excellent Joint Master courses offered by universities from Europe and in
some cases partner countries attracting the very best students worldwide
• Student loan guarantee (NEW): to boost Master's degree mobility within Europe
Key Action 1: Staff mobility in HE (2)
Aims:
• Provide more and better opportunities for an increased quality in teaching and learning
Main activities:
• Teaching assignment: to develop innovative teaching methods, mobility opened to partner
countries in both directions (NEW)
• Professional development: to improve skills and competences of both academic and nonacademic staff, opened to partner countries in both direction (NEW)
• Invited staff from enterprise: to increase the relevance of curricula
I. Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020
Medical University-Plovdiv has been awarded the new Erasmus Charter for Higher
Education (ECHE) that will be in use throughout the Erasmus+ project (2014-2020). The
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education provides the general framework for the European
cooperation activities that a Higher Education Institution (HEI) may carry out as part of the
Erasmus+ Programme (Erasmus Charter 2014-2020).
More information for incoming students
Dear students,
We are glad that we can accept you as Erasmus+ students at our University – Medical
University-Plovdiv.
1. Programme for study/ traineeship.
The academic 2015/2016 year starts on 15.09.2015. Winter semester timetables are published
on the web page of Medical University – Plovdiv http://www.meduniversity-plovdiv.bg. We
will work on your individual programmes of study according to your Learning Agreements.
Traineeships will be arranged individually mostly beyond the regular plan of practice for the
respective student group.
2. Accommodation
All Erasmus+ students will be accommodated at the student’s dormitory. The addresses are:
2, Tsarevets Str. Plovdiv.
120, Buxton Bros.Str, Plovdiv
http://www.meduniversity-plovdiv.bg/bg/studenti/obshtejitia-stolove
3.Useful information
The national currency is LEV. You can exchange the money at any bank or private exchange
offices
The banks are opened from 9.00 to 16.00 in the working days.
The public transport in Plovdiv operates mainly by buses. One way ticket for buses costs 1
lev.
The tickets are sold in the buses. The card with a discount for students for public transport
will be
issued a few days upon registration. It costs 16 leva per month.
Intercity public transport in Bulgaria operates by buses and trains. You can get a card for train
if your mobility period in Bulgaria is longer than three months. The latter refers only to EU
students.
Addresses :
Base І
Base ІІ
15A, Vasil Aprilov Blvd.
Medical University - Plovdiv
66, Peshtersko shose Blvd. University Hospital "SVETI GEORGI"
120, Buxton Bros.Str.
Medical College, Medical University-Plovdiv
Erasmus Office Medical University-Plovdiv
15A, Vasil Aprilov Blvd.
Rectorate building, Second floor
Prof. Dr. Damianka Getova MD, PhD, DrSci - ERASMUS Institutional Coordinator
tel.+35932 643011 ; +359 32 602417
mob. + 359 882512960
E-mail address:[email protected]
http://www.meduniversity-plovdiv.bg
Sophia Goneva - Earsmus Officer
tel.+35932 643011 ; +35932 602218
mob. + 359 885164863
E-mail address:[email protected]
http://www.meduniversity-plovdiv.bg
Erasmus Office Medical College, Medical University-Plovdiv
Petya
120,
Ivanova
–
Buxton
tel/fax: +35932
Erasmus
Officer
Bros.Str.
692762/108/
E-mail
address: [email protected]
www.medcollege-plovdiv.org