Student selection for the Erasmus+ Student Mobility for Studies is carried out among applicants who meet the minimum application requirements, in accordance with the evaluation criteria and weighted scores determined by the National Agency.
In the evaluation process, students’ academic achievement and foreign language proficiency are taken into consideration. The total achievement score is calculated by taking 50% of the general academic grade point average (GPA) and 50% of the foreign language score.
Students are ranked from the highest to the lowest total score. The ranking is made within the relevant faculty or department, taking into account the quotas allocated to each faculty and department.
In order to evaluate Erasmus+ applications, students’ foreign language proficiency must be determined. For this purpose, an English Language Examination is administered by the university’s School of Foreign Languages. Announcements regarding the examination are made through the University’s main website, the Erasmus website, the Department of Foreign Languages website, and social media accounts. Information regarding the examination date, time, and venue can be accessed through these platforms.
Participation in the examination is free of charge. The examination date, application period, minimum passing scores, and other details concerning the examination are announced in the Erasmus+ application announcement for the relevant academic year.
The English Language Examination consists of two stages: written and oral:
Exam Type
Weight
Written
%75
Oral
%25
In order to participate in the oral examination, students must obtain the minimum score determined according to their department in the written examination.
Minimum Scores for the Written Exam
Departments
Minimum Score
Departments offering education in a foreign language
80
Other departments
60
Applicants who do not achieve the required minimum score in the written examination are not admitted to the oral examination. Applicants who pass the written examination but do not attend the oral examination will not receive a foreign language score, and their examination/application will be considered invalid.
Students may use valid foreign language examination results obtained prior to the application instead of taking the English Language Examination administered by our University.
Within this scope, scores obtained from foreign language examinations administered by ÖSYM, such as YDS, e-YDS, and YÖKDİL, or from international foreign language examinations such as TOEFL and IELTS, may be accepted in accordance with the conditions determined for the relevant academic year.
The accepted foreign language examinations, validity periods of scores, and principles for evaluating examination results are specified in the Erasmus+ application announcement for the relevant academic year.
The main evaluation criteria and weighted scores used in the assessment of applications are as follows:
CRITERION
SCORING
1. Academic grade point average (GPA)
50% (out of 100 points)
2. Language proficiency
3. Students who are children of martyrs or veterans¹
+15
4. Students with disabilities (provided that the disability is documented)²
+10
5. Students who have been or are currently subject to a protection, care, or accommodation order under Law No. 2828 on Social Services and Law No. 5395 on Child Protection³
6. Submission of an internship acceptance letter at the time of application⁴
7. Students themselves or their first-degree relatives (biological/step) receiving disaster victim assistance from AFAD⁵
8. Internships aimed at developing digital skills (DOTs) are given priority⁶
+5
9. Applying within the scope of a compulsory internship⁷
10. Previous participation in the same type of project and at the same study level, with or without a grant⁸
-10
11. Participating in mobility in the country of which the student is a citizen
12. Failure to participate in the mobility after being selected, without submitting a withdrawal notice within the prescribed period
13. Applying simultaneously for both types of mobility (study or traineeship); the deduction is applied to the mobility type preferred by the student
14. For students selected for mobility: failure to attend meetings/trainings organized by the Higher Education Institution regarding the mobility without a valid excuse (applied if the student applies for Erasmus again)⁹
-5
15. Declaring an intention to take the language examination but failing to attend without a valid excuse (applied if the student applies for Erasmus again)¹⁰
¹ This includes war veterans and their spouses and children, spouses and children of war martyrs, as well as:
Spouses and children of public officials who, pursuant to Article 21 of Law No. 3713 on the Fight against Terrorism dated 12 April 1991, were injured, became disabled, died, or were killed as a result of terrorist acts while performing their duties in Türkiye or abroad, or as a result of such duties even after leaving office.
Spouses and children of persons who lost their lives, or civilians who became disabled, as a result of the coup attempt and terrorist acts of 15 July 2016 and acts continuing thereof, pursuant to Article 7 of Decree-Law No. 667 dated 23 July 2016, as well as their spouses and children.
Persons who suffered material damage due to terrorist acts or activities carried out within the scope of the fight against terrorism under Law No. 5233 on Compensation for Losses Arising from Terrorism and the Fight against Terrorism, as well as their spouses and children, are given priority when applying for Erasmus+ student mobility.
² For priority consideration, the student must submit a Disability Health Board Report issued in accordance with the Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults, published in the Official Gazette No. 30692 dated 20 February 2019.
³ For priority consideration, the student must submit an official document from the Ministry of Family and Social Services confirming that a protection, care, or accommodation order has been issued for the student pursuant to Law No. 2828.
⁴ This criterion does not apply if the Higher Education Institution has decided to make the submission of an internship acceptance letter mandatory at the time of application.
⁵ The additional score is applied only once across all study levels (associate, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral) and once separately for each project type (KA131 and KA171). If the student participates in mobility, the additional score will not be awarded in subsequent applications under the same project type. If the student does not participate in the mobility (provided that they withdraw within the prescribed withdrawal period or the non-participation is due to force majeure), the additional score continues to apply in subsequent applications.
⁶ Internships involving one or more of the following activities are considered within this scope: digital marketing (e.g., social media management, web analytics), digital graphics, mechanical and architectural design; application, software, or website development; installation, maintenance, and management of information systems and networks; cybersecurity; data analytics, data mining and visualization; programming, robotics, and artificial intelligence training. General customer service, lead generation, data entry, or routine office tasks are not considered within this scope. Requests to change the internship placement are not accepted for students selected with additional points under this criterion.
⁷ The application of this criterion is at the discretion of the Higher Education Institution. If it is not included in the application announcement, it will not be applied. Students selected with additional points under this criterion may not change their activity to a voluntary internship.
⁸ Participation in BIPs, short-term doctoral mobility, and short-term blended mobility is not considered within this criterion.
⁹ The application of this criterion is at the discretion of the Higher Education Institution. If it is not included in the application announcement, it will not be applied.
¹⁰ The application of this criterion is at the discretion of the Higher Education Institution. If it is not included in the application announcement, it will not be applied.