HOW TO APPLY AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT

If your University has a formal exchange agreement with University of Ankara, you can apply as an exchange student. The admission of exchange is granted to those students who are qualified to the chosen course of study and recommended by their home university on an exchange basis. 

1. The Erasmus coordinator of your faculty/school need to send an e-mail to our Departmental Erasmus Coordinator with the students that have been nominated as exchange students to University of Ankara. The e-mail should include the Name and the E-mail address of the Student

2. You should send the following documents, to our Erasmus office by post or via e-mail.

• Signed Application form

• Transcript of Records. The transcript should clearly state the courses and the grades you have taken. Attach an information of the grading system used if it is not clearly stated in the transcript

• Learning agreement (2 original signed copies)
• you will receive an e-mail with a Confirmation of Receipt and a Letter of Acceptance.

Essential information for Erasmus students

Before leaving your home country:
Be sure to take any documents necessary to be admitted to Ankara university.
1. Statement from home University, certifying that you are an Erasmus student in Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University
2. Application Form for incoming Erasmus students.
3. The European Health Insurance (E111 or E128);
4. Identity Card and Passport.

5. Before you leave home be sure that you organised Accommodation, Budgeting, Financial Requirements, Health, Language Preparation, etc. To make these requirements please contact with us for more information.

6 .After you have been accepted as a LLP/Erasmus Student by our University, please keep in touch with Erasmus Coordinator of the Pharmacy Faculty.

7. After receiving via e-mail or post) the Letter of Acceptance you must arrange accommodation, your ticket to travel.

8. Inform Erasmus Coordinator about the exact date of your arrival

9. Prepare a clearly readable copy of your passport / ID-card

10. Prepare a copy of valid health insurance papers or European Health Card (for EU-members), covering your entire period of study at A.U Faculty of Pharmacy

What to bring before your arrival

• Passport
• Health Insurance Card
• Passport photos
• Photocopy of your documents
• Acceptance letter from Ankara University
• Your medication –( if you use any),
• Backpack or rucksack
• Think about stuff you really can’t miss like photos, teddy bear, lucky underpants, favorite shoes, etc.
• Think about the climate. Ankara is not very cold in the winter and it can get hot in the summer (sometimes over 32^o C). It does rain frequently, so a water-proof coat is a handy thing to have.
• Bring a sleeping bag if you plan to travel.
• If you have a laptop, you might want to bring it. There are computers in the faculty always available (the computer rooms are usually closed after 5.30pm and in weekends). There is also free wireless internet on the campus.
• Things for domestic use (as current converters, electrical socket adaptors , scissors and pocket calculator) 
• Think about the amount of luggage you can carry and pack accordingly. Your bags will always be much fuller when you return.

When you arrive in Ankara:
1. Apply to the Erasmus Office of your University.
2. Contact with your Erasmus Coordinator

Before you leave

Be sure that you have returned all books to the library

Inform your Coordinator about all required documents. All documents (e.g Transcript of Records, Learning Agreement etc) will be sent to your University approximately three weeks after the examinations have finished.

We wish you a safe journey back home!

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