The Austrian Ministry of Science and Research is announcing an ENNST MACH exchange competition for undergraduate and graduate students of the School of Business to participate in a scholarship competition of FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, Austria.

Mobility is possible in the fall of 2018 or the spring semester of 2019.

The competition is divided into two stages:

1. In the first stage, Caucasus University will select and nominate 6 students at the University of Applied Sciences Austria, until February 10, 2018. Selected candidates will be sent a letter of enrollment from the University of Applied Sciences Austria
2. (acceptance letter), the second stage of the competition involves a student applying to the ERNST MACH Scholarship Program by March 1, 2018.

Caucasus University is announcing a competition for the selection of students to participate in the ERNST MACH exchange scholarship competition and the selection of candidates for University of Applied Sciences Austria. To participate in the competition, active undergraduate and graduate students of Caucasus University must submit the following documents in English:

• Copy of ID card / passport
• Completed application form (see Appendix # 1)
• EUROPASS CV (see Appendix # 2) (see Appendix # 3)
• Certificate of knowledge of a foreign language at least B2 level (IELTS - 6.0 \ TOEFL-78)
• Mark sheet
• Motivational letter (motivational letter should be answered later: Why do you want to study in Austria? Why have you chosen this university of applied sciences? What exactly do you want to do during your study period in Austria? Which courses do you want to attend? Are your planned studies related to your planned future career? Prior studying history (duration and grades)
• 2 Letter of recommendation (recommender should be from a lecturer. The letter of recommendation should include the student's name, surname and show his / her academic characteristics, should be submitted with the lecturer's signature, dated and certified with the university seal

Cannot participate in the competition:

• First and final year students of Bachelor’s degree programs
• Students of the second semester of the second stage of a master's program

The following applications won’t be considered:

• Does not meet the requirements set out in the Framework Agreement and the Statute of the Department of International Relations of Caucasus University for participation in the exchange program
• Applications submitted will are incomplete or inconsistent with established requirements
• Applications submitted late, incompletely or in stages will not be considered

Candidates can submit their applications in electronic form by January 23, 2018 at the following e-mail address: ir@cu.edu.ge

Candidates must indicate the name of the grant (ERNST MACH) in the subject line of the e-mail, the submitted documents must be so-called.

Selection procedure:

• The submitted application documents will be reviewed by the Competition Commission of Caucasus University
• The selected candidates will be nominated by the commission
• Provide information / documents on selected candidates to the host university
• Final selection of students by the host university and sending an enrollment letter
• In connection with the second stage of the competition, which involves applying to the ERNST MACH competition, the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations will additionally contact the candidates.

For more information, please contact the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations at Caucasus University.