Mobility Programs

The CERN, Conseil européenne pour la recherche nucléaire, offers, in different programmes, the possibility of working or carrying out the PhD.

European program with a specific action dedicated to promoting academic mobility of students from more than 30 European countries (KA103) and a specific action dedicated to promotinig mobility of students between associated countries not participating in the Erasmus+ program (KA107).

Both UPC and FIB have signed different agreements with universities in Latin America (see the list of partner universities at the bottom). In addition, the UPC is part of the CINDA network (Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo), which enables to extend the range of possibilities to do a mobility in a country in Latin America.

Short stay, between 2 and 6 months, starting between June and March with the aim to do a research stay on diverse topics. There are usually two calls per academic year: first at about March-April and the second one around September-October.

The "Sistema de Intercambio entre Centros Universitarios Españoles", SICUE, is a mobility program at a Spanish national level. You can enrol elective courses.

The UNITECH mobility programme is designed for high-achieving engineering students who also have the ability to lead, be proactive, communicate effectively, work in a team and other cross-disciplinary competencies. The programme is carried out within the framework of the UNITECH network

Georgia Institute of Technology,  University of Colorado (Colorado Boulder) and the University of California (California Irvine) offers grants for bachelor's or master's degree students to do research stays (only the final thesis). The stays are 4 to 6 months long.

The Vulcanus in Japan programme offers industrial placements in companies located in Japan to students of some European universities. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the advanced technologies used by Japanese companies, as well as their awareness of Japanese culture and knowledge of their language.