- What is a visiting student / free mover ?
A visiting student / free mover is a foreign student who, during his/ her current studies at the university where he/she is registered (home university), chooses to attend certain courses and take the courses’ exams in another university (host university) for a semester up to an entire academic year without receiving a diploma.
There is no need for the two universities (home and host institutions) to have previous bilateral agreements.
The visiting student / free mover who comes to “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati:
- does not receive scholarship from the host university;
- is enrolled as a temporary student;
- pays tuiton fees, equal to the amount of fees set for 1st year Romanian students.
- B. Enrollment procedure
The documents required for to apply as a visiting student / free mover are the following:
- application form;
- a document issued by the home university, where the student is registered, proving the student’s status and the current year of study;
- Transcript of Records translated in Romanian;
- copy of the identity card;
- medical certificate (preferably in English or translated into Romanian) issued by the student’s personal/family doctor, certifying that he/she is medically fit and does not pose a danger to other students;
- copy of the Learning Agreement: 3 (three) original copies will be brought by the student when he/ she will sign the study contract in which the courses, that he/ she wishes to study as a visiting student, will be mentioned. The Learning Agreement has to be signed by the student on each page (name, surname and signature). The minimum number of credits per academic year cannot be less than 60 and per semester, less than 30.
The required documents will be sent by e-mail to the International Relations Office before the 1st of August, for the first semester or for the entire academic year or before the 1st of February for the second semester.
The International Relations Office will hand in the candidates documents to the faculties that they have chosen. After the documents have been checked and after receving the answer from the faculties, an acceptance letter will be issued, signed by the responsible of the International Relations Office.
The acceptance letter will be sent to the student by e-mail (scanned version).
At the beginning of the academic year, the students will fill in a study contract and will bring the 3 (three) original copies of the Learning Agreement as well as the Transcript of Records translated in Romanian. After being checked, signed and sealed, the representatives of the Secretariat of the chosen faculty will keep a copy, while the other two will be given back to the student (one for the student and one for the home university).
The academic year starts on the 1st of October. Between the 1st of October and the 1st of November all students have the possibility to modify the Learning Agreement in order to choose or change other subjects that they wish to study by filling in the Changes to the Learning Agreement.
Students have the obligation to participate in all practical classes/laboratories/seminars as well as to the mandatory lectures for which they opted in the Learning Agreement.
An academic coordinator is assigned for each specialization and at the beginning of every year a meeting is organised with the purpose of clarifying the students concerns and explain the traditional study methods.
Students can choose only the subjects matters taught in the academic year or semester they have opted for. After passing the exams, the faculty will issue a Transcript of Records in order to certify the study period. The Transcript of Records will be issued by the faculty secretariat within 30 days after the exam session is over.
The academic staff is bounded to sign and seal a document that certifies the students participation at practical courses which will act as proof for the home university.
The terms for paying the tuiton fees are:
- Visiting students who study in the first semester will pay half of the tuiton fees for the 1st year between 1 and 17 October.
- Visiting students who study in the second semester will pay half of the tuiton fees for the 1st year between 1 and 20 March.
- Visiting students who study for an entire academic year will pay the tuiton fees for the 1st year in two instalments in the above mentioned periods.
– APPLICATION FROM for visiting student
– LEARNING AGREEMENT for visiting student
Visiting students can be housed in the university dormitories, according to the available places and with additional fees.
– ACCOMMODATION FORM for visiting student
Between the 1st of October and the 1st of November all students have the possibility to modify the Learning Agreement in order to choose or change other subjects that they wish to study by filling in the Changes to the Learning Agreement.