
Mobility
Recognition of credits and credit transfer
All course components or specialised short courses have a minimum of 3 credits and always a round number of credits. One credit represents between 25 and 30 hours of student investment time (SIT). Maximum 1,5 credits can be earned in a week of full-time study at ITM. In our online course catalogue, you can find specific information on credits and SIT for each course.
All formally assessed learning experiences at ITM result in credits (e.g. course components or specialised short courses) and can be recognised for master degree purposes or for obtaining a Flemish postgraduate (minimum 20 credits) certificate.
A diploma contract specifies which credits, earned at ITM or through mobility (whether from national or international accredited higher education institutions or programmes), are recognised for degree purposes. Grades are transferred based on grading tables. If grading intervals are different (pass/fail, A B C D, or score/20), a student will receive the average mark from the corresponding grading interval at ITM.
Credit certificates for specialized short courses are issued, within 4 weeks, and include a grading table.
Degrees are issued according to Flemish laws, with a legal diploma supplement (European model) including information on admission criteria, course components, credits earned, mobility, grades (transferred grades) and include an ITM grading table according to the ECTS 2015 guidelines.
Additional information can be found in the examination regulations.
Scholarships
With the support of the Belgian Directorate for Development (DGD) and other donors, ITM can provide scholarships for PhD programmes, master programmes, short specialized courses and individual traineeships. Traineeships can be organised as part of a pre-doctoral track or in the context of continuous professional development (CPD).
These scholarships are offered to students from low- and middle-income countries, for all programmes (PhD to CPD). These are partial or full DGD scholarships. These scholarships can support both outgoing and incoming mobility.
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Erasmus+ mobility
Erasmus+ is the EU programme that supports higher education and training in Europe. It provides opportunities to study, train and gain experience within Europe and beyond. ITM has obtained funding to support a limited number of outgoing staff and student mobility initiatives in the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.
Erasmus+ opportunities for outgoing staff mobility: training
Erasmus+ is the EU programme that supports Higher Education and training in Europe. It provides opportunities to study, train and gain experience within Europe and beyond.
Do you want to follow a (blended) course at one of the tropEd partner institutions? Or would you like to follow a training at an EU higher education or research institution?
ITM has obtained funding to support 5 outgoing staff mobility initiatives in the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (with deadline 31 July 2026), focusing on intra-EU mobility.
An Erasmus+ mobility grant is not intended to cover the full cost of the stay abroad. The mobility grant compensates for extra mobility expenses incurred such as insurance, visa costs, the higher costs of living in the host country and other additional expenses. The applicable amounts of the 2024 call are available in Annex 1.
Interested? Contact the ITM Education Office (Charlotte Morantin – cmorantin@itg.be) to discuss the existing possibilities.
Who can apply?
ITM staff members involved in education and research (including supporting staff). Priority goes to PhD and/or postdoctoral staff members.
Type and duration of the staff mobility
Outgoing staff mobility for a training period in a receiving organisation located in a:
member state of the European Union,
third country associated to the programme (North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey)
Not eligible countries: Belgium, country of your citizenship and/or country of origin (international students and students with double nationality)
Physical mobility: from 2 to 60 days, excluding travel time
Note: participation in conferences is not eligible for funding as staff mobility for training.
Receiving organisation
The receiving organisation must be:
a higher education institution from an EU member state or third country associated to the programme awarded with an ECHE;
any public or private organisation from EU member states and third countries associated to the programme, active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training, youth, research and innovation.
Evaluation criteria and procedure
All eligible and complete applications will be reviewed by the E+ mobility Selection Committee, which is composed by ITM members from the Education Office and departmental educational coordination units. The following evaluation criteria will be considered:
The overall objectives of the training mobility
The candidate’s training plan
The candidate’s specific motivation in terms of the added academic, scientific and/or professional value and interest of the traineeship period abroad
The added value of the training period abroad at individual level (staff member) and the strategic value for ITM
The quality (e.g. accreditation) of the training and receiving organisation
Application process
Submission E+ grant application: Send your completed application form, motivation letter and study plan by e-mail to erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.
The application needs to be submitted at least two months prior to the planned date of departure.
The grants are awarded to applications positively evaluated following the abovementioned criteria. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis, until the mobility budget runs out.
Do you have questions or would you like more information? Contact erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.
Erasmus+ opportunities for outgoing student mobility: studies and traineeships
Erasmus+ is the EU programme that supports Higher Education and training in Europe. It provides opportunities to study, train and gain experience within Europe and beyond.
Do you want to follow a (blended) course at one of the tropEd partner institutions? Or would you like to do a traineeship at one of ITM’s international partner institutions to strengthen your lab skills or to collect field data for your thesis?
ITM has obtained funding to support 10 outgoing student mobility initiatives in the academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (with deadline 31 July 2026), mainly focusing on intra-EU mobility:
8 grants for studies and traineeships in member states of the European Union (1) and in third countries associated to the programme (2)
2 grants for studies and traineeships in third countries not associated to the programme (region 1 to 14) (3) - priority goes to self-funded MSc students of ITM.
An Erasmus+ mobility grant is not intended to cover the full cost of the stay abroad. The mobility grant compensates for extra mobility expenses incurred such as travel costs, insurance, visa costs, the higher costs of living in the host country and other additional expenses. The applicable amounts are available in Annex 2.
(1) Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden
(2) North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey
(3) Full country list available in Annex 2.1.
Interested? Contact your departmental educational coordinator or supervisor to discuss the possibilities.
Who can apply?
MSc students from high-income countries (HIC) and low- and middle-income countries (LMIC)
Doctoral students from HIC & LMIC (ITM-registered PhD students only - without the status of ITM staff member)
Type, venue and duration of the student mobility
Outgoing mobility for studies (SMS) and traineeships (SMT) to:
member states of the European Union,
third countries associated to the programme (North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey)
third countries not associated to the programme (Annex 2.1) - priority goes to self-funded MSc students of ITM.
Not eligible countries: Belgium, country of your citizenship and/or country of origin (international students and students with double nationality)
Duration of the student mobility for studies and/or traineeships:
Study and Traineeship: from 2 to 12 months of physical mobility, excluding travel time, with deadline of 31 July 2026
Short-term Blended Mobility for MSc students: from 5 to 30 days (3 ECTS) with compulsory virtual component
Short-term Doctoral Mobility: from 5 to 30 days
Note: participation in conferences is not eligible for funding as a short-term doctoral mobility.
Deadline for all mobility activities: 31 July 2026
Receiving institutions
1. Student Mobility for studies
The receiving higher education institutions (HEIs) based in Erasmus+ programme countries (= EU member states and third countries associated to the programme) must be higher education institutions (HEIs) awarded with an ECHE. All receiving partner country organisations (= third countries not associated with the programme - region 1 to 14) must be HEIs recognised by competent authorities and have signed interinstitutional agreements with ITM before the mobility takes place.
2. Student Mobility for traineeships
The receiving organisation can be (5):
any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training, youth, research and innovation. For example, such organization can be:
a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises);
a public body at local, regional or national level;
embassies or consular offices of the sending EU member state or third country associated to the programme;
a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions;
a research institute;
a foundation;
a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to upper secondary education, and including vocational education and adult education);
a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;
a body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services;
a HEI from an EU Member State or third country associated to the Programme awarded with an ECHE, or a HEI from a third country not associated to the programme recognised by competent authorities that has signed inter-institutional agreements with their partners from an EU member state or third country associated to the programme, before the mobility takes place.
(5) The above types of organisations are not eligible as receiving organisations for student mobility for traineeships: EU institutions and other EU bodies including specialised agencies (exhaustive list); organisations managing EU programmes such as Erasmus+ National Agencies (in order to avoid a possible conflict of interests and/or double funding).
Evaluation criteria and process
All eligible and complete applications will be reviewed by the E+ mobility Selection Committee, which is composed by ITM members from the Education Office, Research Office and departmental educational coordination units. The following evaluation criteria will be considered:
The candidate’s academic record;
The candidate’s specific motivation in terms of (i) the added academic and/or professional value of the study/traineeship period abroad (ii) the financial necessity of the travel grant (priority will be given to students without a scholarship and/or bench fee);
The level of aimed at Learning Objectives;
The quality (e.g. accreditation) of the course/training and receiving higher education institution.
Application and selection process
Submission E+ grant application: send your completed application form, motivation letter and study plan by e-mail to erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.
The application needs to be submitted at least two months prior to the planned date of departure.
The grants are awarded to applications positively evaluated following the abovementioned criteria. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis, until the mobility budget runs out.
Do you have questions or would you like more information? Contact erasmusplusmobility@itg.be.