Aurora

The Aurora Alliance is based on the established Aurora University Network, which was established in 2016 as a consortium of 9 top EU research-intensive universities deeply committed to the social impact and engagement with the communities.

The goal of Aurora Alliance is to equip the next generation of students with the competencies that will enable them to bring value to society. This alliance programme will enable significant leap changes in working together in four key areas:

• Sustainability and Climate Change
• Digitization and Global Citizenship
• Health and Well-being
• Culture: Identity and Diversity

For more information about the Aurora Alliance and for the full contact directory, please visit this website.

Palacký University uses an online nomination and application process for Aurora and other exchange international students.

We only accept nominations and applications via our online system. No further documents are required by post as all parts of the application can be submitted online.

Below please find details regarding our nomination and application process for coordinators as well as for students of our partner institutions:

1. Nomination of students by coordinators
2. Cancelation of the mobility
3. Application process for nominated students

• Nomination period starts on March 16th, 2023.

• All Palacký University Olomouc partner institutions will be sent an information e-mail (from address noreply_mobility@upol.cz - this is an automatic email, please never reply or send emails to it) with instructions for online nomination including a unique link to access the UP nomination and application system. Only on your request we will generate a new link, otherwise please note, that the link can be used repeatedly in the following year(s).

• To nominate your students for the field of study stated in our bilateral agreement please follow instructions written in the information e-mail.

• After you submit the nomination in our online system, an information e-mail about our online application procedure will be sent to the nominated student.

Should you need any additional information please contact the coordinator for incoming students at marek.sekanina@upol.cz.

Online Nomination Deadlines:

*winter semester/first semester – September –January/February
*summer semester/second semester – February – June
**visa required students have to be nominated as soon as possible, preferably before May 15 and October 15

It will not be possible to accept nominations/applications after the deadlines.

Summary of nomination steps for a coordinator at partner institution

When you accessed the online nomination system using the received link:

• Step 1.   Check and update your institution profile information if needed
• Step 2.   Nomination - enter the students data
• Step 3.   Nomination submitted
• Step 4.   An information e-mail about UP application procedure to the nominated student.

Please note that no e-mail from us confirming that your nomination was submitted/received is sent to you. In the nomination system you can see the list of nominated students and on the left side just please check the status - a blue button stating Nominated after you submitted the nomination by clicking on SUBMIT on the right confirms that your nomination has reached us.

• It is really important to let us know if the mobility of the nominated/accepted student has been cancelled. Using the online nomination and application system, we would appreciate if you cancel the mobility directly in the system, instead of sending an e-mail, which could be sent additionally.

• The UP online nomination and application system will enable to cancel the mobility any time during the application process or even after the acceptance. Please note that the cancelation is not required from both the coordinator and the student, it is sufficient if it is done by one of them.

If the mobility is cancelled after the nomination has been submitted, the coordinator or the student must WITHDRAW their online application by clicking on the WITHDRAW button in the application form.

After your home institution has submitted your online nomination, you will receive an e-mail with information and a link to access the application form.

Online Application Deadlines:

*winter semester/first semester – September –January/February
*summer semester/second semester – February – June
**visa non-required = EU, Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Switzerland citizens

It will not be possible to accept applications after the deadlines.

Summary of application steps for a student

• Step 1. An information e-mail about UP application procedure is received by the nominated student
• Step 2. Online application including your personal information, courses selection, a request for accommodation, the orientation week and required appendices is submitted by the student (see deadlines)*
• Step 3. Learning Agreement is created by the student via IS/STAG (ECTS Arrivals - based on e-mail instructions from the Faculty coordinator)
• Step 4. Letter of acceptance is sent to the nominated/accepted student

Should you need any additional information please contact a respective coordinator for incoming students at marek.sekanina@upol.cz but make sure that you have read carefully the guidelines.

IMPORTANT:

Please, never forward the online application link to anyone else! (The application link assigned to you can be used repeatedly.) If you think that an unauthorized person uses your link, please let us know asap and we will generate a new unique link, which will be sent to your email address.

Please note, that if you cancel your mobility during the application process or even after you are accepted, you must WITHDRAW your online application by clicking on the WITHDRAW button.

REMINDERS BEFORE YOU START FILLING IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION

• Save your personal online application access link as it is the only way how to get to your online application. If you lose it/delete it, contact your coordinator.

• Remember to check your spam folder as the information emails can sometimes end up there