International BTH
Blekinge Institute of Technology's internationalisation work aims to provide students and staff with knowledge of international conditions and different educational methods, develop skills such as language skills and adaptability, and promote changing attitudes such as increased openness and tolerance for other cultures and values.
Here you can read more about the agreements and collaborations that BTH has, as well as the processes and guidelines that form the basis for the university's internationalisation work.
Agreements and collaborations
Blekinge Institute of Technology has formalised collaborations with a number of universities worldwide. These collaborations are regulated by agreements between BTH and the respective university, which creates a clear framework for cooperation.
The most common types of agreements at BTH are:
- Erasmus agreements: Agreements with European higher education institutions within the framework of the Erasmus+ program.
- Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC): Bilateral agreements with higher education institutions outside Europe, which form a basis for more specific agreements, for example, on student exchanges.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): an initial agreement expressing an intention to explore cooperation opportunities.
On these pages, you will find an overview of BTH's collaborations, divided into two categories: European Erasmus collaborations and other bilateral collaborations.
Bilateral and Erasmus cooperation
In Europe, BTH has a large number of exchange agreements within the Erasmus+ program. BTH also has many bilateral agreements outside Europe.
To see which countries BTH has agreements with, search the MoveOn database.
Baltic University Program (BUP)
BTH is a member of the Baltic University Program (BUP), which is a network of universities and colleges that collaborate on education and research around sustainable development, environmental protection and democracy in the Baltic Sea region. With 90 participants, BUP is one of the largest networks of higher education institutions in the world and strives to find new ways of collaboration between universities and between universities and society.
Want to know more about BUP? Visit their website , or their channel on Youtube.
Bauhaus4EU
BTH is part of the Bauhaus4EU consortium, a European university alliance.
Bauhaus4EU is a network of ten higher education institutions collaborating in different ways to shape the future of teaching, learning, research and innovation.
Contact persons at BTH are Gurudutt Velpula or Vicky Johnson Gatzouras.
Erasmus+ ICM
The International Credit Mobility (ICM) programme allows students to job shadow, teach or undertake other forms of skills exchange at an institution in a non-EU country. The programme applies to both teaching and administrative staff.
Students at all levels, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral, can spend 3-12 months studying in another country. To apply, students must be enrolled at a Swedish higher education institution.
More information: Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility | Utbyten.se