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1 Mgr. Svetlana Pînzari (Moldova) Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica Academic Mobility Experience in Slovakia th 13 th of December 2010 Bratislava, Slovakia

2 Plan: 1. Introductory remarks. 2. Academic mobility of researchers and teachers in Slovakia for Moldovans. 3. Practical remarks on my academic mobility in Slovakia in January June Concluding remarks.

3 Mobility is the state of being in motion. Academic Mobility - the possibility for students and teachers to move between different institutions.

4 Academic Mobility Possibilities in Slovakia for Moldovans: - National Scholarship Programme; - International Visegrad Fund Scholarship; - Scholarships of the Slovak Government for under-graduate or post-graduate study at the Slovak public universities (only for students).

5 Practical issues of academic mobility: 1) visas; 2) transport t to Slovakia; 3) health insurance; 4) residence permit; 5) living expenses.

6 Obtaining i a Slovak Visa by a Moldovan (1): 1) Where - in Ukraine or in Romania? 2) What kind of visa National or Schengen? 3) Which h documents to prepare? 4) How long to wait for the visa to be issued?

7 Obtaining a Slovak visa for a Moldovan (2): Chisinau Kiev: 476 km (50 EUR+200 EUR) Chisinau Bucuresti: 470 km (70 EUR+??? EUR)

8 Obtaining i a Slovak visa for a Moldovan (2): 1) National visas were issued; 2) It was necessary to wait for one-two weeks; 3) different documents were required, no uniformity in the cases of consular sections in Kiev and Bucuresti.

9 Obtaining i a Slovak visa for a Moldovan (3): Solution poposed by me earlier: to join the Common Application Center in Chisinau i (under the Hungarian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova) - GOOD NEWS: Slovakia has joined the Common Application Center and visas for Slovakia are issued in Chisinau i since 1 st of November 2010.

10 Transport to Slovakia: 1) Chisinau Bratislava: 1195 km; 2) Having a national visa no possibility to travel through Romania and Hungary, only Ukraine; 3) High prices for plane tickets: ex. One-way ticket Chisinau Prague (Bratislava) costs 437 EUR; turn-return ticket costs 746 EUR. Solution: Schengen visa and by bus through Romania and Hungary at EUR.

11 Health insurance: to be bought in Moldova, no information how to use it in Slovakia; no possibility to buy in advance the insurance in Slovakia Residence permit: 1) approx. 100 EUR for the permit issuance; 2) medical certificate ( EUR for three tests); t 3) translation ti of medical insurance (Romanian language); 4) lack of information in English,only l Slovak language.

12 Living i expenses: 1) it is difficult to take everything from home; 2) higher prices for public transport; 3) higher prices for food and goods of first necessity.

13 Conclusions: 1. My experience was positive due to persons from the MBU and host institution. 2. Changes are taking place in the sphere of academic mobility in Slovakia. 3. Proposal: to make a guide with uniformed valid information on academic mobility conditions for researchers and teachers.

14 Thank you for your attention.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Brussels, 21 May /08 ADD 1 ASIM 39 COAFR 150 COEST 101

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION. Brussels, 21 May /08 ADD 1 ASIM 39 COAFR 150 COEST 101 COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Brussels, 21 May 2008 9460/08 ADD 1 ASIM 39 COAFR 150 COEST 101 ADDDUM TO "I/A" ITEM NOTE from: General Secretariat of the Council to: Permanent Representatives Committee