INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE EILC´S?

The Erasmus Intensive Language Courses (EILC) are specialized courses in the less widely used and less taught languages organized in the countries where these languages are used as teaching languages at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The languages English, German, French and Spanish (Castilian) are not eligible for EILC.

The EILCs take place in the following countries for the eligible languages in brackets: Belgium (Dutch), Bulgaria (Bulgarian), Cyprus (Greek), Czech Republic (Czech), Denmark (Danish), Estonia (Estonian), Finland (Finnish and Swedish), Greece (Greek), Hungary (Hungarian), Iceland (Icelandic), Italy (Italian), Latvia (Latvian), Lithuania (Lithuanian), Malta (Maltese), the Netherlands (Dutch), Norway (Norwegian), Poland (Polish), Portugal (Portuguese), Romania (Romanian), Slovakia (Slovak), Slovenia (Slovenian), Spain (Basque, Catalan-Valencian, Galician), Sweden (Swedish) and Turkey (Turkish).

WHO CAN APPLY?

• Students who have been selected for an Erasmus study/placement period in one of the organizing countries (or regions) have the opportunity to get to know their languages and cultures for two to six weeks with the aim of being prepared for the Erasmus mobility period. They may receive a supplementary mobility grant awarded and paid by their home institutions to help cover extra costs. Students whose main subject of study is the language of the country or region organising the EILC are normally not eligible participants.
  
  
• Comenius and Grundtvig Assistants may also participate, provided that there is a surplus of places on a course.

Students may not be charged a tuition fee for participation in an EILC course. However, fees may be charged for optional events.

HOW TO APPLY?

Applications and additional information are available from the European Commission's web site: http://ec.europa.eu/education/erasmus/doc902_en.htm.

The application form should be filled electronically by the Erasmus students and sent by his home institution to the EILC organizing institution. The addresses to be sent to are provided in the Organizing Institutions Information Forms.

Comenius and Grundtvig Assistants apply directly to the EILC host institution.

Please note that applications sent to the Spanish National Agency (OAPEE) and not to the EILC Organizing Institutions will not be accepted.

BASIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE EILC INTENSIVE BASQUE COURSE ORGANIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY (2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR)

Dates of the courses:

Summer course: From the 29th August to the 16th September 2011.

Schedule: Mondays to Fridays from 15:00 to 19:30 hours.

Place where the course will be held:

• Campus of Bizkaia: Bilbao.
  E.T.S. Ingeniería de Bilbao. Room P2B2. Alameda de Urquijo s/n

More information:

http://www.oapee.es/oapee/inicio/pap/erasmus/EILC.html