The English Department is pleased to announce the application process for the Erasmus+ three-month mobility programme at European secondary schools during the school year 2025/26. This opportunity is open to up to three current sexta and second-year students. The programme includes one placement at Otaniemen lukio, a secondary school in Espoo (Helsinki), Finland, where English is not the main language of instruction, and two placements at local secondary schools in Ireland. If needed, a secondary school in Italy will be offered as an alternative option.
Students will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- English language skills
- Overall academic performance
- Motivation
- Contribution to and representation of the school
- Personal qualities, behaviour, social skills, communication, responsibility, flexibility
How to apply for the selection process and what to expect?
- Complete the online application form: here.
- Send a motivation letter in English as an email attachment to petra.hanusova@bigy.cz by Friday 24.1.2025 (the letter should be a minimum of 200 words). The content of the motivation letter should include:
- A short introduction of yourself.
- A brief description of any extracurricular activities which you are involved in.
- Describe your contributions to the school's reputation: participation in competitions, projects, volunteering; work for the class, activity in the student parliament, etc.
- Explain why we should choose you for the scholarship.
- How do you plan to adjust to a foreign environment and living with a host family
3. Oral interview: Scheduled for the first week of February; the exact date will be set by the end of January and emailed to you.