WELCOME DAY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ STUDENTS AT UNS

The University of Novi Sad organized a Welcome day for another generation of foreign students who are spending their Erasmus+ mobility period at the University during the first semester 2023/2024.

The Vice-rector for Education and Student Activities Prof. Dr. Đorđe Herceg welcomed the students on that occasion, on behalf of the University leadership. Professor Herceg said that the University of Novi Sad has more than 200 active inter-institutional agreements, focusing on continuous development of its international network of partner universities within the Erasmus+ programme. Thanks to these efforts, the University has had more than 1,400 incoming and 2,800 outgoing mobilities in total, since 2015/2016.

“When foreign students come to UNS, they have a full support from the University. There are also health services available, cooperation with the Police department, possibility to use Central University Library, and the Centre for Serbian as a Foreign Language, which is also rather important,” Professor added.

A total number of planned incoming mobility for the purposes of studying and student internship at the University in the first semester of 2023/2024 is 61. The students come from Spain, Poland, Germany, Turkey, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Greece, Croatia, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Russia, Portugal, North Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, and Slovenia.

The Welcome day programme included presentations given by: Filip Marinković from UNS International Relations Office, Una Gajić and Petar Pilipović from Erasmus Student Network, Dr. Ivana Ikonić from the Central University Library, and Gorica Mirković from the Center for Serbian as a Foreign Language. The programme was concluded with the performance by the University Academic Cultural and Art Society “Sonja Marinković“. Erasmus+ students also had the opportunity to meet in person with the Erasmus+ coordinators at the University faculties.