Insurance
All participants are obliged to have adequate insurance coverage, valid in Greece and for the whole Erasmus+ mobility period.

Types of insurance:
a) Health care insurance (mandatory for Erasmus+ studies), especially in case of repatriation and specific medical intervention,
b) Personal Accident Insurance coverage (optional for studies), covering at least damages caused to the student at the study place,
c) General Liability Insurance Coverage for Third Party (optional for studies).

Tickets
Participants are responsible for issuing their ticket. The travel costs include all possible public travel means that they may use in order to arrive to the final destination. The amount is constant no matter what means will be used and no matter what the prices of the tickets may be.
The travel grant is calculated according to the EU’s distance band calculator for a round trip. The boarding pass and tickets are the supporting documents of the participant’s mobility between the Sending Institution and the Receiving Institution, which indicate the participant’s place of departure and arrival.

Registration at UniWA’s Department

Once you arrive at the University, you should register at the Secretariat of the Receiving Department. Your ESN buddy usually can help you with that. After your Registration, you will receive a username and a password and a UNIWA e-mail in order to activate your account.

Academic ID
After you receive your username and password and activate your account, you can apply for an Academic ID (in Greek: paso).

Change in the Study Programme
You have the right to change your Learning Agreement and agree on those changes within 1 month after the beginning of your official mobility period, for any reason. In that case, you will need to prepare the “During the Mobility” part of your Learning Agreement. The new study plan should be accepted by the student, the Sending Institution and the Receiving Institution.

EU online survey
Around a month before your official mobility period ends, you will receive an automated email by the EU to complete an online survey. It is mandatory to complete it. Check your spam/junk folders as well.

Certificate of Attendance issued by UniWA
Transcript of Records: it will be sent to the student and the Partner University within 5 weeks after the end of the Semester.

Incoming participants are funded from the University of West Attica, as it is the beneficiary of the Erasmus+ programme. The participant shall receive financial support from Erasmus+ EU funds. The individual support from Erasmus+ EU funds for the mobility period is 850€/month. In addition, the participant will receive an amount as a contribution for travel. The range is 180€ – 1500€ for a round trip. The amount is fixed regardless of the price of the ticket. The amount of the grant to cover travel costs calculated is based on kilometric distance between the place of origin of the Participant and the venue of the activity (i.e. University of West Attica).

The total grant, individual and travel, is divided in two installments, the first one before the mobility (and after the signature of the agreement by both parties) and the second one after the end of the mobility and successful completion of the required activities. The second installment will be given to the participant only if he/she successfully passes 15 ECTS, according to UniWA’s Erasmus+ Committee decision.

Please note that the maximum mobility period that can be funded from the Programme is 4 months, according to the approved funding from the Greek National Agency and the European Commission.

Accommodation
The University of West Attica does not provide accommodation to its students. The students are free to select any type of accommodation, according to their preferences. However, we suggest to our exchange students to get in contact with some private dormitories in order to find the best possible solution. Students are advised to use well-known websites in order to avoid any scams. Useful links: https://stayinathens.com/

Restaurant
All Erasmus+ students, during their official Erasmus+ mobility, have three (3) free meals in the university’s restaurants.

• Campus Egaleo Park (Monday to Friday): 28, Agiou Spyridonos Str., Egaleo 122 43
• Campus Ancient Olive Grove (Monday to Friday): 250 Thivon & P. Ralli, Egaleo 122 44
• Kritis Restaurant (Saturday, Sunday): 10 Kritis Str., Athens (city center) 104 39

A Participant with fewer opportunities is

People with fewer opportunities means people who, for economic, social, cultural, geographical, or health reasons, have a migrant background, or for reasons such as disability and educational difficulties, or for any other reason, including those that can give rise to discrimination under Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, face obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the programme.

The University of West Attica,

• respects equality of opportunity and settles alternative examination options (oral exams for students with dyslexia, using a pocket calculator unless it is an intended learning outcome of the course module, and blended examination options when necessary)
• offers opportunities If applicable, according to the programme’s regulations

Erasmus+ students, flagged as “participants with fewer opportunities,” can apply for a top-up.

Calculation

If applicable, a fixed amount of 250 euros per month can be approved. The application may be submitted via email two months before the start of Erasmus+ Mobility, at the latest. Please contact the Erasmus+ Office for detailed information (erasmus.global@uniwa.gr και erasmus@uniwa.gr)

Required Documents

• Application form
• Certificate of disability (or any officially recognized evidenceof the disability)
• Medical Certificate
• Descriptive confirmation letter by the home University to certify that the student meets any of the categories
• Any additional document that confirms the category

1. find the official document for the fewer opportunities top-up here
2. find the application here

The Erasmus+ Programme aims at promoting equity and inclusion by facilitating access to participants with fewer opportunities compared to their peers. To meet this objective in international credit mobility, it is essential that partners take inclusion and diversity into account from the start of the project’s inception. Therefore, this Handbook will also highlight different elements that institutions should consider, from outreach and participant selection, to grant management and support. Before you get started, check the Programme Guide and see the list of examples of what can constitute a barrier for participation in its section on “Inclusion and Diversity”17, under Priorities of the Erasmus+ Programme:
• Disabilities
• Health problems
• Barriers linked to education and training systems
• Cultural differences
• Social barriers
• Economic barriers
• Barriers linked to discrimination
• Geographical barriers
The criteria to be used for the selection of participants with fewer opportunities are defined either at national level by the National Agencies in agreement with National Authorities or in other cases it is up to each ICM partnership to define them. The list of national criteria, established by each NA or ICM partnership, can focus on certain inclusion aspects of their national or institutional context.

Read more on Uniwa’s inclusion and diversity strategy here. 

ESN (Erasmus Student Network) West Attica is a network with volunteer students helping students. You are kindly advised to get in contact with ESN West Attica in order to be assigned with a buddy (upon request in the relevant form). You can get in contact with ESN through their website or Facebook page or their email address.