CEEPUS supports student mobility at various study levels (Bachelor, Master, PhD) as well as teacher and non-teaching university staff mobility.
There are two basic types of mobility:
- Network mobility – organised within approved CEEPUS networks and CEEPUS umbrella networks (networks that meet the quality standards but are not among the approved networks for a particular academic year);
- Freemover mobility – organised outside a CEEPUS network. It refers to any mobility between two higher education institutions eligible to participate in CEEPUS, where one or both institutions are not included in a CEEPUS network.
Each CEEPUS Member State covers the costs for students and academic staff from abroad (“incoming” participants). The amount of the scholarship varies across countries and is in line with their economic capacity. In some cases, the scholarship may also cover accommodation in student dormitories and meals at affordable prices (depending on the host country). More information on scholarship amounts and possible accommodation and meal benefits is available on the ceepus.info website in the CONTACT section.
Student mobility
There are four categories of CEEPUS student mobility, according to the category of scholarship holders and purpose of the mobility:
- Student mobility – for regular semester activities with the aim of acquiring ECTS credits, awarded for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 10 months;
- Short-term student mobility – for students conducting research for their thesis/dissertation; minimum duration 21 days, maximum 3 months;
- Short-term excursions – short group mobilities lasting at least 3 days;
- Short-term intensive courses – short group mobilities lasting under a month (summer/winter schools)
Teaching staff mobility
Teaching staff participating in the CEEPUS programme should always apply in the Teacher category.
This type of mobility is intended for teaching staff who will teach/mentor at the host institution. In accordance with the CEEPUS Work Programme, the condition for approving this type of mobility is six hours of teaching/mentoring per week. The minimum duration is five working days, or three days in the case of short group mobility.
Teaching staff participating in an excursion or winter/summer school as lecturers should also apply in the Teacher category.
Non-teaching university staff mobility
The University staff category is intended for university employees who are not part of the teaching staff but are actively involved in a network. This category is primarily aimed at staff working in international relations offices. This type of mobility can last a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 working days.
In the 2025/2026 academic year, a special category for network meetings was introduced to the CEEPUS programme (Short-term network meetings). This type of mobility is intended for local coordinators and lasts from one to three working days.