CEEPUS
Exchange of students and teachers at the universities of Central and South-Eastern Europe with scholarships that comply with the standard of living in the countries involved in the programme
The Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (CEEPUS) supports the mobility of teaching and non-teaching staff, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. The core of the programme are CEEPUS networks (partnerships of related higher education institutions), comprising of at least five higher education institutions from minimally five CEEPUS participating countries.
Students gaining mobility under CEEPUS are exempt from the payment of tuition fees at a foreign higher education institution.
The national CEEPUS office of the receiving country grants a scholarship and the receiving higher education institution provides for the realisation of the professional part of the programme. On average, more than 500 students and teachers from Croatia go to mobility through CEEPUS per year, while more than 450 scholarship holders come to Croatian higher education institutions.
Opportunities
Opportunities for students and staff
Which categories of CEEPUS mobility grants are there?
Students: scholarships for regular semester activities are awarded for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 10 months. Usually this category is intended for a regular semester mobility, 4-5 months.
Teachers: teachers apply for a mobility from 5 to 30 days. Teachers always must apply exclusively under this category, regardless of the intended length of stay.
Short Term Students : student stays from 21 days up to 3 months. Stays shorter then semester are only permitted for students working on their theses or dissertations (Master- or PhD-students) or for practical work (e.g. in laboratory, clinics etc).
Short Term Intensive Courses: intended ONLY as a group mobility within selected CEEPUS network. Minimum length is 6 days. May also be attended by undergraduates (after the completion of one semester).
Short Term Excursions: intended ONLY as a group mobility within selected CEEPUS network. Minimum length is 3 days. May also be attended by undergraduates (after the completion of one semester).
University Staff : non-academic staff involved in CEEPUS networks; mobility from 2 to 5 working days.
Network Meetings: Contact persons from network participating units; 1 to 3 working days; conferences and similar events are explicitly excluded.
CEEPUS grants are limited to 12 months each for BA and MA cycle. For PhD students there is no restriction.
Financing
Scholarship rates differ depending on the type of mobility and duration of mobility. Scholarship rates can be found at the official CEEPUS website.
Incoming mobility to Croatian institutions in the winter term 2026/2027
to be open in April
Information for students and teachers
In order to be better prepared for your mobility in Croatia, please read some practical information for students and teachers
Practical information for students
Within the CEEPUS programme, scholarships are available for two categories of students: semestral students (minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 10 months in one cycle) and doctoral students who are working on their thesis (shorter stays are allowed). There are also two types of mobility: mobility inside CEEPUS networks or network mobility and mobility outside CEEPUS networks or freemovers.
Practical information for teachers
There are two main types of mobility in CEEPUS: mobility inside CEEPUS networks (network mobility) and mobility outside CEEPUS networks (freemovers).
FAQ
„In the end, as every year, we thank all the collaborators for their warm welcome that were selflessly sharing their practical knowledge with the students in the beautiful surroundings along the rivers Neretva and Buna, and the sea sights of Neum and Pelješac making our teaching special. We also thank the students, curious, cheerful, real little connoisseurs, wonderful companions, just as one would expect from future veterinarians.“
Contact
For further information on application deadlines and requirements for available study and research programmes feel free to contact us at:
National CEEPUS Office
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
E-mail address: ceepus@ampeu.hr
Telephone number: +385 (0)1 555 7855
