Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) - Short-term mobility CIVIS

Target audience:

• All students enrolled at UNIL

Geographical areas covered:

• 11 European Universities part of the Alliance CIVIS

1. Students interested in a BIP should contact their faculty's mobility coordinator to check that the project is feasible according to their study plan. A learning agreement must be signed to determine how the course will be recognised. The latter should be transmitted by the student to the SASME (bipcivis@unil.ch).
2. The student applies online via the CIVIS BIP registration platform on the Alliance website. Student selection is a two-stage process:
   1. on the Service des affaires sociales et de la mobilité étudiante (SASME) side, to check eligibility for the mobility grant. The results are normally sent no later than one month after the deadline for submitting applications to the BIPs.
   2. on the CIVIS side, by the BIP organising team on the basis of the candidates' motivation and background.
3. If selected, a scholarship contract must be signed between the student and the SASME. The scholarship will be paid as quickly as possible after reception of all documents (scholarship contract, learning agreement, BIP program, travel tickets).
4. The student can now take part in the online programme and the 5-day trip to the physical mobility host university alongside teachers and students from across the Alliance. The length and format of the online learning sessions and the assessment of the knowledge acquired depend on each CIVIS BIP
5. Upon successful completion of the course, a transcript of record is issued by the BIP coordinating institution. Credits (3 to 6 ECTS depending on the BIP) can be recognised as agreed in the learning agreement.

Depending on the subject of the BIP and the structure of the programme followed at UNIL, BIP credits will be recognised as follows (as agreed with the mobility coordinator in the learning agreement):

1. BIP credits can be acquired as part of the elective windows of certain courses, open-choice courses, courses outside the faculty or fields.
2. BIP credits may constitute additional credits, not accounted for in the degree (outside the plan, outside the curriculum), which may nevertheless appear on the diploma supplement as additional credits.
3. Validate a BIP CIVIS as a mobility equivalence.

Please note that when the mobility and virtual part are spread over two semesters, the credits can only be validated at the end of the second semester.

The learning agreement is an essential step in validating your BIP mobility project. It should be discussed with the short term mobility advisor at your faculty during the application phase. ECTS credit recognition must be indicated on the learning agreement (if applicable). Your mobility advisor will also be able to provide guidance on credit recognition procedures specific to your program of study.

Once you have completed the BIP, the course organizer must provide you with a transcript of records attesting to your participation and successful completion of the program at bipcivis@unil.ch.

For physical mobility during the BIP, students will receive the following financial support (travel, meals and accommodation):

• A lump sum of CHF 80.- per day of the face-to-face programme (max. 5 days);
• A lump sum of CHF 80.- for one day's outward travel and CHF 80.- for one day's return travel;
• A flat-rate contribution towards travel costs in accordance with Movetia's mileage scale below starting point: University of Lausanne):
  
• If a sustainable mode of transport is chosen (train only), the student can receive an additional flat-rate contribution of CHF 100.- on presentation of travel documents.