How to apply?
The deadline to apply to study abroad on the academic year 2025/2026 is 1st of March 2025.
STEPS TO TAKE
1. Choose a university you wish to apply for.
Please choose three different universities for your application (students do not need to contact partner universities yourself, the communication between partner universities is only done by our Erasmus+ Coordinator).
2. When going abroad to study, you must consider the following requirements:
If you are a bachelor student:
– make sure you have no tuition fee debts
– your grade point average is not lower than 3.0
– your English language skills are on the level of B2 (CEFR)
– before going to study abroad, you will have to have studied at EBS for at least one year
If you are a master student:
– make sure you have no study debts
– your grade point average is not lower than 3.0
– your English language skills are on the level of B2 (CEFR)
– before going to study abroad, you will have to have studied at EBS for at least one semester
3. Fill in an exchange application here.
Be ready to attach a Letter of Motivation (one A4) in English and your English language test certificate (specified below). Letter of Motivation is for EBS not for receiving institution. NB! If you have any trouble with uploading a file to the application, please email exchangeestudies@ebs.ee.
You will be notified about the decision within three weeks from the deadline. The decision is based on the grade point average and your letter of motivation. The higher your average grade, the more likely you are to get to the desired university. Since the number of vacancies for each university is limited, students´ other choices regarding universities are also considered.
If would wish to apply to one university for autumn semester and to another university for spring semester, please submit two separate applications.
Accepted English language certificates:
– TOEFL iBT minimum score of 87
– IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing Service) minimum 5.5
– Cambridge test – FCE or CAE
– EBS language certificate stating the minimum level of B2 (ask your English lecturer or EBS Language Centre). Grade in English is at least C.
4. Familiarize yourself with the requirements of admission in the partner university.
Initial information on the requirements is available on the homepage of the partner university. For example, several partner universities have higher language requirements, they accept only common English proficiency tests like IELTS and TOEFL. In this case, EBS language certificate will not be sufficient.
ONCE YOU ARE ACCEPTED BY EBS
Once you have been offered a spot by EBS and they have confirmed your participation, you need to send in an application to the chosen university yourself.
5. Apply for an exchange semester/year through chosen universities system.
Universities’ admission requirements vary greatly. In addition to the application, universities may also require a transcript of records, a note proving your language skills, study plan, health insurance, a financial guarantee bill, etc. Along with admission documents, you will also receive information on other documentation which is required by the country (visa, residence permit, health insurance).
Please keep to the deadline for handing in the documents – the deadlines may vary greatly depending on the educational system of the country. If you hand the documents in later, your application may be turned down.
6. Let your Erasmus+ coordinator know you have received a spot.
Once you have applied and gotten a positive answer in the form of Acceptance Letter (it can be in the form of an email or a file), forward it to your Erasmus+ coordinator and they will advice you on your next steps.