1. Via lactea
VIABLE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC LINKS ACROSS CULTURAL TIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA
Song: Nadal de Luintra - Berrogüeto

2. What is via lactea?
VIA LACTEA is a Joint mobility project for ungraduates and staff in the field of Humanities that aims at:
Promoting "people-to-people links“
Enhancing mutual understanding between cultures.
Combining elements of class work, cultural programming and traineeships to prepare students for a successful integration in the work place.
Seeking to diversify teaching methods, open new avenues of collaboration and effectively coordinate and monitor the programme as a coherent whole.

3. BUT VIA LACTEA IS EVEN MORE….
The project goes beyond a simple comparison of EU and Japan cultures. Framed around a unique transnational theme that is the twinning of two UNESCO World Heritage pilgrim routes which originated in the XI century: the Camino de Santiago in the NW of the Iberian Peninsula and Kumano Kodo in Japan.

4. THE TWIN PILGRIM ROUTES
Camino de Santiago
Kumano Kodo

5. Our japanese visitors enjoying the St. James Way
Our japanese visitors in St. James Way
Our japanese visitors enjoying the St. James Way

6. Main features
VIA LACTEA is a part of the Industrialised Countries Instrument - Education Cooperation Programme (ICI - ECP) together with EACEA.
BUDGET: €
DURATION: 3 years

7. Who are the members of the consortium?
European Partners
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Universidade de Minho
Japanese Partners
Kanazawa University
Aichi Prefectural University

8. Aichi Prefectural University
Kanazawa University
Santiago de Compostela University
Aichi Prefectural University
Minho University

9. WHO CAN participate as a beneficiary?
STUDENTS
Candidates must be undergraduates at one of the partner universities.
Students exhibition about Nakaechi and French Ways

10. WHO CAN participate as a beneficiary?
STAFF
Academic and administrative staff
Staff meeting

11. Beneficiary requirements
Candidates must be registered in a full-time undergraduate course at one of the four home universities:
USC, UMINHO, KANAZAWA OR AICHI PREFECTURAL
Undertaking studies in the area of Humanities (ISCED code 0.8)
Accredited B1 Spanish and or Portuguese, English advisable
Copy of Academic record
Student letter of motivation
Letter of recommendation from a professor

12. What does this project offer?
STUDENTS
Full waiver on tuition fees.
Duration of mobility: 5 months (spring semester 2015, 2016 or 2017)
Student maintenance grant per month approx Yen
Travel costs Yen
Shrine (Japan)

13. What does this project offer?
STAFF
Grant Amount: 150,000 yen contribution to travel costs and a 100,000 yen allowance per week for staff.
Duration of mobility
Academic Staff: max 2 weeks
Administrative Staff: 1 week
Tuna
Getting to know the traditional tuna in Minho.

14. Kanazawa and Aichi Prefectural
MOBILITIES
The project lifecycle covers three academic years from 2014/15 to 2016/17 for a total of 40 students.
Home University
Host Universities
Mobility semester
Spring 2015
Spring 2016
Spring 2017
Number of students
USC
Kanazawa and Aichi Prefectural 3 4
UMinho
Kanazawa
USC and UMinho
Aichi Prefectural

15. Learning at the archeology center (Japan)
hOw can i apply?
Your International Office will publish any neccesary information regarding the application proccess to VIA LACTEA
Learning at the archeology center (Japan)

16. WhEN CAN i apply?
Calls for applications open at each home university in Autumn semester (September-October) for 5 month mobility periods in the following Spring semester.
Tuna
Exhibition about the museums in the province of Lugo.

17. ACADEMIC RECOGNITION ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
Participating in VIA LACTEA ensures the mutual recognition of all credits performed in the partner institutions.
STUDY AREAS
VIA LACTEA is open to students and staff in the field of Humanities.

18. WEB http://www.usc.es/vialactea EMAIL international@usc.es
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