University of Applied Sciences „Baltazar Zaprešić“

During your Erasmus semester

Baltazar System

You will receive login details to your student account by email after the semester start.

“Baltazar System” allows you to:

  • have all the training materials from the courses
  • receive messages and announcements from your teachers
  • send completed assignments for review and receive feedback on them
  • easily find your professors’ contacts and send them emails if necessary
  • take tests in your courses and see all your grades throughout the semester
Erasmus+ Online Language Support (OLS)

Online Language Support (OLS) is an official digital tool under the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes designed to promote language learning and linguistic diversity. Because language barriers are often a main obstacle to participating in European mobility, OLS makes language preparation accessible and flexible, helping participants gain confidence in the language they will use to study, work, or volunteer.

Who Can Benefit?

OLS is open to participants across several mobility sectors:

  • Higher Education students and staff
  • Vocational Education and Training (VET) learners
  • European Solidarity Corps volunteers
  • School Education pupils and staff
  • Adult Learning participants and staff
  • Youth sector participants
What Does the OLS Platform Offer?

OLS provides an interactive, learner-centred environment with tools for every stage of your mobility:

  1. Broad Choice of Languages:
    • 24 EU Official Languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Estonian, Spanish, Finnish, French, Irish Gaelic, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Swedish.
    • 5 Additional Programme Country Languages: Icelandic, Macedonian, Norwegian, Serbian, and Turkish.
  2. Language Assessments & Personalised Pathways:
    • Initial Assessment: Before departure, participants take a language proficiency assessment to establish a personalized learning pathway.
    • Prerequisite for Higher Education: For higher education students on mobilities lasting 14 days or longer, completing the initial assessment before departure is mandatory to ensure host institution language requirements are met (except native speakers or in duly justified cases). Note: Assessment results serve diagnostic purposes and will not prevent you from participating in your mobility.
    • Final Progress Assessment: Upon return, an optional final assessment lets you evaluate the progress made during your time abroad.
  3. Flexible & Interactive Courses:
    • Unlimited Study: You can study any number of available languages and course units without restriction.
    • Everyday Practical Skills: Modules focus on essential real-world social situations, including introducing yourself, ordering food and drinks, grocery shopping, asking for directions, and expressing preferences.
    • Cultural Connections: Introductory videos introduce what makes each language unique through art, music, literature, and gastronomy.
  4. Community Tools & Orientation:
    • Integrated into EU Academy, the platform offers community forums as well as private and group messaging to connect with fellow mobile learners.
    • A introductory course, “Getting Started for OLS Learners”, helps you navigate EU Academy, edit your profile, track progress, and take practice assessments.
How to Join OLS and Start Learning

Joining OLS involves a few simple steps:

  1. Receive Your Access: Once selected for an Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps mobility, your sending institution or coordinating organisation will provide your login details.
  2. Log into EU Academy: Access the OLS platform via the EU Academy website and sign in with your credentials.
  3. Select Your Target Language: Join the language community (such as “Learn a New Language” or “Learn Language Basics with OLS”) and select the language you wish to learn.
  4. Take the Language Assessment: Complete your pre-departure assessment to establish your starting level and unlock your tailored learning path.
  5. Start Learning: Access interactive modules, practice activities, and discussion forums at your own pace before and during your stay abroad.

For further information or assistance with login credentials, contact the International Cooperation Office.

 

Online Language Support

OLS web-page

Erasmus+ Financial Support
Erasmus+ financial support is a grant provided to help students cover some of the costs associated with studying abroad. It is intended to support expenses such as travel, accommodation, food, and other daily living costs during the mobility period.
All incoming students participating in the Erasmus+ mobility programme at UAS Baltazar Zaprešić are eligible to receive financial support, in accordance with the Erasmus+ programme rules and the applicable funding conditions.
IT support

If you have any questions regarding access to your student account, student email, connection to university wi-fi or other technical issues, do not hesitate to contact the us so we can forward your request to the responsible person.

Modify your Learning Agreement (LA)

In case you need to modify your Learning Agreement ( i.e. you have to select different classes due to course overlap, timetable changes or other reasons), you have the first two weeks of the semester to make the changes.

Please use the document titled “During the Mobility” to request your changes (or use your home university template, if required):

Note: The same principles apply as to the original LA: the document must be typed (no handwritten version is accepted) and you must include course codes. Make sure to enrol for at least 15 ECTS.

Steps to follow:

Check your timetable (pay attention to potential course overlaps);

Once you are 100% sure which courses you finally want to take, fill out the changes in the document called “During the Mobility“.

Make sure to sign the document!

Send the modifications to Erasmus coordinator of the University of Applied Sciences “Baltazar Zaprešić”

Once the faculty approves your modifications, you will receive the document back with the Receiving institution’s signature.

Now you have to send your modified Learning Agreement to your home university for approval.

When your home university accepts the changes and signs the form, send the fully approved document with all signatures to the International office by mail.