u/Brilliant_Soft_8183

Hey everyone,

I’m in a bit of a confusing situation with my Erasmus exchange and would really appreciate some advice, especially from anyone who has been to TU Eindhoven or dealt with cross-department thesis work.

I’ve been nominated for an Erasmus exchange at TU Eindhoven through the Chemical Engineering and Chemistry department.

However, I found a thesis opportunity with a professor from the Mechanical Engineering department, and I’ve already had a meeting with him and discussed my thesis work. His research group/lab is also within Mechanical Engineering.

Now the situation is:

• The Chem department told me that if I’m doing my thesis in Mechanical Engineering, I should apply through that department instead.
• The Mechanical Engineering department told me to apply via their internship/thesis Mobility Online portal, and mentioned that a formal Erasmus agreement is not required for this route.
• But they also said that my home university and their department do not have an Erasmus agreement.

So my concern is:

👉 If I switch to applying through Mechanical Engineering as an internship/thesis student,
will I lose my Erasmus status and the Erasmus scholarship?

This is a big deal for me because I’m relying on the Erasmus grant financially (Netherlands is expensive 😅).

Has anyone been in a similar situation where:

• You were nominated under one department
• But did your thesis in another department
• And still kept your Erasmus status?

Or does switching to the internship route automatically mean giving up Erasmus?

Any advice or experience would really help 🙏