Do I have to use the OLA, or can I send a PDF?

Most Lithuanian universities now accept only the Online Learning Agreement signed through learning-agreement.eu. A few faculties still take a signed PDF — check with your receiving international office before you start.

What login do I use for the OLA?

You log in through MyAcademicID, which accepts your university (eduGAIN) credentials, an eIDAS national eID, or a Google account. If your home university isn't in eduGAIN, use Google.

Can I change my courses after I arrive in Lithuania?

Yes. You add a 'Changes to the Learning Agreement during the mobility' section, usually within five weeks of the semester start, and all three parties re-sign it online.

What happens if I don't sign the OLA before I arrive?

Your home university can refuse to recognise the credits you earn, and your Erasmus grant may be withheld until the agreement is approved by all three signatories.

Three parties: you, a coordinator at your home (sending) university, and a coordinator at your Lithuanian (receiving) university. All sign online, in that order.

The Online Learning Agreement (OLA) for Erasmus in Lithuania

The Online Learning Agreement (OLA) is the digital contract that lists the courses you'll take on Erasmus in Lithuania and matches them to credits back home. Get it signed by all three parties before you arrive and your home university must recognise everything you pass — no extra exams, no lost credits.

This is an Erasmus/exchange document. EU and non-EU degree-seekers coming to Lithuania for a full programme don't use the OLA — your study plan is set by your admission, not by a learning agreement.

What the OLA actually does

The OLA replaces the old paper Learning Agreement. You complete it at learning-agreement.eu, it gets signed online by you and both universities, and the platform keeps the final version in one place.

Its real job is automatic recognition: if your courses are approved up front and you pass them, your home university transfers the credits toward your degree with no further assessment.

Two ways it can start

It's either student-initiated (you create the agreement and send it to your home coordinator) or institution-initiated (your university uploads you and you get a prompt to register). Your home Erasmus coordinator will tell you which applies.

The three phases

Phase	What you do	When
Before mobility	Build the course plan, all three parties sign	Before your Erasmus starts
During mobility	Add a "Changes" section if courses don't run or clash	Usually within ~5 weeks of semester start
After mobility	Receiving university issues a Transcript of Records; credits recognised	After your exchange ends

Filling it in: Table A and Table B

The core of the OLA is two tables. There's no need for a one-to-one match between them — what matters is that the learning outcomes line up.

Table A — the courses you'll take at your Lithuanian (receiving) university, with their ECTS credits and the semester. Pull these from your host's course catalogue, not from guesswork.
Table B — the courses at your home (sending) university that those credits will replace.

Aim for roughly 30 ECTS per semester. Use exact course titles and codes from the Lithuanian university's catalogue — typos and made-up course names are the most common reason an OLA gets bounced back.

Step by step

Log in at learning-agreement.eu via MyAcademicID (eduGAIN / eIDAS / Google).
Create a new Learning Agreement and enter your sending and receiving institution details.
Add subjects to Table A (host courses) and Table B (home courses), with ECTS and semester.
Sign online, then send to your sending institution coordinator.
Your home coordinator signs and forwards it to the receiving (Lithuanian) coordinator, who signs last.

You'll get an email once everyone has signed. Until then it isn't valid.

Signing — the order matters

Three signatures are required, in sequence: you → home university → Lithuanian university. You can track the status at any time on your dashboard. If a coordinator rejects it, the OLA comes back with comments; fix it and re-send.

Find your Lithuanian coordinator early

Universities such as LSMU, MRU and KVK process incoming OLAs through their international offices. Email your receiving coordinator before you build Table A — they'll confirm which courses are open to exchange students and in which language.

Changing courses after you arrive

Timetables clash, courses get cancelled, levels turn out wrong. That's normal. You amend the OLA through a "Changes to the Learning Agreement during the mobility" section: add or drop courses, then all three parties re-sign online. Most universities expect changes to be requested within about five weeks of the semester start, so don't sit on it.

Confirm the deadlines with your two universities

The five-week change window and the exact sign-off steps vary between institutions and can change year to year. Always confirm the current deadlines and whether the OLA is mandatory with both your home and Lithuanian international offices before you rely on this. An unsigned or unamended OLA is the single most common cause of credits not being recognised.

Common mistakes to avoid

Wrong or invented course titles — copy them verbatim from the host catalogue.
Too few ECTS — under-loading can cut your grant or your recognition.
Forgetting to re-sign after changes — an unsigned change doesn't count.
Leaving it until arrival — sign the "before" version before you travel.