Within the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Program Key Action 1 – Learning Mobility of Individuals, SWU’s academic staff (faculty) may seek Erasmus+ funding for a teaching period at a partner institution abroad.

The teaching must be carried out at a Higher Education Institution (HEI) that is a holder of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education with which SWU has signed a bilateral agreement in a specific area of teaching.

Please, contact us for the list of current partner universities related to your department.

PRE-REQUISITS FOR PARTICIPATION

Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility may be carried out by all full-time and part-time members of the academic teaching staff at SWU, who hold an employment contract with SWU. 

The sending and receiving organisations, must have agreed in advance on the program of the activities to be delivered by the visiting teachers (teaching program) prior to the start of the mobility period. These agreements define the target teaching outcomes for the teaching period abroad, specify the formal recognition provisions and list the rights and obligations of each party.

PLACE WHERE THE TEACHING ACTIVITY CAN TAKE PLACE

Mobility activities must be carried out in any Program Country different from the country of the sending organisation.

The Erasmus Program Countries are currently the following (EU): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.

Non-EU Program Countries: Republic of North Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Turkey.

The receiving organisation must be a Program Country Higher Education Institution that is a holder of an Erasmus University Charter and with which CEU has signed a bilateral agreement in a specific area of teaching.

Please, consult the list of current partner universities HERE. 

FINANCIAL RULES

Funds eligible for Erasmus+ Staff Teaching Mobility are made up of two components:

Individual Support (Subsistence): 140 – 180 EUR/mobility day (depending on host country)

Travel Contribution: one time 180 – 360 EUR (depending on distance)

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT (SUBSIDENCE)

Travel Contribution

Travel contribution is calculated using a Travel distance calculator supported up by the European Commission. Distance is calculated between start and end location of the mobility in straight lines from one location to another.

The grants will be issued as follows:

Beneficiaries proceeding on Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility should retain boarding cards/train tickets/other travel tickets which need to be submitted along with the documentation of the mobility.

Travel arrangements not directly related to the Erasmus+ Teaching Mobility such as travel to conferences or any other visits before/after the Erasmus+ mobility will not be considered eligible.

Please be advised that the Erasmus grant is a contribution and may not cover all your occurring costs during your mobility period abroad. If possible, your unit may supplement the grant from its own budget. 

EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE MOBILITY

The mobility activities are expected to produce the following outcomes:

• improved competences, linked to professional profiles;
• broader understanding of practices, policies and systems in education, training or youth across countries;
• increased capacity to trigger changes in terms of modernisation and international opening within their educational organisations;
• greater understanding of interconnections between formal and non-formal education, vocational training and the labour market respectively;
• better quality of their work and activities in favour of students, trainees, apprentices, pupils, adult learners, young people and volunteers;
• greater understanding and responsiveness to social, linguistic and cultural diversity;
• increased ability to address the needs of the disadvantaged;
• increased support for and promotion of mobility activities for learners;
• increased opportunities for professional and career development;
• improved foreign language competences;
• increased motivation and satisfaction in their daily work.

Activities supported under this Action are also expected to produce the following outcomes on participating organisations:

• increased capacity to operate at EU/international level: improved management skills and internationalisation strategies; reinforced cooperation with partners from other countries; increased allocation of financial resources (other than EU funds) to organise EU/international projects; increased quality in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and follow up of EU/international projects;

• innovative and improved way of operating towards their target groups, by providing for example: more attractive programmes for students, trainees, apprentices, young people and volunteers in line with their needs and expectations; improved qualifications of teaching and training staff; improved processes of recognition and validation of competences gained during learning periods abroad; more effective activities for the benefit of local communities, improved youth work methods and practices to actively involve young people and/or to address disadvantaged groups, etc.;

• more modern, dynamic, committed and professional environment inside the organisation: ready to integrate good practices and new methods into daily activities; open to synergies with organisations active in different social, educational and employment fields; planning strategically the professional development of their staff in relation to individual needs and organisational objectives; if relevant, capable of attracting excellent students and academic staff from all over the world.

In the long run, the combined effect of the several thousands of projects supported under this Key Action is expected to have an impact on the systems of education, training and youth in the participating countries, thus stimulating policy reforms and attracting new resources for mobility opportunities in Europe and beyond.