Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching
ERASMUS+ STAFF MOBILITY FOR TEACHING
General information regarding E+ mobilities
International Relations Office offers our academic staff members an opportunity to improve their qualifications in an international environment within the framework of two Erasmus+ programme actions; Action KA 131 – to EU countries and Action KA 171 – to non-EU countries. Below you can find general information about the available mobility opportunities: 1. Faculty members can go abroad to teach classes combined with exchange of experience between the home university and the host university. 2. Each faculty member can go abroad at least once per semester. Faculty members working also as administrative staff members can go abroad to give lectures/teach classes and take part in training courses alike. 3. Priority is given to employees with short history of employment and who are first-time goers 4. Minimum language proficiency level for faculty members – B2, recommended level – C1. 5. It is not possible to extend the duration of stay in a non-EU 1. country. 6. During a mobility programme, faculty members are obliged to deliver at least 8 hours of lectures 7. Mobility can be taken advantage of throughout the year, taking into account the holiday breaks at the selected host university
In the case of mobility to EU countries:
- KU faculty members may go abroad to partner universities only
- the employee contacts the host university on their own initiative
- the duration of the stay abroad is 2 days at a minimum and 5 days at a maximum (excluding the duration of travel). In the case of lectures planned to take more than 5 days, the employee is obliged to contact the Mobility Coordinator individually
In the case of mobility to non-EU countries:
- KU staff members may go abroad to partner universities only
- the employee does not contact the host university on their own initiative
- the duration of the stay abroad is 5 days (excluding the duration of travel). It is not possible to extend the duration of stay in a non-EU country.
MOBILITY PROCEDURE
More details to be find at KU Knowledge Base
as well as in: Zarządzenie Rektora w sprawie szczegółowych zasad organizacji wyjazdów nauczycieli akademickich w celu prowadzenia zajęć i wyjazdów pracowników administracji w celach odbycia szkoleń w ramach Programu Erasmus+ (The regulation enters into force with the implementation of the Erasmus KA 131 2023/2025 project)
BEFORE MOBILITY – documents
Documents to be completed before departure: 1) Abroad business trip form 2) Mobility Agreement 3) Financial Agreement
ad 1) Please fill up: points 1-6 (dates with travel days) get approval from your Supervisor (if applicable) sign the application.
ad 2) Please fill up: missing data on page 1 (dates of stay, without travel days: minimum 2 working days, maximum 5 working days; participant data; data of the host university) mobility plan page 2 with the name of the course you will be teaching (min.8h; please consult teaching content with the host university) signature on page 3
Both signed documents need to be send to Staff Mobility Coordinator. !!! The Mobility Agreement will then have to be signed by the host university !!!
ad 3) Financial agreement - is prepared by the Staff Mobility Coordinator (after receiving Mobility Agreement signed by the host university) based on the dates of stay at the host university indicated on the Mobility Agreement and the travel dates indicated on the Abroad business trip form , as well as the currently applicable scholarship rates and sent to the participant to complete personal data and bank account number. Payment of financial support takes place after signing the agreement by the Participant and the University (according to the deadlines included in the agreement).
FINANCIAL SUPPORT - rates
Group 1: Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and regional countries 1-12 [1] i 14 [2] 180 EUR/day
Group 2: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Malta, Germany, Portugal, Italy and countries in the region 13 [3] 160 EUR/day
Group 3: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Republic of North Macedonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia Turkey, Hungary 140 EUR/day
[1] According to the Erasmus+ Program Guide, regions 1-12: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/pl/programme-guide/part-a/eligible-countries#footnote2_irb6olr [2] Region 14 countries: Faroe Islands, Switzerland, United Kingdom Faroe Island, Switzerland [3] Region 13 countries: Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City.
Travel support valid from KA 131 2023-2025 project (distance calculated according to the E+ calculator):
SETTLEMENT OF THE MOBILITY
1) During your stay, you must obtain a confirmation of your visit from the host university in the form of a Confirmation of Stay document (you will receive it together with the Financial Agreement) and deliver it to Staff Mobility Coordinator in paper or electronic form within 10 business days upon your return. 2) Within 30 days after completing the mobility, participant is obliged to complete the Erasmus+ Program survey which will be automatically sent to the participant's e-mail address directly from the EU system.
