Erasmus+ for UCU staff

Erasmus+ opportunities for UCU teaching and administrative staff

Teaching and staff mobility is a crucial component of the successful implementation of the UCU Strategy of Globalization and International Solidarity. In particular faculty mobility fasters the transformation of UCU into an international campus, where every UCU student has a profound experience of internationalized education ( global virtual exchanges, academic courses taught in English, credit mobility, international educational and research programs, etc.).

The Erasmus + program provides opportunities for internships abroad not only for students but also for teaching and administrative staff. This type of programme allows academic and administrative staff to take part in teaching/training mobility sessions (that range in duration from 5 working days up to 2 months) with a partnering higher education institution in Europe.

The main objectives:

to improve professional competencies and practical skills of academic and administrative staff by participating in such activities as conferences, International staff weeks, workshops, seminars, etc.
involvement of world intellectual potential in the domestic educational process on the basis of bilateral and multilateral agreements between partner institutions;
enriching the individual experience of participants in academic mobility programs on other models of knowledge creation and dissemination
to allow participants to develop skills pertaining to their current job profile and to benefit from the good practices of the partner institution

Only academic staff with a permanent employment contract is eligible to participate in the Erasmus+ teaching/training exchange.

The competition for Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility has a rolling deadline:

by December 1st for the Spring semester
by July 1st for the Fall Semester

How to apply?

For teaching staff

For administrative staff

For teaching staff

The teaching abroad enables UCU teaching staff to teach at a partner higher education institution abroad (for at least 8 hours per period of stay). Twice a year, we disseminate a list of available opportunities for each UCU faculty and the names of universities and countries where they can go to implement Erasmus + teaching mobility. The number of opportunities for each faculty depends on its international activity and the number of valid Erasmus + partnerships and Intern-institutional agreements.

To be selected for the program, you should submit your application at international@ucu.edu.ua

The application file must include the following documents:

CV (in English)
Letter of Motivation (which must consist of a Mobility Plan proposal as well as the motivation behind selecting a particular university/institution by taking into account academic and educational priorities and interests of her/his department/school, educational program/faculty)
Completed Staff Mobility Agreement for teaching, which should include topics of lectures that the teacher plans to teach abroad.

For administrative staff

The training abroad enables UCU administrative staff to participate in a training activity abroad that is relevant to his/her day-to-day work at the higher education institution. Besides that, it can be in the format of training events or job shadowing. Twice a year, we disseminate a list of available opportunities among UCU administrative staff and the names of universities and countries where they can go to implement Erasmus + staff mobility.

To be selected for the program, you should submit your application at international@ucu.edu.ua

The application file must include the following documents:

CV (in English)
Letter of Motivation (which must consist of a Mobility Plan proposal as well as the motivation behind selecting a particular university/institution by taking into account priorities and interests of her/his department)
Completed Staff Mobility Agreement for training, which should include objectives of the mobility as well as a name of the department(s), which employee wants to explore;

The Selection of Erasmus+ teaching/training candidates

The selection of Erasmus+ teaching/training candidates is carried out in respective faculties/departments by the Erasmus+ programme Selection Board, assigned by the dean of each faculty/ UCU International Office.

The selection procedure has to be finalised no later than two months before the individual mobility program starts.

Staff/faculty candidates are evaluated by the Erasmus+ programme Selection Board based upon the following criteria:

1) the area of expertise along with appropriate qualifications and/or professional positions relevant to the mobility project;

2) a staff candidate is involved in international relations on the institutional level;

3) a staff member is involved in curriculum development and integration of international competencies in contemporary curricula in Ukrainian higher education;

4) staff members have a good knowledge of English or make sure that proper translation is provided during the exchange (this is the responsibility of UCU in case UCU staff does not speak English at B2 level);

5) staff members have intercultural skills and are committed to the installation of a sustainable working model that will engage staff and students in the learning process.

Erasmus+ staff mobility offer for the Spring semester 2022

Travel support

Individual support

Travel support

Erasmus+ grants for teaching and administrative staff are made up of two components:

Travel support – contribution to the travel costs of participants, from their place of origin to the venue of the activity and return.

Rule of allocation: based on the travel distance per participant. The applicant must indicate the distance between the place of origin and the venue of the activity by using the distance calculator supported by the European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

Travel distance	Standard travel	Green travel
10 – 99 km	23 EUR
100 – 499 km	180 EUR	210 EUR
500 – 1999 km	275 EUR	320 EUR
2000 – 2999 km	360 EUR	410 EUR
3000 – 3999 km	530 EUR	610 EUR
4000 – 7999 km	820 EUR
8000 km or more	1500 EUR

Individual support

Individual support – costs directly linked to the subsistence of participants during the activity.

Rule of allocation: based on the duration of the stay per participant (if necessary, including also one travel day before the activity and one travel day following the training.

The amounts depend on the receiving country.

Receiving country	Staff from the EU Member States and third countries associated with the Programme	Staff from third countries not associated with the Programme
	Min-Max (per day)	Amount (per day)
	A1.1	A1.2
Norway, Denmark, Luxembourg, Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Liechtenstein	80-180	180
Third countries not associated with the Programme from Region 14	80-180	Not eligible
Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Greece, Malta, Portugal	70-160	160
Third countries not associated with the Programme from Region 13	70-160	Not eligible
Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Croatia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia	60-140	140
Partner CountriesThird countries not associated with the Programme from Regions 1-12	180	Not eligible