Staff Mobility

ERASMUS STAFF MOBILITY FOR TEACHING

Teaching mobility can be undertaken:

  1.   To an Higher Education Institution which holds Erasmus University Charter and with which a valid Inter-institutional Agreement is in place.
  2.   By incoming staff of an enterprise invited to Üsküdar University to undertake teaching activities.

There is an obligation to deliver at least 8 hours of teaching (i.e. at least one day). A minimum duration of 2 working days is strongly recommended to provide a meaningful contribution to the teaching programme and international academic life at the host institution.

 ERASMUS STAFF MOBILITY FOR STAFF TRAINING

Staff Training Mobility Programme is open to academic and administrative staff of higher education institutions that hold Erasmus Charter.

1) Mobility of administrative staff to a higher education institution

2) Mobility of administrative staff to an enterprise

3) Mobility of academic staff to a higher education instituton

1) Mobility of administrative staff to a higher education institution

The purpose is to allow the beneficiaries to learn from the experiences and good practices of a partner institution and to improve the skills required for their current job. The main activity is a short stay in the partner institution that may include a short secondment period, job-shadowing scheme, study visit, etc.

2) Mobility of administrative staff to an enterprise

The purpose is to allow the beneficiaries to learn by transfer of knowledge or knowhow and to acquire practical skills. The activities can be very varied: language training, seminars, workshops, courses and conferences. These types of activities should not represent the majority of total Erasmus-funded training days.

Formal periods of practical training, short secondments, etc. should account for the majority of the activities carried out. 

3) Mobility of academic staff to a higher education institution

The activities may include language training, seminars, workshops, courses and conferences. For each HEI these training activities should not represent the majority of training days for staff participating in Erasmus staff training

Formal periods of practical training, short secondments, etc. should account for the majority of the activities carried out.

The duration of the training period should be from 2 working days to 5 days.

Weekends or holidays falling in the period of the stay abroad are not considered for support, unless they are used as working or travel days. In such cases the work plan should demonstrate that training activities have been undertaken for the period reported.

Application & Selection:

Teaching/Training program (Teaching WorkplanTraining Work Plan is prepared, signed to both higher education institutions and a request for a letter of invitation from the other institutions.
with all application documents (Application Form, the Letter of Invitation, Curriculum ) is applied to the Erasmus Office.
According to the criteria, staff who go to abroad announced by the commission.
Staff writing assignment with the letter of Acceptance
Staff will open a Euro account to receive the grant from YapıKredi Ümraniye branch.
Grant contract is prepared with Üsküdar University Erasmus Office and staff training personel.
The Selection of the Staff will be done by an Assessment Commission which will be formed by the Rectorate. The Commission evaluates the applications carefully, by considering the call for proposals announced by the European Commission and annually and the rules and priorities established by the Turkish National Agency.


During Mobility:

Academic activities carried out in the Work Plan ( Training Work Plan Teaching Work Plan)
Participation certificate is received from the institution attended. (Confirmation of Teaching/Training Activities)


After Mobility:

Certificate of Participation
The copy of Passport ID page and pages showing the entry-exit dates.
Final Report Form
 

Bank Details:

Staff are required to fill in the bank details forms and present it before the start of the placement, so as to receive the Erasmus Placement grant. The grant contribution will be paid in two instalments: 80% 45 days after the financial contract has signed; the remaining 20% within 30 days of the end of the staff mobility period, provided that all documents have been duly delivered. The contribution will be paid by bank transfer.

 

Staff Mobility Grant Amount 2014-2015:

Country Groups    Countries                                                                                                               Daily amount of the grant (€)
Grup A                     Denmark, Ireland, Holland, Sweden, United Kingdom                                          144
Grup B                     Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Kıbrıs Rum Kesimi, Czech Republic,

                                 Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lihtenştayn,

                                 Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey                             126
Grup C                     Macedonia, Germany, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain               108
Grup D                     Croatia, Estonia, Lithuanian, Slovenia                                                                     90
 

Travel Expenses:

According to Travel Distance, Lectures and staff on benefiting from the mobility, travel expenses payment is made. Travel distance must be calculated using the distance calculator provided by the European Commission; http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

Distance                                                                     Travel Fee
For travel distances between 100 to 499 KM:         180 EUR per participant
For travel distances between 500 to 1999 KM:       275 EUR per participant
For travel distances between 2000 to 2999 KM:     360 EUR per participant
For travel distances between 3000 to 3999 KM:     530 EUR per participant
For travel distance between 4000 to 7999 KM:       820 EUR per participant
For travel distance between 8000 to more KM:      1100 EUR per participant