Staff mobility for Teaching
ho can participate?
Where to go?
How to apply?
Main selection criteria
Preparation for the mobility and documents
Duration of a teaching mobility
After the mobility
Additional information and contacts
Who can participate?
All academic staff members of Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution are eligible to apply for Erasmus+ funding for teaching mobility 1.
IMPORTANT: Information about additional support for mobility participants with fewer opportunities can be found here.
Where to go?
List of Inter-institutional Agreements for Teaching Mobility
If you cannot find a suitable institution in the list, you may indicate your preferred institution in the application. However, an inter-institutional agreement must be concluded before the start of the mobility.
How to apply?
Academic staff members wishing to participate in teaching mobility are invited to complete the appropriate application form:
- Application Form for Teaching Mobility
- Application Form for Accompanying Students to a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP)
Applications for teaching mobility must be submitted between 1 September and 30 September of the relevant academic year.
The selection of participants is carried out by the Erasmus+ Selection Committee of each faculty, appointed by the Rector. The selection process is completed within one week after the application deadline.
Applicants are informed of the selection results individually by email within two working days after the Selection Committee meeting.
Academic staff members wishing to accompany a group of students to a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) must complete the designated application form.
Main selection criteria
- Professional academic staff competence;
- Foreign language proficiency at a level no lower than B2;
- Mobility to the VIKO strategic host institutions;
- Mobility resulting in the preparation of new teaching materials;
- Mobility aimed at strengthening and expanding the cooperation of departments and faculties;
- Participation in strategically important projects for the VIKO;
- Whether the specific lecturers are participating for the first time in the current academic year;
- The order of selection criteria is determined by the Erasmus+ selection committee of the faculties.
Preparation for the mobility and documents
After being selected for Erasmus+ teaching mobility, participants are required to complete the following preparation steps:
- Contact the receiving higher education institution to agree on the dates and teaching programme of the mobility.
- Sign the Teaching Mobility Agreement. This tripartite agreement must be signed by the academic staff member, the dean of the faculty (or an authorised representative), and the authorised representative of the receiving higher education institution.
- Sign the Grant Agreement. This agreement is prepared by the International Relations and Projects Department after all the required preparatory steps, including the Teaching Mobility Agreement, have been completed.
Duration of teaching mobility
- Programme Countries: a minimum of 2 working days and 8 teaching hours. The recommended duration of the mobility visit is 5 days, including travel days. If teaching and training activities are combined during the same period abroad, the minimum teaching requirement is 4 academic hours per week (or during any shorter stay period than one week).
- Third countries not associated with the Programme: a minimum of 5 working days and at least 8 teaching hours, plus 2 travel days (fixed duration).
After the mobility
Upon return from an Erasmus+ teaching mobility visit, participants are required to submit:
- a financial settlement with the Finance and Accounting Department within 3 working days by submitting copies of travel tickets, travel expense documents, accommodation and insurance documents, and signing the advance report;
- fill out the settlement after Erasmus+ visit form (the application form includes a copy of the teaching certificate, a description of the visit in EN, and photos of the visit).
Note: Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution reserves the right to request the return of part or all of the grant from participants who fail to fulfil any of the above-mentioned requirements or who do not comply with the conditions set out in the Teaching Mobility Agreement or Grant Agreement.
Additional information
ERASMUS code of Vilniaus Kolegija: LT VILNIUS10
For further information about Erasmus+ staff mobility please contact International Office: https://en.viko.lt/research/international-coordinators/
Project manager in charge of staff mobility: Deividas Butkus d.butkus@viko.lt