The International Office offers employees of Heidelberg University of Education the opportunity to take part in international further education and training programmes via Erasmus+. The aim is to expand professional competences, learn new working methods and promote intercultural exchange.
Erasmus+ enables further education and training measures for university staff at partner universities to expand internationalisation.
Among other things, funding is provided for
- Participation in language courses
- Participation in Staff Training Weeks or International Weeks
- further academic training
- Participation in job shadowing programmes
The financial support is based on the different costs of living in the target countries. Standardised daily rates apply for funding from German universities.
In addition to these daily rates, there are travel costs depending on the actual distances between the place of departure and destination of the mobility, which are calculated using a standardised Europe-wide calculation tool.
The following amounts are reimbursed per stay and depending on the distance:
If required, individual support to cover subsistence costs for the travel period before and after the activity is eligible, with a maximum of two travel days for participants and accompanying persons receiving the non-environmentally friendly travel grant and a maximum of six travel days for those receiving the environmentally friendly travel grant.
Employees who have a contractual employment relationship with Heidelberg University of Education are eligible to apply.
Applications can be submitted on an ongoing basis, but it is necessary to contact the International Office before submitting an application.
Approval is based on the following criteria:
Application for funding
Approval of the supervisor
Business trip application
Available funding
Preference is given to initial applications and, in the case of teaching staff, to projects with particular added value for the internationalisation of the university.
The stay abroad has a minimum duration of two days.
Funding will only be granted if all of the following documents are submitted in full and on time during the programme.
The online platform IMOTION staffmobility.eu, developed by the project consortium, centralises information on training measures for administrative and technical staff at universities in Europe. It is designed to support higher education institutions in promoting their staff training programmes and to help university administrators find the right training or job shadowing opportunities for them.