Erasmus+ Personel Hareketliliği

Erasmus+ Staff Mobility

Our academic policies support short and long-term mobility, joint research projects, and participation in consortiums of higher education and research. In line with our innovative and entrepreneurial vision and emphasis on applied research, collaboration with industry and business at the global arena is encouraged.

I. Staff Mobility Types and Application
II. Staff Mobility for Teaching
III. Staff Mobility for Training
IV. Financial Support (Erasmus Grant)
V. Inclusion Support for Special Needs
VI. Mobility Documents
VII. Additional Sources

I. Staff Mobility Types and Application

The International Exchange and Partnership Programs Office announces staff mobility opportunities on myOzU and TurnaPortal and collects applications.

The application documents are as follows:

• Invitation Letter from the host institution (required).
• Visit Objectives Form (required and approved by the supervisor of the applicant).
• Language Certificate (if applicable).
• Disabled Identity Card (if applicable).
• Veteran/martyr identity card (if applicable)

II. Staff Mobility for Teaching

This activity allows HEI academic staff or staff from enterprises to teach at a partner HEI abroad. Staff mobility for teaching can be in any subject area/academic discipline. In the case of teaching assignments between higher education institutions in Program Countries, both institutions have to be holders of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and must have signed an inter-institutional agreement. The partner higher education institution/enterprise must have agreed on the program of activities to be undertaken by the visiting teachers (Mobility Agreement) prior to the start of the mobility period. In all cases, the activities of staff undertaking a teaching assignment should preferably be integrated into the curriculum of the receiving institution. In the case of staff mobility from an enterprise to a higher education institution, the mobility is arranged by an invitation from the higher education institution to the staff member of the enterprise. The grant is always managed by the higher education institution. 

You may review the announcement for the Erasmus+ Staff Teaching Mobility Application on myOzu. 

Requirements & Duration

• Inter-Institutional Agreement: Both institutions (home university and ECHE holder host university) must have a valid signed agreement in order for a teaching mobility.
• Teaching Hours: The mobility must comprise a minimum of 8 hours per week (or any shorter period of stay) of actual teaching time.
• Duration: A teaching period between two Programme countries must last a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 2 months. This excludes travelling time.

III. Staff Mobility for Training

The Erasmus+ program offers full/part-time academic and non-academic staff the opportunity to undertake a short training visit to a higher education institution or some other eligible enterprise/organization in Europe, with funding available for travel costs and subsistence. This activity supports the professional development of HEI staff in the form of training events abroad (excluding conferences) and job shadowing/observation periods at a partner HEI, or at another relevant organization i.e. an enterprise, workshop, or short-term assignments.

You may review the announcement for Erasmus+ Staff Training Mobility Application on myOzU.

Duration of Mobility
A training period between two Programme countries must last a minimum of 2 consecutive working days and cannot last more than 2 months. This excludes travelling days.

IV. Financial Support (Erasmus Grant)

EU grants provide a contribution to your costs for travel and subsistence during your time abroad and vary depending on:

The receiving country
The distance between your country and the receiving country

The daily mobility grant (country-based per diem) amounts are stated below. In addition to the per diem rates, the grant covers travel expenses calculated by the European Commission’s distance calculator. Additional funding can be provided by the participating staff and/or his/her unit/faculty if the financial support does not cover the full training period.

Please be informed that the given amounts for Daily Grants and Travel Support Grants are valid for the 2024 and 2025 project period.

Daily Grants

Travel Support Grants

Green Travel Support

Green travel is defined as using low-emissions means of transport for the main part of the travel, such as bus, train, or car-pooling. To benefit from green travel support, participants use low-emission means of transport for their round trips. A one-way trip with low-emission transport is not sufficient to be eligible for green travel support.

V. Inclusion Support for Special Needs

Staff with special needs can apply for additional grants. According to the Turkish National Agency, a special needs person is defined as someone whose individual, physical, mental, or health-related conditions are such that his/her participation in Erasmus+ would not be possible without any extra financial support.

Application for Inclusion Support

1. Staff must inform our office about their circumstances before the application period is over.
2. Staff must provide official documentation of their disability.
3. Staff must declare the specific needs and the approximate costs and justifications related to their condition to our office.
4. Our office will submit these requests to the Turkish National Agency for evaluation.

VI. Mobility Documents

Please note that staff members entitled to participate in the mobility are required to submit the following documents (including, but not limited to):

• Mobility Agreement, including work/training plan
• Visa Copy
• Grant Agreement
• Certificate of Attendance
• Experience Report
• Proof of travel expenses (receipts, tickets, boarding pass etc).

VII. Additional Sources

• Turkish National Agency
• European Commission Program Guide for Teaching Mobility 
• European Commission Program Guide for Training Mobility