Call for applications has ended. The decisions will be announced latest on October 14th.

Teaching staff mobility can be realized with the programmes Erasmus, First and Nordplus or as bilateral exchange. The destination of the Teaching Staff Mobility can be a partner university in the member countries of the European Union (Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility Programme), a Russian partner university (FIRST programme), a Nordic university in the Nordplus Network for the teachers of the Faculty of Art and Design, or a bilateral partner university of the University of Lapland. The list of partner universities of the University of Lapland can be found here.

There are altogether 27 Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility Programme grants, 4 for FIRST programme and for FIRST Artsmo 1-2 for the academic year 2011-2012. The teachers of the Faculty of Art and Design can enquire more information about teaching mobility to the Nordic countries with the Nordplus programme from the International Coordinator Virpi Nurmela.

The Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility Programme requires that the teaching of the outgoing teacher from the University of Lapland must be included as part of the regular curriculum of the host university. The teaching can be carried out in any level.

- The duration of the mobility: minimum 5 days
- Teaching hours: the minimum requirement for teaching is 5 hours
- Reimbursement: 850 € for travel and accommodation costs, not for daily allowance.
- Application form: Fill in carefully the application and decision form for reimbursement of travel costs for staff and return it to the International Coordinator of the Faculty. Note that the decision is conditional and requires that a Teaching Programme for the confirmed mobility is returned before any travel reservations can be made. In addition, a confirmation of the mobility and a final report should be done after the mobility.
The application form should be returned to the International Coordinator of the Faculty by September 16. The International Office will make the decision by October 14 at the latest based on prioritizations made at the Faculty level.

The Application and Decision form for reimbursement of travel costs for staff and the Teaching programme form can be found under the Supporting Documents on August 8, 2011. For more information, contact the International Coordinator of the Faculty.

Faculty of Art and Design     Virpi Nurmela tel. 2392
Faculty of Education             Jani Suokanerva tel. 2557
Faculty of Law                         Jani Suokanerva tel. 2557
Faculty of Social Sciences     Minna Nousiainen tel. 2685

• The duration of the mobility: minimum 5 days
• Reimbursement: 850 €
• Work plan that has been approved by the host university
• Participation in international conferences is not eligible for funding through this call

Erasmus Staff Mobility gives the opportunity for academic and non-academic staff to realize for example a study visit, a seminar, a workshop, a language course, a conference or a job-shadowing scheme in a partner university, enterprise or organisation. Consequently the staff training allows the staff to acquire knowledge or specific know-how, practical skills for professional development and facilitates cooperation and interchange of experiences. There are 8 grants for Erasmus Staff Mobility for the academic year 2011-2012.

Guidelines for the staff training mobility and application procedure:

- Staff training in a partner university or organisation
- Duration of the staff training: minimum 5 days
- Reimbursement: 650 € for travel and accommodation costs, not for daily allowance.
- Application form: Fill in carefully the application and decision form for reimbursement of travel costs for staff and return it to the International Coordinator of the Faculty. Note that the decision is conditional and requires that a Staff Training Work plan from the confirmed training is returned before any travel reservations can be made. In addition, a confirmation of the mobility and a final report should be done after the mobility.

The application form should be returned to the International Coordinator of the Faculty by September 16. The International Office will make the decision by October 14 at the latest.

The Application and Decision form for reimbursement of travel costs for staff and the Staff Training Mobility Work plan form can be found under the Supporting Documents on August 8, 2011. For more information, contact the International Coordinator of the Faculty or in case of the administrative staff, the Director of International Relations Outi Snellman, tel. 3000.

Enquiries regarding the grants/reimbursements can be made to International Relations Financial Secretary Jenni Sjöman, tel. 2214.

Further information:

Erasmus Staff Mobility

Partner universities of the University of Lapland

• The Application and Decision form for reimbursement of travel costs for staff
• Erasmus Staff Mobility
• Partner Universities of the University of Lapland