Erasmus+ Mobility of Teachers (STA)
As part of the Mobility for Teaching Purposes at Erasmus Partner Universities (STA), Osnabrück University offers a Staff Mobility (STA1) and Company Staff Mobility (STA2).
Erasmus supports guest lectureships at European partner universities (STA1) that are in possession of an Erasmus University Charter. Through their stay, the guest lecturers should strengthen the European dimension of the host university, complement its range of courses and impart their specialized knowledge to students who may not be able or do not want to study abroad. The exchange should contribute to developing joint study programs between the two partner universities, incluging the exchange of teaching content and methods. Teaching exchanges must last at least two days (except for the UK, where stays must last at least five days) and can last up to a maximum of ten days. A teaching stay must comprise at least 8 teaching hours per week (or a shorter period of stay). If the mobility lasts longer than one week, the minimum number of teaching hours for an incomplete week should be calculated in proportion to the duration of the incomplete week in question (formula: 8 hours per five days times the number of additional days).
Funding is also available for periods of training for company personnel from abroad at German universities (STA2) in order to strengthen cooperation between universities and commercial enterprises.
Funding is avaiable for the following group of people:
- Lecturers who are employed under contract at the university
- Emeritus professors and retired lecturers who are employed under contract at the university
- Research assistants
- Company personnel (Incoming)
Application procedure
Funding for Erasmus teacher mobilities is usually announced by e-mail via the Erasmus departmental coordinators before the start of each winter semester. After completion of the first application round (deadline October 31, 2024), remaining funds are still available for 2025. Further applications for teaching staff mobilities can therefore be submitted to the International Office on an ongoing basis. Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received and a decision will be made depending on the availability of funds. Applications should be submitted at least four weeks before the start of the planned mobility.
In our Exchange database, interested parties can view the teaching staff mobilities contractually agreed for 2024/25 with the respective European partner universities. If you would like to submit an application for a teaching mobility, please log in to the Online portal with your LDAP ID and start the online application there. The documents to be submitted with the online application are the Mobility Agreement (DOCX, 51 kB), which must be drawn up together with the host institution, and, if applicable, the Declaration of Honor for Green Travel (PDF, 214 kB).
Erasmus+ unit costs for outward and return journeys for staff mobility for teaching purposes
You can calculate the distance using the EU’s Distance Calculator.
| Simple distance according to the distance calculator | Amount (unit costs) per participant (= outward and return journey) | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular trips | "Green" travel (bus/train/carpool) | |
| 10 - 99 km | €23.00 | - |
| 100 - 499 km | €180.00 | €210.00 |
| 500 - 1999 km | €275.00 | €320.00 |
| 2000 - 2999 km | €360.00 | €410.00 |
| 3000 - 3999 km | €530.00 | €610.00 |
| 4000 - 7999 km | €820.00 | - |
| 8000 km and more | €1500.00 | - |
Erasmus+ unit costs for days spent in staff mobility for teaching purposes
| Destination country | Unit costs per participant up to the 14th day of the activity (excluding travel days) | Unit costs per participant from the 15th to the 60th day of the activity (excluding travel days), 70 % of the rate |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom | €180.00 | €126.00 |
| Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain | €160.00 | €112.00 |
| Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia (FYROM), Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary | €140.00 | €98.00 |
Selection procedure
The decision on the allocation of funds will be made – where necessary if funds are not sufficient – in cooperation with an internal selection committee. The committee will base its decision on the selection criteria (e.g. first-time application, funding of young researchers, reciprocity, links to other exchange activities) in accordance with EU guidelines.
