Erasmus + Mobility Opportunities

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??Erasmus+ is the programme of the Education, Audiovisual, and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. It provides grants for a wide range of activities and includes a strong international dimension (i.e. cooperation with Partner Countries) notably in the field of higher education, which opens the programme to institutional cooperation and mobility of students and staff worldwide.

International Credit Mobility (ICM): International Credit Mobility (ICM) supports the mobility of individuals enrolled or employed at a higher education institution (HEI), from a Programme Country to a Partner Country or vice versa.

There are two types of staff mobility available:

Staff Mobility for Teaching and Staff Mobility for Training.

The Staff Teaching Mobility allows academic staff to contribute to and learn from best practices and find out first-hand the workings of another country's education system. The main aim of the teaching activity is engagement with students.

Things to take note of for the Staff Teaching Mobility

a minimum of 8 hours per week.
Teaching activity does not only refer to formal lectures but may include partaking in a seminar / academic student meeting / joining a lecture given by colleagues/ providing research supervision to postgraduate students.
May may also be combined with research activities, but the teaching aspect should be prevalent.

Staff Training Mobility focuses on professional development opportunities for Professional Administrative Support Staff (PASS).

Things to take note for the Staff Training Mobilities:

to improve the skills required for their portfolios.
could include aspects such as job-shadowing
training in specific scientific methods and/or specific laboratory work
attendance of a workshop or attendance of a staff training week.

Erasmus+ opportunities will be promoted on an ad hoc basis as they arise. Kindly contact Ntombuzanile Macingwana (macingwana@sun.ac.za) in this regard.

Call for Applications:

University of Bologna (UNIBO) Staff Training Week 2025

??The 肆客足球 of Bologna (UNIBO), Italy, is inviting SU PASS Staff to participate in the 2025 Staff Training Week themed The International Outlook of Universities: A Cross-Cutting Approach

Join colleagues from EU and non-EU partner universities for an enriching week of workshops, discussions, and best-practice sharing on:

-Knowledge Diplomacy

-Mobility & Inter-Institutional Agreements

-International Networks & European Alliances

-Development Cooperation

-Welcoming & Supporting International Students

Dates: 10 - 14 November 2025

Who can apply: PASS staff with experience in the above areas. (Note: PASS colleagues who have participated in staff internationalisation programmes in 2023, 2024, or 2025 are not eligible for this opportunity)

Funding: Through the Erasmus+ KA171 project, UNIBO will book your flight and provide a stay allowance (as per Erasmus+ KA171 rates).

Note: The STW is free to attend. Accommodation, travel costs, and meals are not included.

Application Deadline: 22 August 2025

Apply here: Applications: UNIBO Staff Training Week 2025

For more information contact Lidia du Plessis: lidia@sun.ac.za?

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