Outgoing Staff

There are two types of Staff Mobility :  

1. Staff Mobility for Teaching  (STA) 
2. Staff Mobility for Staff Training (SST) 

1. Staff Mobility for Teaching 

Teaching Assignment Staff Mobility allows academic staff from Turkish higher education institutions holding the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) to lecture and conduct academic/educational activities at institutions in program countries also recognized with ECHE. 

Teaching activity is carried out on a daily basis and the academic staff receives grant for the days he/she teaches. Therefore, teaching program must be prepared on a daily basis in Staff Mobility For Teaching – Mobility Agreement. 

Teaching activity period must be at least 2 consecutive days and maximum 5 days except for the days spent on travelling. Academic staff must carry out at least 8 lessons in order for teaching activity to be acceptable and the mobility to be successfully completed.  

If the activity lasts shorter than 2 days or the number of lessons given by the academic staff is not sufficient in Certificate of Attendance, the activity is considered as invalid and no grant is paid for the academic staff. 

2.Staff Mobility for Staff Training   

Staff Training Mobility offers academic personnel from Turkish higher education institutions recognized with the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) the opportunity to participate in training programs in program countries. This mobility type supports a variety of training experiences, such as on-the-job training and observational learning, aimed at enhancing the skills relevant to their professional fields. However, attendance at conferences does not fall under this program's purview. 

Training mobility is carried out on a daily basis and the academic staff receives grant for the days he/she is trained. 

Evaluation Criteria

As evaluation criteria, the following priorities must be taken into account: 

• First-time participation is given priority. 
• Language proficiency level is prioritized. 
• Administrative staff are prioritized for Training Activities. 
• Activities aimed at developing digital skills in Training Activities are prioritized. 
• Staff with disabilities are prioritized. 
• Veterans, as well as the spouses and children of martyrs and veterans, are prioritized. 
• Activities related to Artificial Intelligence within the scope of the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2021-2025, prepared by the Presidency's Digital Transformation Office, are prioritized. 
• Individuals or their first-degree relatives who have received disaster victim assistance from AFAD are prioritized. 
• Mobility to the country of citizenship is given lower priority. 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS   

Before Mobility  

• Official Invitation Letter (signed and stamped by the host organization)  
• Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Agreement - Teaching (approved by the parties)  
• Photocopy of visa 
• Travel health insurance  
• Photocopy of Vakıfbank EUR passbook (can be any Vakıfbank branch)  
• Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Grant Agreement (must be signed before starting mobility)  

After Mobility  

• Certificate of Attendance (original document certified by the host organization)  
• Airline ticket/boarding pass and passport entry-exit page  
• EU participation survey (sent via e-mail) 

GRANT  

• 70% of the Erasmus grant is disbursed before departure, with the remaining 30% paid upon return to the EURO bank account specified by the beneficiary in the agreement. 
• Academic staff participating in Teaching and Training Mobility programs receive daily grants for their activities, as well as reimbursement for travel expenses based on the distance traveled. Staff Mobilities are granted for 5 days except the travelling days. These payments are intended as contributions.  

• Travel distances must be calculated using a tool provided by the European Commission.(http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm  ).