STUDENT MOBILITY

Student mobility for studies:

All participating Programme Country organisations (both sending and receiving) must be HEIs awarded with an ECHE. All Partner Country organisations must be HEIs recognised by competent authorities and have signed inter-institutional agreements with their Programme Country partners before the mobility takes place.

Student mobility for traineeships:

In the case of mobility between Programme Countries, the sending organisation must be a HEI awarded with an ECHE.

In the case of mobility between Programme and Partner Countries, the sending organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities that has signed inter-institutional agreements with their Programme Country partners before the mobility takes place.

The receiving organisation can be :  

? any public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth. For example, such organisation can be:

-a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises); ?

-a public body at local, regional or national level;

– a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions;

– a research institute;

– a foundation;

– a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to upper secondary education, and including vocational education and adult education);

? a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;

? a body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services;

? a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE.

Duration of the Activity

Study periods: from 3 to 12 months (including a complementary traineeship period, if planned).

Traineeships: from 2 to 12 months.

The same student may participate in mobility periods totalling up to 12 months maximum per each cycle of study, independently of the number and type of mobility activities. Participation with a zero-grant from EU funds counts as well towards this maximum duration :

? during the first study cycle (Bachelor or equivalent) including the short-cycle (EQF levels 5 and 6);

? during the second study cycle (Master or equivalent – EQF level 7); and

? during the third cycle as doctoral candidate (doctoral level or EQF level 8).

The duration of a traineeship by recent graduates counts towards the 12 months maximum of the cycle during which they apply for the traineeship.

STAFF MOBILITY

Staff mobility for teaching:

The receiving organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities and having signed an interinstitutional agreement with the sending Programme Country partner before the mobility takes place.

The sending organisation must be:

? a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE, or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities and having signed an inter-institutional agreement with the receiving Programme Country partner; or

?  in the case of staff invited to teach at HEI; any public or private organisation (not awarded with an ECHE) active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth. For example, such organisation can be:

– a public or private, a small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises);

– a public body at local, regional or national level;

– a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions;

– a research institute;

– a foundation;

– a school/institute/educational centre (at any level, from pre-school to upper secondary education, and including vocational education and adult education);

– a non-profit organisation, association, NGO;

– a body providing career guidance, professional counselling and information services.

 Staff mobility for training:

The sending organisation must be a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities and having signed an inter-institutional agreement with the receiving Programme Country partner before the mobility takes place.

The receiving organisation must be:

? a Programme Country HEI awarded with an ECHE, or a Partner Country HEI recognised by competent authorities and having signed an inter-institutional agreement with the receiving Programme Country partner; or

? any Programme Country public or private organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth.