ERASMUS+ Staff Mobility
Academic staff and academic support staff
Programme Overview
The ERASMUS+ programme offers funding opportunities for staff mobility for teaching (STA) as well as for training (STT) purposes. The basis for funding is mobility to a partner university (abbreviated PHS in German) with which the THI has signed a valid ERASMUS contract or an institution funded by the Erasmus programme (e.g. language schools).
Many partner universities also offer so-called international staff weeks. These usually last about 4-5 days, present a specific topic or are aimed at employees of specific administrative units. You can find an overview of all European Staff Weeks online.
Objectives of an Erasmus+ staff mobility at THI
- expansion of the internationalization of THI
- expansion and deepening of networks
- exchange of expertise and new perspectives
- further education and strengthening of own competences on an international and cultural level
Please send expressions of interest for a staff mobility at THI to the IO (outgoings@thi.de) in good time (2 - 3 months in advance).
Funding period:
The length of the funding period is limited to a maximum of 5 working days at the THI (plus one travel day). Mobility for teaching purposes must comprise at least eight teaching hours in one week or a shorter period. Longer periods can only be funded after separate assessment and in specific cases.
Many partner universities also offer so-called international staff weeks. These usually last about 4-5 days, present a specific topic or are aimed at employees of specific administrative units. You can find an overview of all European Staff Weeks here.
All information and documents are available on mythi!
Mobility Activities
Teaching mobility
The ERASMUS+ programme supports teaching stays at a partner university of the THI in Erasmus programme countries. Through their stay, the guest lecturers are to strengthen the European dimension of the host university, complement its teaching offer and impart their expertise to students who do not want to or cannot study abroad. The development of joint study programmes at the two partner universities and the exchange of teaching content and methods are to be included.
Teaching stays must comprise at least eight teaching hours and may last a maximum of six weeks. A stay of five days is recommended.
You can find an overview of the THI's European partner universities here.
Target Group
- Professors and lecturers with a contractual relationship to the university
- Scientific staff
- Doctoral students who are active in teaching
Mobility for further education and training purposes
In order to further expand the internationalisation of higher education institutions, ERASMUS+ enables further education and training measures for German higher education staff at European partner universities of the THI and at foreign companies/institutions.
The duration of the stay abroad can be a minimum of two days and a maximum of six weeks.
Target Group
University staff from a wide range of fields, e.g.
- Student advisory service
- Public relations
- Further education
- Technology & Transfer
- General and technical administration/finance
- Library/Data centre
- Faculties/Departments
Education Formats
- Hospitations
- Job Shadowing
- Study visits
- Participation in curriculum development (lecturers)
- Participation in workshops and seminars
- Participation in language courses
Incoming Staff
You can find important information about arriving at THI in our FAQs.
All other questions about your stay can be directed to the faculty that is receiving you, which is also responsible for your support.
Note on reporting obligations
All beneficiaries who have taken part in an Erasmus+ mobility programme are obliged to prepare a report on the Beneficiary Module at the end of the programme and submit it together with the relevant evidence (e.g. duration of stay).