Staff exchange through Erasmus+

Through Erasmus+, you can go on an exchange to teach or receive training as an MF employee. Both permanent academic staff, research fellows and employees in technical-administrative positions can apply for a grant through this scheme.
It is possible to combine teaching and training exchanges.

Teaching exchange

Duration from 2 days to 2 months. Normally, support is provided for 3-5 working days. Longer stays must be specifically justified. Support is granted for up to two additional travel days. Travel days cannot be counted towards fulfilling the minimum requirement for duration.
At least 8 hours of teaching. This can be, for example, seminars, lectures and guidance. You must be physically present when you teach (not online teaching). Minimum 4 hours of teaching will be required if you are planning a combination of teaching and training stays.

Prerequisites:

• You must be an academic staff or PhD/postdoc at MF
• MF must have an Erasmus+ agreement with the European university you are visiting and teaching mobility must be included in the agreement. Contact Elray Henriksen at the International Office to get an overview of which institutions MF cooperates with.
• Content, scope and dates of the stay must be clarified with the recipient institution before you apply for an Erasmus+ grant.
• The nearest manager must approve the stay and you must agree with the manager how you will cover any expenses in excess of the scholarship sum.

Training exchange

Duration from 2 days to 2 months. Normally, support is provided for 3-5 working days. Longer stays must be specifically justified. Support is granted for up to two additional travel days. Travel days cannot be counted towards fulfilling the minimum requirement for duration.
Participation in conferences is not supported.

Examples of types of stay you can get support for:

• Participation in Staff training week , International week , partner days and the like
• Job shadowing: Administrative staff travel to an institution to learn from colleagues' experiences and best practices
• Seminars and workshops at educational institutions or other relevant organisations
• Method courses and summer courses (only for academic staff and fellows)
• Stay in a company with training or observation
• Language course

Prerequisites:

• All MF employees can apply.
• It is not a requirement that MF has an Erasmus agreement with the institution you are traveling to.
• The nearest manager must approve the stay and you must agree with the manager how you will cover any expenses in excess of the scholarship sum.
• Administrative staff are encouraged to join forces to organize stays with relevance for several people in the same section.

The scholarship only covers part of the expenses

The Erasmus grant is a grant that covers part of the expenses for the stay abroad. The scholarship does not cover salary costs.

There are fixed rates for travel support and accommodation

The scholarship consists of travel support and a subsidy for the stay. The rates are set by the European Commission for one academic year at a time.

The travel support is based on the distance between MF and the host institution. The European Commission's own distance calculator is used to calculate the distance:

Travel distance	Total per applicant
10 - 99 km	23 EUR
100 - 499 km	180 EUR
500 - 1999 km	275 EUR
2000 - 2999 km	360 EUR
3000 - 3999 km	530 EUR
4000 - 7999 km	820 EUR
8000 km or more	1500 EUR

Subsidy for accommodation is based on fixed daily rates. The rate depends on which country you are traveling to:

Receiving country	Amount per day (first 14 days)*
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Irland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Great Britain, Lichtenstein	90-180 EUR
Austria, Belgium, Germany, France	79-160 EUR
Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Malta, Portugal	79-160 EUR
Bulgaria, Croatia, Tsjekkia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Turkey	67-140 EUR

*) For longer stays, the daily rate is reduced after the 14th day to 70% of the sum.