Types of mobility
Staff mobility for teaching allows Higher Education Institutions (HEI) teaching staff or staff from enterprises to teach at a partner HEI abroad.
Staff mobility for training supports the professional development of HEI teaching and non-teaching staff in the form of training events abroad (excluding conferences) and job shadowing/observation periods/training at a partner HEI, or at another relevant organisation abroad.
Duration of mobility period
Period of mobility
The minimum period of staff mobility (for teaching or training) is 2 days between EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme and 5 days between EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme. One day before the start of the mobility activity and one day after the end of the activity, i.e. 2 additional days are added to the period of mobility which is then used to calculate the individual grant support.
The maximum period of staff mobility (for teaching or training) is 5 days (12 days for some third countries not associated to the Programme). One day before the start of the mobility activity and one day after the end of the activity, i.e. 2 additional days are added to the period of mobility which is then used to calculate the individual grant support.
In all cases, a teaching activity has to comprise a minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week (or any shorter period of stay). If the mobility lasts longer than one week, the minimum number of teaching hours for an incomplete week should be proportional to the duration of that week.
Funding rules
Staff mobility between EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme
Staff will receive an EU grant from their sending institution.
Staff mobility between EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme from regions 1-12
Based on the signed agreement with the National Agency (HRDC) for the period from 1.8.2024 to 31.7.2026 (Partner – The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel).
Based on the signed agreement with the National Agency (HRDC) for the period from 1.8.2025 to 31.7.2027 (Partners – Alte University, Georgia; Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan; Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan; International University of Rabat, Morocco; Fundacion Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Colombia; Surcolombiana University, Colombia; West Virginia University School of Dentistry, USA)
Staff will receive an EU grant as financial support for their costs for travel and subsistence during the period abroad.
Travel support
Based on the calculated distance, rates are paid, according to Annex 3 Applicable rates to the agreement signed with the National Agency (HRDC).
| Travel distances | Green travel-amount | Standart travel-amount |
|---|---|---|
| Between 10 and 99 km | 56 EUR per participant | 28 EUR per participant |
| Between 100 and 499 km | 285 EUR per participant | 211 EUR per participant |
| Between 500 and 1999 km | 417 EUR per participan | 309 EUR per participant |
| Between 2000 and 2999 km | 535 EUR per participant | 395 EUR per participant |
| Between 3000 and 3999 km | 785 EUR per participant | 580 EUR per participant |
| Between 4000 and 7999 km | 1188 EUR per participant | 1188 EUR per participant |
| 8000 km or more | 1735 EUR per participant | 1735 EUR per participant |
The amount is for a return trip and is determined based on the “travel distance”, which is the distance between the place of departure (city of the host institution) and the place of implementation and performance of the activity (city of Plovdiv).
It can be calculated with the help of an on-line calculator
Individual support
The individual support for staff mobility between EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme and third countries not associated to the Programme is determined according to Annex 3 Applicable rates to the agreement signed with the National Agency (HRDC):
| Receiving country | Staff from EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme | Staff from third countries not associated to the Programme |
|---|---|---|
| Amount per day in EUR | Amount per day in EUR | |
| Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden | 190 | 190 |
| Third countries not associated to the Programme from regions 13 and 14 | 190 | Not eligible |
| Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain | 170 | 170 |
| Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey | 148 | 148 |
| Third countries not associated to the Programme from regions 1–3, 5–12 | 190 | Unacceptable |
Selection
The sending institution organizes formal procedure for selection of staff members who wish to come for an Erasmus+ mobility to Medical University Plovdiv.
At Medical University Plovdiv, the guiding PRINCIPLES underlying the selection procedure of teaching and non-teaching staff for participation in the Erasmus+ programme are: 1. Competition; 2. Guaranteed impartiality, transparency, justice and lack of conflict of interests; 3. Providing full information about the selection procedure; 4. Proportionality and commensurability of grants; 5. Up-to-date information about the selection criteria, as MU Plovdiv reserves its right to introduce additional criteria consistent with those of the European commission.
Teachers and staff on administrative positions are judged to be eligible for participation in the selection procedure and may subsequently be selected for mobility based on certain CRITERIA and CONDITIONS:
- Teaching staff members with longer teaching experience, professors and associate professors, as well as teachers with PhD will be given preference.
- Specific interest, previous contacts or previous cooperation with partners from the university for which the teaching staff member is applying will be considered an advantage.
- Specific interest and opportunities for future professional development of non-teaching staff members will be considered an advantage.
- Proven language proficiency. If necessary, the applicant takes a language proficiency test at the Language Department.
- All else being equal disadvantaged applicants are given preference. Documents proving the disadvantaged state should be provided. 6. Erasmus mobility must not be used for conference attendance.
I wish to apply
Eligibility for participation in the selection procedure is determined and subsequent selection is organized by the sending institution.
Before I leave
The selected teaching and non-teaching staff members make contact with Medical University Plovdiv and determine the period and programme of the mobility activity. The sending institution should send to MU Plovdiv a letter, which confirms that the respective staff member was selected for teaching/training mobility at MU Plovdiv. The sending institution, the receiving institution (MU- Plovdiv) and the participant sign Mobility Agreement for Teaching
Download Mobility Agreement for Teaching
Download Mobility Agreement for Training
These agreements define the expected outcomes of the mobility and list the rights and obligations of each of the three parties. The agreement must be signed by the three parties before the staff member can start the Erasmus mobility activity.
Before I return
At the end of the mobility activity the participant should receive the following documents from the Erasmus office at Medical University Plovdiv:
– Certificate of Attendance which certifies the duration of the mobility period and the activities performed
Download Certificate of attendance (teaching)
Download Certificate of attendance (training)
– Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Teaching / Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Training approved, signed and stamped by the sending institution, the receiving institution and the participant
Download Mobility Agreement for Teaching
Download Mobility Agreement for Training
After I return
Within 10 days of the participant’s return he or she should bring to the person or office, which is responsible for administering the Erasmus activities at the sending institution the following documents in order to have the mobility recognised:
– Certificate of Attendance which certifies the duration of the mobility period and the activities performed at Medical University Plovdiv;
– Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Teaching / Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Training approved, signed and stamped by the sending institution, the receiving institution and the participant;
Within 10 days of the participant’s returns he or she should also send to the Erasmus Office at Medical University Plovdiv documents which demonstrate dates of entering and leaving the host country (copies of tickets, boarding passes, receipts from accommodation payments, copies of international passport with dates of entering and leaving the host country if applicable, receipts from fuel purchases and highway tolls).
The participant must fill out an on-line Participant Report in Mobility Tool+ not later than 15 days after the end of the mobility period.
