Luiss has been awarded three Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching Grants for the 2024/2025 academic year. These grants will be allocated to Luiss faculty members who are currently employed by Luiss and will continue to be employed during the planned mobility period. For further reference, please check the Application form, which provides a complete list of the academic positions included.

Interested Faculty Members who intend to apply for this Call are kindly requested to submit the following documents to the Faculty Mobility Office via email to facultymobility@luiss.it:

• Application form;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Declaration of interest from the selected university* confirming the possibility of hosting the
  candidate for the proposed activity.

The application deadline is Friday, February 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM (CET).

*Please note: Grants are awarded for a period of teaching abroad within the Erasmus+ Program at
a Luiss Erasmus+ Partner Institution for teaching assignments.

The current list of Luiss Partner Institutions for the Erasmus+ Program is available here. The list includes Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching partners and Erasmus+ Student Mobility partners. For the latter, an Inter-Institutional Agreement will need to be signed specifically for teaching assignments before the Mobility takes place. The Faculty Mobility Office will be able to handle this if the application is successful.
It is recommended to choose a Hosting Institution for the application from among those on the aforementioned list.
Nevertheless, candidates may also submit applications for other institutions (with an approved ECHE – Erasmus Charter for Higher Education – 2021/2027). However, a dedicated committee (responsible for the selection procedure) will need to assess the possibility of proceeding with the relevant Inter-Institutional Agreement, in addition to evaluating the application itself.

A dedicated Commission will evaluate applications, and the selection results will be communicated by March 7, 2025.
Applications will be prioritized based on the following criteria:

• Full integration of the Professor’s teaching period within the host institution’s study program.
• The possibility to consolidate and expand relationships among departments and faculties and to
  prepare future collaborative projects.
  
  Furthermore, the Commission will favorably consider:
• Applications from host institutions that, in addition to being partners in the Erasmus+ Program, are
  also part of the ENGAGE.EU alliance (please check the relevant list here).
• Applications from professors who have not previously participated in mobility programs.
• Applications for mobility to current and potential advanced strategic partner universities.
   

Financial Rules

The grant will be the sum of the contribution for the stay and the contribution for travel expenses.
The contribution for the stay is calculated based on a fixed-rate chart, depending on the allowable length of stay (number of days) and the destination. The travel expense contribution will be added to this amount and calculated based on a fixed-rate chart, depending on the distance traveled. Travel distances must be calculated using the distance calculator available on the Erasmus+ website.

Please refer to the “Technical Notes” document in the “Useful Materials” section for further information on the aforementioned fixed-rate charts. Furthermore, if you would like more detailed information about green travel options, please don't hesitate to contact the Faculty Mobility Office.

Beneficiaries participating in Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching should retain boarding passes, train tickets, or other travel tickets, which must be submitted along with the mobility documentation.

Travel arrangements not directly related to the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching, such as travel to conferences or any other visits before or after the Erasmus+ mobility, will not be considered eligible.

The Program also allows staff teaching mobility without grants.
 

Deadlines and Dates

• Application deadline: February 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (Italian local time)
• Results will be announced by March 7, 2025
• The period abroad must be between mid-March and July 2025

Important Details for the Mobility Period

The mobility period must last a minimum of 2 days of activity and a maximum of 5 days of activity (the days of activity must be consecutive). A maximum of 2 days is allowed for standard travel: 1 day before the start of the mobility and 1 day after the end of the mobility, from and to Italy (country of origin).
The teaching activity must include a minimum of 8 hours of lectures.

Before departure, to be eligible for the Program, Professors will need to prepare the Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Teaching, including a Teaching Program indicating the objectives, the added value of the mobility, the teaching content, and the expected outcome. This must be submitted to and signed by both the Home and Host institutions.

Furthermore, an Agreement with the Home Institution (Professor/Home Institution Agreement) must be signed.
During the mobility, the professor must receive a certificate from the host institution stating the duration, hours, and scope of the mobility.

Upon completing the mobility, the Professor will need to fill out an online questionnaire (EU Survey) sent by the European Commission within 10 days of returning.

Please note that the grant will not be issued until all necessary documents have been completed.

Useful Materials