Staff and teacher mobility

• You must be employed by SLU.
• The duration of the mobility period must be between two days and two months. Staff training must be conducted at the same place in one cohesive period.
• Members of staff who have not taken part in Erasmus mobility before will be prioritised.
• Erasmus staff mobility does not have to be based on an already existing exchange agreement.
• Before the start of the mobility, the staff exchange must be approved by your supervisor/manager.
• The application must be completed 2 months before the date of departure. The application deadline for staff exchange in the beginning of the Spring semester is 1 December, and for Autumn semester, 31 May. 
• To go on staff mobility it's recomended to have a MasterCard, which all SLU employees are entitled to. Here you will find information and registration form for MasterCard at SLU (in Swedish).
• When you travel through work, you are insured through "Kammarkollegiet". Contact the human resources department for more information.
• Fill in the Erasmus+ staff mobility training agreement. It should contain the overall aim of the visit, activities (a detailed programme, if possible) and expected results – that is, what you hope and expect to get out of the visit.
• After the mobility period ends, you are required to hand in a report online via Mobility Tool+. The link to this tool will be sent to you automatically at the end of the mobility period.

The first thing to check is whether SLU has an Erasmus agreement with the higher education institution you wish to visit. Find information on SLU's current Erasmus agreements. If SLU should not already have an agreement with the higher education institution you are in touch with, we will try to form a new agreement in order to make the teacher mobility possible. Contact mobility@slu.se at least 2,5 months before your planned mobility if there is no existing agreement.

• Read more about the process of forming a new agreement here.

SLU’s strategy is to increase the number of incoming as well as outgoing students. The Mobility Team wants all teachers who go on Erasmus+ mobility to contribute to the goal. We want you to think about how you as a teacher can contribute. Perhaps by mentioning SLU’s course offering at the university you plan to visit? Or perhaps by telling your course participants here at SLU what the university abroad has to offer within your field?

Of course we also want to increase the number of teachers who take part of the Erasmus+ programme. We hope that you will tell your colleagues about your visit in order to inspire others to take the chance and go on Erasmus mobility.

Please contact mobility@slu.se for questions.

Rules

• You must be employed by SLU.
• The duration of the mobility must be between two days and two months and must also include at least eight hours of instruction. For longer periods, at least eight hours per week. This implies all types of instruction of students at undergraduate, Master’s or doctoral level, for example lectures, seminars, individual supervision and examination.
• Your visit must be approved by the person in charge at your department as it must pay for any additional costs.
• An agreement on the assignment ‘Teaching programme’ must be established and approved by the sending and receiving higher education institution before each teacher mobility.
• The application must be completed 2 months before the date of departure. The application deadline for staff exchange in the beginning of the Spring semester is 1 December, and for Autumn semester, 31 May. 
• Employees at SLU are insured by Kammarkollegiet. The Division of Human Resources will supply an insurance card once the application has been approved.
• There are certain funding opportunities for teachers with a disability. Please contact mobility@slu.se for more information.
• At the end of the mobility period, all participating teachers will be requested to hand in a report online via Mobility Tool+. A link will be sent automatically from Mobility Tool+ as soon as the mobility period has ended.
• A mobility grant cannot be paid more than twice to the same teacher within one year. 

Your home department/division receives a subsidy consisting of two parts, which should compensate for accomodation and travel expenses. The days of arrival and departure can be reported as work days as long as they connect directly to the period of work, i.e. without intermediate days. Weekend days that lie between workdays during the mobility period may be funded as well.

Your department/division will pay for your visit when the activity ends, and the money will be transferred to the department. If the costs of the mobility exceed the grant, your department/division must pay the surplus amount.

No funding can be granted for participating in conferences.

First part: Accommodation and expense allowance

Second part: Travel expenses

The length of your journey is calculated using the Erasmus+ distance calculator.

Note: The length of your journey is calculated one way.

How your grant is transferred

Once you have been approved for Erasmus+ mobility, if possible, book a ticket and hotel recommended by SLU, like a normal business trip. Your department/division will pay for all costs connected to the mobility. When you get back to SLU after your mobility, make a specification of travelling expenses to receive your expense allowance and to be reimbursed for any costs that you have personally paid. Your department/division will receive the money once you have sent in the certificate of attendance (scanned) to mobility@slu.se.

You will find the certificate of attendance template at the bottom of this page

SLU is a part of the NOVA network (The Nordic Forestry, Veterinary and Agricultural University Network) and its Baltic sister network BOVA. Teachers may receive grants for teacher mobility which are financed by the Nordplus programme via the Nordic Council of Ministers.

Read more about NOVA/BOVA and Nordplus grants here: https://www.nmbu.no/en/students/nova/nordplus/scolarships-teachers

Application

You apply to your local Nordplus contact person, Karin Bennmarker (mobility@slu.se). Subject 'Nordplus teacher mobility'.

Read more about Nova.