Staff Mobility

Erasmus+ promotes guest lectorships at European partner universities. One of the objectives of the stay, amongst others, should be to complement what is already offered by the partner university as well as to develop new teaching materials.

Erasmus+ promotes mutual collaboration with guest lecturers from European universities which have a valid Erasmus Charter for universities (ECHE). Guest lecturers should boost the European dimension of the university through their stay, complement the courses offered and pass on their specialist knowledge to students who are not able or do not want to study abroad.

If possible,  the development of mutual study programmes as well as the exchanging of teaching methods and materials should also play a role.
Staff at foreign companies and organisations may also be invited to German universities for lecturing purposes.

Staff mobility must be an Erasmus+ programme country which is not the same country as the one the staff member is being sent from and not the country where the person lives.

Stays within Europe are generally between two days and two months (excluding travelling time); at least eight hours are to be taught per stay/per week or part thereof respectively.

The following groups of people are eligible for support:

• Professors and lecturers who have a contract with the university
• Lecturers without funding
• Lecturers with work contracts
• Emeritus professors and retired teachers
• Research staff
• Company staff

The following daily rates up to the 14th day apply:    

• Group 1:
  180 Euro per day for Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden
• Group 2:
  160 Euro per day for Belgium, Germany ((Incomer)), France, Greece, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus
• Group 3:
  140 Euro per day for Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary

70% of the above-mentioned daily rates applies to days 15 to 60.
     
In addition to these daily rates, travel expenses will be reimbursed depending on the actual distance between the starting point of travel and destination, which is worked out based on a standard calculating tool used throughout Europe.
Please find the Distance Calculator here on the website for the Erasmus Programme.

The following amounts are reimbursed per stay and depending on the distance:

• 0 km - 99 km --> 23 EUR
• 100 km - 499 km --> 180 EUR
• 500 km - 1999 km --> 275 EUR
• 2000 km - 2999 km --> 360 EUR
• 3000 km - 3999 km --> 530 EUR
• 4000 km - 7999 km --> 820 EUR
• 8000 km und mehr --> 1500 EUR

Are you thinking about teaching abroad or have you already received an offer to teach abroad vor?
Consult the International Office beforehand