Staff mobility

All USMB staff (permanent and contractual) have the opportunity to carry out an academics or teaching placement in an institution in another European country that is a member of Erasmus+.

These stays enable us to develop partnerships, improve knowledge sharing within Europe, discover the working methods of European colleagues, and exchange experiences and best practices.

  • Mobility for academics (Erasmus+ STT: Staff Training mobility)
    Participation in an academics or observation placement in a company or higher education institution (e.g. structured courses, BIP - hybrid intensive programs, linguistic academics , staff week, summer school, etc.).
  • Teaching mobility (Erasmus+ STA: Staff mobility for Teaching Assignement)
    Teaching courses integrated into the partner institution's curriculum, in any academic discipline.
  • Combined mobility (Erasmus+ STA-STT) : possibility of combining a teaching activity and an academics activity over the same period.

Please note: conferences are not eligible for staff mobility.

Before, during and after mobility

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ERASMUS+ EUROPE:

Destinations eligible under the Erasmus+ program :

  • European Union countries
  • Non-EU participating countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey

The UK is an ATS teaching destination (CORI deliberation 09/2024)

How do I find my host establishment?

ERASMUS+ OUTSIDE EUROPE:

International Credit Mobility (ICM) is a mobility project between Erasmus+ countries (European Union member states) and third countries not associated with the program.

In line with its strategic choices, the International Relations Steering Committee encourages travel to :

  • the "Unita Universitas Montium" alliance: the University of Turin (Italy), the University of Zaragoza (Spain), the University of Beira Interior (Portugal) and the University of West Timisoara (Romania) and associate partners the University of Brescia (Italy), the Public University of Navarre (Spain), the Polytechnic of Guarda (Portugal) and the University of Brasov (Romania)
  • cross-border regions and the Alpine arc (northern Italy, southern Germany, Austria and Slovenia)
  • destinations that generate student mobility, in particular English-speaking and Scandinavian countries

L’agence Erasmus+ autorise des séjours de 2 jours à 2 mois, hors durée de voyage, à destination des pays participants. Le financement Erasmus+ accordé par l’USMB est calculé de la manière suivante : durée de la mobilité (hors jours de voyage) + 1 jour de voyage (si la mobilité est inférieure à 5 jours). Le financement accordé est de 5 jours maximum au total.

For teaching placements :

  • 8 hours minimum of teaching for a specific establishment Erasmus Charter higher education institution
  • Minimum 4 hours of teaching in the case of combined academics mobility

Applications for academics, teaching or combined mobility are made in two campaigns:

-1st campaign: between May and June with evaluation at the July CORI ;

-2nd campaign: between October and December, with evaluation at the January CORI.

A 3rd campaign may exceptionally be proposed between February and March, with evaluation at the April CORI.

Les candidatures pour les universités de l’alliance UNITA ne sont pas soumises aux campagnes. Elles sont traitées au fil de l’eau dans le respect des délais de procédure (2 mois).

 

1e campagne 2025-2026

1) Remplir le formulaire de candidature  avant le mercredi 23 juillet 2025

For all mobility programs, complete and sign the mobility contract, then add it to the form.

For training mobilities, please also complete the academics application form, send it to academics then add it to the form.

2) Examen des candidatures par la Commission d’Orientation des Relations Internationales (CORI) le vendredi 5 septembre 2025.

3) Lemployees whose mobility has been validated will receive, approximately 1 month before their departure, a financing contract specifying the number of days of mobility and the amount of the grant.

For the 2024/25 academic year, European funding granted by the USMB covers a maximum of 5 days' mobility. The duration of funding is adjusted annually according to the number of applications and the available budget.

Le financement Erasmus+ accordé par l’USMB est calculé de la manière suivante : durée de la mobilité (hors jours de voyage) + 1 jour de voyage (si la mobilité est inférieure à 5 jours).

The rates below are applicable for the academic year 2024 - 2025. They may be re-evaluated annually by the European Commission.

These are lump-sum scholarships paid by the USMB and include :

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  • living expenses, calculated according to the duration of the activity(days on site) and the country of destination

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For staff with disabilities, specific funding is available at actual cost, to help cover the additional costs associated with mobility abroad.

ECORESPONSIBLE MOBILITY, also known as "green mobility":

The European Commission and the USMB encourage and promote the use of eco-responsible means of transport to get from home to your stay abroad.

If you make more than 60% of your return journey by train, coach, carpool or bicycle, you can obtain the following additional funding (on presentation of supporting documents):

  • + between €28 and €205 to supplement travel expenses, depending on the distance travelled,
  • for any journey of more than 500 km between the USMB and the place of your stay abroad: + 1 day added to the duration of your stay to compensate for the time you spent in transport.

The bursary is paid directly to the staff concerned as follows:

  • A deposit of 100% of travel costs and 75% of accommodation costs prior to mobility
  • The balance of 25% of the cost of the stay at the end of the mobility program, on receipt of supporting documents (certificate of attendance and Erasmus+ report).

Staff going on mobility trips are themselves responsible for booking and purchasing transport, accommodation and other expenses on site.

Back on the move :

  • for shorter effective mobilities: downward adjustment of the number of financed days of stay
  • for actual mobilities longer than those validated by CORI: no upward financial adjustment

Registration form

For further information

Contact the European Erasmus+ Coordinator: erasmus@univ-smb.fr