If you are contacted by someone who is interested in an Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility at TU Dortmund University and you are not sure whether your department has an Erasmus+ Inter-Institutional Agreement with this university, please check the Erasmus+ Partner Universities of the Department (Teaching Staff Mobility) website.

The framework conditions for Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility are similar for all lecturers in the program and partner countries of the Erasmus+ program.

The answers to the questions

• Who Can Apply?
• What Are the Program Countries and Partner Countries?
• Which Universities Do the Departments Cooperate with?
• What Are the Goals?

can be found on the Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility main page and apply to both outgoings and incomings.

However, each university of a program and partner country may give different answers to the following questions, as the distribution of funds may vary and the administrative steps on the partner university side may also differ from those of TU Dortmund University:

• What Conditions Must Be Met for Funding?
  • These are determined by the home university.
• How Much Is the Mobility Grant?
  • The mobility grant also depends on the Erasmus+ budget of the home university that is funding the trip.
  • It is important to know that the sending university is always responsible for the administrative and financial processing. This means that your department is not responsible for the travel and/or accommodation costs of the guest lecturer.
• Which Administrative Steps Have To Be Followed for a Grant?
  • These are also determined by the home university for its respective outgoing students. There is no entitlement to funding.
  • However, an Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement must be completed by all participants in the Erasmus+ program. The participant will use the template provided by the EU Commission and send it to you pre-filled. It can be signed by the supervising academic in the department. After completion, please send a scan of the Mobility Agreement to the International Office (Andrea Schöne) for information. This gives the International Office an overview of guest lecturers who are received by the departments as part of the Erasmus+ program and can thus provide information for statistical queries.

Preparation

Preparation is the responsibility of the guest lecturer. The departments are happy to provide support, in particular with

• Applying for a visa (if necessary) (the Federal Foreign Office can provide helpful information here)
• Finding accommodation (hotels near the university are a good option, as the stay is usually only a few days)
• Finding suitable childcare (the TU Dortmund University Family Service can help here)
• Necessary support with disabilities ( DoBuS can help here)
• Planning the journey

When applying for a visa or funding, a Letter of Invitation from the host department is often required as proof. You must provide this letter. The International Office will be happy to help you prepare such a document.

It goes without saying that the teaching content must be well coordinated at an academic level.

Arrival

Upon arrival, you are responsible for welcoming the guest lecturers and familiarizing them with their short-term workplace.

There is no obligation to register with the City of Dortmund or TU Dortmund University for this short period.

It is up to the departments themselves to decide to what extent they will support the guest lecturer after the official teaching period at TU Dortmund University. As a rule, you should look after the guests in the same way as you would like to be looked after at the partner university. A return visit, i.e. an Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility of a TU Dortmund University lecturer at the partner university, is certainly already being planned.

Departure

The guest lecturers are responsible for preparing their departure.

The guest lecturers need a signature on their Certificate of Attendance, which they can sign in the department.