Erasmus+ mobility for teaching

This scheme is open to all academic staff at the University of Bergen (UiB), including PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers and temporary employees.

Teaching mobility offers opportunities to establish and maintain contact with foreign colleagues and educational institutions in EU countries in addition to Iceland, Lichtenstein, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.

Staff may apply for funding for teaching mobility based on an agreement for a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) (link to BIP information). Due to high demands for funding, we require that UiB students also participate in the same BIP in order for staff to be eligible for support. Typically, we fund only one staff member per BIP stay.  

Formal requirements

All teaching must take place on-site (i.e., not via email or similar). Teaching activities may include lectures, seminars or one-to-one teaching/supervision.

The mobility must be based on an Erasmus+ agreement between UiB and the partner university in the relevant academic field. The partner institution must confirm in advance which teaching programme the staff member will be responsible for, but it is the sending institution that selects the participating staff. If you are unsure whether a teaching exchange agreement exist with a particular university, please contact the international coordinator or study adviser at your department or faculty. 

The stay must last a minimum of two days, excluding travel, and must include at least eight hours of teaching. For stays longer than one week, a minimum of eight hours per week is required. It is also possible to combine teaching and training mobility. In such cases, the teaching requirement is four hours, and a training component must be included in the mobiliy agreement. The training component may consist of observation, workshops, or job shadowing.

The maximum duration of the stay is two months, but Erasmus+ funding is normally granted for no more than one working week (5 days).

Before departure, the staff member must have an agreement outlining the main objectives and expected outcomes of the stay, as well as a programme for the mobility period (Mobility Agreement -  template available further down the page). This agreement must be signed by both the sending and receiving institutions, as well as the participant, before the stay begins. The mobility agreement may also serve as the application, but please ensure that all three signatures are included. 

Applications must be submitted by or approved by the head of department/faculty and sent to the Division of Student Affaires via Elements, case number 2025/7516 (for the academic year 25/26). This ensures that the head of department is informed about the planned teaching stay.

Application deadlines

There are two application deadlines per year at the University of Bergen: September 15th and1 February. Applications will not be processed outside these deadlines. 

Erasmus Grant

The grant is awarded based on fixed rates for accomodation and travel, depending on the destination country. 

Host country and daily rates:

• Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Sweden: 130 € per day
• Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Germany: 115 € per day
• Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Czech Republic and Hungary: 100 € per day

Travel distance and rates

Travel distance between 100 and 499 km: 211 € per participant
Travel distance between 500 and 1999 km: 309€ per participant
Travel distance between 2000 and 2999 km: 395 € per participant
Travel distance between 3000 and 3999 km: 580 € per participant
Travel distance between 4000 and 7999 km: 1188 € per participant
8000 km or longer: 1735 € per participant

The European Commission's travel calculator will be used to calculate the travel distance:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

Green travel Erasmus

The Erasmus+ programme aims to make mobility as climate-neutral as possible., in line with UiB´s travel policy. Therefor seperate travel rates apply for those who choo more environmentally friendly travel options (train, bus or electric car).This must be stated in the application. Additional travel days may also be granted. 

Travel distance between 100 and 499 km: 285 € per participant
Travel distance between 500 and 1999 km: 417 € per participant
Travel distance between 2000 og 2999 km: 535 € per participant
Travel distance between 3000 og 3999 km: 785 € per participant

Confirmation and reporting after the mobility

To enable the disbursement of Erasmus+ funds to the unit after the teaching mobility, the following documentation must be submitted:

•  Signed Mobility Agreement for teaching
• Confirmation of teaching assignment
• Signed Grant Agreement this will be sent to you if your application is approved)
• Final report 

The report must be submitted via a link sent by the EU Commission to your e-mail address, after the exchange has ended.

Travel expense claims must be submitted in the usual way to your department/faculty.