Staff Mobility for Teaching

• Applicants must be full or part-time TEDU staff members who are actively working at the time of application. 
• Staff whose primary position is at a different institution but are working at TEDU under service procurement should apply for mobility at the institution where they are employed. Since there is no contract between TEDU and the staff employed via service procurement, these staff are not eligible for staff teaching mobility.
• Before the application date, an Erasmus+ agreement must be signed between TEDU and the institution to be visited by academic staff for teaching activities.
• Staff members should contact the host university in advance and receive a preliminary acceptance. An official e-mail acceptance will also be considered valid during the application. Invitation letters must be submitted on the letterhead of the other institution, signed/stamped, and include the planned mobility dates.
• Preliminary acceptance is not required at the Rectorate or Deanery level; it can be obtained from the Department where the activity will occur.
• Participation in seminars and conferences is not covered as part of the staff teaching mobility.

The Erasmus+ Programme is fully funded by the European Union; therefore, it is not part of the University's budget. The grant allocated for our mobility projects may change annually, and the funded quotas are also subject to the allocated mobility grants.

• Quotas for 2023/24 Academic Year Staff Mobility for Teaching — 5 Academic Staff in Total
• Quotas for 2024/25 Academic Year Staff Mobility for Teaching — 5 Academic Staff in Total

Call for Applications for the 2023/24 Academic Year Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching — Closed!

Call for Applications for the 2024/25 Academic Year Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Teaching — Closed!

All staff member must submit their applications through the TURNAPortal, configured through e-Government. To access the portal, staff members must use their e-Government login credentials. They can then submit their applications to the available call for applications opened by TEDU.

Staff are responsible for providing the necessary information or documents during the application process:

• Invitation Letter

Staff members should contact the host university in advance and receive a preliminary acceptance. An official e-mail acceptance will also be considered valid during the application. Invitation letters must be submitted on the letterhead of the other institution, signed/stamped, and include the planned mobility dates.

• Mobility Agreement for Teaching

The Mobility Agreement defines the components of the teaching program to be followed at the host university. It must be filled out completely in accordance with the teaching program and signed by the participant, the sending institution, and the host institution. Staff teaching mobility is a day-based activity, and a grant payment is made accordingly. Therefore, the teaching program must be specified daily in the Mobility Agreement.

• Language Certificate

A valid foreign language certificate must be uploaded to the application portal if available. National/international language certificates accepted by ÖSYM and IELTS are accepted.

• Other Documents

Documents that may affect the weighted score distribution subject to evaluation or documents that form the basis for the request for additional grant support (see Evaluation Criteria and Weighted Scoring) must be uploaded to the TURNAPortal. 

Staff members eligible for Erasmus+ teaching mobility may receive individual grant support to help cover some of their expenses. After the evaluations, all qualified staff on the main list will be funded by the Erasmus+ grant for their teaching period, depending on the available funded quotas.

The Programme Countries are categorized into three groups based on living standard levels. The Turkish National Agency determines daily individual support grants for each country group, as shown in the table below.

In addition to providing individual grant support to the staff, Erasmus+ offers travel support to cover expenses. The amount of travel support is determined using the Distance Calculator.

Grant payments are made for the days when an activity is performed or when it can be documented that the participant engaged in a type of mobility. If the mobility is not completed, no grant payment will be made. If a payment has already been made, the staff refunds the payment.

Payments are made in two instalments. The mobility period and grants are estimated before the mobility begins. 80% of the total grant amount specified in the grant agreement is paid to staff after document submission and visa approval. The remaining payment is made by recalculating the total grant according to the exact periods performed when the staff completes the mobility and returns, submits the necessary documents, and completes the participant report.

^{*Participants are encouraged to use low-emission modes of travel when going to the host university and returning home. Those who choose low-emission travel can apply for a Green Travel Grant. The majority of the journey must be made using low-emission means of transport, such as train, bus, or carpooling (two people or more). Staff who opt for green travel will receive up to four days of additional individual support to cover travel days for a return trip that takes longer than one day (two days before and two days after the mobility).}

Inclusion Support

Erasmus+ Programme encourages the participation of people with special needs in the programme under Inclusion Support. A person with special needs is a potential participant whose personal physical condition, mental state or health condition does not allow them to participate in the project/mobility activity without additional financial support.

TED University is committed to ensuring the observance, implementation, and sustainability of the principles of equality and inclusion in Erasmus+ Programme areas to meet the commitments made within the scope of the 2021-2027 Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE).

Additional support may be provided to participants with fewer opportunities besides the grants they receive. For the grant in question to be awarded, a participant with fewer opportunities is defined as an individual with limited economic and social opportunities who fits into the following subcategories:

• Those who are subject to Law No. 2828 (those who have a protection, care, or shelter decision issued by the Ministry of Family and Social Services by Law No. 2828)
• Students for whom protection, care, or shelter decisions have been made within the scope of the Child Protection Law No. 5395
• Those who have no other parental income and receive an orphan's pension
• Children of martyrs or veterans
• Those who receive a dependency pension for themselves or their family (a document proving that the student, his/her parents, or guardian received financial support from municipalities, public institutions and organisations; Ministries, Social Assistance and Solidarity Foundations, General Directorate of Foundations, Red Crescent, AFAD, etc., is sufficient while applying for Erasmus+).
• Persons with disabilities¹
• Students whose parents or guardians receive special needs pension within the scope of Law No. 2022 dated 01.07.1976 on Pension to Dependent and Orphaned Turkish Citizens Over the Age of 65 and Turkish Citizens with Special Needs²
• Those who themselves or their first-degree relatives receive disaster victim assistance from AFAD

^{1 Persons with disabilities, with a disability rate of at least 70%, documented by the Disability Health Board report in the "Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults" published in Official Gazette No. 30692 dated February 20, 2019.}

^{2 https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/MevzuatMetin/1.5.2022.pdf}