About the Erasmus+ Program

Erasmus+ is a program that offers opportunities for students and staff to study and teach in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) beyond Europe. It also makes the same opportunities available for students and staff from non-European countries to come to participate in HEIs in Europe. This is known as International Credit Mobility (ICM), which is an activity under Key Action 1 (KA107).

General Information

This call for application is made in accordance with the framework of Erasmus + Key Action 1 Mobility Projects in the Field of Education, Training and Youth between Program and Partner Countries. This action aims to contribute to the cooperation between the EU and eligible Partner Countries and reflects the EU external action objectives, priorities and principles.

This Erasmus+ Action 1 project between the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) provides an opportunity for teaching staff to spend a period at University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and receiving a grant as a contribution to their costs for travel and subsistence.

Applicants are expected to carefully read all the information before proceeding to fulfill and submit their applications.

Type of Mobility, Number of Grants, Duration, and Deadline

Under this Mobility and for this call, one TUMS academic staff member can teach at USC for 5 days and at least 8 hours. Academic staff could carry out their mobility anytime, as long as there is a professor at USC willing to receive them during their stay.

The deadline for submission of the documents to the Directorate of International Relations is August 21st, 2024.

All TUMS academic staff are welcome to apply for this position. Please check the University of USC’s website or follow the below link to know about the possible areas of knowledge for this mobility.

https://www.usc.gal/en

Please pay attention to the following points.

1. Number of mobility offered: 1 staff mobility for teaching

2. Duration of mobility: 5 activity days + 2 travel days.

3. Selected staff members will need to fill in a Mobility Agreement (USC will send it to them after they are selected and have found a professor at USC willing to receive them and work with them), stating their plan for the activity days. For teaching mobility, 8 teaching hours need to be arranged with USC.

4. Selected staff member will need to take an accident and emergency insurance that covers the duration of their mobility, USC requires the On-campus insurance for their extensive coverage (https://oncampus.es/seguros/oncampus-pdipas/)

5. Every mobility should have the possibility of academic recognition.

Funding

Mobility staff will receive a grant as a contribution to their costs for travel and subsistence during the period of stay and an amount to support them in covering their travel costs. Each grant will be financed as follows:

• Payment of the scholarship: The teaching staff will receive total amount of 1120 € as a scholarship

• Travel expenses: He/she will receive fixed amount of 820 € for travel expenses.

Admission Requirements

Applicants should submit their CV and work plan to the TUMS Directorate of International Relations through dira_gsia@tums.ac.ir

Please contact TUMS Directorate of International Relations should you require further information.

Email: dira_gsia@tums.ac.ir

Tel: +9821 8880 0332