As part of the ERASMUS+ education programme of the European Union, staff of the University of Music Wuerzburg have the opportunity to visit other universities for additional training and to continue their education. The activities supported include internships, job shadowing, study and work visits as well as participation in workshops, seminars and language courses. In addition to the acquisition of knowledge and practical skills that are important for the current job and professional development, the acquisition of intercultural skills and the international exchange of experience and good working methods are at the heart of this staff mobility project. Beyond this, the cooperation between the home university and the host institution is promoted.

During their stay abroad in one of the 34 ERASMUS+ programme countries, participating university employees receive a financial grant in the form of a mobility allowance. The programme countries include the 28 countries of the European Union as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey and Macedonia. Residencies in Switzerland can be funded under the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP), which is similar to ERASMUS+. If you are interested in a residency at an institution, which is currently not an ERASMUS+ partner university of the University of Music Wuerzburg, but which participates in the ERASMUS+ program, please contact the team of the IO. If possible, we will then sign an ERASMUS+ cooperation agreement with the respective university!

Staff mobility can be funded for a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 60 days (plus travel time) within the framework of ERASMUS+.

The support includes

• destination-dependent financial subsidies for room, board, and travel costs*
• support in preparation before and during the stay abroad
• special grants for handicapped persons (if applicable)

The rates for room and board are based on the cost of living in the target countries and are ranked in three groups of countries. The following uniform daily rates apply up to the 14th day of residency; from the 15th to the 60th day of residency, the subsidy amounts to 70 percent of the daily rate:

Travel allowances depend on the distance between the point of departure and the destination of the mobility. Depending on the distance, the following amounts are paid out:

The following application documents must be submitted to the International Office:

• Invitation or registration for the training event incl. syllabus
• ERASMUS+ Mobility Agreement for Training (download right)
• Copy of the signed business trip application (Dienstreiseantrag)
• Grant Agreement (STT)

The application deadline is the 31 January of each year for both semesters of the coming academic year. Applications received later will only be considered if the ERASMUS+ budget of the university has not yet been exhausted!

After the stay abroad, the following documents must be submitted to the International Office:

• Confirmation of Attendence
• Confirmation of the training course
• Original receipts
• EU online questionnaire (request is automatically sent by e-mail)
• Narrative experience report (in addition to the online questionnaire!)
• A1 form for insurance cover abroad (further information: www.dvka.de)

In addition, the following documents must be submitted to the Press Office upon return:

• Short report for the website
• Photos, films, newspaper articles (if applicable)