The European Union’s ERASMUS+ education programme supports international exchange in the fields of education, youth and sport. As part of this programme, teachers at the University of Music Wuerzburg have the opportunity to spend a period abroad in the form of a teaching residency. The aim is to strengthen the European dimension of the host university, to supplement the courses offered there and to impart specialised knowledge to students, who do not want to or cannot study abroad. In addition, the development of joint study programmes and the exchange of teaching content as well as innovative teaching methods will be the focus of the residency. Last but not least, the teachers participating in the ERASMUS+ programme should motivate both the students of their own university and the students of their host institution to also spend time abroad.

Lecturers, who would like to to gain experience abroad and teach in one of the 34 ERASMUS+ programme countries, receive a financial grant in the form of a mobility allowance for their stay abroad. 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!

Teachers can be funded under ERASMUS+ if they are employed by the University of Music Wuerzburg and have citizenship or a corresponding residence permit (refugee, stateless person, permanent residence permit) in an ERASMUS+ country.

Mobility for teaching purposes can be funded for a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 60 days (without travel times) under ERASMUS+. The necessary number of lessons per residency is eight hours during the first week of stay (i.e. the first seven days). For each additional day of stay, the minimum number of hours is calculated pro rata. For stays abroad, which are shorter than one week, the required number of lessons is also 8 hours.

ERASMUS+ funding includes

• destination-dependent financial subsidies for room, board, and travel costs*
• 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 four 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:

The travel allowance depends on the distance between the home and the host university. Depending on the distance, the following amounts are paid out:

Important: Parallel funding for similar costs from funds of other EU programmes is excluded. Similarly, ERASMUS+ mobility cannot at the same time be written off as a business trip. The entitlement to funding at the home university (through national scholarships or loans) should be maintained for the duration of the stay abroad.

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

• Letter of invitation from the partner university including the exact dates of the stay
• ERASMUS+ Mobility Agreement for Teaching
• ERASMUS+ Teaching Assignment
• Copy of the signed business trip application (Dienstreiseantrag)
• Grant Agreement (STA)
• A1 form for insurance cover abroad (further information: www.dvka.de)

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 Attendance
• Original receipts
• EU online questionnaire (request is automatically sent by e-mail)
• Narrative experience report (in addition to the online questionnaire!)

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)