Contest for Teaching and Training Visits under Erasmus+ Programme

International Cooperation Department invites all VMU academic and non-academic staff members to participate in the contest for Erasmus+ teaching and training visits in Partner countries¹. 

More information about Erasmus+ teaching and training visit could be found at VMU International Cooperation department website. 

All VMU staff members who wish to participate in the contest are welcome to fill in the application form until November 10, 2022. Application form has to approved by the direct manager. 

Note: VMU staff members can submit 1 application where they are allowed to choose up to 2 countries / universities (list by priority). If there are more than 1 application, they will be rejected. 

Signed and scanned application in a pdf file and the same document in doc/docx file has to be sent to erasmus@vdu.lt 

In the selection for Erasmus+ teaching visits priority is given to: 

• Candidates teaching English or other foreign languages at VMU;
• If during these visits new teaching material/ programmes are developed; 
• If relationships of academic departments are developed and strengthened during these visits, as well as development of future cooperation projects; 
• Candidates whose faculty is more active in Erasmus+ activities; 
• Candidates who selected to teach more hours during the visit (minimum requirement is 8 hours per week); 
• Candidates participating in Erasmus+ teaching visits programme for the first time or lesser times than other candidates over the past 3 years. 

In the selection for Erasmus+ training visits priority is given to: 

• Candidates participating in Erasmus+ teaching visits programme for the first time or lesser times than other candidates over the past 3 years. 
• Candidates who are not already selected for Erasmus+ training visits in Partner countries; 
• Candidates who have a longer work experience at VMU; 
• If relationships of academic departments are developed and strengthened during these visits, as well as development of future cooperation projects; 
• Candidates who are active in developing internationalization at VMU: organizing student/staff exchange, developing international joint/double degree programmes, developing courses/programmes taught in English, developing international projects, etc. 

More information

For more information, please contact programme coordinators at International Cooperation Department: 

 ¹ Partner countries: Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership countries, Russian Federation, South-Mediterranean countries, Asia countries, Central Asia countries, Latin America countries and other countries.  

² According to the distance calculator (European Commission)