Technical and administrative staff of the university can also take part in an exchange at one of the partner universities around the world under the European Erasmus+ programme.
Candidates
Technical and administrative staff, language teaching staff (CEL) and ex Language Assistants
Destinations
Countries defined as ‘programme countries’ i.e. member states of the European Union (excluding Italy), and Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Turkey, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, at higher education institutes with which UniTrento has an Erasmus+ agreement, but also at other universities, companies and public and private organisations.
Length of stay: The minimum length for an exchange is 3 working days (5 for exchanges in the UK or Switzerland), up to a maximum of 4 weeks, which must generally be done between the beginning of March and the end of December each year (the exact period is defined in each call).
Activities: This type of exchange (through seminars, courses, job shadowing and similar) aims to encourage skills transfer and the acquisition of practical abilities and best practices.
Funding: Funding is available to cover all the expenses of the participants within the limits set in the annual call.
Applications: An annual call for technical and administrative staff, language teaching staff (CEL) and UniTrento ex language assistants, is published generally at the end of the year. Each candidate must identify the host institution they wish to visit. An acceptance document issued from the partner institution must accompany the application. The call and all relevant information can be found on the page of the Training and continuing professional development office.
Candidates: technical and administrative staff at UniTrento
Destinations: Higher education institutes in countries defined in the programme as ‘partner countries’, non-associated countries which are non-EU countries with an active Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility agreement with UniTrento, and for which outgoing mobility funds are available. For more information, visit the active projects web page ICM 2022 e ICM 2023.
Length of stay: the exchange usually lasts for 5 working days in addition to 2 travel days.
Activities: this mobility aims, through seminars, courses, job shadowing and similar, to encourage skills transfer and the acquisition of practical abilities and best practices.
Funding: European funding is available to cover expenses up to 180 euro per day, also for travel days, in addition to a contribution, which varies depending on the distance, for travel expenses. The exchange takes place on the basis of the university's mission rules. Co-funding of up to 1,000 euros is available from the university to cover expenses which exceed the European funding maximum.
Applications: Exchanges are scheduled when the financing proposal is presented. Any unused exchanges are advertised and preferentially assigned to the representatives of the international relations and mobility offices.