Teaching and administrative staff

For lecturers and administrative staff of Vilnius College of Design, the ERASMUS+ mobility programme offers the opportunity to go to a partner higher-education institution in Europe or beyond to give lectures according to a pre-agreed programme, or to take part in a placement, training at a foreign company or higher-education institution.

This activity enables staff of research and study institutions to deepen their professional knowledge and skills at a foreign higher-education institution or business. Mobility of academic and administrative staff covers the following directions:

• mobility of academic staff from one research and study institution to another, or to a company, for learning purposes;
• mobility of administrative or other non-academic staff from one research and study institution to a partner institution or company for learning purposes.

Eligible participants are staff of research and study institutions (academic and non-academic).

This activity gives VDK lecturers the opportunity to teach at partner foreign higher-education institutions, or for lecturers from abroad to teach at VDK. The objectives of the ERASMUS+ lecturer mobility programme are to:

• enable students not taking part in ERASMUS+ mobility to gain the latest international knowledge and skills from lecturers of research and study institutions in other countries;
• exchange experience in applying the latest teaching methods and promote and deepen cooperation between higher-education institutions;
• update and improve the content and choice of subjects taught at higher-education institutions.

Programme countries: all EU member states, as well as Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Turkey and North Macedonia.

Partner countries: activities can also be carried out in cooperation with partner countries.

Teaching visits may only take place at higher-education institutions with which VDK has signed inter-institutional agreements. Learning visits and placements may also be carried out at other organisations: higher-education institutions, companies, institutions or organisations. The full list of partner institutions is published on the VDK website.

You must inform your department head and the International Office of your intention to go on an international “Erasmus” trip. The notice must be submitted by email to erasmus@vcd.lt no later than 2 months before the planned start of the mobility.

For academic staff, the teaching must last at least 8 academic hours, and the visit no longer than 6 weeks. For administrative staff, the duration must be at least 2 days and no longer than 6 weeks.

Staff wishing to take advantage of the Erasmus mobility programme are warmly invited to review the staff mobility procedure, which sets out the selection criteria, the mobility organisation process, the grant award procedure, and so on.

Mobilities are funded according to fixed rates. The grant consists of:

• an allowance for living costs;
• reimbursement of travel costs.

Note: the full rate applies up to day 14; from day 15 to day 60 — 70% of the set daily rate.

Note: the distance is calculated from the place of departure to the destination (both ways) using the European Commission calculator.