Staff mobility

Benefits of mobility

• possibility of joint projects, publications and conferences
• possibility of developing joint study programs and research centers
• improving the quality of teaching by introducing diversity into the teaching process
• acquiring new knowledge, skills and perspectives that contribute to professional advancement,
• improving the quality of teaching and motivating students
• developing intercultural competences
• strengthening the home faculty

Mobility options

A) Erasmus + exchange 

• The contest is announced by the University of Zagreb
• 2 rounds of contests
• Teaching and non-teaching staff can apply for the contest
• Mobility can be achieved in EU countries and third countries associated with the programme (Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Iceland, Norway and Turkey) 
• Candidates can apply in two categories: 

1. for teaching purposes (STA) at a partner higher education institution (teaching staff)
2. for the purpose of training (STT) at a foreign higher education institution (teaching and non-teaching staff)

Application

Staff employed at a higher education institution can apply.

Both forms of mobility can last from 2 days to 2 months (not including travel time). In all cases, the teaching activity must include a minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week or a shorter period of exchange. The initiated activity must be maintained continuously, it cannot be interrupted, unless there are objective and justified reasons for it.

The selection of candidates for mobility of teaching and non-teaching staff is carried out through a contest which is announced by the International Relations Office of the University of Zagreb, most often in May for the next academic year.

The selection decision is made by the Committee for International Cooperation of the University of Zagreb. If necessary, a waiting list is also formed. Teaching and non-teaching staff who submit an application and pass the administrative check, but is not selected for funding, can achieve mobility at one's own expense (so-called zero-grant).

B) Academic mobility

• The contest is announced by the University of Zagreb
• 2 rounds of contest (most often, 1st round in September and 2nd round in April)
• Teachers and doctoral students can apply for the competition.

Application categories:

a) Outgoing mobility towards strategic partners (this item is only advertised in the first round)

b) cross-border mobility to higher education or scientific institutions throughout the world (it is not necessary that the University of Zagreb or a constituent has an inter-institutional agreement)

c) mobility of doctoral students at the University of Zagreb (registration fees for active participation in scientific and professional conferences)

d) announcement of incoming mobility based on bilateral inter-university and inter-faculty agreements and incoming mobility for the purpose of concluding new agreements and new forms of cooperation (this item is only advertised in the first round of the competition)