The project KA171 involves exchanges with selected universities in Partner Countries - the third countries not associated to the Programme, which were grouped by the European Commission into 1-12 regions.
Mobilities to the third countries not associated to the programme are targeted mobility activities- planned at the stage of submitting applications by TUL for the implementation of mobility projects with Partner Countries.

Types of mobility: 

  1. Mobility for teaching purposes
  2. Mobility for training purposes

Staff Mobility for Teaching: 

  • During the mobility for teaching purposes the participant is obliged to conduct a minimum of 8 hours of lectures. If the teaching activity is combined with a training activity during a single period abroad, the minimum number of hours of teaching per week (or any shorter period of stay) is reduced to 4 hours.
  • These mobilities must take place at a university with which Lodz University of Technology has a valid inter-institutional agreement.
  • An academic teacher is required to deliver a presentation on the educational offer of TUL to students and/or staff at the receiving institution and may be asked by TUL to discuss further possibilities of didactic cooperation with the receiving institution. 

Staff Mobility for Training:

  • Staff mobility for training purposes include group seminars or workshops to improve skills and enhance professional competences or individual trips to a university or a foreign institution to exchange good practices, the so-called job shadowing visits.
  • Mobilities for the purpose of participating in conferences are not permitted.
  • These mobilities must take place at a university with which Lodz University of Technology has a valid inter-institutional agreement.

Erasmus+ staff mobility must fit in with the internationalisation strategy of TUL outlined in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) and should be an inspiration to introduce pro-quality changes both in home institution and the receiving university.

1. TUL staff employed under an employment contract or appointment agreement, who speak a foreign language (used during the mobility abroad) at least at B2 level.

2. The following groups of employees of Lodz University of Technology may take part in mobility for training purposes:

  • non-teaching staff,
  • academic staff holding functional positions,
  • members of the Boards of Studies, acting as International Exchange Coordinators and Representatives for International Internships.
     

TUL staff qualified for mobility receive EU funding as a contribution towards travel and subsistence costs incurred abroad.

Individual support:

  • individual support is funding intended to cover costs directly related to subsistence during the stay abroad;
  • the employee's stay at the host university from the country eligible to the programme must be of minimum 5 days (excluding travel time) and maximum 2 months. The number of days must be consecutive;
  • participants also receive an individual support from the Erasmus+ programme for 2 travel days (1 day before and 1 day after the mobility period).

Travel support:

  • the amount of the travel grant depends on the distance between the place of departure and the destination and is determined by the European Commission in the Distance Calculator. To calculate the travel grant for a TUL employee, it is assumed that the place of departure is Łódź, where Lodz University of Technology is located.

"Green Travel" support:

  • "Green Travel" is the travel entirely using low-emissions means of transport, such as train, bus or carpooling; carpooling being understood as car sharing between people travelling for individual purposes on the same route;
  • “Green Travel” does not include travel by plane, ferry, boat or solo car journey;
  • in case of a trip referred to as "Green Travel", the participant is entitled to a higher travel grant and the possibility to receive individual support for more travel days (up to 6 days in total).

The qualification process for mobilities under the agreement number 2025-1-PL01-KA171-HED-000336156  is carried out according to the following schedule:

1st call

26.01.2026 - 16.02.2026 - submitting applications
17.02.2026 - 23.02.2026 - verification of submitted applications
24.02.2026 - 06.03.2026  - Qualification Committee meetings
09.03.2026 - 27.03.2026  - announcement of the results

  • The university reserves the right to make changes to the schedule.
  • All staff mobilities under the agreement 2025-1-PL01-KA171-HED-000336156 must be completed by July 15, 2028.
  • The staff member applying for a mobility is obliged to use the current versions of the document.

The rules of qualification and implementation of staff mobility of Lodz University of Technology under Erasmus+ KA171
 

Contact person: agnieszka.orlowska@p.lodz.pl

The qualification process for mobilities under KA171 programme  is coordinated by the International Educational Projects and Rankings Division, International Cooperation Centre, TUL.  

In order to participate in the qualification for staff mobility, the employee should submit the following documents to the International Educational Projects and Rankings Division:

1. Application form for the chosen type of mobility:

2. A written confirmation of the acceptance of the planned mobility from the selected host institution (e.g. email).

In case of a positive decision on qualification, but no later than 4 weeks before the planned mobility, the employee is obliged to sign and submit to the International Educational Projects and Rankings Division of ICC, TUL: 

1. Agreement on an individual mobility programme (Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Agreement):

2. Foreign travel request form:

The employee fills in the form online using the SAPort platform and then submits the document with the required acceptances to Staff Mobility Division by the EZD system. 

Other requirements before the planned mobility: 

If you need to book flights or accommodation, please make a purchase only after the above mentioned documents will have been accepted by the supervisors.

Contact person: Agnieszka Orłowska, tel. +48 42 638 38 74

During mobility

  1. An academic teacher benefiting from an Erasmus+ grant for teaching purposes is required to deliver a presentation on the educational offer of Lodz University of Technology to students and/or staff at the receiving institution and may be asked by TUL to discuss further possibilities of didactic cooperation with the receiving institution.
  2. An employee benefiting from the Erasmus+ grant for training purposes may be asked by Lodz University of Technology to discuss further possibilities of cooperation with the receiving institution and deliver a presentation about TUL.

At the end of the mobility

  1. On the last day of the mobility, the employee is required to obtain a Confirmation of Stay.
  2. A confirmation of stay should be issued on the letterhead paper of the host institution and include information on the achievement of the goals described in Staff Mobility Agreement.
  3. The mobility period included in the confirmation of stay should be consistent with the mobility period stated in the grant agreement.
  4. The start date of the mobility period is the first day, and the end date is the last day on which the mobility participant (according to the Mobility Agreement adopted for implementation) must be present at the receiving institution.
  5. In case of Staff Mobility for Teaching, the confirmation of stay must additionally contain information about the number of teaching hours conducted at the host university (in accordance with the information included in Staff Mobility Agreement).

An example of a Confirmation of Stay:


AFTER MOBILITY

After mobility, the participant is required to submit the following documents:
1. Confirmation of Stay
It should be submitted within 2 weeks after the end of the mobility.
2. An individual report from the Erasmus+ Beneficiary Module platform
The participant will receive an automatically generated request to submit an individual mobility report in the Beneficiary Module system.
3. Staff mobility participant report for TUL:
The employee should fill in the participant report and send it to agnieszka.orlowska@p.lodz.pl within a month after the end of mobility. 

Each participant of the mobility is obliged to share examples of good practices with the team members of his/her unit in the field of organisational or educational solutions related to the area within which the mobility took place.

Participants are kindly invited to share a short reflection on their mobility experience, which will be published on our website. Participants may also be asked to take part in the events promoting mobility at Lodz University of Technology and share the experience gained.