The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training programme offers the teaching staff as well as the administration and services staff members of partner universities the opportunity of staying at the University of Cadiz for training purposes during 5 working days.

The teaching staff and the administration and services staff members accepted in this mobility programme will receive a grant and they will also have the opportunity to meet their colleagues from UCA in order to discuss issues related to collaboration between universities and exchange opinions. They will also have at their disposal all the facilities available at University of Cadiz with no additional fees (excluding any minor fees also applicable to the students, teaching and administration staff members of the UCA). All training activities approved in the Mobility Agreement and successfully completed will be fully recognised at the home university. The Erasmus+ programme offers the teaching and the administration and services staff members an opportunity for increasing their cultural experience abroad, knowing different higher education systems, and networking with teaching and administrative staff members of other countries, thus contributing to the international integration process.

The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training grant does not cover all the costs of the stay, but it is only a contribution to bear any additional expenses that may arise during the stay abroad.

Hired staff members (both teaching staff and administration and services staff) in one of UCA’s partner universities during the current project that are selected and nominated by their home university are eligible participants for this programme.

This call is meant for visiting the UCA during 5 working days (minimum and maximum) during a non-holiday period. The details of the stay will be specified in each call. The University of Cadiz organises a Staff Week every year in spring in order to welcome with greater attention the participants of this type of mobility programme.

The partner university is fully in charge of carrying out the selection process. The University of Cadiz will respect this decision and accept the staff members proposed by the partner university, provided that the establishment where the stay will take place accepts the Mobility Agreement.

The registration must be done at the home university. It is the home institution who will nominate the eligible staff members according the criteria defined in the call and who, afterwards, will forward the personal details of the nominated staff members to the UCA.

Then, the University of Cadiz will forward an email to the nominated staff members with all the necessary information and a link to an online form in order to carry out the registration. The UCA will draw up and send and invitation letter as well as the Mobility Agreement signed by the centre coordinator to the admitted staff members in order to facilitate the visa proceedings. The staff members must apply for this visa in the corresponding Spanish consulate.

The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training grant does not cover all the costs of the stay, but it is only a contribution to bear any additional expenses that may arise during the stay abroad.

• A European Union contribution (individual support). This contribution is an amount established according to the country of destination and the actual number of days spent abroad in the host university. In Spain, the monthly economic contribution is €120 per day. The financed period is 5 days of stay and 2 more days of travel (one day to travel to Cadiz and another one to return to home country). In total, there are 7 fundable days (€840)

• An additional amount to cover travel expenses (travel support). The amount is calculated according to the distance band appearing below:

100 – 499 km: 180 Euros
500 – 1999 km: 275 Euros
2000 – 2999 km: 360 Euros
3000 – 3999 km: 530 Euros
4000 – 7999 km: 820 Euros
8000 – 19999 km: 1100 Euros

• The University of Cadiz will send an acceptance letter and information package to the student once all the applications have been received and checked in detail and after the list of selected students has been published on the official web page of the University of Cadiz.

• After their arrival, participants will receive an information package as well as their internet username and password, and other useful information at a registration meeting that will be organised.

• The UCA will issue a check in order for it to be immediately and personally cashed in one of the offices of Banco Santander. The full amount of the grant will be paid then (both the individual support and the travel contribution).

• At the end of the mobility, the International Relations Office will provide the participants with their final stay reports in the framework of Erasmus + Staff Mobility for Training programme.

• Participants must have the required level of Spanish/English/French in order to communicate with the teaching staff as well as the administration and services staff of the University of Cadiz. However, an international language certification is not compulsory.

• Once the participants have been accepted by the UCA, they have to sign the financial agreement. An email will be sent to selected participants with all the information required to complete this process.

• Participants have to apply for a visa in their home country. The University of Cadiz will send and invitation letter for that purpose.

• Participants have to book the travel and assume its costs by themselves. They also must have at their disposal enough money to afford the expenses of the first few days of their stay until they receive their grant.

• Participants will take out travel insurance and assume its expenses. A copy of the insurance policy will be demanded to the participants during the registration meeting.

• Participants will organise their accommodation in Cadiz.

• Participants will attend to all organised activities indicated in the Mobility Agreement.

• Staff members must stay at the UCA a minimum of 5 working days to be considered participants of the Erasmus+ Staff Mobility for Training Participants will have to fully return the grant otherwise, both the individual support and the travel contribution.