KTU provides opportunities for employees of the partner universities and enterprises from countries participating in the Erasmus+ Programme (EU member states and third countries associated to the Programme) and other countries of the world (third countries not associated to the Programme) to come for short-term teaching or training visits.
The Erasmus+ programme supports the participation of academic and administrative staff in professional development activities abroad, as well as the participation of labour market professionals in teaching and training students or employees in higher education institutions.
The Programme aims to enable all participants to share their knowledge, gain experience teaching in a new environment, develop new and advanced pedagogical, didactic and digital skills, establish relations with foreign colleagues, share good practices and strengthen cooperation between higher education institutions.
Eligible participants include academic and administrative staff, as well as invited staff from any enterprise, public or private organisation. To ensure high-quality mobility activities and maximize the impact, the mobility activity has to be related to the staff’s professional development and address their learning and personal development needs.
Any teaching or training period abroad can be part of a blended mobility activity.
Blended mobility combines physical mobility with a virtual component. The virtual component enables the mobility participants to perform the intended tasks remotely, including these activities in the overall outcomes of the visit. In the case of blended mobility, both forms of mobility are equivalent and the results achieved during them are equally recognized.
Staff mobility for teaching provides the opportunity for academic staff to visit any faculty of KTU for a teaching mobility. A teaching period can be combined with a training period and still be considered as part of the overall teaching activity. Duration of the activity ranges from 2 days to 2 months of physical mobility, excluding travel time. In case of mobility involving third countries not associated to the Programme, the duration must be from 5 days to 2 months. In both cases, the minimum duration must be consecutive days.
A teaching activity has to comprise a minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week (or any shorter period of stay). If the mobility lasts longer than one week, the minimum number of teaching hours for an incomplete week should be proportional to the duration of that week. The following exceptions apply:
· There is no minimum number of teaching hours for invited staff from enterprises.
· 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.
In the case of a teaching visit (except for invited staff from enterprises), the Erasmus+ inter-institutional cooperation agreement must be signed.
Staff working in a public or private organisation (which is not a higher education institution), active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth, research and innovation can be invited for a teaching visit to KTU. The duration of physical mobility is at least 1 day, while the number of teaching hours is not determined, but it must be adequate for the teaching period.
Staff mobility for training provides an opportunity for academic and administrative staff to participate in training activities at KTU that are related to their work and direct functions. This activity can be participation in training events (courses, seminars, trainings, etc.) or job-shadowing visits. Duration of the activity is from 2 days to 2 months of physical mobility, excluding travel time. In case of mobility involving third countries not associated to the Programme, the duration must be from 5 days to 2 months. In both cases, the minimum duration must be consecutive days.
In the case of a training visit, the Erasmus+ inter-institutional cooperation agreement is not required.
The applications are submitted by the participants on the Mobility-Online Platform, Click the button below.
The Erasmus+ grant is awarded as a contribution to the subsistence and travel costs of the mobility participant. The support is not intended to pay the participation, training or other fees related to the mobility activity.
The grant is awarded as a fixed amount regardless of the participant’s actual expenses.
Travel Support
| Travel distance | Standard travel, amount | Green travel, amount |
| Between 10 and 99 km: | 28 EUR per participant | 56 EUR per participant |
| Between 100 and 499 km: | 211 EUR per participant | 285 EUR per participant |
| Between 500 and 1999 km: | 309 EUR per participant | 417 EUR per participant |
| Between 2000 and 2999 km: | 395 EUR per participant | 535 EUR per participant |
| Between 3000 and 3999 km: | 580 EUR per participant | 785 EUR per participant |
| Between 4000 and 7999 km: | 1188 EUR per participant | 1188 EUR per participant |
| 8000 km or more: | 1735 EUR per participant | 1735 EUR per participant |
“Travel distance” refers to the distance between the place of origin and the venue of the activity. “Amount” refers to funds for travel from the place of origin to the venue of the activity and return.
Traveling by train, bus and car-pooling are considered sustainable means of transport. Traveling by boat is not considered an environmentally friendly means of travel. In the case of multiple means of travel, a green travel is considered when the main means of travel (i.e., the major part of the trip) is eco-friendly.
Individual Support
| Receiving country | Amount per day, EUR |
| Lithuania | 148 EUR |
The amount per day is calculated as follows: up to the 14th day of activity – 100 % of the amount per participant per day; between the 15th and 60th day of activity – 70% of the amount per participant per day.
The start date of the mobility period is the first day that the participant needs to be physically present at the receiving organisation, and the end date is the last day the participant needs to be physically present at the receiving organisation. 2 travel days can be added to the duration of the mobility period and included in the calculation of the individual support if the travel days do not coincide with the activity days.
All participants who want to participate in the staff mobility at Kaunas University of Technology need to submit their Teaching or Training agreement and upload it to their account on the Mobility Online system.
Documents confirming the visit of a staff member are uploaded to the Mobility Online account after the visit has ended
Invited staff from enterprises are informed about the selection results by e-mail within 10 days after the application deadline.
Other applicants are informed about the application results by e-mail within 10 days after submitting application on the Mobility Online platform.
The Grant Agreement is prepared and signed after the participant presents a Mobility Agreement for Teaching / Training signed by all parties.
90 % of the grant is paid in a timely manner after the arrival of the participant. The remaining 10 % – after submitting the EU Survey after the visit.
The Programme contributes to the participant’s subsistence and travel expenses. Other expenses related to the visit (participation fees, internal travel, etc.) must be covered by the participants themselves. The grant is a fixed amount and does not depend on the actual costs incurred by the participant during the visit.
Monika Kačenauskienė
Exchange Programmes Manager
Student Infocentre, Studentų g. 50, LT-51368 Kaunas
