Description of the project
The Erasmus+ Programme
The Erasmus+ programme aims to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work. The seven year programme will have a budget of €14.7 billion; a 40% increase compared to current spending levels, reflecting the EU's commitment to investing in these areas.
Erasmus+ will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad.
Erasmus+ will support transnational partnerships among Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe.
It will also support national efforts to modernise Education, Training, and Youth systems. In the field of Sport, there will be support for grassroots projects and cross-border challenges such as combating match-fixing, doping, violence and racism.
Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields of Education, Training, and Youth; it will for the first time provide support for Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across the Education, Training, Youth, and Sport sectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.
The MOBILE+ Partnership
Coordinated by the University of Porto, Portugal, the MOBILE+ Project – MOBility for International Learning Experiences, approved in July 2015 and financially supported by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ Programme, aims at fostering the mutual enrichment and a better understanding between Portugal and specifically 26* programme and partner countries, through the encouragement of student and academic and administrative staff mobility and the transfer of know-how and best practices.
Within the 2 years of duration of the project, 225 scholarships will be granted to students and staff from the different programme and partner institutions, after the signature of an Inter-Institutional Agreement between the University of Porto and each one of the 70 partner institutions from the 26 countries abovementioned.
The implementation of the project will be ensured through this website and the online platform that the U.Porto has been developing in the last years for the management of its projects.
*Algeria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Egypt, Georgia, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Scholarships:
The available scholarships are:
- Academic and Administrative Staff - Incoming – Algeria, Canada, Egypt, Taiwan, Kazakhstan, South Africa, USA, Nepal- Academic and Administrative Staff - Outgoing – Algeria, Canada, Egypt, India, Jordan, Taiwan, South Africa, Lebanon, USA, Nepal
Financial Support
Travel
Travel distances Amount Between 100 and 499 km 180 EUR per participant Between 500 and 1999 km 275 EUR per participant Between 2000 and 2999 km 360 EUR per participant Between 3000 and 3999 km 530 EUR per participant Between 4000 and 7999 km 820 EUR per participant 8000 km or more 1100 EUR per participant Important Information: the "travel distance" represents the linear distance between the city where the university of origin and the city where the host university are located. This is calculated automatically by a website indicated by the European Commission and cannot be subject to any change. The financial support allocated to the "travel distance" is the maximum allowed by the Erasmus+ Programme and is intended to contribute to the round trip back between the home and host institutions. In the event that the assigned value is insufficient to pay for the desired trip, the acholarhip holder must find another sources of funding.
Stay
STUDENTS mobility
(Studies - SMS)Mobility periods: 5 months
Origin Host Country Monthly allowance Eligible Partner Countries Portugal (Programme Country – Group 2) 800 EUR / month Programme Country Partner Country 650 EUR / month Ultraperipheral regions (Programme Country Group 2) Partner Country 700 EUR / month STAFF mobility
(Academic Staff- STA)Mobility periods: 5 days
The per diem amount for Staff:
- From the programme countries to the partner countries: 160 EUR
- From the partner countries to the programme countries: 120 EURSTAFF mobility
(Administrative Staff - STT)
Insurance
Every selected applicant will receive a health, accident and travel insurance valid during the entire mobility period provided by the University of Porto.
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