Teaching and training mobility for international colleagues - Bordeaux Montaigne University v1.2
Teaching and training mobility for international colleagues
It does not matter if you are a staff member or a teacher/professor in a higher education institution, Bordeaux Montaigne University is always happy to welcome international colleagues willing to take part in its activities and missions through several programmes, such the Erasmus+ STA (for teaching) or STT (for training) programme, a staff week or during a job-shadowing.
Apply for a teaching or a training mobility at Bordeaux Montaigne University.
Which mobility programme?
The Erasmus+ Mobility activity called STA (Staff Teaching Assignment) allows the sharing of skills and disciplinary experience as well as the discovery of new methodologies by giving classes integrated into the partner institution’s program.
Teaching mobilities are only possible when a cooperation agreement already exists between your home institution and Bordeaux Montaigne University. In order to participate in an STA mobility, you first need to check with your International Relations Office at your home institution if Bordeaux Montaigne University is already one of their partners.
STA mobilities have a wide range of objectives:
- Strenghten and share knowledge and know-how adquired during the mobility abroad
- Give an international dimension to one's professional career
- Contribute to internationalization and the host and home institutions' international cooperation development
- Give classes directly to students as part of the partner institution’s official program, allowing students to benefit from the instruction of another European country’s teacher while staying home
Teachers can undertake educational missions in a European partner’s institution. The mobility period can vary between 2 and 5 days of work (travel days not included in this count) with at least 8 hours of teaching. You may be granted one travel day before and/or after your mobility. Please note: holidays and weekends are not taken into account unless they are worked or traveled.
Procedure: two possible options
- If you already know the teacher who might welcome you to Bordeaux Montaigne University: check the existence of a cooperation agreement between your home institution and Bordeaux Montaigne University.
- If you do not know anyone at Bordeaux Montaigne University: you can check the directory or contact the Staff Mobility team (staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr) at the International Relations Office. They will help you identify the right coordinator who may welcome you during your stay.
International weeks, also known as Staff Week, are training weeks dedicated to administrative staff and teachers. Their aim is to promote exchanges between colleagues from European and non-European universities. Generally focusing on a specific topic, these weeks combine cultural activities, presentations and workshops. They promote the exchange of working methods and best practices, as well as the discovery of organisations, enabling staff to benefit from a week of training that enriches their organisational and practical knowledge and skills.
Application procedure
Bordeaux Montaigne University publishes its Staff Week on the IMOTION website every year. All procedures and formalities are listed there. The Bordeaux Montaigne University's International Staff Week takes place in June each year.
If you have any questions, please contact the staff mobility team: staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr
Watch the feedback interview from the participants of the 2025 International Staff Week.
The objectives of this mobility activity are the following:
- Strengthen and share knowledge and know-how from experiences taken from a higher learning institution abroad;
- Give an international aspect to one’s professional career;
- Contribute to the development of international cooperation between higher learning institutions. (staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr)
Application procedure
To find out how to apply for admission to Bordeaux Montaigne University, please contact the International Relations Office at your home university.
Contact then our International Relations Office: staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr (staff-mobility @ u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr) to receive a letter of invitation indicating the exact dates of your stay and the provisional work programme.
You will need to create an account on our incoming mobility portal and complete an online application form.
Duration
Between 2 and 5 days of activity. Holidays and weekends are not taken into account unless they are worked or traveled.
Depending on the country your home institution is located, you can benefit from an Erasmus+ fundings. Your mobility will either be a teaching mobility (called STA - Teaching Staff Assignment) or a training mobility (called STT - Staff Training Mobility).
It is only possible for staff working in a higher eductation institutions located in the following countries:
- The 27 countries of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
- The UK, Switzerland and Feroe Islands,
- The 3 AELE country: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway;
- The North Macedonian Republic
- Serbia
- Turkey
If you come from another country, your home institution will have to take care of the financial aspects of your stay.
Fundings
Your home institution will finance your stay. This is governed by European Commission regulations, which allocate a budget based on specific and unavoidable criteria. funding is based on the combined criteria of distance and cost of living in the host country, set by the European Commission. Grants are calculated on the basis of fixed grant sums, determined annually, which break down into 2 separate components: travel costs and subsistence costs.
Specific procedure
Before your arrival, the International Relations Office at your home institution will draw up the compulsory documents required by the European Commission, i.e. the Erasmus+ Kit (mobility contract and teaching contract signed by the home university and the host institution).
During and after mobility, a certificate of attendance is to be signed on site by the host institution (excluding travel days) and the International Relations Office. You will need it to get the final payment of your Erasmus+ grant.
Upon your return, you will receive an email from the European Commission inviting you to complete an online form for your training or teaching mobility.
Feedback from the international colleagues
Feedback from Şehnaz Nigar Çelik from Van Yüzüncü Yıl University (Türkiye) - Erasmus+ STT
Feedback from participants to the 1st edition of Bordeaux Montaigne University's Staff Week
Discover all the interviews on the University's YouTube channel, in the ‘Mobilité internationale’ playlist.