The University of Turku warmly welcomes the members of the partner universities to UTU!
What is Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility?
Under the International Credit Mobility (ICM), a higher education institution in a partner country (partners outside EU) can send its staff members or PhD students to a partner institution in a programme country (EU countries like Finland), and vice versa.
A staff member can spend a teaching or training period of 5 to 60 days at the University of Turku. The durations of staff exchanges vary depending on the grants awarded by the European Commission in the project.
Please contact erasmusicm@utu.fi for more information on ongoing projects and inquiries on future collaborations within Erasmus+ ICM projects.
Conditions for Erasmus+ ICM Mobilities
A minimum of 8 hours of teaching per week has to be respected. For a mobility period exceeding a full week, the minimum number of teaching hours per extra day is calculated: 8 hours divided by 5, multiplied by the number of extra days.
Staff mobility for teaching can be in any subject area/academic discipline and in any level (bachelor, master, PhD). However, it should be part of the regular curriculum. It can also include supervising of a thesis, small group seminars or workshops.
The mobility type aims to the professional development of the teaching and non-teaching staff member in the form of training events (excluding conferences), job shadowing and observation periods, and training at the University of Turku.
Also PhD students can take part in a training mobility.
The participants selected for Erasmus+ ICM staff exchange are entitled to the Erasmus+ scholarship (daily allowance + travel grant).
- 180 € per days 1–14
- 126 € per days 15–60
Travel grants for each participant are defined according to the distance between the partner universities.
- between 500–1999 km: 275 € / mobility
- between 2000–2999 km: 360 € / mobility
- between 3000–3999 km: 530 € / mobility
- between 4000–7999 km: 820 € / mobility
- more than 8000 km: 1500 € / mobility
The grant is paid to the participant's bank account once all the required documents are ready. Usually the grant is paid during the visit, but It can also be paid before it, as long as the application and the enclosures are submitted at least 6 weeks before the hoped-for payment date.
The University of Turku pays for the transaction fees, excluding e.g. possible currency exchange fees charged by the participant's own bank. The payment is made in euros.
Applying for Erasmus+ ICM Mobility
1. Contact first your home institution's International Office to check whether there is a valid Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) Agreement between your home university and the University of Turku.
2. Contact then directly the Department of the University of Turku you wish to visit and ask for their approval. Keep in mind to start planning your visit well in time!
3. Contact the Erasmus+ ICM team of the University of Turku at erasmusicm@utu.fi and inform them about your planned visit.
4. When you know the exact dates of your mobility period fill in the application form with the required attachments. The application form and the attachments should be submitted 6 weeks prior to the mobility or hoped-for payment date (see section Financing).
The start date of the mobility period shall be the first day that the participant needs to be present at the receiving institution and the end date shall be the last day the participant needs to be present at the receiving institution.
Attach to the electronic application form the following documents:
1. Work plan i.e. a freely written daily plan done together with your host at UTU. Please mark clearly the days on which you are training or teaching and the possible amount of teaching hours.
2. Copy of your passport.
3. Mobility Agreement signed by the participant, the supervisor at home and the host department at UTU.
Make also sure that you take out adequate travel and health insurance.
A Letter of Invitation can be sent to you after the mobility has been confirmed if needed. Contact your host in case you need a Letter of Invitation.
A Grant Agreement is signed between you and the International Office before the mobility. The International Office emails you the agreement before your mobility.
Accommodation, flights and visa application are in the responsibility of the grantee.
After the mobility you will receive an Erasmus+ Participant Report to your email. Please answer to the questionnaire, as it is part of the required documentation.
