Month: May 2026

From 4 to 8 May 2026, the 7th International Erasmus Staff Week, titled “Voices of Erasmus+: Telling Our Stories,” took place at Alanya University. The event was dedicated to sharing participants’ Erasmus experiences, including learning experiences and innovative practices within Erasmus+. Through engaging discussions, practical exchange of experience, and cultural activities, participants strengthened cooperation and contributed to building a more inclusive international environment.

Participants discussed the following topics:

– From Comfort Zone to Growth Zone;<
– One Week, One Change: Stories That Shaped Us;
– Unique Approaches to Staff Training;
– Inspiring STA/STT Experiences;
– What We Didn’t Plan, but Achieved;
– STA/STT Abroad: Experiencing Worth and Cultures;
– Seeds of Collaboration: How One Visit Sparked a Project;
– From Curiosity to Connection: My Erasmus+ Turning Point.

Participants also discovered Alanya’s cultural and natural treasures. In addition to the sessions, they enjoyed a specially prepared cultural programme, including a traditional Turkish breakfast, local cuisine, and the warm hospitality of the Turkish Riviera.

Participants in ERASMUS+ mobility: Milana Peregudova, Oksana Plūme

College teaching staff team are participating from 4 to 8 May 2026 in the 6th International Staff Week organized by Aksaray University, located in the charming Cappadocia region of Turkey, on the theme “Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education”.

The main aim of the programme is to promote the exchange of work experience, internationalize current practices, and create opportunities for cooperation with partners.

Participiants in ERASMUS+ mobility: Daiga Avdejanova, Aigars Sniedzītis, Imants Lubāns, Nikolajs Ozoliņš 

ERASMUS+ program with educational mobility opportunities supports and encourages the international mobility of the higher education institution personnel:

– Teaching when lecturers of higher education institutions and their guest speakers from companies go to one of the higher education institutions abroad.

– Personnel training, where the professional development of the staff of higher education institutions is implemented, ensuring participation in training, observation of work in a foreign higher education institution or other appropriate organization.

Objectives of the mobility are:
– to give the opportunity to higher education institution personnel to gain knowledge and specific skills, by learning from the experience of foreign partners and good practice, and how to improve practical skills, needed in the current work and professional development;

– to encourage the higher education institutions to expand and improve the range and content of the offered study courses;

– to encourage exchange of knowledge and pedagogical methods between European higher education institutions;

– to create link between higher education institutions and companies;

– to help developing cooperation between higher education institutions and companies;

– to motivate personnel to get involved in mobility and help to prepare for the mobility period.

Funding:

– Participant of educational mobility shall receive funding for activities from his / her university.

– Individuals may not apply individually for funding.

– Funding is assigned for: accommodation costs; travelling costs;  administrative costs.

Mobility period:

– Minimum duration – 2 days.

– Maximum duration – 2 months (excluding travelling days).

– At least 8 academic lecture hours per week (or shorter period) shall be held during teaching activity.

34 countries participate in the program at the moment: 28 European Union Member States(Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Croatia, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Cyprus, Latvia, United Kingdom, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Spain, Hungary, Germany, Sweden); Member States of the European Economic Area (Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland participating in the program as a partner country); EU candidate countries (Turkey, North Macedonia).