Erasmus + KA171 Mobility Grant Program

<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;"> <!-- Main Announcement Section --> <p> The International Cooperation Department of <strong>Riga Technical University</strong> is pleased to announce its <strong>1st International Teaching Week</strong> dedicated to fostering internationalization, global collaboration, and excellence in higher education. </p> <p> <strong>International Teaching Week</strong> for staff mobility will be held from <strong>October 14 to 18, 2024</strong> at Riga Technical University (Riga, Latvia). </p> <p> This event will provide an opportunity for visiting professors to deliver lectures at our university and expand their professional network on a global scale, strengthen existing professional contacts, and gain fresh perspectives for further teaching activities at home. </p> <!-- Academics Invitation Section --> <p><strong>Academics</strong> are welcome to propose lectures on a variety of topics related to <strong>Computer Engineering, Management, and Biomedical Sciences</strong> (check the list). The teaching language is English.</p> <!-- Participation Details --> <p> To make the 1st International Teaching Week as beneficial as possible, each participant will have the opportunity to attend the <strong>65th International Scientific Conference</strong> of RTU and several training activities (the final programme will be announced by September 16). </p> <p><strong>There is no participation fee.</strong> Where applicable, funding will be available from the Erasmus+ grant distributed by RTU.</p> <!-- Erasmus+ Programme Details --> <p> Please note that the <strong>Erasmus+ programme</strong> requires at least <strong>8 teaching hours</strong> to be delivered within the regular courses offered by the host university. However, as several training activities will be offered, it might be considered as <strong>Combined Staff Mobility for Teaching and Training</strong>, which requires a minimum of <strong>4 teaching hours</strong> delivered along with training activities at the host university. </p> <p>Upon request, individual meetings can be arranged.</p> <!-- Important Dates Section --> <h3 style="color: #0056b3;">Important Dates:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Deadline for staff nomination:</strong> August 16th, 2024</li> <li><strong>Deadline for staff application:</strong> August 31st, 2024</li> <li><strong>Deadline for student mobility nominations:</strong> September 30th, 2024</li> </ul> <p> Accepted candidates will be put in contact with RTU lecturers to define all details of the teaching activity. </p> <!-- Contact Information --> <p> Feel free to share this call with anyone who might be interested in applying. For further information, please contact us at <a href="mailto:erasmus@ebenezerinst.com">erasmus@ebenezerinst.com</a>. </p> <!-- Cameroon Section --> <h3 style="color: #28a745;">CAMEROON</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Available funding for incoming student mobilities:</strong> 4</li> <li><strong>Available funding for incoming staff mobilities:</strong> 3</li> </ul> <p> It is important to remember that the number of mobilities RTU has been granted will be split between all RTU partner institutions within this region! The applications for both students and staff are evaluated based on merit to ensure the selection of the best candidates. </p> </div>