International Staff Training Weeks

Since March 2024, the Language Teaching Institute (Sprachlehrinstitut - SLI)of the Faculty of Philology at the University of Freiburg has been offering a regular Staff Week as part of the ERASMUS+program. This program is designed for our international partners, offering practical, hands-on training and opportunities to exchange best practices in language teaching.

The week’s agenda includes German language courses, workshops on innovative teaching methods and leadership strategies, as well as seminars focused on sustainability initiatives in higher education. The goal is to provide participants with valuable insights and practical tools they can directly apply in their own work environments.

Further information 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

A course designed to help you to use English in your workplace, writing emails, interacting with colleagues and students, making presentations, and finding the right language for professional situations.

• Enhance the skills needed to effectively work in an international educational environment
• Learn how to write emails and reports, give presentation and speaking on the phone
• Develop fluency and enable a better understanding

Find further information in the course catalogue

Further information on the website

If you are interested in applying for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ training), please check the website and contact Nicolas Ben Fries

The Language Teaching Institute (SLI) at the Faculty of Philology, University of Freiburg, will be hosting a regular Staff Week as part of the ERASMUS+ program, beginning in March 2025. This program is designed for international partners, offering practical, hands-on training and opportunities to exchange best practices in language teaching.

The week’s agenda includes German language courses, workshops on innovative teaching methods and leadership strategies, as well as seminars focused on sustainability initiatives in higher education. The goal is to provide participants with valuable insights and practical tools they can directly apply in their own work environments.

Find further information 

PDF-Flyer of Staff Week 2025

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact Sara Bahmou.

A five-day interactive training programme is designed for university educators seeking to enhance their expertise in teaching English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Combining theoretical insights with hands-on workshops, the programme provides participants with the skills, strategies, and resources to effectively support students navigating academic English at the tertiary level. Participants will also enjoy networking opportunities with fellow practitioners, a UCC campus tour, and social evening activities to foster collaboration and professional growth in a collegial atmosphere. By the end of the week, educators will leave equipped with actionable insights, tools, and strategies to elevate their teaching practice and enhance teaching and learning in the dynamic field of English for Academic Purposes.

Further information on the courses 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

The 1- Week Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Programme is aimed at staff (academic & administrative) who wish to develop their professional English skills and who have an interest in exploring the West coast of Ireland.

Further information on the staff training and registration 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).
 

The English Language Center of University of Galway has an opportunity for staff working in higher education who wish to improve their professional English by enrolling in the Erasmus+ Higher Education Staff Mobility Programme at the University of Galway this summer.

The 1-or 2-week course option is aimed at staff (academic & administrative) who wish to develop their professional English skills and who have an interest in exploring the West coast of Ireland. Staff will undertake a 15/30-hour course of language and cultural activities and stay on campus in the  University’s new single en suite apartments complex.

The course takes places during  Galway’s International Arts Festival when the streets and venues are filled with art, theatre, and music. The programme can facilitate staff members who wish to bring their families.

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact Sara Bahmou.

Further information on the programme

How can we ensure emerging technologies address future challenges sustainable while creating meaningful societal impact?
Apply to our multilayered course providing a unique opportunity to engage with transdisciplinary approaches, from scenario planning to stakeholder engagement, socially responsible design, and creative AI applications.

Who Should Attend

• Educators and researchers passionate about transdisciplinary collaboration
• Academics in higher education and lifelong learning looking to innovate their teaching practices
• Artists and technologists interested in the intersection of digital tools and societal impact

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Use scenario planning to anticipate technological transformations - You will acquire techniques for systematic analysis of future development scenarios, enabling you to refine your own topics
• Build frameworks for participatory stakeholder engagement - You will gain practical tips for mapping key actors whose involvement will increase the positive impact of your activities
• Integrate social justice principles and gender dimension into technological development - You will learn how to properly implement these aspects into research proposals, which is important for success in Horizon Europe grant calls
• Harness AI and creative tools for effective communication and impact - You will be able to create compelling visual and narrative elements for your research and creative activities, increasing their clarity and impact

Further information on this Erasmus+ training  

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).
 

Turiba University offers a week of networking with teachers, creative workshops and exploring Riga. Teachers are invited to provide lectures on one of these days:  9, 11 or September 12 and it is mandatory to book the whole day on September 10.

The benefits by joining the Teaching Week are:

• Enriched Learning Experience – Brings real-world insights into the classroom.
• Bridges the Gap Between Academia & Industry – Ensures students learn relevant and up-to-date skills.
• Stronger Industry Relationships – Creates long-term partnerships for research, funding, and student support.
• Real-World Insights – Learn from experienced professionals.
• Hands-On Learning – Gain practical skills and knowledge beyond textbooks.
• Expanded Professional Network – Build relationships with industry leaders and peers.

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

Further information on the programme 

Interested in visiting one of BOKU’s partner university? During this day all guests will get to know the SLU campus in Alnarp, including the two faculties located on campus:

• Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Sciences
• Faculty of Forest Sciences (south Swedish forestry department).

Furthermore, you will get to meet SLU Mobility team, colleagues from the Division of Educational Affairs, teachers/researchers, staff working with administration and internationalisation. The complete programme will be sent out a bit later during the Spring. Lunch: will be included and served at the local restaurant in Alnarp. Evening: Optional joint dinner in Malmö.

Please fill in this Registration form if you wish to participate, at the latest by 15 May 2025.

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support  (Erasmus+ staff training mobility) if they extend the visit for at least 2 days. Please check the website and contact BOKU-International Relations.

This week is specifically designed for staff working in laboratories. Along the week, participants will have the opportunity to attend several sessions, seminars and workshops and actively participate in the programme through the presentation of selected topics. The programme will provide an intercultural learning experience through diverse networking moments creating the ideal atmosphere for the exchange of know-how and best practices between the participants as well as interact with staff from the University of Minho. This Lab Staff Week will allow for the dissemination and sharing of the EASY GOV platform, a laboratory management platform.

Further information on the programme

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

Interested in international learning & teaching cooperation? Join this staff week for a collaborative event to explore global education challenges and create new international opportunities

This is the perfect event to:

• Learn from each other´s innovative strategies
• exchange ideas on global education collaborations at your institution
• find solutions to administrative challenges
• discuss how to support students and staff internationally

Organized by the University of Freiburg, this 5-day event brings together experts from  international offices, mobility programmes but also University teaching staff and departmental coordinators - with a special invitation to staff from EPICUR partner universities.

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

This event aims to enhance cooperation with partner institutions, share experiences in internationalization, and foster networking for new partnerships. Participants will exchange ideas on student and staff mobility, present their universities, and explore topics in internationalization. The program includes presentations, workshops, conferences, cultural activities, and opportunities for individual meetings or site visits.

Target group: university staff (teaching and non-teaching) dealing with international issues, not strictly international officers working in Erasmus offices.

Further information on the staff training

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact Sara Bahmou.

International students are at the heart of the international classroom we value so highly. By bringing together students from different cultural, academic, and personal backgrounds, the international classroom cultivates new perspectives, mutual understanding, and intercultural competences. It enriches the learning experience for both international and local students and prepares all graduates for a global working environment.

As universities have a shared responsibility to ensure that international students feel welcomed and supported throughout their studies abroad. That means going beyond removing obstacles and proactively creating a community where they feel connected, and at home. In three days, participants will explore every stage of the international student journey, from application to arrival, their academic experience, and life after graduation. Sessions will include:

• Theoretical context
• Co-creative workshops
• Fostering a sense of belonging
• Ask the expert: student panel
• Employability and job market preparation
• Networking & best practice sharing
• And of course: get to know Rotterdam!

Who should participate? Higher education professionals with an interest in strengthening the international student experience to participate in this staff week are invited to join this week.

Further information on the staff training programme

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

The aim of this Staff Week is to identify opportunities for collaboration on the grounds of Smart Industry and Advanced Manufacturing with Ferrol Industrial Campus, while discovering the amazing nature around the city of Ferrol, starting point of the English Camino de Santiago. The programme includes not only visits to labs and meetings with CIF staff, but also cultural activities like a Spanish language Crash Course, a walking tour, a visit to a museum, an intercultural picnic and many other activities.

Further information on the programme 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

This international staff training will bring together higher education professionals, both academic and administrative, to explore and exchange sustainability practices in academic institutions. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in interactive workshops, case study presentations, thematic sessions, and cultural activities, all focused on how sustainability can be integrated into higher education, with topics including:

• SDGs in curriculum development
• Green Erasmus for sustainable mobility
• transforming campuses into green, sustainable spaces, and
• social sustainability, equality, and inclusion in academic settings.

Further information on the programme   

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

Goal of the event is to provide a framework for enhancing international cooperation between European engineering faculties. The main topics of discussion are academic mobility of students, faculty and staff members, joint European academic projects and opportunities for cooperation between engineering faculties. Moreover, the event will provide opportunities for networking and social activities. The Teruel Engineering Faculty (EUPT) is especially focused on informatics, computer science, electronics, robotics, automation and control engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, data science, computing, cybersecurity, etc.

Further information on the programme 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).
 

Politecnico di Milano is excited to announce its first International Staff Training Week and invites technical and administrative staff from partner universities to share this opportunity. This initiative will take place in Milan from 6 to 10 October 2025, and is entirely focused on exploring operational strategies and institutional practices for environmental sustainability in Higher Education.

In today’s world, universities are increasingly called upon to integrate environmental sustainability into their daily operations, not just through research and teaching, but also by transforming their infrastructure, operations, and internal processes. Technical and administrative staff are crucial in driving this transformation, as they help translate institutional strategies into impactful actions and foster a culture of environmental responsibility and behavioural change both within and beyond the university. This week will provide a space for mutual learning and the exchange of best practices at the European level.

What to expect:

• Strengthen knowledge, skills, and professional capacities related to the green transition;
• Share practical approaches and solutions;
• Learn from peers across Europe;
• Contribute to broader institutional change.

Key topics will include:

• Sustainable mobility strategies;
• Mitigation and adaptation strategies;
• Campus energy management;
• Circular economy practices;
• Environmental certifications;
• Behavioural change and environmental sustainability communication.

You should consider applying if you:

• Are eager to acquire new knowledge and skills related to sustainable development and the green transition, and motivated to apply this learning in your daily work;
• Recognize the importance of environmental responsibility within the university context and you are willing to explore new ways to integrate sustainability campus practices;
• Are curious to learn from others, share what works (and what doesn’t), and bring home ideas that can be adapted to your own context;
• Believe in the role of universities in driving behavioral change and social responsibility, and want to be part of that transformation.

Further information on the programme

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

This training school offers the opportunity to learn about current social research in urban tree health and develop skills in diverse research methodologies. Participants will engage with experts in the field and discuss key challenges in urban forest biosecurity.

Who Can Apply?

• PhD students
• Early-career researchers
• Professionals involved in urban tree management
• Biosecurity experts interested in plant health and urban forest biosecurity

Application deadline: 16 May 2025

Further information 

This engaging week aims at exploring the different aspects of the topic and will give the participants the opportunity to network and share their best practices with colleagues from European and non-European universities. We will examine how Artificial Intelligence can shape the future of academic institutions providing an overview of the ethical and social issues related to its impact on human society.

Find further information on the programme 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

This interdisciplinary staff training week will alternate plenary sessions with thematic meetings where more focused content can be addressed. A social programme in Bilbao will also be available for participants, alongside opportunities for customized bilateral meetings in the aftermath. The goal for this staff training week is to trigger subsequent iterations of the service-gatherings by establishing some kind of hosting institution rotation, in the hope that this event becomes a yearly tradition for the services participating.

Participants from different services and different profiles are requested:

• International Relations: Digital platforms for mobility management
• Masters Services: from application to official enrolment
• Tech-transfer offices: valorization of university assets

Find further information on the programme 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

The Department of Economics and Management of the University of Florence announces
its 7th International Week. This week will be an opportunity for teachers to give visiting lectures at the university under the Erasmus+ Teaching & Staff Mobility Programme, where applicable.

Academics are welcome to propose lectures in a variety of subjects/topics (check the application form for a complete list at the link below). The lectures (minimum required: 4 hours) target graduates. The teaching language is either English or Italian.

Find further information on the international week 

BOKU teachers can apply for Erasmus+ teaching mobility support (Erasmus+ teaching mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

Die lettische nationale Agentur veranstaltet vom 28. bis 30. Oktober in Riga eine internationale Konferenz mit dem Titel „Strengthening EU Values through Digital Participation". Die Veranstaltung steht im Zeichen der Erasmus+ Priorität Partizipation und des Europäischen Jahres der “Digital Citizenship Education”.

Die Teilnehmenden setzen sich mit zentralen Themen wie EU-Werten, digitaler Partizipation, demokratischer Bildung und der Rolle von Alumni-Netzwerken auseinander. Ziel ist es, neue Impulse für Erasmus+ Projekte zu entwickeln und den Austausch zwischen engagierten Akteurinnen und Akteuren aus den vier Bildungsbereichen Schule, Hochschule, Berufs- und Erwachsenenbildung zu fördern.  

Falls Sie planen, sich für das TCA zu bewerben, melden Sie sich bitte bei BOKU-International Relations, da es begrenzte Plätze für Teilnehmende gibt.

The Faculties of Architecture, Bioscience Engineering, Engineering Science, Engineering Technology and Sciences, will organize their Go Global Week in the same week as the Staff Week. During this week several information sessions on study abroad for the students as well as fun activities are organized. The participants of the Staff Week will be invited to attend some of these activities, and the invited colleagues from these faculties can represent their home university at the Study Abroad Fair on Thursday November 6. 

• Attend Go Global Infosessions
• Participate in the Go Global Info Fair
• Get to know KU Leuven   
• Build your international network, meet your European and worldwide colleagues
• Discuss topics relevant to your everyday work with international peers
• Explore some of the most beautiful towns in Belgium
• Discover Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent
• Further information on the staff week 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).

Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da) - The Faculty of Media and the International Office invite to this year's Erasmus+ International Staff Week at Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (h_da):

Erasmus+ International Staff Week “CrossMedia Connect” 
Dates: 24 to 28 November 2025
Application deadline: 15 September 2025
Place: Mediencampus h_da (Dieburg / Darmstadt)
Target group: teaching and administrative / technical staff; because there is a focus on media, the organizers will give preference to experts in the field.

Find a preliminary programme 

Register via the registration form 

BOKU staff members can apply for Erasmus+ staff mobility support (Erasmus+ staff training mobility). Please check the website and contact the following e-mail address (erasmus(at)boku.ac.at).