A staff mobility activity is a great way to pick up new ideas and practices, develop skills in your field, and build and develop international relationships. Unfortunately, due to the UK's departure from the EU, we no longer have access to Erasmus+ funding to support international staff mobility. The UK's replacement international programme, the Turing Scheme, does not offer any funding to support staff mobility and we do not have any alternative central source of funding available to support training and development opportunities abroad. Funding to support outbound staff mobility activities should instead be sought from your College/School/Professional Service budget. You can find information on all aspects of travelling abroad for work purposes on the University's business travel pages:Find all information for staff travelling on businessOpportunitiesPlease find below information about professional development opportunities abroad. Una EuropaUna Europa is an alliance of 11 leading European research universities, including the University of Edinburgh. Una Europa aims to draw on its collective strengths to create a truly European inter-university environment for students and staff, a University of the Future. Find out more about Una Europa and the University of EdinburghOpportunities for university professionals at Una Europa address selected groups of staff involved in relevant Una Europa topics as well as individuals looking for personal development. Opportunities for professional services staff include:Live My Life job-shadowing initiativeUna Europa Staff WeekSeed FundingMobility DatabaseFind out more about Una Europa opportunities for professional services staffEuropean staff weeksStaff weeks offer an opportunity to network and knowledge share with institutions across Europe. Please note that most staff weeks have a cost attached.European staff weeksFulbright awardsFulbright scholarships offer grants and support to American and British scholars, students and mid-career professionals seeking to do a postgraduate degree, teaching or research across the Atlantic. Scholar Awards are available to UK academics for research/lecturing in the US. Applications for these usually open in August each year.Scholar AwardsGlobal Challenges Teaching Awards are designed to support a team of teaching faculty, learning innovation, and international or education administrators in virtual exchange/ COIL methodology and implementation. Global Challenges Teaching AwardsMore informationPlease view the following sections for information on inbound staff mobilities, the benefits of staff mobility, sharing your experience and testimonials from staff who have undertaken staff mobility previously: Incoming staff mobility Guidance on hosting incoming staff visitors. Benefits of going abroad Consider the potential benefits and outcomes of a staff mobility experience. Reflect on and share your experience Make the most of your staff mobility experience. Staff testimonials Find out more about staff mobility experiences by reading some of our staff testimonials. This article was published on 2024-06-24
