ANNOUNCEMENTS

Within the scope of the project numbered 2025-1-TR01-KA131-HED-000307916, staff Erasmus Staff Training and Staff Teaching Mobility applications will be accepted ONLINE via turnaportal.ua.gov.tr until 13 March 2026.

In accordance with the ERASMUS KEY ACTION 1: LEARNING MOBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS – Student and Staff Mobility in Higher Education with Programme Countries and Partner Countries, KA-131 Handbook for Higher Education Institutions (2025 Contract Period), up to 20% of the total staff budget may be used for international mobility.

For the detailed guide containing comprehensive information regarding Erasmus Staff Mobility applications, please click here.

When applying for Erasmus Staff Teaching Mobility and Staff Training Mobility, it is mandatory to slct 5 universities from our list of partner universities.

For teaching mobility, applicants must slct institutions only among those that have agreements with their department.

To access the list of partner universities, please click here.

Important Note: Before applying, it is crucial to carefully read the guide provided in the link to gain detailed information about the mobility process.

Who Can Apply?

Staff who wish to benefit from staff training mobility must be actively working at our university either on a full-time or part-time basis. There is no requirement regarding permanent staff positions; any staff member who has an employment contract with our university may benefit from the mobility. Staff whose current position is at another institution but who work at our university under contract must apply for the mobility through the institution whr they are actively employed, not the institution whr their permanent staff position is located.

Important Note: Academic staff who are required to teach at our university must apply only for Erasmus Staff Teaching Mobility. Research Assistants who do not have teaching obligations may apply for Erasmus Staff Training Mobility together with administrative staff, provided that they obtain approval from the Rectorate.

How to Apply?

Staff members must submit their applications through the application portal (https://turnaportal.ua.gov.tr/) by logging in via the e-Devlet platform and slcting the relevant announcement.

Required Documents for Application:

• English language proficiency exam result (or a document proving an equivalent score).
  Note: For administrative staff, a language score is not mandatory; however, in accordance with the Erasmus Implementation Handbook, applicants who do have a language score will still be evaluated based on 50% of their score.
• A copy of the agreement or email confirmation if a new inter-institutional agreement has been established within the last year.
• A document proving the applicant is a relative of a martyr/veteran or a veteran, if applicable.

Application Requirements for Staff Mobility:

1. Being academic or administrative staff at Istanbul Nişantaşı University.
2. For teaching mobility, obtaining a minimum score of 70.0 on the Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (YDS, YÖKDİL) or an equivalent score from an exam recognized by ÖSYM (TOEFL, PTE, etc.).

Staff who have completed a master’s or doctoral degree in countries whr English is the official language, as well as citizens of such countries, are considered to have an equivalent score of YDS 80.

Note: Staff may choose countries based on their language proficiency scores as indicated in the table below. Any preferences that do not comply with this rule will be considered invalid.

Language Score	Eligible Countries for Preference
1st Group ( 70 language score)	Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Belgium
2nd Group ( 60 language score)	Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany
3rd Group ( 50 language score)	Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, Serbia, Czech Republic
4th Group ( 25 language score)	Greece, Romania, Bulgaria
5th Group ( 0 language score)	North Macedonia

 

Standard		Point
The staff who has benefited from mobility before	The person who has never benefited before	10 points
	The person who has benefited 5 years ago and before	7 points
	The person who has benefited 3 or 5 years ago	3 points
Seniority at University	10 years and more	10 points
	7-10 years	7 points
	4-7 years	5 points
	2-4 years	3 points
The staff of departments/ programs that have never participated in staff mobility programs before		5 points
The staff who will go to an abroad institution that has never been visited before		5 points
Staff who initiated a new inter-institutional agreement within the last year
Agreement with countries with which we have no agreements (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Malta, Estonia, Denmark)		15 points
Agreement with countries with which we have 1,2 and 3 agreements (Austria, Luxembourg, Croatia, Czechia, Slovenia, Hungary, Belgium, Latvia, Slovakia, Sebia		10 points
Agreement with countries with which we have 4.5 and 6 agreements (Lithuania)		7 points
Countries with 7 or more agreements (France, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Poland, Greece, Germany, Italy, Romania, Portugal, Spain)		5 points
The staff who are Erasmus Fac./Ins./HEI. /Department Coordinator		15 points
To be in the Administrative Staff of our University (Those who are in the academic staff and have administrative assignments are not included in this scope)		20 points
People with physical disabilities (must be documented)		10 points
Martyr/Veteran relatives or veteran staff (must be documented)		10 points
Personnel who have received AFAD disaster relief assistance either personaly or through their first-degree relatives		10 points
Activities for the development of digital skills (for training mobility only)		5 points
Artificial Intelligence-related activities within the scope of the national AI strategy		5 points
Participating in mobility in a country of citizenship		- 10 points
The staff who had given up to participating in Erasmus Mobility in the previous year without a valid reason although she/he was qualified to go		- 10 points
Applying to more than one type of mobility at the same time (reduction is applied to the type(s) of mobility preferred by staff)		- 10 points

 

Quotas:

• The total quota alocated for Erasmus staff training mobility is 12 persons university-wide.
• The quota distribution for Erasmus staff teaching mobility on a faculty basis is as follows:

 

Faculty / Institute / School	Quota
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences	1
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture	1
Faculty of Art and Design	1
Faculty of Medicine	1
Faculty of Dentistry	1
Faculty of Health Sciences	1
Conservatory	1
School of Physical Education and Sports	1
School of Civil Aviation	1
School of Applied Sciences	1
Vocational School of Health Services	1
Istanbul Nişantaşı University Vocational School	1
Graduate Education Institute	1
Department of Foreign Languages	1
Total	14

 

If no applicants are slcted from a faculty or if there are no eligible candidates on that faculty’s reserve list, the quota of the relevant faculty will be transferred to the next person on the university-wide reserve list, starting from the highest score to the lowest.

Staff members on the reserve list may participate in the mobility without a grant, provided that they receive approval from the Rectorate.

Additional Grant for Staff with Disabilities:

Participants with disabilities who take part in the Erasmus program may receive an additional grant (with required documentation) to support their special needs, in addition to the standard grant they receive. For detailed information, please visit the Erasmus Office or contact the Erasmus Office via erasmus@nisantasi.edu.tr.

Grants and Mobility Durations:

For the staff mobility guide containing detailed information regarding grants and Erasmus teaching and training mobility, please click here.

Staff members who carry out mobility activities exceeding one week may receive partial funding.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The closing date of the 2025 Project is 31/07/2027. Within this scope, to ensure efficient and effective use of the grant, staff members who are entitled to carry out mobility are expected to complete their mobilities by 31.01.2027.

Staff who do not initiate their mobility processes by this date will have their grant entitlement transferred to the next person on the reserve list.