Internationalization Box
FAQ - Austria
Individual Educator FAQ’s
For information about Erasmus+ mobility programmes, please visit the website of the European Commission (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/).
As an educator, you can either take part in a teaching or training mobility abroad.
Through teaching abroad, you can gain broader a perspective on education, exchange knowledge with your colleagues in another country and pick up educational good practices.
Training periods can be courses and training or job shadowing periods at a VET institution or another relevant organisation.
These opportunities are available between schools based in Erasmus+ Programme countries.
A teaching assignment must last a minimum of two days and can last up to one year (excluding travelling time).
A training period must last a minimum of two days and cannot last more than one month (for courses and training) and two months (for job shadowing), excluding travelling time.
You cannot apply directly for a grant as an individual. Applications must be made by schools/institutions (or consortium coordinators on behalf of schools) who in turn select candidates for teaching assignments abroad from their staff. Ask within your school/institution to find out whether these opportunities are available to you.
EU grants are paid to the coordinating organisation (your school/institution or a consortium coordinator) and are designed to cover your costs for travel and subsistence during your time abroad, as well as offer organisational support to participating organisations. In addition, the Erasmus+ programme provides means to support the inclusion of participants with fewer opportunities.
Individual Provider FAQ’s
For information about Erasmus+ mobility programmes, please visit the website of the European Commission (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/).
The role of the organisations in this process is to organise these opportunities for individuals. Organisations that want to open up to cross-border exchange and cooperation can participate in short-term-projects or take part in long-term programs for which they need to apply to acquire an Erasmus accreditation. Accreditation is open to all organisations that want to organise mobility activities on a regular basis.
Applications can be submitted annually and the call is usually published in spring. Individuals cannot apply for funding. Only public or private vocational training institutions can submit project applications and send participants. Previous experience in Erasmus+ is not a prerequisite.
Applications can be submitted annually and the call for accreditation is usually published in autumn. The application process is managed by the National Agency of the country where the applicant organisation is established. To check if your organisation can apply, visit the website of your National Agency (https://erasmusplus.at/de/).
If you are looking for inspiration for your project, search the project results platform for other projects in your field (Search – Erasmus+ (europa.eu)).
The partner search on the EU’s Funding and Tenders portal helps you search for potential partners for your proposal (Partner Search | EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu)).
Additional FAQ’s
On the homepage of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs you can find more information about your destination country, Austrian representations at your destination, registration abroad and emergency tips (https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-services/auslandsservice).
On the homepage of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs you will find more detailed information on what you need to consider and prepare before your trip (https://www.bmeia.gv.at/reise-services/reiseinformation/vor-der-reise).
Registration as an Austrian abroad with the competent Austrian representation authority is not mandatory, but it is in the interest of every individual and can also enable efficient aid measures in the event of a crisis or disaster. Registration can be done, for example, via the homepage of the Foreign Ministry or via the Foreign Service App (for iOS and Android) (https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oeb-peking/service-fuer-buergerinnen/information-fuer-auslandsoesterreicherinnen-und-auslandsoesterreicher/registrierung).
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