Silesian University of Technology

ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROJECT under the EDUCATION PROGRAM (EEA Grants FM 2014-2021)

"The Education Programme - Component II - Mobility in higher education project benefits from funding worth EUR 80,544 received from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Funds. The aim of the project implemented in the academic year 22-23 was to strengthen cooperation in the field of mobility of students and employees between Silesian University of Technology and partner institutions.

Total value of the project – 94 758,00 EUR

* APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE PAGE *

By joining the EEA Education Program, the Silesian University of Technology implemented a project under Component II - "Mobility in higher education" regarding the international exchange of students and university employees (teaching, scientific and administrative) in the field of:

student mobility - studies / traineeships,
staff mobility - conducting teaching classes in institutions from the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), participating in seminars, training, workshops and conferences; job shadowing visits,
preparatory visits - representatives of Polish educational institutions in institutions from the Donor States in order to establish or develop cooperation and/or prepare a joint project.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM - General information

The program was established under the intergovernmental agreement on the implementation of the EEA Financial Mechanism for 2014-2021, concluded between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway and the Republic of Poland.

The Education Program includes recruitment in 4 components:

Component I

Professional staff development:

Study visits - short visits to Donor States aimed at the professional development of employees from the formal or non-formal education sector, excluding pre-school education, in the form of exchange of experiences or "job shadowing" visits;
Intensive training – training conducted by trainers/experts from Donor States organized in Poland for Polish staff working in the education sector.

Component II

Mobility in higher education:

Student mobility (1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle students) – trips of Polish students to universities from Donor States, arrivals of students from Donor States to Poland;
Mobility of university employees (teaching, scientific and administrative) - mobility for the purpose of conducting teaching classes, carrying out "job shadowing" visits, participating in seminars, training, workshops and conferences.

Component III

Institutional cooperation to improve the quality and alignment of vocational education and training (VET) and professional continuing education.

Possible actions::

A - developing or updating the educational offer of vocational education and training/continuing education institutions, including teaching programs;
B - exchange of experiences and good practices, organization of joint initiatives with partners from the Donor States (e.g. seminars, conferences, educational meetings, intensive training for students and staff);
C - development or updating of local/regional/national strategies for the development of vocational/vocational education and continuing education;
D - distance education.

Component IV

Institutional cooperation to improve the quality and adaptation of the educational offer at all levels and in all forms (excluding VET and professional continuing education).

Possible actions:

A - developing or updating the educational offer;
B - exchange of experiences and good practices, organization of joint initiatives with partners from the Donor States (e.g. seminars, conferences, educational meetings, intensive training for students and staff, cultural events related to education);
C - development or updating of local/regional/national education and training strategies to include education in regional development;
D - distance education.

NEW: For the first time, it is possible to apply for the new measure "D" - "distance learning" (in Component 3 and 4), which is intended to support organizations in implementing various online activities.

More at: https://education.org.pl/

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

Reducing economic and social inequalities within the European Economic Area,
Strengthening human potential and expanding knowledge in Poland, Supporting the development of staff working in the field of education and students,
Strengthening bilateral relations between Poland and the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway) in the area of education.

PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM OF THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

2021 Edition - ended on 30/09/2023

Education Programme - Component II - Mobility in higher education

Project number: EOG/21/K2/W/0015

FUNDING:

EUR 80 544,30 received from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under EEA funds
EUR 14 213,70 received from the State budget
total project value – EUR 94 758,00

The main goal of the project implemented in the academic year 22-23 is to strengthen cooperation in the field of student and employee mobility between the Silesian University of Technology and partner institutions.

Mobilities under the Education Programme are carried out on the principles of the Erasmus+ program and vary in the amount of funding provided to the participants.

PROJECT DURATION

01/04/2022 - 30/09/2023 - 18 months

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

University of Stavanger (Stavanger, Norwegia), www.uis.no
Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU (Trondheim, Norwegia), www.ntnu.edu
UiT University of Tromso - The Arctic University of Norway (Tromsø, Norwegia), www.uit.no
Universiversity of Iceland (Reykjavik, Islandia), www.hi.is
SINTEF Energi AS (Tromsø, Norwegia), www.sintef.no
Reykjavik University (Reykyavik, Islandia) en.ru.is
University of Akureyri (Reykjavik, Islandia) unak.is

UNITS OF THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY that take part in the project:

Faculty of Architecture,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
International Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science

2019 Edition - ended on 20/09/2022

Education Programme - Component II - Mobility in higher education

Project number EOG/19/K2/W/0020

FUNDING:

EUR 79,249 received from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under EEA funds
EUR 13,985 from the state budget
Total value of the project – EUR 93,234

Mobilities under the Education Programme are carried out on the principles of the Erasmus+ program and vary in the amount of funding provided to the participants.

PROJECT DURATION

01/07/2020-30/09/2022 - 15-month project extended by 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU (Trondheim, Norwegia), www.ntnu.edu
UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Tromsø, Norwegia), www.uit.no
University of Stavanger (Stavanger, Norwegia), www.uis.no
Reykjavik University (Reykjavik, Islandia), www.ru.is
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (Oslo, Norwegia), www.aho.no
Sintef Energy Research (Trondheim, Norwegia), www.sintef.no
The Green Adventure Tour AS (Kvaloya, Norwegia) www.thegreenadventure.no

UNITS OF THE SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY that take part in the project:

Faculty of Architecture,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Organisation and Management
International Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science
Institute of Physics

RULES FOR FINANCING MOBILITY

Lump sums for subsistence (depending on the number of days) and travel (depending on the distance)

TRAVEL COSTS:

MAINTENANCE COSTS:

RECRUITMENT FOR THE NEXT PROJECT

Within a given component, the University can submit only one joint project application, therefore interested persons and entities are asked to contact the International Exchange Section.

Information about recruitment: https://education.org.pl/strefa-beneficjenta/nabory/

Faculties/people interested in participating in the program in the next recruitment are asked to contact Katarzyna Czumak from the International Exchange Section of the International Cooperation Department - katarzyna.czumak@polsl.pl

PARTICIPANTS' APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Student and Staff Mobilities - are carried out on the principles of the Erasmus+Program financed by the Education Programme, with the exception of financial issues, which differ (information above).

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

STUDENT - STUDIES:

STUDENT - TRAINEESHIPS

STAFF - STA - learning:

STAFF - STT - training:

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM: