Yearly Archive 24/09/2020

BySara Paolazzo

PUBBLICATION OF RESULTS: II ed. “Universities for Eu projects” a.y. 2019/2020

THE RESULTS OF THE CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS “UNIVERSITIES FOR EU PROJECTS” ARE NOW PUBLISHED!

SEE THE RANKINGS AND THE ASSIGNMENT REGULATION RULES HERE

With reference to the Universities for Eu projects” call for participants funded by the Erasmus + program and promoted by the SEND Mobility Consortium, the results for the Traineeship grants for students are now available.

DOWNLOAD HERE  the RESULTS and the ASSIGNMENT REGULATION.  SEE ALSO THE FAQ on the “FORUM” and USE IT TO ASK FURTHER INFOs.

STUDENTS BENEFICIARIES have full right to participate in the Erasmus + mobility project “Universities for Eu Projects” with grants, as provided by art. 3 of the selection calls.

To confirm the grant acceptance or make a renounce, it’s necessary to send an e-mail to mobility@sendsicilia.it, by , with the relevant acceptance – or renouncement form, which can be downloaded  HEREin the attachments section.

The NOT ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES may decide to take part in the project without any financial support (ZERO GRANT), to renounce or to wait for a possible ranking scrolling which could assign them a grant at a later time.

The NOT suitable candidates will not have the possibility to participate in the project, as their application was found to be invalid or incomplete.

DURATION

From 2 to 3 months. It is possible extend the traineeship period, but the grant may not be guaranteed.

BLENDED AND VIRTUL MOBILITY

Beucause of the COVID-19 health emergency, the European Commission agreed on the eligibility of blended and virtual mobility. Anyway , the grant will be guaranteed only for the activites that will take place physically or virtually from the hosting country.

WHAT TO DO BEFORE DEPARTURE?

You need to download the documentation relating to your home University, which is available among the attachments at the bottom of this page.

  1. Find your host organization USE YOUR CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS THE RESERVED AREA OF THE PLATFORM by clicking on the following link: https://mobility.sendsicilia.it/index.php/reserved-area/
  2. Required documentation:   a. Learning Agreement for Traineeships (LAT) ; b. Grant Agreement (GA) ;  c. Additional documentation (some Universities require the sending of further documentation, included in the relevant folder of your University)

N.B. Please read carefully the instructions, attached to the regulation, to complete the GA and LAT forms.

WHICH ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERS THE “Universities for Eu Projects” MOBILITY GRANT TO ITS BENEFICIARIES?

a. Preparation before departure:

Students may download in the “Library” section of the SEND Mobility Platform:

– information and guidance material on living and working in Europe,

– preparation material on Social Innovation

– guides for self-assessment of pre and post mobility skills.

b. Linguistic Preparation (OLS)

The Erasmus + National Agency has enabled SEND to manage licenses for online linguistic preparation (Online Linguistic Support, OLS).

About 2 weeks before the start of mobility, the participant will get an e-mail from SEND with the link for the first language assessment test.

WHAT HAPPENS DURING MOBILITY?

a. Possibility of extension

If the participant, in agreement with the host organization, wishes to make further months of mobility and traineeship, he/she can request it.
Any request for extension may be accepted, while the request for extra grant must be first approuved by SEND, which will undertake to allocate all the financial resources still available.

b.Intermediate evaluation test sent by SEND

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER MOBILITY?

All participants will be required toprovide SPECIFIC and COMPULSORY documentation in order to receive theBALANCE of the assigned grant.

BySara Paolazzo

PUBLICATION II ^ EDITION 2019/2020 “Universities for Eu projects”

Would you like to do a traineeship experience abroad in the field of Social Innovation? SEND Mobility Consortium reopens the 2nd Edition of the “Universities for Eu projects” CALL for students for the academic year. 2019/2020 !! READ HERE THE FULL TEXT OF THE CALL!

SEND association in consortium with garagErasmus Foundation, ARCA Consortium and the following Italian Universities, as sending bodies: University of Rome Tor Vergata University of CagliariUniversity of Naples Federico IIUniversity of FerraraUniversity of ParmaUniversity of CataniaUniversity of PaduaPolytechnic University of MarcheUniversity of PalermoUniversity of Enna KORECà Foscari University of VeniceUniversity of Pisa-,

AWARDS

in the framework of project “UNIVERSITIES FOR EU PROJECTS” , n. 92 Erasmus mobility grants for traineeship addressed to students regularly enrolled in the Universities participating in the call for particpants.

The project is funded by the European Erasmus + program _K1 MOBILITY FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Project Ref: 2019-1-IT02-KA103-061717).

To find out what is about, TAKE PART IN THE ONLINE INFODAY “RiPARTIamo dalla MOBILITA'”!

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Students regularly enrolled in the first, second or third cycle of studies (three-year degree, master’s degree, single-cycle master’s degree, research doctorate, first and second level university masters) at the Universities indicated in art.1 of the CALL.

N.B. Read carefully the admission requirements reported in the full text of the CALL (art.2).

DURATION OF MOBILITY: minimum 60 days – maximum 90 days

AIM OF THE CALL: the call aims to GRANT traineeship abroad in the filed of Social Innovation.

Discover Social Innovation by taking part in the webinar “BE PART OF SOCIAL INNOVATION” or by seeing the section of the Library called “Social Innovation”

HOW TO APPLY?

  • DOWNLOAD THE CALL AND READ IT CAREFULLY
  • PREPARE AND KEEP THE DOCUMENTS YOU MUST ATTACH TO THE ONLINE FORM
  • FILL IN THE ONLINE FORM >> ONLINE FORM FOR STUDENTS

N.B. Make sure you have all the documents before filling in the online application form and attach what is required.

DEADLINE: 31 July 2020

SELECTION: On the basis of the applications collected, SEND will publish a ranking list for the assignment of grant by September 2020.

FOR MORE INFORMATION see the FAQ for Students or contact us at mobility@sendsicilia.it.

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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDES OF THE CALL PRESENTATION AND SEE THE VIDEO:

BySara Paolazzo

LAUNCH OF THE FORUM FOR THE PEER TO PEER SUPPORT!

From today, aFORUMis available for all the users of SEND Mobility Platform. Thanks to this new functions it will be possible to ask your peers for advice, information and feedbacks on the various aspects of mobility for traineeship in the framework of the project “Universities for Eu projects”.

The FORUM is designed with the aim of facilitating the communication and sharing of information within this community, in order to better manage and organize your own mobility experience. It will also be a useful tool to get in touch with other Italian students, participating in the same project, who will carry out the internship in the same city or in the same hosting organizations.

For this purpose, the FORUM foresees three main topics:

  • F.A.Q .: general issues relating to mobility
  • Documents: issues relating to documents (eg Learning Agreement, Grant Agreement, visa, insurance etc …)
  • Hosting Organizations: questions regarding host entities such as suggestions on how to find an institution, feedback regarding a specific institution, etc.
  • Accomodation & Living in the destination country: questions regarding the search for accommodation and the stay in the destination city.

To access this function, you must first log in to the SEND platform with your credentials. At this point under “Reserved Area” the item “Forum” will appear in the drop-down menu. By clicking on it you will be able to access the various sections described above, where it will be possible to send a request by clicking on “Add Topic” at the top right. To stay constantly updated and receive notifications on all or on a specific topic, simply click on “Subscribe for new topics” at the bottom left.

Do you have doubts about your mobility? Are you having difficulty finding accommodation? Do you want more information than the host organization? Or do you simply want to get in touch with other students who will have the same experience? The FORUM can be for you!

It is recommended to use this tool responsibly without creating alarms or hate speech phenomena!