Monthly Archive 17/12/2021

BySara Paolazzo

PUBBLICATION OF THE RESULTS E+ MOBILITY_II^ ED. “UNIVERSITIES FOR EU PROJECTS” A.Y. 2020-2021

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!

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.

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.

To confirm the grant acceptance or make a renounce, it’s necessary to send an e-mail to mobility@sendsicilia.it, by 23rd December 2021, with the acceptance – or renouncement form, which can be downloaded  HERE in the attachments section.

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 by the 31st of March 2022: 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 skills self-assessment .

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 to provide SPECIFIC and COMPULSORY documentation in order to receive theBALANCE of the assigned grant.

BySara Paolazzo

#BE PART OF INNOVATION, BECOME A HOST ORGANIZATION!

Apply for the innovation and become a Host Organization with SEND Consortium.

SIGN UP HERE!


SEND, in consortium with garagErasmus, Consorzio ARCA and the following Italian universities, (as sending institutions): Università di Roma Tor VergataUniversità di CagliariUniversità di Napoli Federico II  – Università di FerraraUniversità di ParmaUniversità di CataniaUniversità di PadovaUniversità Politecnica delle MarcheUniversità di PalermoUniversità degli Studi di Enna KORE –  Università Cà Foscari di Venezia – Università di Pisa-, Università del Salento, Università di Macerata, Università degli Studi di Firenze, is looking for European public or private bodies, willing to bring on board Italian innovators!

Thanks to SEND Consortium, it is possible to host Italian university students or recent graduates of each study cicle to do a traineeship at your organization. Traineeship grants are funded by the European programm for Education, Training, Youth and Sport: Erasmus+.

On one side, hosting experience may give young students and recent graduates the chance to improve their skills and raise their empoyability; on the other side it may give your organization the chance to run into your innovators and invigorate your work environment with new ideas and fresh attitudes.

STEP TO BECOME A HOST ORGANIZATION

The first step is to Register on SEND Mobility Platform by describing your organization and the traineeship position/s you want to offer. You’ll be then contaced by the selected candidates and you’ll have the time see their Cvs, motivation letter and to fix with them an online interview. You may choose your candidate/s according to your and trainee/s’ needs and requirements.

For further information about registration see the “Guide for Registration”.

THE ELIGIBLE CRITERIA?

The basic and fundamental criteria to become a host organization with SEND Consortium are:

  • be a public and private organizations/enterprises/companies, Higher Education Institutions and Research Institutes officially registered in your country etc.. Agencies, bodies or institutions of the European Union are not eligible hosting organizations;
  • be based in one of the 27 UE member states plus Island, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Norway, UK, Serbia;
  • operate in the field of Social, Economic, Technical Innovation.

TIME AND DURATION

Traneeiship can last min. 2 months – max. 3 months with possbility of extention up to 12 months.

The Consortium normally open for each academic year2/3 calls for students and recent graduates. When candidates are looking for hosting organizations, registered organizations will receive an email as reminder!

COSTS

All costs are covered by the project, included the insurence which covers accidents during the work and the travel and the liability to third parties.

Trainee will receive a montlhy Erasmus+ grant to cover part of the travel and subsistence costs during their mobility. The grant is compatible with any form of financial contributions provided by your hosting organization.

Further information for Host Organizations are available HERE!

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