International Credit Mobility
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) is an exchange programme between Programme Countries and universities outside the EU (Partner Countries). Its main purpose is to promote international cooperation and provide students and staff with opportunities to gain academic and professional experience abroad.
Please note that the administrative procedure differs from standard Erasmus+ mobilities.
Information for students coming to Charles University through ICM
Who can apply?
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If your home university has an Erasmus+ ICM agreement with Charles University, you may be able to come to Charles University for a staff mobility.
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Please contact your home university Erasmus+ coordinator for more information about ongoing projects and potential future cooperation within Erasmus+ ICM. To apply, you need to be selected by your home university.
Duration of the mobility
The duration of staff mobility depends on the specific project and the funding awarded by the European Commission to the partner universities. The minimum duration is 5 days and the maximum is 60 days (excluding travel days).
Types of the mobility
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Staff mobility for teaching
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The activity enables academic staff from higher education institutions, as well as professionals from the business sector, to teach at a partner higher education institution abroad.
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Staff mobility may take place in any field of study or academic discipline.
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A minimum of 8 teaching hours per week is required. This minimum does not apply to invited professionals from the business sector.
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An inter-institutional agreement must be signed before the mobility begins.
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Staff mobility for training
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The activity supports the professional development of both teaching and non-teaching staff of higher education institutions, as well as the development of the institutions involved. It may take the form of training activities abroad (excluding conferences), job shadowing/observation periods, or training at a partner higher education institution or another relevant organisation abroad.
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The grant cannot be used to attend conferences.
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Teaching mobility (STA) and training mobility (STT) may also be combined.
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In the case of combined STA and STT mobility, a minimum of 4 teaching hours per week (or during any shorter period of stay) is required.
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How are stays funded?
Information for Potential Partner Universities
We appreciate your interest in establishing a partnership with Charles University.
The Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Handbook provides general information about the programme. Cooperation under this scheme is based on a project proposal that must be prepared in collaboration with a specific academic staff member at Charles University.
To explore potential opportunities, we kindly encourage you to contact a relevant academic staff member in the field that you consider most promising for cooperation. Contact details and further information are available on the website of the respective faculty.
The internal deadline for establishing new cooperation for the 2027 call is the end of October 2026. If you are considering participating in an Erasmus+ ICM project, this is the right time to get in touch and start discussing possible cooperation.
Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility Coordinator
Mgr. Barbora Obrazová
International Relations Office
Rectorate of Charles University
Ovocný trh 3, Prague 1
E-mail: barbora.obrazova@ruk.cuni.cz
Telefon: +420 224 491 927