International Teaching and Research
For teaching staff and researchers, it is possible both to go abroad as an employee of FH Erfurt or to come to work at our univeristy from a higher education institution abroad. Spending a period of time abroad is an opportunity for you to learn about other cultures and academic and educational systems while engaging in international exchange. This is not only valuable for your professional career, but also for your personal development.
On this website, you will find information on funding schemes and people to contact if you are interested in spending time abroad for teaching or research purposes. You can find a list of all partner universities of FH Erfurt here.
Teacher mobility with ERASMUS+
There are numerous opportunities for teaching staff to participate in exchange activities with international higher education institutions. For example, you can interact with international colleagues as a guest lecturer, arrange individual guest lectures, jointly supervise dissertations or participate in international research projects. Funding is available not only for tenured professors, but also for lecturers, young academics with teaching posts (junior lecturers) and emeritus professors.
For information on DAAD and ERASMUS+ funding options, please contact the International Office:
The DAAD scholarship database provides an overview of funding opportunities currently available.
Funding
The DAAD supports the Bilateral Exchange of Academics in the form of a flat-rate allowance for short-term stays abroad (note: funding only available if the exchange is reciprocal).
The following funding opportunities are primarily aimed at young academics who wish to go abroad for a longer period of time for research purposes.
For more information and advice, please contact the Service Centre for Research and Transfer.
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Horizon Europe, the successor to Horizon 2020, is the current EU framework program for research and innovation, running from 2021 until 2027. It provides funding for individuals and teams of researchers, as well as for other participants in the field of innovation. You will find more informtaion here.
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An overview of the funding opportunities offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation can be found here.
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The German-American Fulbright Commission supports German academics wishing to do research in the USA. You will find more detailed information here.
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The Walter Benjamin Programme assists post-doctoral researchers in implementing their own research projects, whether it be at an institution in Germany or abroad.
For more details, click here.
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Outstanding postdoctoral researchers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can apply to the Leopoldina for a "Leopoldina Postdoctoral Scholarship". You will find more detailed information here.
Information for international staff
You will find more information about living in Erfurt here.
We will shortly be uploading information and advice for your arrival in Erfurt and starting out at our university.