Caucasus University is announcing applications for academic staff to participate in the Erasmus + exchange program in the fall semester of 2017.

The Erasmus + exchange program for international mobility of academic staff provides travel coverage and scholarships. The amount of the scholarship is determined in accordance with the Erasmus + manual and the legislation of the host country.

In order to teach at a partner university, staff mobility is one week (includes 5 working days, although a partner university may offer increased mobility days) and includes mandatory 8 lecture hours.

Applications can be submitted:

• Full-time academic staff (order / long-term contract) who have experience in lecturing in English;
• Academic staff of the Caucasus University, who have experience in lecturing in English.

For the purposes of this application, mobility is available at the following universities in the fall semester of 2017:

• University of Applied Social Sciences (SMK), Lithuania (https://www.smk.lt/) - Tourism and Hotels; Programming and Multimedia; International Marketing and Branding; International Business; Audiovisual Production; International business and Communication; Creative and Entertainment Industries; Public Relations; Transport and Logistics Business; Fashion Marketing; Catering Business; Law; International Trade and Customs Logistics; Advertising Creation.
• Cosice Technical University, Slovakia (http://www.tuke.sk/) - Business Administration, Social Sciences, Governance.
• Riga High School of Law, Latvia (http://www.rgsl.edu.lv/en/) - Law (International commercial Law, Contract Law); International Relations (“Foreign Policy Analysis” or “Theory of International Relations”);
• Krakow University of Economics, Poland (http://www.uek.krakow.pl/) - Business and Finance;
• International University of Logistics and Transportation, Poland (http://www.mwsl.eu/) - Management and Administration, Transport services;
• University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (https://www.uni-lj.si/) - Economics, Int. Business, Marketing.
• Babesh-Bolai University, Romania (http://www.ubbcluj.ro/ro/) - Business Administration, Tourism, Governance, Communication and
• Vilnius Business School, Lithuania (http://www.vm.vu.lt/) - Business and Administration

Academic staff interested in participating in the competition must submit the following documents in English:

• A copy of an international passport;
• Completed application form (see Appendix # 1);
• EUROPASS CV (see Appendix # 2) (see Appendix # 3);
• An essay that should reflect: the experience of working at Caucasus University; Information on projects and programs in which the applicant has participated with Caucasus University or as a representative of Caucasus University;
• 1 letter of recommendation from the faculty.

The following applications will not be considered:

• Applications submitted will are incomplete or inconsistent with established requirements
• Applications submitted late, incompletely or in stages will not be considered

Candidates can submit their applications electronically by June 30, 2017 at the following address: ir@cu.edu.ge

The candidate must indicate the name of the selected university on which he / she is applying in the subject line of the e-mail. Each document must be titled accordingly.

Selection procedure:

• The submitted application documents will be reviewed by the Competition Commission of Caucasus University;
• The commission will nominate the selected candidates;
• Information / documents on selected candidates will be provided to the host university;
• Final selection of academic staff by the host university;

For more information, please contact the Department of Strategic Development and International Relations at Caucasus University.

Good luck!