Erasmus+ mobility grant for 2 Staff members from Escola Superior de Saúde – Politécnico do Porto, Portugal (ESS-PPorto) to University of East Sarajevo (UES), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Framework
There is a growing connection between UES and IPP, namely involving the Speech Therapy area. The most relevant project joining ESS-PPorto and UES is ABC - Assisting Better Communication.
Project “ABC – Assisting Better Communication” aims to enhance the profession of Speech and Language Therapy in participating countries through quality courses and programs offered at different levels of professional education. Nearly 90% of children having risk of disabilities need language and speech therapy. Language and speech therapy is necessary for children and adults having problems of sucking/swallowing and problems of oral sensory. Those who suffer from difficulties of communication and speech - include people with a wide range of disorders of the general communication and speech autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other chronic conditions. SL therapy is important for children having articulation and speech problems, crucial for persons with hearing impairment etc. Thus, the language and speech therapy is a very important specialization, which assists people with special communicational needs. During last 10 years the need for Speech and Language Therapy services has become more and more evident due to the progressive awareness of communication, speech and language related disabilities both in children and adults. In most cases these clients are being served by persons with no qualification in Speech and Language Therapy – they are from different related disciplines, such as linguistics, education and/or psychology, which cannot assure the quality of the speech and language therapy services. Development of modern European standards-based specialty in Communication, Language and Speech Therapy will respond to the increased needs of quality services in the participating countries (Israel, Georgia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina).
Number of Erasmus Mobility Grants +
2 mobility grant from 2 Staff member from ESS-PPorto to UES
Financial Support
The selected staff will receive support for travel (€ 360) and stay for stay of 7 days including 5 days of work and 2 days for travel (€ 180*7). Total amount: € 1620
Requirements to apply
Preconditions for applying for the fellowships are the following:
- to be staff from ESS-PPorto
- previous experience in cooperation projects with IPP, namely in ABC project
- to be available to be in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the week between March 4th till March 8th , 2019
In order to apply for the grant, the candidates will have to send the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae (in English language)
- Proof of previous experience in internationalization, namely experience in cooperation projects between Portugal- Bosnia and Herzegovina (for example list the cooperation and multidisciplinary projects in which the candidate was involved, including some information about the project, the developed tasks and activities and any other information the candidate considers relevant)
- Motivation letter titled “Why am I the right candidate to participate in this mobility” (maximum 1 page) – please include in the letter that you are available to be in Bosnia and Herzegovina from March 4th till March 8th, 2019 (mandatory).
How to send the application?
Applications need to be sent to the following email address:
Deadline
Applications need to be submitted till 31st-January-2019 (11:59 pm)
Acceptance/Rejection of Applications
Candidates will receive 2 mails, one confirming the reception of the documentation, and another with the acceptance or rejection of the application.
Classification and Sequencing of Candidates
The classification and ranking of the Staff will be based in the following criteria:
A- Curriculum Vitae (0-25 points)
B- Previous experience in internationalization (0-25 points)
C- Previous Experience in cooperation Portugal-Bosnia and Herzegovina (0-25 points)
D- Motivation letter (0-25 points)
Candidates will be sequenced according to the decreasing values of the classifications. In case of the same classification to one or more candidates, it will be given priority to criteria B and C, as well as belonging to Speech Therapy Scientific and Technical Department.
Jury
Jury President: Nuno Albertino Barbosa Ferreira da Rocha
Jury member: Paula Maria da Costa Lopes
Jury member: Rosália Maria Costa Martins da Fonte
Jury substitute member: Pedro Monteiro
