Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility
(Project reference: 2019-1-PT01-KA107-060459)
Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility between programme and partner countries
Erasmus+ mobility grant for 3 Staff members from Escola Superior de Saúde – Politécnico do Porto, Portugal (ESS|P.PORTO) to University of Mindelo, Cabo Verde
The Polytechnic Institute of Porto is coordinating the project Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (action Erasmus+ KA107 Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility between programme and partner countries) with reference 2019-1-PT01-KA107-060459 for cooperation with several countries.
Under the scope of this cooperation it is planned a mobility of 3 Staff members from ESS|P.PORTO to University of Mindelo, with experience within international cooperation.
Framework
There is a growing connection between Universidade do Mindelo and the Porto School of Health – Polytechnic of Porto. University of Mindelo is an institution of higher education in the city of Mindelo, Island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. It was established in 2002 and started teaching on June 9, 2003. The cooperation between P.PORTO and the University of Mindelo (Cape Verde) has been active since the first International Meeting of the Lusophony Health Sciences Academic Network (RACS), which took place in March 2017.
The main purpose of this exploring visit is to identify country/institution needs, particularly in orthoptics and other health related areas; analyze undergraduate and master degrees curricula characteristics; determine strong pedagogical/research areas and experiences held in each institution; develop a proposal for future projects (i.e. teaching joint courses, development of joint research projects, or other); identify and explore other health related areas where international cooperation (including students’ mobility) will be developed; identify other international partners to involve in a larger project.
Number of Erasmus Mobility Grants +
3 mobility grant from 3 Staff member from ESS|P.PORTO to University of Mindelo (3STT).
Financial Support
The selected staff will receive support for travel (€ 530) and stay for 7 days including 5 days of work and 2 days for travel (€ 1260). Total amount per person: € 1790
Requirements to apply
Preconditions for applying for the fellowships are the following:
- to be staff from ESS|P.PORTO
- to be available to be in Mindelo (Cabo Verde) from 1st to 7th May 2022 or, in alternative, from 8th to 14th May 2022.
In order to apply for the grant, the candidates will have to send the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae (in English language, 3 pages).
- Motivation letter titled “Why am I the right candidate to participate in this mobility” (maximum 1 page), including past experience in mobility programs and cooperation with Cape Verde – please include in the letter that you are available to be in Cabo Verde in the before mentioned periods: 1st to 7th May 2022 or, in alternative, from 8th to 14th May 2022
How to send the application?
Applications need to be sent to the following email address:
Deadline
Applications need to be submitted till 28th March 2022 (23h59)
Acceptance/Rejection of Applications
Candidates will receive 2 emails, one confirming the reception of the documentation, and another with the acceptance or rejection of the application.
Classification and Sequencing of Candidates
One grant will be exclusively to candidates from the Orthoptics department.
Preference will be given to candidates having a position as full-time teaching staff and candidates that never had an academic mobility to Cabo-Verde. The only exception is for candidates belonging to the orthoptics department, except if the classification is below 50 in the classification.
If there are more than 3 candidates in this situation, the classification and ranking of the Staff will be based in the following criteria:
A- Curriculum Vitae (0-20 points)
B- Current management position at the School of Health (0-20 points)
C- Research record (0-20 points)
D- Previous experience in international cooperation (0-20 points)
E- Motivation letter (0-20 points)
In case of the same classification to one or more candidates, priority will be given to those having a higher score in B+C+D and those with teaching and research experience in existing areas in the University of Mindelo.
Jury
Jury President: Prof. Nuno Rocha, Vice-President
Jury member: Prof. Paula Lopes, Vice-President (substitutes the President in case of impediment)
Jury member: Dr. Paula Teixeira, Administrator
Jury substitute member: Prof. Manuela Vieira da Silva, Vice-President
Jury substitute member: Prof. Miguel Saúde, President of the Pedagogical Council
