Academics of the University of Warsaw can take part in the second edition of the 4EU+ Visiting Professorships programme. Thanks to this initiative, research and teaching staff will be able to spend several months at a partner university, developing their research and educational projects. The mobility programme will be carried out in the 2024/2025 academic year.On 18th April, the 4EU+ Team will organise an online info session regarding the programme.

The Visiting Professorships programme seeks to enhance collaboration between the eight member universities of the 4EU+ Alliance: the University of Warsaw, Charles University, Sorbonne University, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Copenhagen, the University of Milan, the University of Geneva, and Paris-Panthéon-Assas University.

 

The call is open to researchers and academics of all scientific fields and disciplines corresponding to the thematic scope, missions and objectives of the 4EU+ Flagships (“Urban Health and Demographic Change”; “Europeanness: multilingualism, pluralities, citizenship”; “Digitisation – Modelling – Transformation”; “Environmental transitions”).

 

The duration of stay at the host university is a minimum of two months and a maximum of three months.

Examples of educational and research activities that visiting professors can carry out:
  • instructing in courses at host universities (giving lectures, seminars, conducting laboratory training);
  • participating in the development of joint learning modules or programmes, including short programmes like summer and winter schools;
  • contributing to methodological work and the transformation of teaching methods;
  • join the research team/lab at the host university to reach their research objectives and bring the gained knowledge back to the home university;
  • building a 4EU+ research team;
  • leading or participating in the development of shared research infrastructure;
  • leading or participating in preliminary research activities with a view to submitting a joint proposal for research funding;
  • organising high-level research conferences and scientific seminars.

Doctoral candidates and students of the 4EU+ Alliance can also be involved in research and educational projects led by the selected academics.

On 18th April, the 4EU+ Team will organise an online info session on the VP programme. To participate in the info session, one should fill in the registration form by 16th April, 5.pm.

Detailed information, including an application form and a list of required documents, is available on the 4EU+ website.

 

The call is open until 20th May. Its results will be announced on 8th July.