Staff mobility for training - Incoming
Erasmus+ supports training periods for staff working in higher education institutions, both in teaching and non-teaching capacities.
Training abroad is a chance to develop personally, professionally and academically, gain new transferable skills, develop cultural awareness and open-mindedness, gain knowledge in new subjects or in teaching methods, broaden your horizons – physically and mentally, and improve and gain language skills.
For training within Erasmus+ programme at University of Nova Gorica (UNG), you must be an employee of a higher education institution (HEI). For staff applying from Partner countries it is necessary that your home institution and the UNG have signed an Inter-institutional Agreement.
A training period between two Programme Countries must last a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 60 days.
A training period between Programme and Partner Countries must last a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 60 days.
In both cases, this excludes travelling time.
Your training periods abroad can consist of job shadowing, observation periods, professional development courses or specific competence-building events.
Send us an e-mail to international.office@ung.si, containing the following information:
The required English level at the UNG is B2.
Deadline for applications
Applicants from non-visa countries - 45 days
Applicants from visa countries - 90* days
Please, note that you might need to obtain an appropriate visa before entering Slovenia.
The International Office will forward your request to the appropriate Department. The Department will consider your proposal and if it fits with their plan of work and/or academic timetables, then someone from the appropriate department will recontact you in order to formalize your visit, that you can prepare your Mobility Agreement – Staff Mobility for Training. This process may take up to 14 days.
*Please, note that visa application process for certain country may take even longer than 3 months. In order to be able to receive your visa in time, before the planned mobility, you should send us your application in accordance to the period necessary to receive your visa.
Admission
After we have agreed and the International Office has received your signed Mobility Agreement, we will send you an Invitation Letter/Acceptance Letter and information on living and working at UNG.
Visa
Please, for more information regarding visa visit the website of the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We will remain on your disposal in case you may need any help with visa application process.
Insurance
During your stay at the UNG, both the academic and non-academic staff visitors are obliged to be covered by an own insurance policy covering the health, liability and accident insurance valid in Slovenia/EU for the whole mobility period. The evidence of your health, liability and accident insurance policy must be sent via email to international.office@ung.si, at least 2 weeks before your arrival or we may reject your mobility.
Grant Agreement
The Grant Agreement sets out the financial support and payment arrangements to the participant and it must be signed before your arrival at UNG. For the participants from the Partner Countries, the Grant Agreement will be prepared by International Office, after you provide us a scan of your health, liability and accident insurance and confirmation that you have received an appropriate visa (if applicable).
Accommodation
You can either arrange your accommodation by yourself or the UNG can do it for you, but only on your request.
How to reach Nova Gorica
Arriving by plane – Airports nearby:
- Ljubljana: 129 km Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
- Trieste: 34 km Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Treviso: 131 km Treviso Airport
- Venice: 136 km Venice Marco Polo Airport
- By shuttle from the airports: GoOpti Airport Transfer
Arriving by train:
- Nova Gorica: Slovenske železnice
- Gorizia (Italy): Trenitalia
Arriving by bus:
- Nova Gorica: Avtobusna postja Ljubljana or Nomago
Arriving by car:
You can arrive to Nova Gorica also by car, but in order to be able to drive on Slovenian motorways and expressways you need to buy the vignette.
You will have meeting with the International Office on your first working day. During the meeting you will be given the necessary administrative and academic information regarding your mobility at UNG.
The meeting will take place at the University of Nova Gorica (Glavni trg 8, 5271 Vipava) in the International Office.
- Slovene language course for foreigners
The UNG organizes Slovene language course for foreigners during the academic year. In case that during your mobility we will not be able to organize Slovene language course for foreigners, we will propose you other institutions that organize Slovene language course for foreigners or you can use Slovene Learning Online.
- During mobility you are invited to post on the UNG Mobility Blog about your mobility experience.
- Explore and discover Slovenia
You will receive the Confirmation Letter at the end of the mobility.