T4EU Chair Programme 2nd call for applications

The T4EU Chair Programme is the successor of the T4EU Chair Exchange Programme from the pilot phase of the T4EU Alliance. It continues to provide opportunities for academics from the T4EU universities to collaborate in a more systematic way on several levels: teaching, research and outreach to the general community and new audiences. The T4EU Chair Exchange Programme aims to further improve and streamline the established chair exchange (teaching staff) schemes within the alliance tested in the pilot and expand them. Furthermore, to deepen the cooperation between academic staff beyond Erasmus+ expert visits (aiming in addition to teaching activities joint research, mentoring/counselling in curricula/department development, or other activities that enhance the host and the sending university more widely than just teaching inside a curriculum domain).

The T4EU Chair Programme is based on a competitive independent application process by lecturers from the Alliance universities active in the Transform4Europe priority areas.

The exchange envisages teaching and extra-curricular activities, which are specified by each host university. These activities will be based on employing innovative teaching methods, they will bring variety and flexibility to the study processes and will initiate collaboration in research areas of mutual interest to the sending and the host institution as well as to the Alliance as a whole.

The academics applying for a Transform4Europe Chair position have to submit an online Application form. The applications are submitted at the host university where they are evaluated for eligibility as per the conditions and requirements announced in the respective Call.

The selected Chairs will be required to deliver

• A minimum of teaching hours at the host university as detailed in the Specific conditions of each host university.
• A minimum of teaching hours of extra-curricular activities, i.e. public lectures / consultations with students and PhD students / co-supervision of master theses / meetings with stakeholders / contribution to research / participation in workshops / conferences, etc., as detailed in the Specific conditions of the respective host university.

Chairs will receive an Erasmus+ KA1 teaching mobility grant covering travel and subsistence from their own university, provided they comply with the requirements of their home university.

Chairs are eligible to receive additional funding provided by the host university to complement the above, up to the teaching and research workload specified by the host university according to the outlined specific conditions.

The selected T4EU Chairs are expected to submit a post-evaluation report upon returning to their host university.

Award Criteria:

Quality 30 points

• Innovative and interdisciplinary approach
• Goals of the proposed teaching project
• Potential to involve other senior and early-career researchers
• Contribution to Transform4Europe goals 30 points
• Capacity to contribute to the deepening and expanding cooperation between Transform4Europe universities in the long run

Impact 20 points

• Capacity to outreach a variety of learners
• Engagement in joint research in the Transform4Europe priority areas
• Involvement of external stakeholders
• Capacity to attract external funding

Implementation 20 points

• Quality of the working plan
• Integration into the host institution academic environment
  Up to 5 bonus points
• Potential to implement a one-to-one exchange (i.e. when a lecturer from the host university and a lecturer from the sending university agree to a simultaneous exchange in the same field of study).

Тhe application process is open from 21 March 2025 onward. Please check the specific conditions sections of each Alliance University for the concrete deadlines.

To apply, fill in the application form.

Download the full text of the call (docx file, 237 KB)