Promobility

11.02.2020
The deadline for submitting applications within the first round of recruitment has expired

Please be informed that on January 31 the Project Office has finished accepting applications from candidates to participate in the project. A total of 126 applications are being evaluated, including 94 for outgoing and 32 for incoming mobilities of PhD candidates.

 

22.01.2020
Presentation from information meetings for project applicants

Please find attached presentation on the rules of the application process and implementation of the mobility which were presented during information sessions this January. (PDF)

 

08.01.2020
Information meetings for project applicants

TUL’s International Cooperation Centre reminds cadidates about the ongoing - till Juanuary 31st - first round of recruitment for participation in the project PROM - International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff in the academic year 2019/2020.

All interested parties are invited to participate in information sessions during which rules of the application process will be presented. The following meetings have been scheduled:

• January 16th, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. – session held in Polish language
  location: ICC, hall - 1st floor
• January 17th, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. – session held in English language
  location: ICC, hall - 1st floor
• January 20th, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. – session held in English language
  location: ICC, room no. 2 - ground floor
• January 21st, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. – session held in Polish language
  location: ICC, hall - 1st floor.

All meetings will take place at TUL’s International Cooperation Centre - 36 Żwirki Str., 90-539 Łódź, building A16.

 

20.12.2019
Project Office closed for holidays

We kindly inform you that due to the holiday season, the Project Office will be closed from 24/12/2019 until 01/01/2020.

 

16.12.2019
Call for applications for participation in the 2nd edition of the PROM Project

International Cooperation Centre of Lodz University of Technology (TUL), Poland invites PhD Candidates to apply for participation in the PROM Project “International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff” for the academic year 2019/2020. Detailed information is to be found in the attached document.

Call for applications for participation in the PROM Project for academic year 2019/2020 (PDF)

 

1.10.2019
The 1st edition of the PROM Project was successfully completed

Lodz University of Technology has successfully completed the first edition of the PROM Project “International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff” which aim was to improve competencies of PhD Candidates and academic staff of TUL and from abroad in the academic year 2018/2019.

The project involved 66 participants - 62 PhD Candidates and 4 academic staff who, thanks to the awarded scholarships, carried out short forms of education abroad.

The article summarizing the implementation of the project is available at https://www.zu.p.lodz.pl/pierwsza-edycja-projektu-prom-za-nami

The Project is implemented in the framework of the PROM Programme “International scholarship exchange of PhD candidates and academic staff” of the Polish National Agency of Academic Exchange and financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund, Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development in the amount of 1 009 400 PLN.

What is the aim of the Project?

The aim of the Project is to increase international exchange of PhD Candidates at Lodz University of Technology, improve quality and level of internationalization of third degree education as well as strengthen cooperation with foreign universities. The project will also contribute to increasing knowledge and competencies of its Participants.

 

What does the Project offer?

In the academic year 2019/2020 the Project offers scholarships for 80 mobilities lasting from 5 to 30 days, including:

• 40 departures of PhD Candidates of Lodz University of Technology to foreign institutions, and
• 40 arrivals of PhD Candidates of foreign institutions at Lodz University of Technology.

Mobilities may be aimed at:

• active participation in a conference held abroad (including presentation, participation in a poster session and flash talk),
• obtaining materials for a PhD thesis/scientific article,
• participation in a summer/winter school (both as a student of the school and as a lecturer); the theme of the school programme must be closely connected to the topic of the PhD thesis and/or research undertaken,
• taking measurements with the use of unique equipment, including large research infrastructure unavailable (or not easily available) in Poland,
• participation in short forms of education, i.e. courses, workshops, professional or industrial internships, study visits
• participation in trainings (including training on entrepreneurship or implementation activities)
• execution of archival / library inquiries
• participation in brokerage meetings
• conducting teaching classes
• participation in preparation of an international grant application
• other short forms of education allowing to increase the competences of the Project Participant.

The objectives of the mobility of a PhD Candidate should be closely related to the subject matter of the PhD thesis being carried out.

 

Who may participate in the Project?

The Project is available solely to PhD Candidates of Lodz University of Technology as well as PhD Candidates of foreign institutions.

 

Detailed information on the rules of applying and participation in the Project can be found in the Project Rules (with appendices) - the document is available in the website tab Documents and forms.

Project Office:

International Cooperation Centre of Lodz University of Technology
36 Żwirki Str., 90-539 Łódź, Poland, building A16, I floor

 

For PhD Candidates of TUL:

room no. 111
e-mail address : promobility-outgoing@info.p.lodz.pl,
phone no.: (+48) 42 638 38 77, (+48) 42 638 38 72, (+48) 42 638 38 73

 

For PhD Candidates of foreign universities:

room no. 110,
e-mail address : promobility-incoming@info.p.lodz.pl,
phone no: (+48) 42 638 38 72, (+48) 42 638 38 73, (+48) 42 638 38 74

(document to print)

Please find below a "step by step" procedure for applying to participate in the Project.

 

STEP 1. Please read the Rules for participation in the Project (with appendices) - the document is available in the tab Documents and forms.

 

STEP 2. Please verify if you meet the formal criteria to become a Project Participant

Eligible Project Participants are:

• PhD candidates of Lodz University of Technology, i.e. persons studying at the third level of studies pursued at Lodz University of Technology, including:
  • a) participants of Interdisciplinary Doctoral School and
  • b) participants of doctoral programmes.
• PhD candidates of foreign universities, i.e. persons pursuing doctoral programmes in countries other than Poland (e.g. doctoral programme/ PhD programme/another equivalent) in scientific disciplines corresponding to the third cycle study programmes conducted at TUL/study programmes of TUL’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral School.

The status of a PhD Candidate must be maintained by the Participant throughout his/her participation in the Project.

PhD Candidates of foreign institutions applying for coming to TUL are asked to attach to their application for co-financing of mobility a current certificate issued by their home institution confirming their PhD Candidate status. In the case of Candidates of TUL, the status of a PhD Candidate is confirmed by the Project Office.

Additionally, the Participant must have a minimum B2 level of knowledge of a foreign language (i.e. the language in which the mobility will be implemented). The criterion is verified on the basis of the Candidate’s statement provided in the application for co-financing of mobility.

 

STEP 3. Please verify if your planned mobility fits the opportunities offered by the Project

The Candidate may apply for only one mobility and as a result may receive funding for only one outgoing/incoming visit.

Within the Project it is required to implement a mobility abroad defined by:

• the number of days of stay, from 5 to 30 days (including 2 days for travel),
  The Candidate may apply for a mobility lasting a total of 5, 7, 14, 21 or 30 days. In justified cases, the Candidate may apply for a mobility lasting +/- 2 days (however, no less than 5 and no more than 30 days) e.g. when participation in a conference or an organized form of education is planned, i.e. summer/winter school, with strictly specified implementation period.
• type of the host country (the OECD members and cities in the top 50 of the MERCER report or non-OECD countries), and
• the distance in a straight line (in km) between the Participant's place of residence and the place of stay at the host institution.

The list of all mobilities offered by the Project is available in the Appendix 1 to the Rules.

 

STEP 4. Please confirm the aim and the term of your visit with the host university

Candidate should confirm the aim and term of the visit with the host university and attach a proper confirmation to the application for co-financing of mobility. The document (e.g. a letter, e-mail) should: (1) include a confirmation that the institution is ready to host the Candidate, (2) indicated the dates of the mobility, (3) indicate schedule of planned activities, (4) include consent for the implementation of the proposed schedule in the hosting entity,(5) indicate name and surname of the supervisor at the hosting institution.

Due to the adopted Recruitment schedule (Appendix 4 to the Rules), please plan the start of your mobility for no sooner than for the beginning of March 2020. In case of departures/arrivals to/from distant countries, please also take into account the dates of any visa procedures, availability and flight ticket prices, etc. Your mobility must be completed by September 30th 2020 at the latest.

Please specify the aim of the visit by indicating selected form(s) of education in the Application for co-financing mobility. Please read the Candidate's evaluation sheet (Appendix 6 to the Rules), which indicates a maximum score for each form of education.

In the course of one mobility, the Participant may perform maximum 3 selected forms of education, which should be implemented in the same place, if it is substantively justified (e.g. participation in a conference and obtaining materials for a PhD thesis). In such a case, the Project co-financing will cover the whole period of all forms of education, provided that there are no interruptions between them. The dates for implementation of particular forms of education may overlap.

Eligible forms of education, in relation to incoming and outgoing mobilities, may be aimed at:

• active participation in a conference held abroad (including presentation, participation in a poster session and flash talk),
• obtaining materials for a PhD thesis/scientific article,
• participation in a summer/winter school (both as a student of the school and as a lecturer); the theme of the school programme must be closely connected to the topic of the PhD thesis and/or research undertaken,
• taking measurements with the use of unique equipment, including large research infrastructure unavailable (or not easily available) in Poland,
• participation in short forms of education, i.e. courses, workshops, professional or industrial internships, study visits
• participation in trainings (including training on entrepreneurship or implementation activities)
• execution of archival / library inquiries
• participation in brokerage meetings
• conducting teaching classes
• participation in preparation of an international grant application
• other short forms of education allowing to increase the competences of the Project Participant.

 

STEP 5. Submit all required documents to the Project Office

To participate in the qualification process the Candidate should submit to the Project Office the following documents:

• Application for co-financing of mobility (Appendix 5 to the Rules)
• Document (e.g. a letter, e-mail) confirming that the Candidate is ready to be accepted by the host institution,
• Document issued by the home university confirming that the person currently has the status of a PhD Candidate of the university (applies only to PhD Candidates of foreign institutions planning to come to TUL).

Documents should be submitted to the Project Office in person or by e-mail.

We are waiting for your application till January 31st 2020.

 

In case of further questions please contact the Project Office.

Participants of the Project are asked to read the following documents:

• Guidelines for implementation of mobility and settlement of the grant - Rules of implementation of mobility and settlement of the grant awarded under the PROM project (PDF)
• Models of documents necessary to be submitted / signed in the Project Office before and after the mobility, which can be found in the tab Documents and forms
• Rules of participation in the PROM project (with appendices) - the document is available in the tab Documents and forms.

 

Participants of the Project are asked to get acquainted with the following documents

Rules:

Rules of participation in the PROM project (with appendices) (ZIP)

 

Forms and statements:

for Candidates

Application for co-financing of mobility – App. 5 to the Rules (DOCX)
The Candidate should submit the document (in color) to the Project Office, together with the necessary appendices.

 

for Project Participants

documents to be submitted before the mobility

The data form to the agreement - App. 7 to the Rules (DOCX)
The participant is required to provide the document (in color) to the Project Office.

Agreement with the Project Participant - App. 8 to the Rules (PDF)
The document is prepared by the Project Office.

Declaration of the POWER project Participant - App. 4 to the Agreement with the Project Participant (PDF)
The document is prepared by the Project Office.

Declaration of the NAWA Project Participant - App. 9 to the Rules (PDF)
The document is prepared by the Project Office.

Project Participant Data Form - App. 10 to the Rules (PDF)
The document is prepared by the Project Office, based on the data form for to the agreement.

documents to be submitted after the mobility

Specimen of a certificate in Polish - App. 3 to the Agreement with the Project Participant (Polish version) (DOCX)
or
Specimen of a certificate in English - App. 3 to the Agreement with the Project Participant (English version) (DOCX)
The participant is required to provide the document (original copy, in color) to the Project Office.

The substantive report on the implementation of mobility - App. 11 to the Rules (DOCX)
The participant is required to provide the document (in color) to the Project Office.

Financial settlement form of the trip - App. 1 to the Agreement with the Project Participant (PDF)
The document is pre-prepared by the Project Office, based on the certificate.

Evaluation Questionnaire - App. 2 to the Agreement with the Project Participant (PDF)
A link to the survey will be sent to the Participant by the Project Office along with the access code (so-called token) to the e-mail address indicated in the application for funding of mobility.

 

Promotional materials: 

Leaflet about the project – in English (PDF) (DOCX)

 

Logotypes of the Project:

English version (JPG)

Polish version (JPG)

 

Websites:

• Lodz University of Technology – https://www.p.lodz.pl/en
• International Cooperation Centre of TUL – http://cwm.p.lodz.pl/
• Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of TUL – https://www.p.lodz.pl/en/about-interdisciplinary-doctoral-school
• Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange – https://nawa.gov.pl/en/