HEED-Africa 2021 Staff Mobility for African University Staff

The staff mobility, academic and administrative staff, offers additional opportunities for personal and professional development through the possibility of doing practical training, researching and teaching in a partner institution with the duration of 1 or 2 months of effective work.

This type of mobility always involves the active participation in teaching, research and in the daily life of office activities. By submitting his/her application the applicant must be aware not only of the eligibility criteria but also of the tasks that the mobility will demand. 

• Table of Content
• About HEED-Africa
• HEED-Africa Staff Mobility
• Aim and Benefits of HEED-Africa Staff Mobility
• Requirements for HEED-Africa Staff Mobility Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About HEED-Africa

The Harmonization of Entrepreneurship Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (HEED-Africa) project strives to foster the development of student and staff academic exchange through a systematic academic mobility flows framework in joint study, researches, academic activities, mobility agreements across five regional higher education institutions. The main objective of HEED-Africa is to develop and implement harmonized knowledge ecosystems in entrepreneurship through embedding entrepreneurship education in the thematic fields of business, administration and law, through this enhance ind... continue reading

HEED-Africa Staff Mobility

Aim and Benefits of HEED-Africa Staff Mobility

For academic staff short-term mobility participants, the HEED Africa mobility scholarship covers:
1. Round-trip flight ticket and visa costs.
2. Insurance (Health, accident and travel).
3. A monthly subsistence allowance of 1,200 Euro per month for the mobility duration.

Requirements for HEED-Africa Staff Mobility Qualification

In order to be eligible for HEED Africa mobility, academic staff must meet and comply with the following criteria at the time of the application for a scholarship:

• 1. Be a national and resident in any of the eligible countries covered by the programme. Check these eligible African countries Here

• 2. Work and teach for full time in a one of the following HEED partner universities
  • -Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
  • -Kyambogo University, Uganda.
  • -Makarere University, Uganda.
  • -Milpark Education, South Africa, and
  • -University of Ghana, Ghana.
• 3. Have not benefited in the past from an Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Programme Intra-AFRICA scholarship for the same type of mobility regardless of the type of mobility or the funding project.
• 4. Academic mobility flows for staff between institutions located within a single country of the partnership are not eligible.
• 5. Have sufficient knowledge of English language or the medium of instruction in the hosting university.
• 6. Female applicants and applicants with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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For more details, visit HEED-Africa website.