Poltava Polytechnic is launching a call for academic and administrative staff to participate in the International Staff Week 2026 at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (Austria)! This intensive forum for sharing best practices is dedicated to key trends in higher education, particularly AI and inclusion. Gain valuable knowledge and financial support for your professional growth!
Key Program Details
Event: International Staff Week 2026: “EURO-VISION: THE POWER OF PERSPECTIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION”
Location: campuses in Eisenstadt and Pinkafeld, Austria.
Mobility Period (Training): April 20 – 24, 2026 (+ 2 travel days).
Mobility Type: Training Mobility.
Application Deadline: March 18, 2026.
English or German Language Proficiency Test (for academic staff NOT certified in German or English): March 19, 2026, 10:00 AM (Room 323-C).
What Awaits the Participants?
The Staff Week 2026 program is an intensive forum for sharing best practices, focusing on the most relevant topics in contemporary higher education:
- Innovations: application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cutting-edge technologies.
- Social Responsibility: social impact of universities and community engagement.
- Inclusion: issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the academic environment.
- Research: data management and academic ethics.
- Practical Tools: introduction to Lego® Serious Play® methodology, “15-Minute City” 5 case studies, and the energy transition.
Participating in the Staff Week will give you direct insight into the innovative approaches of your Austrian colleagues!
Financial Support
Participants will receive financial support to cover travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs.
Grant Amount: €1747 per person.
Number of scholarships: 3.
Organisational Fee (Deducted): -€150
Net Scholarship Amount: €1597 per person.
Participant Requirements
1. Category: academic and/or administrative staff of Poltava Polytechnic.
2. Language: proficiency in German or English at a B2+ level is required for full participation in seminars and networking sessions.
Required Documents
Candidates must prepare and submit the following set of documents:
- Motivation Letter (in .docx format, in German or English).
- CV (in .docx format, in German or English).
- Scan copy of the international passport (1st spread, PDF).
- Passport photo (.jpg).
- Completed Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement (Staff Mobility For Training) document.
- Completed the Ergänzungsregister für natürliche Personen (ERnP) document.
Samples of the required forms are available from the International Relations Office.
Application Procedure
The complete set of documents must be submitted simultaneously in both electronic and hard-copy formats to the International Relations Office.
Email for Submission: interoffice@nupp.edu.ua
Address: Room 213-C.
Poltava Polytechnic has been actively collaborating with the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland for over 3 years. In the 2023/2024 academic year, Nadiia Kubrak and Anastasiia Arkhypova (Autumn Semester), and Nadiia Kubrak, Anzhelika Didechkina, and Dana Sholokh (Spring Semester) studied in Hochschule Burgenland under the ICM program. In the 2024/2025 academic year, Bohdana Kurylo, Daria Shurdik, and Maryna Kostenko participated in the ICM program there.
In the spring of 2024, two lecturers from Poltava Polytechnic participated in the Erasmus+ academic mobility program at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland (Eisenstadt, Austria) and attended International Staff Week 2024. Two other lecturers – Oksana Vorobiova and Yuliia Nikolaenko – received CEEPUS academic scholarships for teaching from the Austrian Agency for Education and Internationalisation (OeAD) and gave lectures at the Hochschule Burgenland. Yuliia Nikolaenko also participated in the Erasmus+ academic mobility program for lecturers in June 2025 and September 2025.
Recently, the International COIL Project “Intercultural Cooperation: Ukraine and Austria” has concluded at Poltava Polytechnic and the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland.
As a reminder, faculty members of Poltava Polytechnic are eligible to participate in academic mobility and internship programs. Students can study abroad through Erasmus+ credit academic mobility grant programs for a semester or a full academic year at leading universities in Austria, Greenland, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the Czech Republic.
For more detailed information on current internship, teaching, and academic mobility programs abroad, please get in touch with the International Relations Office (office 213-C, interoffice@nupp.edu.ua).
