Should I go on teacher or researcher exchange?

Going abroad on teacher and research exchange is a great way to develop your pedagogic skills, gain experience of teaching in a foreign language, network and establish contacts with colleagues at a partner university, in addition to learning about the teaching techniques of the partner university in your own discipline.  

During the exchange, you will also have time to work on joint publications or to plan joint events with the colleagues at the host university.

The International Exchange Services and Education Cooperation unit grants Erasmus+ teacher and staff exchange funding, which covers your travel costs.

Teacher exchange offers many opportunities to enrich your own teaching and your unit's courses, and strengthening your cooperation with the partner university. Teacher exchange is based on reciprocity, which means that while you get to learn about teaching at the partner university, the University of Helsinki also gains teaching resources from the partner university via teacher exchange. 

Based on feedback from participants, teacher and researcher exchange has been a very positive learning experience for many teachers and researchers from the University of Helsinki. You can read more about teachers and researchers' exchange experiences.