Higher education institutions select the staff who will participate in teaching and training activities according to the selection criteria determined by the Centre. Staff selections are made from among applicants who meet the minimum requirements, by ranking their scores from highest to lowest based on the evaluation criteria and weighted scores announced by the Centre, and considering preference order, score, and budget criteria.

In addition to the criteria set by the Centre, the higher education institution may also use other criteria in line with its own institutional needs and priorities.

The evaluation criteria and weighted scores to be used in assessing mobility applications are listed below:

Evaluation criteria for academic staff [1]:

Evaluation criteria for administrative staff [1]:

Deductions are made from the staff member’s total score.

If the total scores calculated by taking all criteria into account are equal, priority is given to staff who have not previously participated. If there is still a tie in this case, priority is given in the following order: higher foreign language score, longer duration of employment at Konya Food and Agriculture University, and longer duration of public service.

1. Staff who meet the selection criteria may benefit from mobility without a grant. Staff who are entitled to carry out mobility with a grant may, if they wish, waive the grant and carry out their mobility without funding (zero grant).
2. Foreign language scores must be documented. Candidates who only declare a score but do not upload the relevant exam certificate will have their foreign language score deemed invalid. Only central foreign language exams (YDS, e-YDS, YÖKDİL, KPDS, ÜDS) or international foreign language exams deemed equivalent to these by the ÖSYM document on Equivalency of International Foreign Language Exams dated 06.04.2021 are accepted. Academic and administrative staff who meet the minimum language score requirement will be evaluated in the same list, while administrative staff without a score or not meeting the minimum requirement will be evaluated in a separate list. If a separate announcement is not published for administrative staff without a language score, priority may be given to administrative staff in the Staff Training Mobility announcement. If administrative staff without or with insufficient language scores are entitled to carry out mobility, they can only go to countries where no language score is required and where Turkish is considered valid (only applicable for KA171 announcements). Personnel without or with insufficient language scores cannot be selected for countries that require a language score, even if they apply.
3. For prioritization, it is required that the staff member has never participated in any type of staff mobility under the 2014–2020 or 2021–2027 Erasmus+ programmes.
4. The relevant score is awarded only to staff who have been officially appointed as Erasmus+ unit/department coordinators. Appointments are made by the International Relations Office Directorate, and only appointment recommendations from the relevant units are accepted. Coordinator changes made during the announcement period will not be taken into account.
5. The relevant score will be awarded, based on the number of students, to staff who, within the last 365 days as of the date the announcement of evaluation results is made, have supervised Erasmus+ students in academic units for internships or postgraduate theses. However, a maximum of 10 points can be obtained from this criterion. The applicant must officially document (via EBYS) that they have provided supervision to the relevant student.
6. The relevant score covers agreements made within the last 365 days as of the date the announcement of evaluation results is made. The completion date recorded in the system, based on both parties approving the agreement through the EWP Dashboard system provided by the European Commission, is taken into account. The agreement must include the Student Mobility for Studies activity type. Agreements that do not include the Student Mobility for Studies activity type are not eligible for prioritization points. Points can be earned based on the number of agreements made; however, a maximum of 20 points can be earned from agreements with Group 1 and Group 2 countries, and a maximum of 10 points from agreements with Group 3 countries.
7. This type of prioritization is valid only for Staff Training Mobility. Training mobility activities that involve one or more of the following are considered within this scope: digital marketing (e.g., social media management, web analytics), digital graphics, mechanical and architectural design; application, software, and code or website development; installation, maintenance, and management of information systems and networks; cybersecurity; data analytics, data mining, and visualization; programming; robotics; and artificial intelligence training. General customer service, lead generation, data entry, or routine office tasks are not considered within this scope. It must be documented that the mobility falls under the scope of DoT. The invitation letter/acceptance letter must state that the mobility is within the scope of DoT and provide detailed information about the planned activity.
8. The content and detailed information of the 2021–2025 National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, prepared by the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, can be accessed from this link: https://cbddo.gov.tr/SharedFolderServer/Genel/File/TR-UlusalYZStratejisi2021-2025.pdf. Information that the mobility falls within this scope and detailed information about the activity must be stated/documented in the invitation letter/acceptance letter.
9. For the prioritization score to be considered valid, the applicant must document with an official letter from the relevant authority that they or their first-degree relative has received disaster victim assistance from the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Türkiye.
10. In the case of combat veterans and their spouses and children, as well as the spouses and children of fallen soldiers, and in accordance with Article 21 of the Anti-Terror Law No. 3713 of 12 April 1991, the spouses and children of “public officials who, while performing their duties domestically or abroad, or even if their status has ceased, are injured, disabled, killed, or assassinated as a result of being subjected to terrorist acts due to the performance of these duties,” and pursuant to Article 7 of Decree Law No. 667 of 23 July 2016, the spouses and children of civilians who lost their lives or were disabled due to the coup attempt and terrorist act carried out on 15 July 2016 and subsequent related acts, as well as these civilians themselves if alive, are given priority in Erasmus+ Staff Mobility applications. The status must be documented with a martyrdom/veteran certificate and a current-dated Family Registry Certificate (Population Family) obtained via the Digital Türkiye Portal (e-Government Gateway).
11. For prioritization, the applicant must submit a Disability Health Board Report as specified in the “Regulation on Disability Assessment for Adults” published in the Official Gazette No. 30692 dated 20 February 2019.
12. It is applied to staff who, without any force majeure, do not carry out the mobility despite having been selected, in their next application.
13. It is applied to applicants who will carry out mobility to their country of citizenship. An applicant who does not declare that they are a citizen of the relevant country will be subject to sanctions under the applicable legislation for making a false declaration.
14. The point deduction is applied for each mobility carried out in the relevant years. It is also applied to participants who, despite being entitled, do not waive their right within the waiver period and do not complete their mobility without a force majeure reason.