Visiting lecturer schemes
Visiting lecturer schemes
The Dutch Language Union is seeking to improve contact between intramural and extramural Dutch studies. Improved contact between the two groups serves to strengthen the position of the Dutch language and to enhance subject knowledge. The system of visiting lecturers allows foreign departments to attract additional expertise on a temporary basis. These visiting lecturers may come from the Netherlands, Flanders and Suriname, as well as from other countries if they have specialist expertise. Departments can fund a visiting lecturer from the basic grant. In addition, the Language Union would like to stimulate the departments of Dutch to invite visiting lecturers. These are possibly regional networks, but the coordination of a visiting lecturer scheme will preferably be the responsibility of an official academic network.
Aim
In allocating a grant, the Language Union is seeking to facilitate the implementation of a visiting lecturer scheme. This grant may be used towards travel and accommodation expenses of the participants and a fee for visiting lecturers.
Procedure
The Chairman and/or Secretary and/or Treasurer of the academic network or the regional network of lecturers should apply for the grant for the visiting lecturer scheme by 1 December. The application form (Word document) can be downloaded here. In assessing the programme, the Language Union seeks an appropriate balance between the Dutch and Flemish components.
Financial accountability and substantive reporting
The financial statement of the grant should be received by the Language Union by 1 December. Not all financial records need be included with this account. However, these documents should be stored for a period of five years by the academic network or contact point to enable the Language Union to check the financial statement on a sample basis. In addition to the financial statement, a substantive report on the visiting lecturer scheme is required.
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