Teaching Sabbatical

    STINT's Teaching Sabbatical programme gives researchers and lecturers, who are passionate about education, the opportunity to teach abroad during an autumn semester.

    Teaching Sabbatical is a programme by STINT (The Foundation for the Internationalization of Higher Education and Research) that gives researchers and lecturers the opportunity to teach abroad. As a participant in Teaching Sabbatical, you will stay at a university abroad and teach during an autumn semester (August – December). The intention is for you to teach, either by giving a course on your own or co-teach with a colleague at the host institution ("co-teaching").

    Under the heading previous participants, you will find interviews with previous recipients of the scholarship.

    Why Teaching Sabbatical?

    The purpose of Teaching Sabbatical is to develop individuals and institutions, and to contribute to educational renewal and the creation of new networks. Your task is to gain a broad understanding of learning and teaching policies, and how these institutions implement and develop learning and teaching processes, as well as address educational quality standards. Great emphasis is placed on the added value of the stay abroad.

    The scholarship for Teaching Sabbatical covers most of the costs that you and your family will have during your semester abroad.

    How to apply for Teaching Sabbatical

    To receive a scholarship for Teaching Sabbatical, you go through a process in different steps:

    1. Get nominated by Umeå University to STINT.
      You submit your application to Ingrid Svensson, Head of International Office. The Vice-Chancellor decides who will be nominated by Umeå University to STINT.
    2. STINT reviews the applications of the nominees.
    3. The host university examines the applications of the nominees.
    4. STINT decides who will be granted a scholarship.
      The decision on who will receive the scholarship will normally come during December.

    Support for the application process

    Umeå University offers local support for the application process. We offer an information meeting about Teaching Sabbatical and also a workshop where you can get advice about how to write your application. These are usually held in April and-June.

    19 April - Information meeting

    7 June - Application workshop

    The application for Teaching Sabbatical announcement at Umeå University is usually open June-August each year. Keep an eye out in newsletters and calendars for more information.

    You can read more about Teaching Sabbatical on STINT's website

    Criteria for applying for applying for Teaching Sabbatical

    There are some criteria to be able to apply. You must:

    • Hold a doctorate degree
    • Be employed at the university
    • Be well-established in the operations at Umeå University.

    Where you can go

    If you are granted a scholarship, you will have the opportunity to go to one of STINT's selected partner universities in the USA, Singapore, Hong Kong or Japan. STINT's partner higher education institutions represent a diversity of higher education institutions that conduct high-quality education in each part of the world.

    You will find more information about the respective university on the STINT website.

    Previous participants in Teaching Sabbatical

    Below you will find a list of participants of the Teaching Sabbatical from Umeå University:

    • 2023: Ethan Paul Nowak, Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious studies. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Interview with Ethan Paul Nowak
    • 2022: Börje Rehn, Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation. Ohio State University. 
    • 2018: Thomas Mejtoft, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics. Nanyang Technological University. Interview with Thomas Mejtoft
    • 2018: Katarina Winka, Centre for Educational Development. Ohio State University.
    • 2017: Oleg Popov, Department of Science and Mathematics Education. Nanyang Technological University.
    • 2016: Mattias Derlen, Department of Law. Ohio State University.
    • 2016: Lena Berggren, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier. UCLA.
    • 2015: Jesper Enbom, Department of Culture and Media Studies. Ohio State University.
    • 2012: Åsa Nilsson Lindgren, Department of Chemistry. Ohio State University.
    • 2011: Gregory Neely, Department of Psychology. Haverford College.
    • 2010: Mikael Hjerm, Department of Sociology. Skidmore College.
    • 2009: Mattias Strandh, Department of Social Work. Davidson College.
    • 2008: Heidi Hansson, Department of Language Studies. Davidson College.

    Experiences from teacher exchange

    Carla Collevecchio från Umeå School of Architecture and Thomas Mejtoft from the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, talks about their experiences from going on a teacher exchange.

    Contact

    Ingrid Svensson
    International Office

    Elizabet Westerlund
    3/15/2023