International Staff Week 2026
Enhancing minds, empowering staff: A week of intercultural and professional growth
The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) (E LAS-PAL01) is pleased to announce the International Staff Week 2026, organised within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme and implemented in collaboration with the ERUA Alliance. Conceived under the guiding principle “Enhancing minds, empowering staff: a week of intercultural and professional growth”, the event provides a dynamic space for reflection, exchange, and capacity building in an international academic context.
The programme brings together academic workshops, institutional visits, and cultural activities designed to stimulate intellectual enrichment, professional empowerment, and intercultural dialogue. By engaging with colleagues from higher education institutions worldwide, participants will strengthen their professional competences, expand their intercultural awareness, and contribute to a shared culture of collaboration and innovation.
Open to administrative and academic staff from partner universities, the International Staff Week aims to reinforce institutional capacities, enhance intercultural and professional skills, and promote sustainable strategic cooperation among higher education institutions.
This event is fundable by your university within the Erasmus+ program for staff mobility (STT) or ERUA budget.
The ULPGC International Staff Week 2026 will be held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain) from the 11th to the 15h of May 2026.
Key activities will include:
- Specialised workshops on the drafting, management, and evaluation of Erasmus+ and international cooperation projects.
- Practical sessions aimed at increasing the quality, competitiveness, and success rate of project proposals.
- Intercultural Training Session developed in cooperation with the ERUA Alliance.
- A Spanish as a Second Language (L2) course, focused on linguistic and intercultural competence development.
- Institutional visits, including a visit to the Banco Español de Algas (Spanish Bank of Algae), a leading research centre in marine biotechnology and sustainability and the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN).
- Structured networking activities to encourage long-term inter-institutional partnerships.
Final Program will be upload soon.
There is no participation fee. All meals and activities offered in the program are free of charge.
- Open to all (administrative/teaching) staff members of ourpartner Universities who work in the field of internationalization under the Erasmus+ program.
- Maximum number of participants: 54 (first-come-first-served principle, and maximum 2 participants from the same institution) in order to ensure a dynamic, interactive, and high-quality learning environment. A maximum of 14 places will be allocated to ERUA participants, ideally with up to two participants per institution. Final allocation will depend on the applications received from ERUA members.
- Confirmation of selected and non-selected participants will be sent by e-mail before the 20th of March, 2026
Online Registration is now open from 18th March until full capacity is reached.
You must upload the following documents to consider your application:
- The Erasmus+ Staff Mobility For Training (STT), already signed by your Institution, to be signed by our Institutional Coordinator.
- A Private International Health Insurance (non the European Health Insurance Card). It must cover at least the following during your stay: medical and accident insurance and transfer/repatriation coverage in case of illness or death. If you do not have any private international health insurance, you can get a cheap one from: https://oncampus.es/en/seguros/oncampus-pdipas/
Only full applications with the two required documents will be considered.
Only full applications with the two required documents will be considered.
- Family members are NOT allowed to participate in any activity of the program.
- The working language for all sessions is English.
- For walking activities, participants are advised to wear comfortable footwear.
- For the outdoor nature activity on Wednesday, please bring a bathing suit, towel, and sunscreen, and be prepared for a memorable experience.
• A certificate of attendance and participation will be issued upon completion of the programme.
Vegueta/Triana Area (near ULPGC Rectorate):
- https://hotelmadridlaspalmas.com/en/
- https://becordial.com/en/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria/boutique-hotel-cordial-plaza-mayor-de-santa-ana/
- https://becordial.com/en/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria/boutique-hotel-cordial-la-nina-de-vegueta/
- https://becordial.com/en/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria/boutique-hotel-cordial-peregrina/
- https://becordial.com/en/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria/boutique-hotel-cordial-malteses/
- https://www.hotelthecathedral.es/en
- https://www.sercotelhotels.co.uk/hotel-sercotel-hotel-parque
- https://www.loscanaritos.com/index.php/es/
Las Canteras Beach Area:
- https://www.hotelcatalinaplaza.com/EN/home.html
- https://www.aloecanteras.com/en/
- https://www.hotelcatalinaplaza.com/EN/home.html
- https://www.nh-hoteles.es/hotel/nh-imperial-playa
- https://www.nh-hoteles.es/hotel/nh-las-palmas-playa-las-canteras
- https://www.maresiacanteras.com/
- https://brisamarcanteras.com/en/
- http://www.valentinabeach.com/en/
- https://www.lemonandsoul.com/las-palmas
- https://apartamentostinoca.com/
To help us ensure you get the best out of this experience and to answer any questions you might have, please email: admrelint@ulpgc.es
Documents
To provide you with an idea of what to expect, we are providing last year’s programme.
