E.A.C.L.E.

In order to promote academic cooperation, encourage research, and expose students to various methods of teaching, the regular exchange of faculty members has been one of the essential forms of cooperation within the EACLE framework.  Each year the Consortium pairs one European university and one American university to exchange faculty members on reciprocal basis, during the fall semester. The partnerships change each year and these partnerships are also the basis for annual student and administrative exchanges. 

The scope of the activities performed by the visiting professor depends on the demands and requirements of the host institution as well as his/her skills. Activities can include teaching courses (possibilities include teaching an entire course during the whole semester, giving several lectures within different courses, teaching in conjunction with a partner colleague, teaching undergraduate, graduate, and L.L.M. courses), conducting workshops for faculty members, undertaking research, contributing to common projects as well as further academic cooperation. Preferably faculty exchanges should take place during the fall semester so as to have the output ready prior to the annual EACLE seminar in the spring.

Each home institution covers the traveling expenses of its members of staff engaged in the exchange. The host institution covers the cost of accommodation, subject to the proviso that this only covers shorter stays. The host institution is not required to provide remuneration for the activities conducted by the guest staff member. In exceptional cases, such as teaching in an L.L.M. Program or teaching a full course or where the exchange is not reciprocated, arrangements may be made to pay the visiting staff.