How to apply an internship abroad

Finding a traineeship abroad often requires an active approach to discovering the customs and practices of the destination country. So start preparing for the traineeship well ahead of time!

The University’s career services provide training in job search and career councelling. They also forward job ads and traineeship offers in JobTeaser service. More information on JobTeaser service.

When looking for a suitable placement, you can use the job databases of different countries and may also directly contact employers you are interested in.

You can also use the following websites to help you find a suitable position:

• Traineeship reports from students who have been in Erasmus+ traineeships can be found from Mobility-Online portal. Choose the tab Exchange reports and select Questionnaire (*) > Traineeship report.
• Erasmusintern.org is a platform for Erasmus+ traineeship offers across Europe.
• Eures (European Employment Services) is a public EU-EEA employment services network that allows you to search for job announcements in the EU and EEA countries. The site also contains country-specific information on moving to different EU and EEA countries as well as lists of the public employment services in those countries.
• The EDUFI traineeships of the Finnish National Agency for Education have application periods twice a year (NB! You cannot apply for an Erasmus+ grant for these jobs).
• Traineeships in teaching in Europe may be sought on the European Commission’s School Education Gateway portal or the Erasmus in Schools portal.
• Through the Demola network students can participate in innovation challenges that bring together students and companies.
• Erasmus+ traineeships in Slovakia

Student associations’ traineeship programmes

• AIESEC: an independent international student organisation that operates in over 100 countries.
• FiMSIC (in Finnish only): Finnish Medical Students’ International Committee takes care of the international relations of medical students.
• ELSA: The European Law Students' Association is the world’s largest organisation for law students and junior lawyers.
• IAESTE: International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE).
• CERN - (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is the world’s largest research centre on particle physics located in Geneva on the Swiss-French border, which annually offers about 400 traineeship opportunities for students. There are several different programmes: Helsinki Institute of Physics HIP traineeships, Summer Student Programme, Openlab Summer Student Programme, Technical Student Programme and Doctoral Student Programme.
• VULCANUS in Japan is a cooperation programme between the European Union and Japan through which students from universities of technology in the EU can go to Japan for a year to learn the language and work in Japanese companies. The programme includes a one-week seminar on Japan followed by a four-month language course and an eight-month traineeship at a Japanese company. The applicant must be an EU citizen and at least a fourth year student. Those selected for the exchange programme will receive a grant and free accommodation. The annual application period deadline is in January and the actual programme always starts in September.
• The European Space Agency ESA offers many opportunities for students. Also take a look at opportunities to work at ESO, the European Southern Observatory!

Invest in an experience living and working in a global city:

• It is also possible to complete an internship through the ISEP programme, which offers internship placements in Australia and other countries. The service has a fee charge. Read more: ISEP Intern Abroad.

Other traineeship offers: