IAESTE exchange programme
Last updated on Tuesday, 24/08/2021
Eager to gain technical experience but still studying? With IASTE, you can do a traineeship abroad while still at university.
Eager to gain work experience but still studying science or engineering? With IASTE, you can do a paid traineeship abroad while still at university.
The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) gives undergraduate students the chance to immerse in another culture and provides valuable career-focused professional internship opportunities worldwide.
Most placements are for 8-12 weeks during the summer, but longer-term placements are also available throughout the year.
To apply, you must be enrolled full-time in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the time of application and reside in a country where IAESTE is present (see IAESTE country list),
be studying computer and information sciences, technology, chemistry, material science, and chemical, mechanical or civil engineering, geology and mining, mathematics and statistics, physics, business, management, and marketing.
How to apply
Once you've checked you fulfil the criteria, find your internship, register on the Internship Portal, contact your national office to inform them you have registered along with the reference number of the internship you wish to apply for. If you are a student from a NON-MEMBER country or England and Wales you can still apply for open internships using this link).
Keep in touch with your National Committee who will guide you through the process and be aware that certain fees may be required.
Detailed instructions on the whole process can be found here.
PLEASE NOTE that the deadline shown is the deadline for submitting the nomination (the complete set of required documents), NOT the deadline for applications, so please make sure you contact your national committee as soon as possible to let them know you wish to apply.
Worried about the cost? All IAESTE internships are remunerated.