Mobility for Study (SMS)
The Erasmus+ programme offers students the possibility to undertake a study mobility (SMS) for a period ranging from 3 to 12 months within a partner higher education institution. The student can apply for a grant which is a contribution to cover, in part, the costs associated with travelling to and living in another country. The student is exempted from paying tuition fees at the host university.
Mobility for Internships (SMT)
This programme offers the possibility to IPC students or graduates to carry out a mobility internship overseas, for a minimum period of 2 to 12 months, per course of study. The internship may take place in higher education institutions, research centres, companies or any other entity or organisation based in the EU.
The Erasmus mobility can take place in one of the 28 countries of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Macedonia and Turkey (excluding Portugal).
The Erasmus+ programme allows three types of internship:
– Curricular Internships: these are academically recognised within the course and are integrated into the work developed for the corresponding curricular unit (Internship/Project/Thesis);
– Extracurricular Internships: these are carried out as students, but as they have no equivalence in the course curriculum they should be included in the Diploma Supplement;
– Internships for Recent Graduates: these internships must be carried out within one year after the graduation date. The application can be made while a student (in the final year).
Students/diplomates have several choices available to them to find an internship:
– Contact directly the companies or entities of your interest;
– Consult some international websites and platforms that provide internship offers and send your application. Examples:
Betting Connections Recruitment Solutions- https://www.bettingconnections.com/
DailyInternships – https://dailyinternship.com/home
ERASMUSINTERN – https://erasmusintern.org/
ESAA – http://www.esaa-eu.org/about/the-associations/
EURES – https://ec.europa.eu/eures/public/language-selection
Europlacement: http://www.europlacement.com
iAgora – https://www.iagora.com/
Leo-Net- https://leo-net.tue.nl/leonet/traineeship-offers/
Placement Slovakia- http://www.placementslovakia.com/
Placements UK – http://placement-uk.com/
Praxis – http://www.praxisnetwork.eu/
Spain Internship – https://www.spain-internship.com/en/
Study Work &Travel Abroad: https://www.algoos.com/
Europe’s Plataform for Internships: https://www.trainingexperience.org/
Future Focus (The Malta Interns programme): https://www.maltainterns.com/
– Contact teachers/course directors in order to obtain guidance in this regard and information on any international internship offers that they may have.
– Search for the offers advertised on the International Office‘s official Facebook page.
Grants
According to article 17 of the Erasmus+ Regulation – Mobility of students/teachers/non-teaching staff, the amounts of the grants to be awarded to students selected for mobility on study/internships are set by the International Relations Officers of the UOE, within the framework of the amounts pre-defined by the National Agency (NA) for each Erasmus year, taking into account the destination country and the duration of the mobility period. Mobility grants contribute towards the additional costs of the host country’s cost of living as well as travel costs. The table of mobility grants in force for the year 2020/2021 is available here
Applications
Erasmus mobility applications for the academic year 2021/2022 will take place from 8th February to 21st March 2021. The application is made online on the Inforestudante platform, through the menu Applications/Outgoing Mobility, available at https://inforestudante.ipc.pt and can only be made within the deadlines set for it.
The practical guide for applications is divided into four distinct phases and teaches how to proceed in order to submit the application correctly.
Stage 1: Registration – choosing the type of mobility and destination institutions
In this phase the student is asked to indicate the period of mobility. To facilitate the progress of the application students should indicate, on a provisional basis, the following dates:
1st Semester – 01/09/2021 to 31/01/2022
2nd Semester – 01/02/2022 to 30/06/2022
Presentation of the briefing that took place on 12/02/2021 is available here
Stage 2: Seriation/placement of candidates
Stage 3: Application
Preparation of the Learning Agreement (Study contract)
Drawing up the Training Agreement (Internship contract)
Stage 4: Arrival at the host institution
Stage 5: End of mobility
For more information contact the International Relations Office of your school!
The evaluation and selection process of the candidates is the responsibility of the Teaching Units, except for the placements for recent graduates, according to article 13 of the Regulation of the Erasmus+ Programme – Mobility of Students/Teachers/Non-teaching Staff.