Graduate Internship

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Are you about to complete your degree and would like to gain international work experience for at least two months (at least 61 days of mobility abroad)? With the graduate internship programme, you can complete a funded internship abroad within one year of your final degree. You will gain practical experience, improve your language skills and strengthen your profile for your career entry.

 

Internship in Scotland

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“I was impressed by how openly I was welcomed in another country and healthcare system, with a different education. I was allowed to work like the staff nurses—that really boosted my self-confidence.”

Raphaela Sieber, graduate of the Bachelor's program in Health and Nursing

 

Our programs for your graduate internship

For a graduate internship, you can choose between Erasmus+ and Global Social Dialogue:

Erasmus+

Your mobility abroad is in one of the 33 Erasmus+ countries or a partner country participating worldwide. Here you can find the current countries for Erasmus+. You must find the internship location yourself. Funded graduate internships can only be offered by the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna as long as sufficient funding is available. For further information, please contact the International Office.

For a graduate internship, choose Erasmus+:

Application

Complete the application form in Mobility Online and upload your application documents by the deadline. No internship position is required for the application.

After approval

  • You look for an internship if you do not yet have one.
  • You conclude a Learning Agreement between your study programs and the chosen host university.
  • You send the Learning Agreement to the International Office.
  • The International Office calculates the amount of funding and concludes a grant agreement.

During the mobility

If necessary, you can amend the Learning Agreement.

After the mobility

You complete the Online Participant Report, the traineeship centre signs and stamps your confirmation of stay and you send the Traineeship Certificate to the International Office.

Funding

between € 620 and € 700 per month + one-off travel allowance + additional travel days (if environmentally friendly travelling) + top-up / inclusion support for students with fewer opportunities.

Students with fewer opportunities

  • Students with children requiring care
  • Students with disabilities
  • Students with health problems if the costs of travelling abroad are higher than at home.

Environmentally friendly travelling

  • travelling by train, bus or car in a car pool
  • of which at least more than half of the outward and return journeys
  • Proof must be provided for both journeys
  • Higher travel allowance + up to six additional travel days
  • Offer: Interrail Pass for Erasmus+

Costs

The Erasmus+ grant covers part of the costs. In addition, you do not pay any tuition fees at the host university and can continue to receive your Austrian study grant, the self-support grant or federal state grants. The monthly costs abroad depend on the destination country, place of residence and lifestyle. Please take into account

  • Rent (hall of residence, shared flat, flat)
  • Food and everyday needs
  • Public transport and mobility
  • Leisure time and activities
  • Insurance

Internal language grant

The International Office offers an internal language grant for all students who would like to improve their language skills before and/or during their mobility abroad.

  • Application only after your funding has been approved
  • the foreign language must not be English
  • Language course at an official language school
  • a maximum of two reimbursements of up to € 100 each

Insurance

Before your mobility abroad, you must obtain sufficient information about your insurance cover and take out the following if necessary:

  • After your Final degree, the accident and liability insurance through the ÖH is cancelled
  • Health insurance abroad
  • Further insurances e.g. leisure insurance or travel insurance

Observe travel warning for destination country

Mobility abroad is generally possible in all countries where you can stay safely, i.e. in countries for which there is no travel warning higher than level 3. The current classifications can be found on the BMEIA website. Countries with a travel warning 1-2 are possible for mobility. A stay in countries with a travel warning 3 is only possible with a final degree of liability exemption (student declaration). Mobility in countries with a travel warning 4 is not possible.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please write to international@hcw.ac.at.

Global Social Dialogue (GSD)

You are a Social Work student and are doing an internship of at least 15 weeks (at least 10 weeks for professionals) in the Global South, i.e. in Africa, Asia or Latin America.

From the application process to the costs: Here you will find all the information you need about your internship abroad with Global Social Dialogue.

Application

You consult your study programs and apply to Global Social Dialog by the deadline.

After approval

To prepare for your mobility abroad, you take part in a three-day preparatory seminar before your departure.

After the mobility

After your return, you will attend a three-day reflection seminar to reflect on your experiences abroad with the GSD team.

Funding

Approx. € 1,000 per mobility

Costs

The costs abroad depend on the destination country, place of residence and length of your stay. Please take into account

  • possible tuition fees
  • Rent (hall of residence, shared flat, flat)
  • Food and everyday needs
  • Public transport and mobility
  • Leisure time and activities
  • Insurance

Internal language grant

The International Office offers an internal language grant for all students who would like to improve their language skills before and/or during their mobility abroad.

  • Application only after your funding has been approved
  • the foreign language must not be English
  • Language course at an official language school
  • a maximum of two reimbursements of up to € 100 each

Insurance

Before your mobility abroad, you must obtain sufficient information about your insurance cover and take out the following if necessary:

  • After your Final degree, the accident and liability insurance through the ÖH is cancelled
  • Health insurance abroad
  • Further insurances e.g. leisure insurance or travel insurance

Observe travel warning for destination country

Mobility abroad is generally possible in all countries where you can stay safely, i.e. in countries for which there is no travel warning higher than level 3. You can find the current classifications on the BMEIA website. Countries with a travel warning of 1-2 are possible for mobility. A stay in countries with a travel warning 3 is only possible with a final degree of liability exemption (student declaration). Mobility abroad in countries with a travel warning 4 is not possible.

Contact

Jakob Felix Springer: jakob_felix.springer@hcw.ac.at

Further information can be found on the Global Social Dialogue website.