Work Placement outside Europe

Degree students of the University of Oulu can apply for a personal grant for work placement completed outside Europe that is a part of their major subject studies. Also practical work placement in those European countries that are not suitable in Erasmus program is possible. Post-graduate students are not eligible for this grant. The grant can be awarded to a maximum of 8 students.

The international work placement grant is meant for those students who have independently acquired themselves a work placement. The work placement grant is primarily meant for a work placement period where the student will not receive a salary from the employer. The grant is not purposed to the work placement in the student’s home country.

The international work placement grant is EUR 1 800/student in total.

You are eligible to apply for the grant if

• The work placement will last at least 3 months,
• The work placement is a part of the studies,
• The contents of the work placement have been approved of the student’s department/subject,
• The student will not receive any other financial support for the work placement from the University or CIMO and
• The student has not previously completed a work placement period supported by the University.

A prerequisite for being awarded the grant is that the student commits to hand in a final report regarding the work placement in accordance with instructions provided by the Extension School, and to submit a copy of the work certificate s/he receives for the work placement.

The work placement period must start in 2013.

Application process

Limited amount of the grants will be awarded during 2013. The work placement must be acquired before applying for the grant.

The grant is applied for with a free-form application (motivation letter), which must show the grounds why the support is needed and a description of how the work placement will support the student’s studies, professional development and internationalisation.

Appendices

• Transcript of records
• CV/résumé
• Confirmation of Traineeship (found from Forms page) to show that the work placement will be accredited to the student’s studies. The student must fill in the form and have it signed by the person (from the student’s respective major subject) who will accredit the work placement to the studies.
• Preliminary contract/confirmation of the work placement from the employer. If the employer is paying a salary for the trainee it must be mentioned.

Visiting address:

Student Center, room KE 1011 or 1010.

Mailing address:

University of Oulu
Academic Affairs/Student Center
Anne Jurvakainen
P.O. Box 8100
FIN-90014 University of Oulu

More information:

Anne Jurvakainen
anne.jurvakainen(at)oulu.fi
tel. +358 8 553 3596