The Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility programme enables students enrolled at our university to complete a traineeship at an organisation located in one of the Erasmus+ Programme Countries.
A traineeship activity enables the student to gain practical work experience in the vocational field in which they are studying. Within this scope, the student is expected to receive vocational training and/or gain work experience at the host institution.
United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Italy, Iceland, Greek Cypriot Administration, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Romania, Türkiye*, Greece, Germany, Spain, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Lithuania, Slovenia.
The grant amounts provided for each destination country are set out in the calls for applications published by the Erasmus+ Institutional Coordination Office.
Türkiye is a country participating in the Erasmus+ Programme. However, participants selected from our university cannot carry out traineeship mobility in Türkiye.
An eligible organisation means any public or private institution/organisation, regardless of its size, legal status or the economic sector in which it operates, as well as any enterprise engaged in any kind of economic activity, including the social economy.
A Higher Education Institution holding an ECHE; (If the host institution is a higher education institution, there is no requirement for an inter-institutional agreement with our university.)
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Any public or private institution/organisation active in the labour market or in the fields of education, training and youth. The institutions/organisations where a traineeship may be carried out may be one of the following.
A small, medium or large private or public institution or organisation (including social enterprises)
A public institution/organisation at local, regional or national level
A social partner or another representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions
A research institute
A foundation
Schools/institutes/training centres (institutions and organisations operating at any level in the field of education from pre-school to upper secondary and post-secondary education, including vocational education and adult education)
Non-profit institutions/organisations, associations, NGOs; institutions/organisations providing career guidance, vocational counselling and information services
The following organisations are not eligible for higher education traineeship activities under Erasmus+:
European Union institutions and EU agencies (see https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/institutions-bodies_en )
Organisations such as National Agencies that manage EU programmes.
Traineeship activities may not be carried out for academic study purposes.
A traineeship may not be used to carry out work such as research assignments or analytical studies relating to academic work conducted within a specific study programme.
Work, scientific research and projects carried out by students in order to complete or support their own scientific studies are not accepted as traineeship activities.
Work carried out under the supervision of an advisor by graduate students in the thesis stage, which earns credits but does not fall within the scope of a traineeship, is not considered a traineeship activity.
The European Commission has set the activity period for student traineeship mobility at a minimum of 2 months and a maximum of 12 months.
However, in order to enable more participants at our university to benefit from Erasmus+ mobility, the activity period eligible for funding has been limited to 65 days.
The traineeship activity must last at least 60 days.
In traineeship mobility, if the certificate of attendance shows that the beneficiary carried out the activity for less than 60 days, the activity is deemed invalid.
A student found on the certificate of attendance to have carried out the activity for less than 60 days must repay the entire grant received.
Students wishing to apply for Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility must obtain a Letter of Acceptance from an enterprise in a programme country where they will complete their mobility.
The Letter of Acceptance, to be prepared on the institution's letterhead, must include the following information:
The letter of acceptance must clearly state that a traineeship mobility activity (Erasmus+ Student Mobility for Traineeships) will be carried out.
The place where the Traineeship Mobility will be carried out must be stated. For example, it must clearly indicate that the mobility will take place in Department D of Human Resources at Enterprise C, located in City B of Country A.
The subject of the traineeship activity must be stated. E.g. "Human Resources Intern".
The duration of the mobility must be stated. The activity period to be granted funding for Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility is a minimum of 2 months (60 days) and a maximum of 65 days, excluding travel; the start and end dates of the mobility (dd/mm/yyyy - dd/mm/yyyy) must be clearly stated in the letter of acceptance.
The Letter of Acceptance prepared by the relevant contact person at the institution where the Erasmus+ Traineeship Mobility activity will take place must bear the date of issue, a signature and a seal/stamp.
Yes. Students must find the traineeship placement themselves. It would be helpful to consult students who have previously taken part in traineeship mobility on this matter.
Undergraduate students must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.20/4.00. For undergraduate students, the grade point average must be at least 72 on a 100-point scale.
Graduate students (master's and doctoral) must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.50/4.00.
For graduate students, the grade point average must be at least 75 on a 100-point scale.
Yes, you may apply. At the time of application you must bring to the Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office the transcript showing your graduation grade from your previous study cycle (your bachelor's transcript if you are a master's student, or your master's transcript if you are a doctoral student).
In addition, you must submit to the Erasmus Institutional Coordination Office a letter obtained from the Institute Secretariat stating that a grade point average has not yet been established.
2-Erasmus+ Language Proficiency Exam (accepted validity period is 2 years.)
3-Foreign Language Examination - YDS (accepted validity period is 5 years.)
4-Foreign Language Examination for Higher Education Institutions - YÖKDİL (accepted validity period is 5 years.)
5-IELTS (accepted validity period is 2 years.)
6-TOEFL (accepted validity period is 2 years.)
For the table converting YDS, YÖKDİL, TOEFL-IBT-CBT-PBT and IELTS scores into IZU Erasmus+ Language Proficiency Exam scores, please click here.
Yes, they can. However, only students who already have a grade point average at the time of application may apply.
Double major students may apply from both programmes in which they are enrolled. However, the application must be submitted through the single programme under which the student wishes to take part in the mobility.
Students enrolled in a minor programme may only apply through the major programme in which they are enrolled full-time.