Basic information

• A practical traineship involves working for a foreign institution with minimum working hours of 40 hours per week.

• The content of the traineeship must not be the writing of a bachelor's, diploma or dissertation thesis.

• Traineeships can be completed at all stages of study (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral).

• May be suitable for mandatory practical traineeships within curricula.

• The duration is min. 2 months and max. 12 months.

• Traineeships are not tied to the schedule of the academic year and can be taken, for example, during the summer holidays.

Funding of Erasmus+ Mobilities

How to apply?

1. Follow the website of your faculty and unit to find out when and under what conditions the selection procedure takes place. Unlike selection procedures for study trips, the dates of selection procedures for internships can be more flexible according to the offers of partner institutions and individual requirements of students.

2. Choose the foreign institution at which you would like to spend your traineship. You can use the following procedure:

   • Search for opportunities according to your preferences and individual requirements among foreign hospitals, laboratories, research centres, EU institutions, Czech centres, cultural institutions, etc. You can start with the offer here: https://erasmusintern.org/.

   • Respond to offers placed on the website of your home faculty or unit.

   • Base your search on the list of institutions with which your faculty/basic unit has a "traditional" cooperation agreement for internships. After logging in to the Charles University Web App (Erasmus+ interface), you will find a list of institutions with which your basic unit, or the entire faculty, has a cooperation agreement. Click on "Submit new application" (in Czech “Výběr destinace a založení přiholášky”) and set the filter according to your home faculty and basic unit.  

3. Apply in the CU Web Applications 

   • Students gain access to the system by using their personal number (the eight-figure number on their student identity card (ISIC) below the photo) and the password that goes with the card. If they have forgotten the password or it has expired, they can get a new one from the Charles University Central Authentication Service (CAS) at https://ldap.cuni.cz/.

   • If you are applying to an institution that is on the list of institutions with which the faculty/basic unit has a cooperation agreement, click on "Sign on" in the last column on the right and fill out the form.

   • If you are applying to an institution that is not on the faculty's list of cooperating institutions, contact the faculty's Erasmus+ coordinator, who will enter the selected institution in the Web Applications.

4. Do not forget to provide all required documents for the selection procedure according to the conditions of your home faculty and basic unit. Documents that are often required include, for example, consent of the supervisor/teacher and confirmation of preliminary acceptance from the foreign institution.