IAESTE

� Founded in January 1948 at the Imperial College of London, IAESTE is ais an independent, non-profit and non-political Association for studentexchange.

AIMS:

� To provide students in higher education with technical experience relevantto their studies

� To offer employers well-qualified and motivated trainees

� To be a source of cultural enrichment for trainees and their hostcommunities

AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

87 MEMBER COUNTRIES

IAESTE PORTUGAL

� Portugal joined IAESTE as an Associate Member in 1954 and

became a Full Member in 1957.

� The legal and fiscal body which supports financially the operation

of IAESTE PORTUGAL is a private, non-profit institution called

APIET – Portuguese Association for the International Exchange of

Students for Practical Experience.

ORGANISATION

National Secretariat and Local Committees:

1. Faculty of Sciences of University of Lisbon

2. Faculty of Sciences and Technology of University of Coimbra

3. Faculty of Sciences and Technology of New University of

Lisbon

4. Instituto Superior Técnico, National Secretariat

5. Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (former ISCTE)

6. University of Lisbon

IAESTE PROGRAMME

� IAESTE is a professional internship programme.

� IAESTE is open to Higher Education students, but limited to students from our

Local Committees.

� It covers all Engineering branches, and several Exact and Natural Sciences, as

well as other fields such as Architecture, Agronomy, Pharmacy and Veterinary

Sciences, Social Sciences, Sports, etc.

How it works

� A IAESTE is an exchange programme. The number of internships

we receive from Portuguese employers to foreign students are

exchanged with our partners for internships abroad to our students.

� These exchanges take place in the IAESTE Annual Conference.

� All year round through our EP (exchange platform).

THE INTERNSHIPS

� They can take place in universities or companies;

� They have the minimum period of 4 weeks to the maximum of

1 year;

� They are paid internships;

� Accommodation is arranged by the local IAESTE, but the

trainee must pay it.

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Incoming Outgoing

I ACCEPT THE INTERNSHIPWHAT DO I NEED TO DO NOW?

1º - You must pay 150€ within 24 hours;

� 100 euros is a fee and you will receive back 50 euros at the end of the

internship;

� If the employer cancels the internship or if you are not accepted by him,

you will receive back the total amount (150);

� If you decide to cancel, then you lose the 150 euros;

2º - You must register on the E.P. (exchange platform) – www.iaeste.net

3º PREPARE NOMINATIONREQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Nomination Form (Student Nominated)

2. Motivation Letter

3. Curriculum Vitae (with photo)

4. Transcript of Records

5. Copy of the ID Card or Passport (outside Europa)

6. Enrolment Certificate

7. National Evaluation System

8. English Language Certificate

9. Recommendation Letters

10. Photo

11. Portfolio (Architeture students only)

ALL THE DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN ENGLISH, EXCEPT FOR BRAZIL

I WAS ACCEPTED,WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

1. After acceptance the student must start with the insurance process

and the travel arrangements.

2. But if the internship is outside Europe, you need to start the visa

process. You will receive the necessary documents to apply for the

visa. Only after confirmation of the visa you may start with the

insurance process and the travel arrangements.

I WAS ACCEPTED,WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

3. You must have a Health Insurance. In Europe the European

Health Insurance Card is enough. For the rest of the world we

have an agreement with SwissCare.

4. You need to put the Insurance number on the acceptance papers.

5. You also need to have an official representative. You need to fill in

a statement of responsibility (file called Termo de

Responsabilidade).

VERY IMPORTANT

� Students are not authorised to contact the employer before being

formally accepted.

� After receiving the acceptance papers and the contact of your

supervisor, then you are allowed to contact him/her.

� Switzerland and the United Kingdom have visa restrictions for non

European people.

SOME USEFUL ADVICES

1. YOU SHOULD TAKE ENOUGH MNONEY WITH YOU TO PAY:

� Accommodation (on the 1st month)

� To eat

� Public transportation

2. You need to take with you the acceptance papers. It has important

information for you.

My arrival – who is waiting for me?

� You should arrive during the week (from Monday to Friday, not

during the weekend);

� If the IAESTE Local Committee will pick you up at the airport, they

will be identified with an IAESTE poster.

� Some countries (european mostly) do not have the pick up

service. You should take with you all the necessary information

and contacts (from IAESTE, accommodation and employer).

I FINISHED THE INTERNSHIP. WHAT SHOULD I DO NOW?

� Fill in the Trainee’s Report and send it to IAESTE Portugal.

� After submitting the Trainee’s Report you will receive a cheque in

the amount of 50€.

IAESTE TRAINEES SHOULD KNOW:

� You are representing a Country, not an Institution;

� You are IAESTE Portugal trainees.

2ND ROUND OF APPLICATIONS

� In May we will start the 2nd round. If you see at the E.P. an

internship you are interested in, please come to our office!

� There are 2 kinds of offers: FSFS (first come first served), or COBE

offers. For these last the employer will receive several applications

from different countries. The possibilities are not so good!

� The offers we are distributing today were given to IAESTE Portugal!

No one else will have access to them.

Thank you!