The Internship Programme is designed to give students the opportunity for practical experience in working for NGOs, public and private institutions and companies, and to confront social reality with their academic knowledge.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME RULES
- First, students should contact the Internship Officer, Ms Svetlana Baranova at svetlana.baranova@uj.edu.pl about their planned internship.
- The specific duties and obligations of a given internship have to be clearly stated before the placement begins, and must be agreed upon by the Student, the Partner Organisation, and
the Internship Officer at IES. - Students are required to follow the rules of the placement at each organisation.
- The Student must submit an Acceptance Form from the Partner Organisation to the Internship Officer at IES before the beginning of the internship.
- The Partner Organisation is asked to submit an Evaluation Form to the Internship Officer at IES after the competition of the Internship.
- The Student is asked to submit a Student Report the Internship Officer at IES after the competition of the Internship.
DURATION AND CONDITIONS OF THE INTERNSHIP
- The internship should last either 150 hours (for regular BA and MA programmes) or 240 hours (for research track). Students can complete an internship as part of their studies, and receive ETCS points for it.
- The internship might be extended in time, for example for over 3 months, etc. This depends on the partner organisation’s offer, or the terms agreed between students, the partner organisation and the Institute.
- The student, the partner organisation and the Internship Officer must agree on the internship programme and its duration before the beginning of the internship.
- The internship can be implemented both remotely and on the premises of the partner organisation.
- The student must cover the cost of insurance against accidents and injuries during the period of the internship.
- Students are reminded that they represent the Jagiellonian University and the Institute of European Studies during their internship, and that their attitude might impact on future collaboration with the partner organisations. Therefore students are asked to take responsibility for their choices.
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