To do your practical training abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to practice your language skills and you get an insight into working life in another country. There are different ways of searching for practical training placements abroad: you can search for placements in already established networks, you can search for one independently, and you can check with the International contact person at your Degree programme if one of our partner universities is able to assist you to find a place.
- Practical training abroad is supervised and administered in the same way as practical training done in Finland by the Degree programmes. N.B Specific information regarding practical training abroad for Nursing students: Practical training abroad for health care students
- Please find information regarding scholarships for practical training under the headline 'Grants for practical training' in the menue at the top of the page to the left.
- Read the information on page 'Good to remember prior to practical training abroad' well in advance before the start of your practical training (also in the menue)
Search for a placement abroad
Through established networks you can quickly and easily search for placements in different countries, both within and outside Europe. Below you will find a list of the networks.
Established networks
| AIESEC | AIESEC is a worldwide student network for practical training placements abroad. They have two recruitment processes every year, one typically in September/October and the other one in February. Are you interesting in joining AIESEC Hanken/ARCADA or applying for their practical training placements? Please send an e-mail to aiesec[a]shs.fi. |
| Allianssi | Opportunities for au pair, hotel work and volunteer jobs. |
| Finnish National Agency for Education | Finnish National Agency for Education (former Centre of International Mobility (CIMO)), coordinates a number of practical training programs. The most of the placements can be applied for in January and February. See even the guide for people going to diverse countries at maatieto.net (only in Finnish). |
| Europa training | Work placements in England (close to Plymouth). Contact the agency, describe what you are looking for and they will look for a placement for a fee. |
| Global Placement | Internships worldwide |
| hrc international | Practical training (hotel work) in USA |
| IAESTE | Practical training mostly in the technical fields |
| International Student Placement Office | Practical training and entry-level placements in UK |
| JobsDB | Networks in Asia |
| Kulturfonden | Practical training in Cultural Foundations |
| Nordjobb | Nordjobb offers summer jobs in the Nordic countries, application usually in January-May (only in Swedish/Finnish). |
| IES Consulting | Internships in Spain |
| turijobs | Hospitality placements worldwide |
You may contact any company you are interested in and check if they have an opening for you.
Search engines and other useful links
| Arcadas Job Board | Placements abroad are advertised here. |
| Animafest Experience | Internships in Spain |
| Asia and Australia: www.jobsdb.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| Australia: www.alljobs.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| erasmusintern.org | ErasmusIntern.org provides a place where companies and organisations can publish their traineeship offers and where students that want to do a traineeship abroad can have their profiles, search and apply for traineeships vacancies. |
| EURES | The European Employment Services EURES provides advice to job seekers who want to work abroad (in Europe). |
| iAgora and JOE+ | Internships in Europe |
| ice recruit | Engineering jobs in UK and other countries |
| England: www.placement-uk.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| Ireland: www.cpl.ie | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| Spain: www.spain-internship.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| Sweden: www.arbetsformedlingen.se and www.syoguiden.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| Germany: www.arbeitsagentur.de | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| USA: www.career.com | Recruitment pages with advertisements |
| www.alec.co.uk | Information on how to apply for a job in England |
| www.internship-uk.com | Internship in United Kingdom |
| www.placement-uk.com | Internship in United Kingdom |
| www.kompass.com | A company directory for many countries (in English) |
| recruitment-finland.web.cern.ch/recruitment-finland | Information on jobs and internships at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) and ESO (Europe’s southern observatory) |
| www.suomela.info | Asociación Finlandesa SUOMELA, Fuengirola, Spain (only in Finnish) offer placements during October-March which are suited for, among others, social and geriatric students, as well as students in sports and health promotion. Please contact Sirpa Ruhanen |