Follow these tips to successfully find and land an internship which corresponds to your interests, goals, and study programme requirements.

Professional project development

• Develop your Career and Internship Marketing Plan
• Develop your Professional Project Pitch
• Do targeted internship and company research consistent with your Professional Project (job boards, networking events, business news, industry blogs, personal networks and contacts, LinkedIn jobs, etc)
• Participate in Career Center workshops and visit the Internship Course on Moodle.

Personal network development

• Create and/or update your LinkedIn profile (this is a must)
• Connect to targeted group(s) on LinkedIn
• Attend networking events, speaker series, trade shows and conferences for your targeted industry as often as possible

CV and Cover Letter

• Prepare targeted applications following the recommendations:
• Establish why you are targeting this company
• Explain what you know and what you can do
• Be specific about what you want
• Describe why the company would want you as an intern
• Set a time for follow-up

Dos

• Do research your target to learn as much as possible about them. Use the Internet, call a company salesperson, talk to professors, go to the library, attend a tradeshow, etc…
• Do think about the company’s perspective and why they would want to hire you.
• Do highlight your competencies and offer your services. Managers like solutions to problems.
• Do know what you want and ask for it.
• Do offer to work for a minimum of 2, 3 months or more according to your study programme.

Don’ts

• Don’t say you want to improve your language skills. No company wants to pay for your training, and you will be expected to be able to communicate with multilingual teams.
• Don’t offer to work for free. You create the impression your work has no value, and you will have expenses (housing, food, car, airplane, entertainment).
• Don’t say the University requires that you find an internship. It makes it sound like you are forced to do this, rather than truly excited about the opportunity.

Prepare your Internship Interview with our Guide to the FAQs

Students are enroled at the University of Luxembourg per semester.

Internships which take place in the Summer Semester will last until 30^th September at the latest. Internships can be extended under two conditions:

1. The Internship Course is not evaluated
2. Re-enrolment as Student at the University in one additional semester.

Placement calendar by programme 

Download the PDF document at this link. 

In order to support students’ and graduates’ integration into the world of work, the Student Counsellor attaches much importance to the development of its corporate relations.

In addition, the service guides and supports students for internships issues AND graduates for first job offers or Erasmus traineeships provide information about current legislations, rules and regulations, dedicated events such as Careers and Recruitment Fairs and company presentations. The service also trains students on the fundamentals of professional and responsible behavior when they are in contact with companies and the professional world.

Help students make decisions about their future careers and provide support, offer successful transition into the professional world:

• Organise training sessions for students together with the Career Center, employers or high-level recruitment agencies, which take place mainly in the Winter semester.

Workshops to help the student to assist in an efficient search for internships/ jobs (in Luxembourg as well as abroad), to produce their CV (in French and in English language) and cover letters, and to prepare them for recruitment interviews.

Workshops on labor-market related themes, such as “boosting your Linkedin profile”, and “reflecting professional image”.

Preparation sessions for recruitment interviews and company forums with professional workers.

•  Arrange and manage company presentations and career fairs dedicated to programs. Advise to companies in their student recruitment projects.

“Meet and discuss” with partners, in-person mode conferences or Webinars to discover Industries and career opportunities. 

One recruitment fair “Unicareers” per academic year, which takes place end-of September of in October, to provide networking opportunities for students/ graduates and corporate recruiters.

Are you interested in doing your internship abroad? Think about the Erasmus mobility programme for your internship!

Erasmus mobility encourages students to complete their internship in a company or institution from one of the 31 EU partner countries (apart from countries in the Greater Region).

Erasmus internship objectives

• Helping you to adapt to the requirements of the European labour market.
• Develop language skills and improve your understanding of the social and economic culture of your host country.
• Develop soft skills such as open-mindedness and gain European professional experience.
• Recognition of the internship in the framework of your study programme.
• Students from participating countries enrolled in a programme leading to a recognised diploma, in an establishment of higher education.
• Students enrolled in an establishment of higher education, holder of the Extended Erasmus University Charter.
• Students enrolled in a programme which includes a mandatory internship period lasting from 3 to 12 months.

Who is eligible?

• Students from participating countries enrolled in a programme leading to a recognised diploma, in an establishment of higher education.
• Students enrolled in an establishment of higher education, holder of the Extended Erasmus University Charter.
• Students enrolled in a programme which includes a mandatory internship period lasting from 3 to 12 months.

Scholarship

Your internship stipend is paid for with a scholarship which is meant to cover the costs of moving, transportation, insurance and housing. For better immersion and involvement in the internship, students are required to live in the host country. As the number of internship-scholarships is limited each year, a selection must be made among applicants. Course directors select those internship projects which are most in line with the university programme. Do not hesitate to get in touch with the Student Counsellor for advice on how to best develop and present your project.

Procedure

• An internship agreement is signed between the hosting institution/company, the student and the University of Luxembourg.
• An individual training agreement established by SEVE Mobility signed by the three contracting parties is also attached to the internship agreement. The SEVE Mobility Office is in charge of the payment follow-up.

How to find an internship abroad?

You are responsible for obtaining an internship offer from your host company (within the 31 UE countries above mentioned)

Internship offers are regularly published on the following websites:

• https://erasmusintern.org/traineeships
• www.monster.lu
• www.indeed.lu
• www.moovijob.lu
• http://www.efinancialcareers.lu/
• http://jobs-stages.letudiant.fr/
• https://etudiant.lefigaro.fr/international/etudier-a-l-etranger/detail/article/un-nouveau-site-pour-faire-un-stage-a-l-etranger-17159/

Vocational training also includes internships in European companies. Erasmus+ encourages students studying for a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in higher education institutions participating in the programme to undertake placements abroad. 

As a recent graduate, you are able to do an internship abroad. Your internship must take place within a year of graduation and you should apply while you are still enroled at your higher education institution.

The professional experience acquired abroad is a great opportunity for young people wishing to become more independent. Going abroad is also a way of enhancing and enriching your professional profile for a future job search.

The duration of your internship abroad must be between at least 2 months and a maximum of 12 months. Your internship must be related to your study degree and your personal development needs. You can complete your internship in any organisation except EU institutions, bodies and agencies located in a country participating in the Erasmus+ programme.

Recognition:

Before your internship abroad: 

1. You must sign a learning agreement with your higher education institution and the host organisation. This contract sets out the rights and obligations of the different parties, the detailed programme of the internship placement, information on insurance and how the placement will be recognised once it has been completed.
2. You will receive the charter which specifies your rights and obligations regarding your internship abroad.

After your internship abroad:

1. The host organisation/company must send you and your higher education institution an internship certificate, typically within five weeks after the successful completion of the internship.
2. Your higher education institution must recognise your internship abroad according to the commitments agreed upon in the learning agreement and without any further requirements. The information contained in the internship certificate is listed in the Europass mobility certificate.

Financial support

You can benefit from an Erasmus+ grant to contribute to your travel costs. Additional funding can be provided for internships. The amount of the scholarship may vary depending on the living cost differential between your country and the destination country, the distance between the countries, the number of students applying for a grant and the availability of other grants.

Grant levels and amounts set for exchanges between participating and partner countries are published in the Erasmus+ Programme guide.

You may also be entitled to other scholarships from your institution, country, or other sources. Consult the European Funding Guide. 

How to apply

The Erasmus Intern Traineeship Portal created by the Erasmus Student Network can help you find an Erasmus+ placement.

The Erasmus+ Student and Alumni Association offers current and former Erasmus+ students a dynamic forum for networking, professional development and intercultural exchange.

Contact:

Nadège Meyer-Hamy
Student Counsellor
Tel: (00352) 46 66 44 5201 or (00352) 46 66 44 6226
Email: fdef-traineeships@uni.lu

Students from outside the EU/EEA/Switzerland who have completed their study course at the University of Luxembourg are entitled to apply for a work permit under the special provisions of Article 59 of the Law on Immigration of 29th August, 2008, as amended.

Procedure:

• The Graduate must be in possession of their degree or a certificate of completion of studies, as well as an employment contract from their future employer. The employment contract may contain terms conditional on the fulfilment of requirements related to authorisation to work in Luxembourg.
• The Company must post the vacant position at the national employment agency (ADEM) for three weeks, taking care to fully describe the position. If, after three weeks, no suitable candidate has applied for the position, the company may request that ADEM issue a certificate that allows the company to employ a person of its choice (including one from outside the EU/EEA/CH area). The Company provides the student with the ADEM certificate.
• The Graduate submits an application for an “Authorisation to stay for a third-country national for the purpose of a salaried occupation (salaried worker)”, together with the employment contract, the ADEM certificate, and all other required documents. Further information can be found on guichet.lu. 

Important notes

• The Graduate must submit the application prior to leaving Luxembourg. If the Graduate returns to his or her country of origin, any subsequent application for a work permit will not benefit from the provisions of Article 59 of the above-cited law.
• The authorisation to stay for salaried workers is granted for one profession in one sector for any employer. This restriction remains in force for three years. A change of sector or profession is only permitted with the authorisation of the Minister responsible for immigration matters.
• The work permit issued will be valid for one year, after which it may be renewed for three years, provided the employment of the Graduate at that time corresponds to the conditions of employment under which it was granted.