The British Council is pleased to announce that IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) is now open for applications for 2018 placements.

We would be very grateful if you could share information about the programme with your students.

Through IAESTE, UK students can do a paid industry traineeship abroad for 6 – 52 weeks, working with a top employer in one of 80 countries. Taking part is a fantastic way for your students to: 

• Earn money and enhance their CV
• Gain paid industry experience with top international employers
• Develop their professional knowledge and contacts
• Boost their confidence and communication skills
• Explore a new country and culture
• Traineeships are open to students who are in their second year or above, are enrolled at a UK university and are a full time undergraduate student of science, engineering, technology or applied arts. Please see full eligibility criteria online.

Host an international trainee on your campus
You may also be interested to know that you can host international IAESTE trainees on your campus too, to work on 6 – 52 week projects.

With a pool of 10,000 high-calibre trainees from 80 countries, hosting a trainee is a great way to bring fresh skills and perspectives to your science, engineering, technology and applied-arts faculties. It is also a chance to build relationships with international students and universities.

The programme is reciprocal - for every placement offered at your campus, one of your own students will be offered a placement overseas. (However your students can still apply for IAESTE whether you host a trainee or not).

Students can find out more and apply here: https://www.britishcouncil.org/iaeste/uni-students/outgoing-uk-trainees. The deadline for applications from students is 07 December 2017.

To find out more about hosting a trainee, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/iaeste and apply by 15 December 2017.