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Opportunity to Apply for a Paid Internship in Lithuania

VMU Department of International Relations invites foreign students and graduates of full-time studies to apply for internships in Lithuanian market. The main aim of the internship is to provide an opportunity for foreign VMU students and graduates to acquire practical skills in Lithuanian companies and organisations. The internship will contribute to the development of professional knowledge and skills, help to improve Lithuanian language, provide an opportunity to gain valuable work experience and help to establish professional contacts, thus increasing the chances of employment and successful integration into the Lithuanian labour market.  

VMU full-time international students requirements:

  • The duration of the students’ traineeships – min 2 months, max 4 months.
  • Estimated total number of hours of internship – minimum 20 hours per week.
  • Traineeship scholarship – EUR 650/month.
  • Number of scholarships – 24.

VMU full-time international graduates requirements:

  • The duration of the graduates’ traineeships – 6 months.  
  • Estimated total number of hours of internship – minimum 30 hours per week.
  • Traineeship scholarship – EUR 650/month.
  • Number of scholarships – 20.

The competition is open to full-time students in the first to third study cycle (except first-year students). The internship is not part of the study programme, it is complimentary. Also, please note that the internship can’t be performed at the company at which the applicant is currently employed.

The list of available traineeships can be found here.

Required application documents: 

Candidates are evaluated according to the following criteria: 

  • Good academic performance: grade average of the last 2 semesters is 8 points;
  • Motivation: motivation letter and interview, indicating relevance of the traineeship to personal career design;
  • Additional points: experience in academic, professional or social activities abroad and in Lithuania; pre-arranged and agreed internship place; knowledge of Lithuanian language.

The decision on the candidacy is made by the special UPinLT selection committee approved by the Rector of VMU. The selection process will respect the basic principles of transparency, equality and non-discrimination. The final selection results will be communicated to the participants personally by e-mail and via the VMU student portal, not later than 2 weeks after the application deadline.

More information about contest 

A Workshop for VMU Students and Graduates: “Insider Tips for Landing Entry-Level Positions”

Recent graduates and current students are facing numerous challenges when attempting to secure jobs in entry-level positions. They feel uncertain about their degree or what comes next after graduation and are struggling to find summer employment that aligns with their studies and passions. A couple of months before the end of the semester, Vytautas Magnus University extends a helping hand to current students and graduates who are feeling overwhelmed as they embark on their job-searching journey.

That’s why the VMU Career Centre and International Cooperation Department invite current students and graduates to join an online event on the topic of “Insider Tips for Landing Entry-Level Positions”.

What: A Workshop for VMU Students and Graduates “Insider Tips for Landing Entry-Level Positions” 

When: 21st May, Tuesday, 10:30 – 12:00

Format: online event via Microsoft Teams in English 

Register here!

You will receive an email with a link for Microsoft Teams before the event.

Meet our speakers:

Register now to secure your spot! 

New twentieth catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers

Right here in front of you is the twentieth Catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers, which was issued by the Career Centre of Vytautas Magnus university. In this catalogue students will find internship and volunteering offers of enterprises, public institutions, non-governmental organizations. We are hoping that each of you will find something useful in the pages that follow!

Catalogue on Internship and Volunteering Offers No. 20 / April, 2024

The catalogue provides a standardized presentation of enterprise, institution or organization which is offering internship or volunteering opportunities, indicates the name and conditions of the offered internship / volunteering position. Each publication of an offer includes information about ability to combine activities with your studies, about the period of internship / volunteering, specifies which of offered positions are adapted for students with disabilities and which activities are organized in foreign languages.

We hope that this catalogue will help you to find a place of internship or you will use an opportunity to test yourself in volunteering, which will be useful in finding your path to labor market!

VMU Career Centre is not responsible for the content of the offers published in the Catalogue. Companies and organizations decide themselves about the conditions of internship and/or volunteering.

Call for applications for the NATO Internship Programme

We are pleased to share the information, that the call for applications for the NATO Internship Programme is now open with a closing date on May 20th 2024. Selected candidates will join in 2025.

All the necessary information, application forms can be found on the NATO website, in the Career section here.

Join our workshop “How to tailor your experience for a specific job-application?”

Are you feeling frustrated by the lack of response to your job applications? Struggling to showcase your achievements and skills effectively on your CV and cover letter? Perhaps you’re doubting your suitability for positions due to limited experience or considering a switch to a different field?

If any of this sounds familiar, then you’re not alone!

Many current students and graduates encounter these obstacles as they navigate their early career journeys!

Join us for an upcoming event designed to address these common concerns and provide valuable insights to help you navigate your career journey with confidence.

We invite you to participate in the workshop “How to tailor your experience for a specific job-application?” and discuss all the ins and outs of how to get ready for a job-searching journey.

What: workshop and discussion “How to tailor your experience for a specific job-application?” (Lithuanian Job-Market Context)

When: April 24, Wednesday

Time: 16:00–17:30

Place: Vytauto pr. 71, dormitory “Baltija”, room 102 (choir hall)

Format: Onsite event

Language: English

REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

This event is for you if you: 

  • Find yourself asking, “Why am I not receiving ANY response after I apply for a job?”
  • Are unsure how to effectively describe your achievements, experience, skills, and competencies in your CV and cover letter
  • Think that you don’t have enough experience or zero experience for a specific vacancy
  • Consider making a transition to a different position or area, where you have entry-level or little experience
  • Are seeking your first job without experience

Agenda 

  • TOP-10 mistakes in CV and Cover Letter and how to manage them
  • How to convert your diverse experience into the relevant skills?
  • Tips on CV, Motivation Letter and Cover Letter
  • Proactive search: how LinkedIn can boost your chances of getting in the job interview?
  • How to research the company and position you are applying for?
  • Questions you need to prepare for

Meet our speakers:

Registration required.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights and equip yourself with strategies to overcome these hurdles!

Online discussion for students and graduates “How to Get a Job Without Experience?”

Recent graduates and current students are facing many challenges when trying to find a job in their desired field. Among the most crucial ones are limited or no professional experience, high competition where entry-level positions attract many applicants, making it tough to stand out, and not knowing how to describe your achievements, competencies, skills, and abilities in a favorable light for a relevant vacancy. Perhaps the last one is the focal point.

Therefore, we have convened a panel of VMU alumni who have encountered similar challenges and are enthusiastic about sharing their valuable advice and experiences acquired throughout their careers.

We invite current students and graduates to join the online event on the topic of “How to Get a Job Without Experience?”

This event is for those facing rejections or receiving no feedback after applying for a job, for those unsure if they have enough experience, and for those who don’t know how to describe their experience, skills, and competencies in their CV and cover letter.

What: Discussion “How to Get a Job Without Experience?” (Lithuanian and Worldwide Context) 

When: April 17, Wednesday 

Time: 10:30 – 11:30 (Lithuanian time) 

Language: English

Format: Online event via Microsoft Teams

REGISTRATION REQUIRED. 

This event is tailored for current international and Lithuanian students and recent alumni:

  • For those seeking their first job without experience
  • For those transitioning to a different position/area
  • For anyone interested

Three reasons to join this event:

  • You will hear real stories and experiences of VMU alumni.
  • You will be able to ask your questions or seek advice.
  • You will meet new people who work in various companies and connect with them. Who knows, maybe this network will help you get a job in the future! ?

Meet our speakers:

The application for Create Lithuania programme has begun

Please be informed that the selection of participants for the programme Create Lithuania has begun. Launched in 2012, the goal of Create Lithuania programme is to promote Lithuania’s economic transformation and changes in the country. Every year participants from various industries join the programme for one year. During this time, they work in the public sector and develop evidence-based solutions and breakthroughs in various areas, from economy and innovation to industry, STEM, governance and many others.

This year, candidates are encouraged to embrace a new focus: Economic Transformation. We invite motivated, ambitious, talented, and critical individuals who possess the capability and enthusiasm to innovate in finance, technology, industry, artificial intelligence, public management, and other sectors in Lithuania to join the programme.

The selection process will continue until 5 May. There is the possibility to participate in the programme in English.

To be considered for selection, applicants must:

  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • Possess a minimum of two years of professional work experience.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the English language.
  • Exhibit analytical skills and the ability to collaborate within a team.

Candidates with project management experience, as well as those with study and/or work experience abroad, will be viewed favorably during the selection process.

Further information about the programme is available here.

Erasmus+ Traineeship Competition

Competition is open for Erasmus+ students or recent graduate traineeship grants for traineeships in any EU/EEE country. The application deadline is the 30th of April, 2024.

The placement period is from 2 to 6 months. Recent graduate traineeship must end – a year after graduation.

Note! For recent graduate traineeship applications must be submitted and students must be selected while the applicant is still a student at VMU. You can only apply for one traineeship place – multiple mobilities are not possible.

Selection

All VMU full-time degree students who have not used more than 10 months of their Erasmus mobility (study/traineeship) period are eligible for the Erasmus grant.

Selection documents

For student traineeship (traineeship during student’s year of studies):

Documents must be submitted online.

For recent graduate traineeship (application must be submitted during the last year of studies):

The priority in the selection is given to:

  • students whom traineeship is an obligatory part of their study programme;
  • students who have never been Erasmus traineeship students before.

Selection criteria:

  • student’s motivation;
  • good knowledge of the language which will be used during the traineeship;
  • student’s work, study, traineeship, participation in international/academic projects, and social activities experience in Lithuania and abroad;
  • conformability between the chosen traineeship and the student’s study programme;
  • study results (first-year MA students should attach a transcript of records of their BA/MA degree to the application form).

Traineeship grants:

For EU and EEA countries:

Country group Country Monthly scholarship size
Group I Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland 824,00 Eur
Group II Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal 824,00 Eur
Group III Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Turkey 756,00 Eur

For Non-EU/EEA countries:

The scholarship is 700,00 Eur/month.

Travel grant (depends on the distance between sending and receiving institutions):

  • 100-499 km – 180,00 Eur
  • 500-1999 km – 275,00 Eur
  • 2000-2999 km – 360,00 Eur
  • 3000-3999 km – 530,00 Eur
  • 4000-7999 km – 820,00 Eur
  • More than 8000 km – 1500,00 Eur

Additional travel grants for green traveling options.

The competition results will be sent to every participant via e-mail.

Note: Application results are published next month (10th of the upcoming month), therefore traineeship start date should be at least two weeks after that day. The competition results will be published via e-mail.

More information:

  • Traineeships programme coordinator Marius Mikalauskas
  • Address V. Putvinskio str. 23, room 207.
  • Phone +370 37 788 149
  • Email Marius.Mikalauskas@vdu.lt 

International Student Week in Belgrade

The International Student Week in Belgrade (ISWiB) is one of the largest student conferences in Southeast Europe. This year it will be organised on August 2-10.

ISWiB is celebrating a 17th anniversary and has prepared 8 workshops in various fields for students and recent postgraduates from all around the world, who will be dealing with burning issues of today’s society using different methods such as marketing, graphic design, start-up bootcamp, dance, musical and many more.

We especially encourage young people with disabilities, as well as members of other vulnerable groups, to sign up and participate. The festival will be adjusted to them in order to promote the importance of their involvement and connection with young people from Serbia and the world.

Application deadline – April 9.

More information

Please note: the VMU Mobility Scholarship is NOT available for ISWiB.

VMU Career Centre remote informal lecture series: “Towards Yourself’24: Shine in a Job Interview”

On March, Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) Career Centre invites students and alumni to participate in the lectures and discussions of the informal lecture series “Towards Yourself’24” and to take advantage of the virtual CV clinic.

This year’s informal lecture series, which has already become a tradition, is focused on job interviews, so we invite everyone who wants to prepare well for a job interview, learn how to present themselves well, make a good first impression on the employer and shine in the job interview! The first (or even the tenth) job interview can be very scary and stressful, but if you are properly prepared, there is really nothing to be afraid of. Advice from experts in the field, who will be presenting at “Towards Yourself’24”, will help you realise that standing out from the crowd and leaving a unique impression on your future employer is definitely possible!

This year’s theme of “Towards Yourself’24: Shine in a Job Interview”, is a reminder that one of the key success factors in a job interview is self-confidence. We will try to help you gain this confidence, and it will come with knowledge and the right preparation, which also starts with an objective assessment of whether I am a good fit for the position and whether it is the right job for me. Job interviews are not to be feared if you know how to present yourself well and not be embarrassed even if you are asked an uncomfortable question during a job interview! So let’s meet in March and shine together in the “Towards Yourself’24” informal lecture series.

In March, university students and graduates will also have the opportunity to take part in a virtual CV clinic: to consult and review their CV with a career professional, to get observations, valuable insights and tips on how to prepare their CV to meet all requirements. Want to get advice and a consultant’s opinion? You can send your CV to: cv@vdu.lt

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

REGISTRATION FOR ALUMNI STORIES

THE PROGRAM:

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