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):
- Filled-in application form „Outgoing-Application for Erasmus Student Traineeship“
- Confirmation by the company or organization (obligatory).
Documents must be submitted online.
For recent graduate traineeship (application must be submitted during the last year of studies):
- Application form „Outgoing-Application for Erasmus Recent Graduate Traineeship “
- Confirmation by the company or organization (obligatory);
- Recommendation by a faculty member (obligatory).
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:
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.
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 FOR ALUMNI STORIES
THE PROGRAM:
March 12th (Tuesday) 16:30 Preparation for a Job Interview
March 20th (Wednesday) 11:00 Job Interview Stories from Our Alumni
March 21st (Thursday) 14:00 Job Interview Stories from Our Alumni
March 21st (Thursday) 16:30 Boost Your Confidence: How to Prepare for All Interview Stages
Jyväskylä Summer School for Master’s and PhD students
Do you want to advance your academic expertise in STEM – science, technology, engineering, mathematics – during the summer break, and create scientific networks and memories? Jyväskylä Summer School offers you a unique academic and cultural journey that gives you the opportunity to challenge yourself and develop your skills in your field of interest. You also get the chance to spend time in an international and interdisciplinary science community.
Jyväskylä Summer School, organized at the University of Jyväskylä this year for the 33rd time, offers high-quality courses for advanced Master’s students, PhD students and post-docs in various fields of natural sciences, mathematics and information technology. All courses are taught in English by distinguished researchers from different parts of the world.
Application Deadline – April 30.
VMU Mobility Scholarship is NOT available for Jyväskylä Summer School.
Students who intend to get the tuition fee waiver must first submit an online VMU application form at epasirasymas.vdu.lt (Outgoing-Application for Short-Term Courses and Summer/Winter Schools) and wait for the VMU Selection Committee results. The application deadline is April 15.
Students Invited to Attend T4EU Mobility Week in Italy and Slovenia
Students who are on the lookout for broader possibilities of development have a great new opportunity to gain new knowledge, meet new people and improve important skills during Transform4Europe Mobility Week in Italy and Slovenia. The events will take place on 20–24 May in Trieste (Italy) and Koper (Slovenia). The registration to the events for the students is open until 7 April.
For the mobility week, students can choose one course out of eight for which 3 ECTS credits are rewarded and recognised in all partner universities of the Transfrom4Europe Alliance. Travel and accommodation expenses will be partially covered by T4EU.
Students are welcome to choose from eight courses: Buildings Design Driven By New European Bauhaus, Heritage Beyond Borders For Societal Transformation: Interpretation And Education, Exploring Methods For Multicultural Social Science Research In The Contemporary Era, Environmental Genomics, Symmetry In Graphs, Suicide Without Borders, Digital Marketing And Consumers Behaviour, and Collaborative Innovation And Design Of Solutions In Tourism.
Application submission deadline is 7 April.
Additional Competition for International Studies
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) International Cooperation Department invites all university students to use the opportunities to go abroad for study exchange.
Additional competition for Erasmus+ studies (in EU/EEA countries).
You can apply for the competition until March 26th, 2024.
VMU Students Invited to Attend Summer School in Germany
Students of VMU and other universities of the Transform4Europe Alliance are invited to attend European Summer Course 2024, which will take place from 29 July to 7 August 2024 at the Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen in Germany. Registration of participants is open until 15 April.
The summer course will deal with a broad range of important political, legal and economic developments of today’s European Union. The event is organized by the Europa-Institut in cooperation with European Academy Otzenhausen, ASKO Europa-Stiftung and the trans-European higher education alliance Transform4Europe. The summer course includes visits to Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Trier and Saarbrücken!
Students of VMU and other T4EU universities may apply for scholarships to partially cover the costs for the ESC 2024: the scholarship covers the program fee, field trips, full board (all meals) and lodging during the duration of the Summer Course. Students can also gain up to 4 or 5 ECTS, depending on their workload.
Details on the registration process are available on the link below.
Lisbon Summer School for PhD Students and Young Researchers
Partner of the Transform4Europe Alliance, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, invites PhD students and young researchers to participate in the Lisbon Summer School for the Study of Culture, which will take place in Lisbon on 24–29 June, 2024.
The XIV Lisbon Summer School for the Study of Culture is dedicated to the study of the relationship between culture and war. Papers are welcome on various topics, such as culture and conflict, ancient and modern warfare, cultural wars and language, (mis)information and fake news, the ethics of war, culture of violence, environmental emergency, art and artists and war and many others.
Proposals should be sent to lxsummerschool[at]gmail.com and include paper title, abstract in English (max. 200 words), name, e-mail address, institutional affiliation, and a brief bio (max. 100 words) mentioning ongoing research. The submission deadline will be extended until the end of March.
Study Exchange and Internship Opportunities for Students
International Cooperation Department invites all VMU students to take an opportunity and apply for studies, traineeship or short-term courses abroad.
These are enriching possibilities that strengthen self-improvement while expanding study knowledge and skills of foreign languages, facing the differences in the study systems, improving professional skills, exploring new cultures, finding new interests, making new friends and bringing unforgettable memories that build the foundation for the future career.
We offer four different options for international mobility:
- Erasmus+ studies (in EU/EEA countries). Submit your applications by 4 March 2024. Music Academy students by 22 February.
- VMU bilateral exchange and Erasmus+ studies (in non-EU/EEA countries). Submit your applications by 4 March 2024.
- Erasmus+ student and recent graduate traineeships (in EU/EEA countries). Submit your applications by the end of each month.
- Short-term courses abroad. Submit your applications by 15th day of each month.
On February 20–22, VMU International Cooperation Department will organise Erasmus Days’24 where all students will be invited to learn more about mobility opportunities and join various interesting and meaningful initiatives.
More information about Erasmus Days
New nineteenth catalogue of Internship and Volunteering Offers
Right here in front of you is the nineteenth 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. 19 / December. 2023
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.