Going on Internships

Internships are recognized as a direct part of the study, and the student receives 6 ECTS credits for its completion. Students of the Bachelor’s degree programmes in Business Economics and Management, Arts Management and Business Administration may complete their internship with selected companies abroad as part of their studies (Course 33F302).

INTERNSHIP ABROAD WITHIN THE COURSE “INTERNSHIP IN A COMPANY“

The Faculty of Business Administration is a member of the European Foundation for Management Development EFMD and as a result, students of FBA have free access to a unique network Highered – The Global Talent Network. Students can use it when they search for an internship abroad. To enter the network, you need to register at vse.higheredtalent.org/login. Enter your e-mail address (the part in front of @vse.cz) and confirm the e-mail you will receive in your mailbox.

Students may also choose a different company for their internship, but it needs to be approved by the Academic Director of International study programmes.

TYPES OF INTERNSHIPS

1. Erasmus+ Internship – internship within the EU with financial support from the EU. Elective course “Internship in a company” for 6 ECTS credits. The internship will also be noted in the Diploma Supplement.
2. Non-Erasmus Internship – internship outside the EU with financial support from the FBA Stipend fund. Elective course “Internship in a company” for 6 ECTS credits. The internship will also be noted in the Diploma Supplement.

1) ERASMUS+ INTERNSHIP

Requirements to qualify for participation in ERASMUS+

• Minimum duration of 60 days (2 months), a maximum of 180 days (6 months).
• “Abroad” is defined as outside the country of the home school AND outside the country of citizenship or country which is culturally similar to the country of citizenship (e.g. Czech Republic-Slovak Republic, Germany-Austria, Norway-Sweden etc.)
• The internship must be a full-time employment, and its content and intensity must correspond to the level of a student in the Bachelor’s programme at VSE.
• The student’s work must be supervised by a tutor in the company, who then completes the student’s evaluation.
• Internships must be approved by the home institution before they start, namely by Vice-Dean for International Relations – Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Tyll, MBA, Ph.D.
• The student must be duly enrolled at the sending university (it is necessary to have a student status) during the whole time of the internship abroad (it is not possible to finish studying at the home university before completing the internship).
• Only in a country which is a member of the Erasmus Programme
• The traineeship can be carried out in any public or private organization operating in the labour market or in the field of education, training and youth work, a non-profit organization, a public entity operating on a local, regional or national level, etc., with the exception of EU bodies, institutions and other EU entities, including specialized agencies and organizations, that lead EU programmes (e.g. national agencies of Erasmus+).
• Each student is allowed to participate in the period of his/her university education in the Erasmus+ programme more than once (study placement + internship), but the total number of months spent on mobility must not exceed 12 months.

Financial support

After fulfilling the requirements above, students receive financial support for the internship. The financial support is provided only in case of unpaid internship; the maximum period is 4 months (120 days). In the case of paid internships, financial support is not provided.

The amount of grant varies according to the country of the internship. Countries are divided into 2 groups according to the cost of living and therefore the grant differs as follows:

Financial support payments are usually made within a month of submission and completion of all formalities.

Before the internship starts

1. Arrangement of the internship (contact with the company, conditions, duration, etc.).
2. Formal approval of the internship by the receiving enterprise – signing of the Learning Agreement for Traineeships.
3. Approval of the internship by the sending institution (by Academic Director) – filled-in and signed Learning Agreement for Traineeships needs to be sent to Pavlína Köhlerová.
4. Proof of Accident and Liability insurance (in case the receiving institution does not cover it, see Learning Agreement for Traineeship). The copy needs to be sent to Pavlína Köhlerová.
5. Bank account details in InSIS (the purpose “for payment of scholarships for overseas trips” must be selected).
6. Signing of the so-called participation agreement with the student (the participation agreement will be issued after the above has been completed/submitted)

! All documents must be submitted to Pavlína Köhlerová (pavlina.kohlerova@vse.cz) before the internship starts!

After the internship finishes

1. Submission of Learning Agreement for Traineeship – after mobility to the hands of or by e-mail to Pavlína Köhlerová
2. Final report of the internship from the student (in Insis and in an online application Mobility Tool)
3. Recognition of 33F302 in InSIS upon meeting all requirements

2) NON-ERASMUS INTERNSHIP

As of the academic year 2022/2023, students of the Bachelor’s programmes in Business Economics and Management, Arts Management and Business Administration may avail themselves of the opportunity to apply for a grant from the FBA Stipend fund to conduct their internships outside the EU.

Requirements

• A student must be duly enrolled at the sending university (it is necessary to have a student status) during the whole time of the internship abroad (it is not possible to finish studying at the home university before completing the internship).
• “Abroad” is defined as outside the country of the home school AND outside the country of citizenship or country which is culturally similar to the country of citizenship (e.g. Czech Republic-Slovak Republic, Germany-Austria, Norway-Sweden etc.)
• The internship must be a full-time employment, and its content and intensity must correspond to the level of a student in the Bachelor’s programme at VSE.
• The student’s work must be supervised by a tutor in the company, who then completes the student’s evaluation.
• Internships must be approved by the home institution before they start, namely by Vice-Dean for International Relations – Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Tyll, MBA, Ph.D.
• Minimum duration of 8 weeks.
• The student has not or is not receiving Erasmus+ support for his/her internship.

The student receives grant from the FBA Stipend fund, with the grant being a fixed amount of 15,000 CZK (approx. 600 EUR), regardless of the duration of the internship.

Before the internship starts

1. Arrangement of the internship (contact with the company, conditions, duration, etc.).
2. Formal confirmation of the internship by the receiving enterprise – signing of the Learning Agreement for Traineeships.
3. Approval of the internship by the sending institution (Academic director for International Relations).
4. Students must have a Czech bank account registered in InSIS.

! All documents must be filled out and submitted to the hands of Pavlína Köhlerová in RB525 office before the internship starts!

After the internship finishes

1. Submission of Learning Agreement for Traineeship – after mobility to the hands of Pavlína Köhlerová.
2. Final report of the internship from the student in Insis
3. Recognition of the internship 33F302

Documents

• Learning Agreement for Traineeship (Erasmus+) [docx]
• Learning Agreement for Traineeship (Overseas) [docx]

Listing of internships in companies abroad

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