Traineeships are essentially established for the benefit of students and young graduates. It is an educational project that does not foresee any contractual or employment relationship with the Delegation.
Objectives of traineeships:
Traineeship in EU Delegations should have the following main objectives:
- To provide trainees with a unique experience about the daily work of an EU Delegation while learning about the representation of the EU interests and values outside of the EU;
- To offer trainees the possibility of discovering directly the multicultural, multilingual and multi-ethnic working environment of a Delegation;
- To offer trainees the possibility of applying the knowledge acquired during their studies or their early professional life;
- To create a group of young people with direct experience in the work of the EU outside of its borders and who could become future collaborators of the EEAS or other EU Institutions.
Based on theĀ Decision ADMIN(2017)28 of 22.12.2017Ā on the Rules related to Traineeships in the Delegations of the European UnionĀ and theĀ Decision ADMIN(2019)30 COR 1 of 12 December 2019,Ā traineeships are offered under four different pillars:
- FundedĀ traineeshipĀ for young graduates with less than one year of professional experience;
- Unfunded compulsory traineeshipĀ for students alreadyĀ residing and studying in the host country;
- Traineeship for students ofĀ national administration schoolsĀ of Member States;
- Traineeship forĀ trainee civil servantsĀ of an administration in a Member State as part of their compulsory professional training.
Who can apply?
Nationality
Depending on a specific pillar, traineeships in EU Delegations are open to:
- citizens from Member States of the EU
- citizens from candidate countries which signed an accession agreement with the EU
- citizens Ā from the host country
Diploma
- For funded traineeships, applicants must have graduated from a university or equivalent higher-education establishment with at least a Bachelor’s level
- For unfunded compulsory traineeships, applicants shall be 3rd ,4th or 5th year students ofĀ a University or another higher-education establishment.
Languages
In order for the trainee to fully benefit from the traineeship and to be able to follow meetings and perform adequately, candidates must have the capacity to speak in the working language of the EU Delegation. Knowledge of the official language of the host country would be an asset.
Previous experience in the EU Institutions
Please note that applications will not be accepted from candidates who have already benefited from any kind of training (paid or unpaid) or employment forĀ more than 6 weeks within an EU institution, body, agency or office.
Additional requirements
When publishing a call for expression of interest, Delegations may add specific requirements relevant to the offered position.
The selection process is managed at Delegation’s level.
Detailed information about the eligibility criteria and the selection process
