Internships abroad

You can send an unsolicited application, contact the person in charge of your programme, consult websites and platforms posting internship opportunities and apply...

Check out the internship offers on this European platform: http://erasmusintern.org

Contact your internship supervisor to draw up your internship agreement (available on your digital work environment)

For all financial support requests, check the eligibility requirements and the application procedures for the different grants, complete the online form (in French) ("Moveon" file) and submit to your Mobility Office. 

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Before leaving for your destination abroad, you must first check the University of Bordeaux's country risk classification.

If your destination is located in an orange or red zone on the list of country risk classifications (in French), you must submit a request for authorisation (in French) to the Defence Security Officer (FSD). The request must be presented at least 2 weeks before departure for a red zone and at least 3 weeks before departure for a red zone.

Important

In the context of war and high tension generated by the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has "strongly recommended that French nationals visiting Russia (tourists, visitors, students, professionals on business) make arrangements to leave the country without delay" and "postpone all travel to Russia".

The French government has requested the repatriation of students in these countries to postpone any planned departure. Consequently, all applications for internships in Russia, Ukraine or Belarus are suspended until further notice.

Furthermore, internships to countries bordering the war zone (Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Estonia) are not recommended unless there is a compelling reason to do so and are subject to a specific request for authorisation and ruling by the Defence Security Officer.

Due to a series of arbitrary detentions in recent months, all student mobility from France to Iran has been suspended until further notice.

Internships in the United Kingdom

Since 1^st January 2021, the United Kingdom has applied a new immigration regime which does not include any status for students who wish to carry out a contractual internship in the UK. French authorities are currently taking steps to have the status of higher education interns/trainees recognised by the British authorities.

In the meantime, if you would like to do an internship in the UK, your visa application may be blocked by the British authorities.

Prepare your project by attending the information meetings organised by the International Office and your academic mobility coordinators.

For personal projects (in both DFASM 1 & DFASM 3): contact the hospitals and universities of your choice in order to obtain an agreement in principle (initially, an email exchange with a doctor at the chosen institution is considered as an agreement in principle).

For partnerships (DFASM 3): check to see if there are existing partnerships that might interest you.

Submit your application on Apoflux (in French) before 30^th November.

Download the following supporting documents:

• Completed application form
• Cover letter (highlighting the medical aspect)
• Transcript from the previous year
• Personal projects: agreement in principle from the host hospital

1- Confirm your mobility period on Apoflux by 8^th December at the latest

2 - Draw up and sign a three-party internship contract between yourself, the host institution and the University of Bordeaux. This stage of the procedure is done with the admissions office at the University of Bordeaux Faculty of Medicine (ground floor, Bldg 5D).

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