International internships
Doing international internships as part of your studies is threefold important:
- This first of all shows the increased openness of the University towards the professional and economic world. More and more courses are making internships compulsory in the university curriculum, in order to make the bridge between the world of knowledge and that of business easier.
- The personal contribution of the internship abroad will obviously have beneficial effects for the student in his access to professional life.
- The internship will also have impacts, in the event of return to the island, on the development of the island's economy.
Erasmusintern.org
एलेक्जेंड्रा विल्किस विल्सन - has set up, in collaboration with the EC, the online platform Erasmusintern.org which allows students to find their internship and companies to find their interns! So don’t hesitate to use it!
You must contact your head of International Relations of your training. This is funding from the European Union which can be combined with other aid (Cf. financial aid for mobility).
- The student approaches their educational supervisor to support them in their internship project and their internship location in order to establish their internship agreement and have it signed.
- The student submits a application on the portal at least 3 months before the start of their internship, by completing the “International internship mobility application form” so that the SRI can check the available funding, adding their internship agreement signed at least by the UR and the student.
- The student prints the form generated from the portal and has it signed by his RI relay
- The RI relay signs the form and sends it to the SRI (to Ms. Chastenet outgoing@univ-reunion.fr)
- The SRI contacts the student again to inform them of available funding and continue with administrative procedures (educational contract, insurance, RIB, etc.)
- The student wishing to obtain mobility assistance (Erasmus+ grant, Regional grant, AMI) will fill out the dedicated form “Financial assistance form for international mobility” on the portal. The RI relay signs the form and sends it to the SRI (to Ms. Chastenet, manager of the Europe pole outgoing@univ-reunion.fr)
Selection criteria :
- Academic results and/or teachers’ opinions (behavior, seriousness, attendance),
- Language skills,
- The candidate's motivation (personal project, ability to adapt/integrate into a new environment).
The University of Reunion pays:
- The travel package (up to 1 735 €), calculated based on the kilometer distance that the student must travel to reach their internship location
- and the monthly allowance (€786) which is broken down as follows:
- 2 monthly payments if the duration of the internship is between 2 months and 4 months,
- 3 monthly payments if the duration of the internship is strictly greater than 4 months and less than or equal to 6 months,
- 4 monthly payments if the duration of the internship is strictly greater than 6 months.
For information, please contact Ms. Chastenet, Europe Pole Manager outgoing@univ-reunion.fr
Please find the Erasmus+ internship mobility educational contract and internship agreement template validated by the Legal Affairs Department.
The Erasmus + program pays particular attention to reception, orientation and educational and technical support and especially to the additional costs linked to the mobility of individuals with disabilities. The aim is to ensure that every individual fully benefits from their European mobility experience. Each higher education establishment, by signing the Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education (ECHE), is committed to ensuring equal access and mobility opportunities for participants from all backgrounds. Therefore, individuals with disabilities can benefit from the support services that the host institution offers to its students and staff.
By adhering to the Erasmus+ University Charter, the University of Reunion is committed to managing study stays and internships in compliance with ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) standards and methodology.
Academic recognition of mobility is a key element of the international policy of the University of La Réunion.
For internship mobility, the student has an internship agreement.
For compulsory internships, the credits allocated to the internship period are included in the number of credits for the academic year after examination of the activities and the internship report by a jury. The transcript is sent to the student.
The DRI contacts the selected students to establish the Erasmus+ internship file which includes:
- the coins to provide ;
– the mobility contract;
- THE Erasmus+ internship mobility educational contract with the detailed program of the internship;
– the Erasmus+ intern Quality Charter.
Who should take the tests? TOUS students undertaking mobility must:
- Take a first test after their selection
- A 2nd test upon their return from mobility
Except those who go to a country where the main language is their native language.
What objective? In order to measure the acquisition of language skills during your mobility.
The DRI is responsible for sending these testing.
Who can take online courses?
- All students who have a level lower than or equal to B1 on their first level test will automatically receive an email giving them access to the courses;
- Other students can contact the DRI to gain access. if we have enough licenses left.
When the file is complete, the DRI gives the student the Erasmus+ certificates (start/end) which will enable them to obtain payment of the scholarship in two installments upon receipt:
- 80% at the start upon receipt of the arrival certificate;
- balance of 20% upon receipt of the end of internship certificate and the Erasmus+ internship report.
- The DRI helps you complete the financial application files with local partners if you are eligible.
The REUNION program (Regional Exchange University Indian Ocean) is an ambitious program from the University of Reunion which aims to strengthen inter-university partnerships in the Indian Ocean region.
This is a large-scale supervised mobility program for the benefit of students and staff of universities in the Indian Ocean.
The REUNION program allows students at the University of La Réunion to benefit from financial aid to complete an internship of maximum duration of 5 months within a partner establishment (see list below) of the REUNION program.
The operation REGIONAL EXCHANGE UNIVERSITY INDIAN OCEAN (MEETING) is co-financed by the European Union as part of the INTERREG V-Indian Ocean cooperation program
Regional Exchange UNiversity Indian Ocean (MEETING) finances students from the University of La Réunion with an internship of up to 5 months in one of the following establishments:
- Higher Institute of Technology of Antananarivo
- University of Antananarivo
- Catholic University of Madagascar
- University of the Mascarenes
- University of Mauritius
- University of Comoros
- University of Seychelles
- Eduardo Mondiane University (Mozambique)
- Mozambique Pedagogical University
- University of Kenyatta
The student can benefit from financial aid from several partners. In addition, this aid is cumulative.
- If you are a student Crous scholarship holder, you will continue to receive your grant during your mobility.
- International Mobility Assistance Grant (AMI) from the Ministry of National Education and Higher Education:
- Scholarship students can benefit from additional aid of €400 per month over a period of 2 months minimum to 9 months maximum – FRI Form.
Please note: the award of this scholarship is not automatic.
- Support for visa fees up to 60 Euros
- Installation bonus from 800 Euros
- Monthly allowance 700 Euros for 5 months maximum
- Flat-rate support for transport costs (amount varies depending on the country)
You also have the possibility of doing an internship abroad, outside the program. Find all the information on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.