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What is this programme about?
Within UNIC, you as a student have the opportunity to gain valuable professional and personal experiences through an Erasmus funded internship abroad in one of the UNIC universities, city administrations or companies and organizations in one of the UNIC partner cities. UNIC internships are also a great opportunity to get to know more about the realities and challenges of our post-industrial cities.
Check current internship announcements below and/or contact your local UNIC team to ask about tailored internship opportunities fitting your interest and focus areas.
After you have secured your internship placement, you can apply for Erasmus internship funding with your local International Office.
Who can participate and how does it work?
Target Group: The program is aimed at students who wish to undertake an internship abroad during their studies or within one year after graduation.
Duration: Internships can last between two and twelve months, depending on local funding regulations and available internship positions. It is also possible to combine multiple internships, as long as the total duration does not exceed twelve months per study cycle (Bachelor, Master, PhD).
What happens during an internship?
Benefits: An internship abroad in general offers the opportunity to develop professional skills, gain international experience, and enhance employability. It also promotes intercultural competence and language skills. Depending on the individual offer, it can either be paid or unpaid.
What about Funding and Recognition?
Funding: Students can receive financial support to cover travel and living expenses. The amount of funding varies depending on the destination country, individual needs and if the internship is paid.
Funding Application: Interested students should contact their local International Office to learn about application procedures and deadlines. Applications for funding are typically submitted through your home university.
Recognition: The knowledge and skills acquired abroad can be recognized as part of the student’s degree if foreseen in the curriculum. It can also enrich and complement students‘ academic experience. It is recommended to complete a learning agreement before starting the internship to ensure recognition.
HERE YOU FIND AN OVERVIEW ON THE PROGRAMME
Below you find more information on internationalisation opportunities at the UNIC universities, where research on migration and integration is done at UNIC partner universities, as well as contact information.
Date
: 31.10. -5.12.2022 (weekly course)Qualification Area
: Research data managementUniversity
: University of OuluPlace
: OnlineFinding scientific information and the most important databases. Reference management. Evaluation based on scientific publications. Visibility of researchers and research. Choosing publication channel. Responsible science, open access publishing, and managing of research data. 2 ECTS credits.
Date
: Anytime in 2023Qualification Area
: Career orientationUniversity
: Ruhr University BochumPlace
: OnlineThe e-learning-course supports you to prepare a career outside academia. It provides basic knowledge and offers exercises for your personal reflection. It conveys important knowledge in video presentations and provides a workbook that helps you to implement and use the knowledge conveyed in the videos for your own career planning.
The E-Learning course guides you to… • analyze and understand your personal reasons for changing careers • identify your personal competencies • understand your own motivations, values and aims • reflect possible ways of working
Date
: 11-13 January 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: University of ZagrebPlace
: Presence at Faculty of Law of University of ZagrebMethodological conference - "Research Methodology in Legal Sciences":
Date
: 11, 18, 25 January 2023, 1 February 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: University of DeustoPlace
: Presence (maybe Hybrid)Date
: 23.02.2023Qualification Area
: Communication & Career orientationUniversity
: Ruhr University BochumPlace
: Presence at RUBResearch Communication Day is an interdisciplinary event. It addresses a broader understanding of research communication with the aim of providing strategies, skills, and experiences on how to integrate highly specialized research knowledge into effective communication across (disciplinary) and institutional boundaries. The one-day event combines professional input with skill-building opportunities and an exchange about participants' research projects, bringing together knowledge, methods, and practical experience in a cross-disciplinary dialogue.
Date
: 02 March 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: University of LiègePlace
: OnlineThis training covers three areas: o Knowing your data well: integrity of acquisition and selection methods, regulations, management plan... o Using your data well: importance of a well‐ defined methodology, good and bad practices, quality approach in research... o Sharing data well: replicability, open and fair data, use of metadata, archiving and transparency, protection...
The agenda pages and the registration form are only accessible to ULiège researchers. External PhD students from UNIC partner universities can consult the details of the courses in the catalogue https://www.recherche.uliege.be/books/formations-transversales/ and would have to register via the address doc-training@uliege.be specifying that they are involved in the UNIC programme.
Date
: 16 March 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: University of LiègePlace
: OnlineDuring this seminar, doctoral students will have the opportunity to:
The agenda pages and the registration form are only accessible to ULiège researchers. External PhD students from UNIC partner universities can consult the details of the courses in the catalogue https://www.recherche.uliege.be/books/formations-transversales/ and would have to register via the address doc-training@uliege.be specifying that they are involved in the UNIC programme.
Date
: 31 March - 8 June 2023Qualification Area
: Research & CommunicationUniversity
: Malmö UniversityPlace
: Presence in MalmöThe purpose of the course is to provide students with a critical insight on the value of societal impact and different methods to plan, evaluate and manage it in relation to their own research field. The purpose is also to provide students with the opportunity to train their capacity to reflectively formulate the societal impact and an impact plan for their research as well as communicate them to relevant actors.
Date
: 21 April - 16 June 2023Qualification Area
: Social ScienceUniversity
: University of LodzPlace
: OnlineThe cycle of lectures „Cultural Determinant of the Organizational Behaviour” will be delivered by Prof. Natasja Holtzhausen (University of Pretoria, RPA). The class will take place online and last 15 hours in total from 21 April until 16 June 2023. More detailed description coming soon. Interested candidates can send an email at unic@uni.lodz.pl to sign up.
Date
: 20 April 2023Qualification Area
: Career orientationUniversity
: University of LiègePlace
: Precense in LiègeThe training will outline the process of creating spin‐offs at the university. It especially emphasizes the steps to consider and the panel of stakeholders/organizations involved that support spin‐offs creation at ULiège. Gesval participates in the creation of innovative companies using technologies (patents, software, know‐how, etc ...) from the University of Liege.
The agenda pages and the registration form are only accessible to ULiège researchers. External PhD students from UNIC partner universities can consult the details of the courses in the catalogue https://www.recherche.uliege.be/books/formations-transversales/ and would have to register via the address doc-training@uliege.be specifying that they are involved in the UNIC programme.
Date
: Spring 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: Malmö UniversityPlace
: In Presence at Faculty of Education and Society in MalmöThe aim of the course is to explore and discuss how theoretical perspectives on interculturality and norm critique can be operationalized in the study of research problems connected to education. A particular focus is put on recognizing the complexities of making analyses and how theories and methods interact in the analytical process and in relation to the research results.
Date
: May 2023Qualification Area
: Research MethodsUniversity
: Erasmus UniversityPlace
: OnlineThis course provides guidance for the full literature review process. Participants are trained in searching and selecting relevant literature, applying different reading strategies, assessing the selected literature, and presenting the findings. We will focus on the systematic and critical way of reviewing literature. PhD researchers from UNIC partner universities do not have to pay a fee to participate in the course.
Date
: 17-28 July 2023Qualification Area
: Migration research-related qualificationUniversity
: Koç UniversityPlace
: HybridThe international summer school program is on yearly selected theme and topics. It is composed of two weeks of lectures and discussions led by distinguished faculty members, international policy makers and experts; participants additionally have multiple opportunities to share their studies and thoughts with these scholars in an interactive environment.
Mobility Opportunities for PhD researchers at UNIC partner universities
Would you like to collect some experience abroad and widen your networks?
Here you can find further information on internationalisation opportunities at the UNIC universities:
RUB Research School: Funding for Internationalization
International Office: International Portal
Faculty of Law, International Office: https://www.pravo.unizg.hr/en/international/office
Central International Relations Office: http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/international-exchange/exchange-students/
More information on mobility opportunities for PhD researchers at UNIC partner universities https://www.uni.lodz.pl/en/mobility
Research on migration and integration at the UNIC partner universities
Would you like to collect some experience abroad and widen your networks? Here you can find further information on internationalisation opportunities at the UNIC universities:
Faculty of Social Sciences: Research projects
RUB Research School: SYLFF-Mikrokolleg on "Forced Migration"
Mostly at the faculties:
Prominent examples of research centers are:
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre Governance of Migration and Diversity (GMD)
Erasmus Migration & Diversity Institute (EMDI)
International Institute of Social Studies, Migration and Diversity research theme
University of Oulu
BINATIONAL PHD/ COTUTELLE DE THÈSE
Would you be interested to write your PhD thesis at two different UNIC universities? A Cotutelle de thèse might be the right option for you! A binational PhD means to have supervisors on two universities in different countries and to spend substantial time doing research at both partner universities. If this is of interest for you, consult with your supervisor on this option.
Contact at the UNIC universities
:Would you like to know more?
UNIC, the European University of Post-Industrial Cities, is an alliance of 10 universities.
UNIC is dedicated to boosting the resilience of universities, cities and their superdiverse communities. The UNIC ambition is to develop innovative and sustainable means of university collaboration that increase student and staff mobility while fostering social inclusion and furthering societal impact
With “UNIC4ER – Engaged Research” the alliance will develop a joint strategy on “engaged research” for enhancing inclusion, impact and mobility within and in between the
partner universities.
The aim is to develop research in cooperation with Cities and Citizens and to increase impact-orientation in research. This is accompanied by open Science trainings and other networking and qualification events, which are open for UNIC PhD
UNIC partners are also members of IMISCOE (International Migration Research Network), Europe's largest interdisciplinary research network in the field of migration, integration and diversity studies. The research network currently consists of 61 research institutes from almost all European countries.
IMISCOE offers further possibilities for PhD networking and training on the field migration.