While studying
Lifelong learning programmes
The European Commission offers a plethora of funding programmes, which are integrated under a single umbrella, the Lifelong Learning Program (LLP). These learning options differ significantly and focus on different stages of education.
Until 2013, the European Union will have spent nearly seven billion euros on:
› Comenius
Pre-school and primary to secondary school
› Erasmus
For students
› Leonardo da Vinci
Vocational education and training
› Grundtvig
Adult education and alternative education streams
› Jean Monnet
Higher education
Click here for a complete list of all national agencies and / or to apply for any of the above-mentioned LLP programmes.
Internships & traineeships
Apart from contacting your university's career office, you may also check the following links:
› iAgora
› iTraineeship
› Moloney Search
› Studenten Werk (in Dutch)
As a rule, it is unlikely that you will be accepted as a trainee after graduating. A factsheet with the immigration procedures for foreign students doing an internship can be downloaded here.
Employment
In general, an expat will need 650 to 1.100 euros per month in order to cover tuition fees, registration, rent and daily expenses. Note that all non-EU / EEA students with a valid residence permit can work either full-time seasonal (June - August) or part-time of maximum ten hours a week. In that case, your employer is not obliged to acquire a work permit for you.
