The alliances and networks of which Chalmers is part of provide other opportunities to gain international experience in addition to the Erasmus+ and Global exchange programmes. For example, through work placements (internships/traineeships), summer schools or double degrees. These enable students to gain international experience and broaden their skills.
Photographer: Chalmersstudenten Johan Hodges Dexner
Combine exchange studies with internships
Unitech International
Unitech includes an exchange at a university, a work placement at a leading company and personal development in managerial skills. This programme is open to students enrolled in year 3 of an MSc in Engineering programme. Participation in the programme takes place during year 4. The programme provides a management dimension and a unique opportunity to learn how to work in a borderless Europe. The network includes seven prominent European universities and a number of European companies with offices around the world.
Within UNITECH International, universities collaborate with companies to create an exchange with internships adapted to the programme. An internship must last at least twelve weeks and can be done virtually anywhere in the world.
List of collaborating companies
A total of 90 credits are to have been awarded on completion of the programme.
Photographer: Chalmersstudenten Hugo Löfgren
Traineeships
Erasmus+
You can apply for an Erasmus+ traineeship grant as a student at Chalmers when you intend to work in a company, organisation or research centre in Europe (except Switzerland and UK). To be eligible for an Erasmus+ traineeship grant, the duration of the placement must be at least 60 days and no more than 12 months. The grant is not comprehensive but provides a contribution to be used for expenses and other costs related to the work placement period.
Students administer this type of traineeship themselves. Remember to submit your application as far in advance as possible and no later than 60 days before the start of the traineeship. Applications can be submitted throughout the year, except between 1 June and 31 August. Please note that processing times may vary.
During the autumn 2023 a new application process for tranineeship grant will be implemented. As soon as the details are set we will update the information here. Until then, the instructions in this section are still valid.
Photographer: Chalmersstudenten Sebastian Rye
IAESTE
IAESTE offers paid internships for engineers and architects in 80 countries around the world. You have the opportunity to do a summer work placement of 2–3 months, or a longer internship of six months or a year. Iaeste's website
Link to Iaeste internship portal
If you have any questions, please email: iaestesweden@chalmers.se
IDEA League Student Grant
The programme was designed to promote student collaboration. It allows students to complete an internship or parts of their degree project at one of the partner universities via an internship.
The IDEA League is a network comprising five leading European universities of science and technology. The members of the network are TU Delft, RWTH Aachen, ETH Zürich, Politecnico di Milano and Chalmers.
More information at Idea League website
Shorter exchanges
Enhance
Through the Enhance network, you can study so-called "micro-credentials" where you go on a shorter exchange and study courses at another university in Europe. Information about "micro-credentials" and other shorter learning activities within Enhance has been collected on their website.
Micro credentials and other learning activities
Several European technical universities cooperate in the Enhance alliance, the European Universities of Technology Alliance, which was is an alliance within in the European Universities initiative.
Language exchange
Enhance Language Tandem
Within Enhance there is an opportunity to participate in the Language Tandem project, the purpose of which is for you as a student to improve your language skills and gain new contacts in the process. Through online conversations, you get the opportunity to make new contacts and practice your skills in the following languages: German, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish and Ukrainian.
More information about Enhance Language Tandems
Photographer: Chalmersstudenten Petra Hjelm
Summer schools
Enhance summer school
Summer and winter schools through Enhance offer an opportunity to participate in various activities developed to address current technological, social, and environmental issues from a sustainable and inclusive perspective.
More information about summer and winter schools
IDEA League Summer Schools
These summer schools offer students doing Master’s programmes and doctoral students a unique opportunity to discover new paths in their ongoing studies or research. They will also be able to improve their skills and academic competence. They have the opportunity to network outside the programme with their peers from partner universities.
More information about IDEA League Summer schools
IDEA League coordinator at Chalmers:
- Coordinator, Student and Education Office, Chalmers Operations Support
Double Degree
Cooperation with universities in Germany and France
Through cooperation with univiersities in Germany and France students are offered the opportunity to study for a double Master’s degree. After one year of studies at Chalmers and one year at a partner university, you will receive two Master’s degrees. An additional Master’s degree provides great benefits, for example if you want to continue working in the country where you studied.
University of Stuttgart (Tyskland)
- Infrastructure and environmental engineering
- Materials engineering
- Mobility engineering
- Sustainable energy systems
- Systems control and mechatronics
EURECOM (Frankrike)
Nordic Five Tech
You can obtain double Master’s degrees due to a well-established Nordic collaboration between Chalmers, KTH, NTNU in Norway, Aalto in Finland and DTU in Denmark – the University of Iceland is involved in a track within a programme as well. Nordic Five Tech involves one year of study at Chalmers and one year at one of the partner universities, but not at both Chalmers and KTH.
Nordic Five Tech site