Each year the European Commission offers 2 five months, paid traineeships, for 1,300 trainees; administrative or translation. Starting on 1 March or 1 October, trainees gain hands-on experience of EU policy making in a multicultural environment.
Trainees work all over the European Commission/Services/Agencies mostly in Brussels, but also in Luxembourg and across the European Union. The content of the job depends on the service you are assigned to. You may, for example, work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy etc.
Committee of the Regions
University graduates
Who can apply: candidates from an EU member country or from a country which is an official candidate for accession, who have completed at least the first cycle of a higher education course and obtained a full degree
Duration: 5 months
Where: Brussels
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Council of the European Union
University graduates
Who can apply: EU nationals who have completed at least the first cycle of university studies and obtained a full degree
Duration: 5 months
Where: Brussels
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Court of Justice of the European Union
University graduates with a degree in law or political sciences
Who can apply: graduates with a degree in law or in political sciences (focus on law)
Duration: 5 months
Where: Luxembourg
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European Central Bank
University graduates in economics, finance, statistics, business administration, law, human resources or translation
Who can apply: EU nationals who have completed at least the first cycle of university studies and obtained a full degree
Duration: 3-12 months
Where: Frankfurt am Main
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European Commission
University graduates
Who can apply: candidates who have obtained a university degree completing at least three years of university studies (minimum Bachelor)
Duration: 5 months
Where: Brussels, Luxembourg, Member States capitals, Commission Delegations in non Member States
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University graduates (Bachelor, Master’s or PhD level)
Who can apply: individuals with a Bachelor, Master’s or PhD degree within 5 years after the previous university degree
Duration: 3-5 months
Where: Ispra (Italy), Karlsruhe (Germany), Geel (Belgium), Petten (The Netherlands) or Sevilla (Spain)
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European Court of Auditors
University-Level diploma or at least four semesters of university study in a area of interest to the Court
Who can apply: students who either hold a recognised university-level diploma or who have completed at least four semesters of university study in an area of interest to the Court (Audit / Budget, Accounting / Administration, human resources / Translation / Communication, international relations / Legal)
Duration: maximum 5 months
Where: Luxembourg
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European Economic and Social Committee
University graduates
Who can apply: university graduates who have completed at least three years of studies
Duration: 5 months
Where: Brussels
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Who can apply: university graduates who have completed at least three years of studies or university students who have to undertake a traineeship as part of their studies
Duration: 1-3 months
Where: Brussels
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European External Action Service
University postgraduates (Master’s or PhD level)
Who can apply: candidates who have obtained a university degree equivalent to a Master’s degree or higher in a domain relevant to the activities of the EU Delegations (at least four years of university)
Duration: 9-18 months
Where: EU Delegations
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European Investment Bank
University graduates
Who can apply: university graduates with less than one year of professional experience
Duration: 1-5 months
Where: mostly Luxembourg
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European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (Fusion for Energy)
University graduates
Who can apply: candidates who have obtained a university degree completing at least three years of university studies (minimum Bachelor)
Duration: 4-9 months
Where: Barcelona (Spain), Garching (Germany) or Cadarache (France)
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European Ombudsman
University law graduates
Who can apply: university law graduates who are at an advanced stage of professional training or research in Community law
Duration: minimum 4 months
Where: Strasbourg, Brussels
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European Parliament
University graduates
Who can apply: university graduates
Duration: 5 months
Where: Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg, information offices in Member States
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