UGR offers the opportunity to participate in internships or placements in different offices, services, laboratories, etc. There is an internal regulation for admission of interns where the requirements and conditions of each type of program are detailed
HOW TO APPLY?
1. Find the best place to do your placement/traineeship (department that focuses on content related to your degree). Using the UGR websites: http://www.ugr.es/ and http://www.ugr.university/, you can see all the activities and work options in each office and service as well as find the email addresses for the contacts.
2. Contact with the department and do an agreement with the basic conditions for the placement/traineeship. You must send your proposal by e-mail to the corresponding office or unit and include: full name, home Institution, home country, and the programme or agreement for where you want to complete your traineeship. Please specify the expected dates of your mobility period. Also explain your motivation and expectations for your traineeship. We recommend a brief CV that covers your knowledge and abilities.
a. With this proposal, the office decides if they can accept you as an approved trainee student or not.
b. If you are accepted, you must agree with the General Conditions of Placement: duration, and dates of the Traineeship by e-mail.
3. After acceptance, you must apply for an Official Authorization to do the traineeship at UGR. To apply, please complete the online form that consists of three steps:
a. Student information and mobility details (to be completed by the student).
b. Confirmation of acceptance from the specific office of the traineeship (The designated person of the office will confirm and complete this). If you complete the application without the prior confirmation of item 2.a., you might be refused the permission necessary for the traineeship.
c. Validation from the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization for international students and validation from the Vice-Rectorate for Students for students from Spain. Here, the proposed terms and conditions of your traineeship will be examined to see if they meet the provisions of the program or agreement. In the case where your application does not meet the provisions of the program, an office assistant will contact you through email to discuss how to fix any problems with the application. When the internship or traineeship is linked to another international program, that is not Erasmus, the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization will require you or your home university to confirm the requested practice conditions
4. Through the approval of the online application, you will receive a letter signed by our University Director's Office. This letter will establish the basic conditions for the internship or traineeship and these conditions cannot be modified. Your official acceptance will be communicated to the office where you will be working.
5. When you receive your acceptance letter, you can request the documents previewed in the agreement, program, or project to be signed . :
a. LEARNING AGREEMENT FOR TRAINEESHIPS.
i. When the internship or traineeship is recognized by Erasmus Programme, confirmed by UGR admissions, the signed learning agreement for traineeships will be directed to the person designated as supervisor of the internship.
ii. In the case of other programs and agreements, you should send the documentation signed and/or authorized by your home institution complete with the signature of the person responsible for communicating with the UGR (What is needed in the case of other programs). When the original documentation is required, please attach a stamped envelope with your complete postal address.
6. Upon your arrival to the University of Granada, you should go to the International Relations Office to introduce yourself and verify your authorization. After the verification, we will give you credentials that will provide access to different university services. To get these credentials you must provide::
1. Copy of passport or National Identification Card
2. Copy of medical and travel insurance.
3. When applicable, a copy of the a special insurance certificate (civil liability)
4. If the internship is recognized under the Erasmus Program, include a copy of the Learning Agreements for Traineeships, signed by the people responsible from the home institution and at the UGR.
5. If the internship is not erasmus:
5.1. If there is an agreement with the UGR: include a letter from your home University, signed and stamped, stating that you are or have been a student there indicating the type of agreement with the UGR.
5.2. If there is not an agreement with the UGR: include a letter from your home University, signed and stamped, stating that you are or have been a student there and provide also a copy of the transcript of records from your University.
WHERE CAN YOU PURSUE YOUR TRAINEESHIP?