Exchange Calendar

The exchange during the summer vacations requires compliance with an Exchange Calendar, which is normally as follows:

• Normal season for training periods and this may differ however, from country to country. In many countries, the administration is flexible enough to handle the exchange during other months of the year or throughout the year. The period of placements may vary according to country and length of placement agreed with Employers. At the present time about one quarter of the offers received are long-term offers. The exchange is employer-driven. During the autumn each IAESTE Member and Co-operating Institution contacts local Employers interested in offering placements to foreign students. The Employer is expected to remunerate the student in line with local student salaries.
• Acceptance of nominated student by Employers, arrangements for work permits, travel and accommodation by the receiving countries. Depending on when placements are due to start, acceptance documents will arrive from abroad.
• Selection of students for offers from abroad through Universities and Colleges and nomination of selected candidates to receiving countries. Each IAESTE Member and Co-operating Institution selects students to comply with work offers from Employers abroad. Only one student is selected per work offer and the nomination forwarded to the receiving country and Employer for approval.
• All offers of placements are collated nationally and the major portion of the offers is exchanged in a series of bilateral meetings with other Members and Co-operating Institutions during the Annual IAESTE Conference. Employer requirements are carefully discussed and monitored