There are different ways to find a placement for internship or graduation abroad. You can use this roadmap in your orientation:
- Plans and motivation
Where do you want to go, what are your goals (gain knowledge, develop skills, personal development), why this destination, etc.
- Own network
Creatively engage people in your network, private and business. They can inspire you, think about you, may offer unexpected points of connection.
- Fontys ICT (ICT International desk, Student Desk)
Building a global business network for placement vacancies is hardly possible. However, former companies where Fontys ICT students have had their internship or graduation could be a possible entry or there are various student experiences with tips and new contacts. And who knows, maybe there is a suitable internship vacancy known by us.
Please fill in the contact form if you want to have the contact details.
We also have a profile description Fontys IT student available to use in your open placement application.
- Marketingtool GetTheLead
Fontys also offers you GetTheLead. This is a database that enables you to find information on millions of companies, goods and services. Therefore this might be a very helpful tool in finding the internship you like. If you find a company where you would like to work for, you could get in contact with them to find out if they have any vacancies for internships. If not, you could still give it a try and go for an unsolicited application. Maybe the company did not even know what they were missing before they learned that they could have you as their intern!
- Commercial Placement Agencies
You can enable an agency that empowers you to find a company for internship or graduation. Guaranteed a place and accommodation and shelter arranged, but you have to pay for it. Fontys ICT is not well known with good or lesser experiences with these agencies, so we do not recommend any. For information about placement agencies by country, visit the Nuffic website: Wil Weg stagebemiddelingsbureaus.
- Guidelines for interships
Everything you might want to know when you consider to do an internship abroad. You can download the information brochure offered by Fontys Study Abroad through this link.
