Much has been made of the need for students to gain relevant work experience before they graduate. IAESTE not only provides internship experience but also the valuable experience of working abroad.

Work experience gained abroad enhances your independence and flexibility, communication and foreign language skills, and contributes to your personal and academic development. Employers know that if students have successfully overcome the challenges brought on by international work experience, they will stand out from the crowd at interview.

IAESTE is open to science, engineering, technology and applied arts undergraduate students in the second year of study and above. The majority of these placements are for 6 to 12 weeks in the summer months, although longer periods are occasionally available.

In which subject fields does IAESTE have placements?

Aeronautical Engineering Agriculture* Anatomy* Applied Arts Architectural Studies Architecture Astrophysics Audio technology with multimedia /Audio Engineering* Automotive Engineering Avionics Biochemistry Bioengineering* Biology Biomedical Science Biophysics* Biosciences Biotechnology Brewing* Building Surveying* Business Information Systems* Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Animation* Computer Engineering Computer Games Technology/Design Computer Science

Construction management and surveying* Dairying* Digital media* Ecology Electrical Engineering Electronics Environmental Chemistry Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Fire Safety Food Quality, Safety and Nutrition* Food Technology * Forensic and crime scene investigation /Forensic Anthropology* Forestry* Genetics Geodesy* Geography* Geology Geoscience Graphic Design* Horticulture* Immunology Industrial Engineering Information Technology Interactive Media Development* Land Use and Environmental Management* Marine Biology Material Science

Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Medical Engineering* Medicinal Chemistry Metallurgy Microbiology Mining Naval Engineering Neuroscience* Nutrition* Optometry* Parasitology* Petroleum Engineering Pharmaceutical Studies Physics Plant Science Power Engineering Process Engineering Product Design Prosthetics * Quantity Surveying* River & Coastal Engineering * Rural Surveying * Statistics Structural Engineering Technology Telecommunications Zoology

* (placements in this specific area are rare)

We do not have placements in the following areas:

Chiropody Commerce Dentistry Design & Communications Economics Hotel & Management Languages Marketing

Media Studies Medicine Music Physiology Podiatry Psychology Social Sciences Sports Science

Where can I go?

The IAESTE association includes members in more than 80 countries, each year we select placements from a number of these to offer to UK-based students. See the full list of countries

Come along to an IAESTE Local Student Committee Meeting    

The Local Committee (LC) is a group of enthusiastic students from universities in your area who:

• promote the IAESTE programme to other students within those universities
• raise UK work placements for incoming trainees from around the world
• arrange an exciting summer social programme for, and welcome, international trainees who come to your Local Committee area on placements

Get in touch with your local committee and come along to one of their regular meetings to find out more.

And if you still want to know more, read about the experiences of some of our IAESTE alumni in Case Studies.