Internship Position at International Office at Blekinge Institute of Technology/Sweden

Outline of the proposed training

Planned dates:

August 15^th 2016 – December 18^th 2016

Tasks of the trainee:

Participate in the daily work of the International Office for 8 hours per day (regular Swedish working hours).

Help out the International Coordinators with various tasks.

Participate in small scale trainings regarding the programs and databases you will use: Lotus Notes, Ladok, Outlook

The intern will have the following work tasks during the internship;

Project “International Day 2016”

The intern will have the role as coordinator, which means responsible for planning, organizing and administrating an International Day at BTH. This day will take place on November 2016 . This is a big project and the intern will mainly focus on this project. Some of the work tasks;

·         Project organization and project plan

·         Information and marketing

·         Budget and purchase

·         Collaboration with students

General administrative work tasks at International Office

Other work tasks at International Office

Knowledge, skills and competence to be acquired:   

Acquire insights in the structure and work of BTH, specifically regarding the International Office.

Acquire an understanding of how to work with international students.

Acquire an understanding regards work with international partnerships for mobility programs.

 

III. Background and requirements of applicants

Applicants from different academic fields and backgrounds are welcome to apply for the internship. The applicant has to have completed a two years of successful studies at university level at the start of the placement. Being familiar with the Erasmus+ Mobility Exchange Programme represents an advantage for the application. High English communication skills, verbal and in writing, are required. Both Swedish language skills and experience within a student union will be also merited. An application including support documents from the home university, CV and a motivation letter should be sent to in.exchange@bth.se .

Deadline for application: April 15^th 2016