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IAESTE Ireland 1962-2012

Karen De Say and friends, IAESTE Ghana, 2009

DIT student Karen DeSay with friends on her IAESTE traineeship in Ghana
 
IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) is an international student exchange association. It offers students studying architecture, engineering, information technology or science in full-time third-level education the opportunity to gain relevant, paid work experience in another country. 
 
Applications for the 2013 Programme have now closed

Marina Cumiskey, a civil engineering student from DIT, spent her traineeship in Austria in summer 2011, here's her take on her time there:

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IAESTE Ireland is managed by Léargas in partnership with the Department of Education and Science. As well as supporting Irish students in gaining work experience abroad, Léargas works with Irish employers to find placements for students coming from outside Ireland.

For further information and to check participating countries, see the main IAESTE website. 

Benefits
With IAESTE, students have the opportunity to:
  • explore a new culture
  • develop language skills
  • meet the challenges of living abroad
  • add valuable work experience to their CV.

Employers have access to well-qualified and motivated trainees from abroad.

FundingThe application fee is €30; students who accept a traineeship pay a further administration fee of €170.



For more information, visit http://www.iaeste.org .

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