Studenten, Kleine Gruppen, Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität, Krems
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Erasmus+ Medical Clinical Internships Abroad (Bachelor & Master)

Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL) welcomes and supports student mobility. 

Students need to apply to KL in advance in order to obtain approval for the Erasmus+ Internship. An internship abroad can only take place at an institution accredited by KL. The accreditation of the foreign training institution follows the same guidelines that are also applied at KL. Bilateral agreements have already been concluded with the University of Basel and others are in the pipeline. KL can send Erasmus+ students to the University of Basel as well as host Erasmus+ students from the University of Basel.

Recommended timing for Erasmus+ Mobility:
KL recommends that students elect semesters 3-5 in the Bachelor's programme in Medical Sciences or any semester throughout the Master's programme in Human Medicine, as during these periods teaching takes place in small groups at clinics. The third year of the Master's programme is organized as a practical year (PY).

Student mobility during the Practical Year (PY) of the Master's programme in Human Medicine:
The most suitable arrangement for planned internships abroad are longer clinical clerkships (these are possible in the third year of the Bachelor's programme in Medical Science) or a trimester in the practical year (PY) of the Master's programme in Human Medicine. This type of student mobility falls under "mobility for traineeship abroad" in the Erasmus+ program.

The PY of the Master of Human Medicine is the best period for student mobility. During the PY of the Master of Human Medicine a maximum of 2 of the 3 trimesters or a maximum of 4 of the 6 sub-elements (in total max. 30 weeks of the PY) can be completed abroad at accredited university hospitals or their teaching hospitals. Students can choose the subjects and the content to be completed abroad, as long as curricular learning objectives are met. At the end of a trimester, the written and oral trimester examinations must be completed at KL.

Information on applying for Erasmus+ funding for medicine

General conditions:

  • KL primarily funds stays in the EU higher education area via Erasmus+.
  • The prerequisite for Erasmus+ funding is a minimum stay of 60 days

If you have been accepted for an internship (e.g., as part of a longer clinical clerkship or a PJ trimester) by a clinic within the EU higher education area and would like to apply for Erasmus+ funding, please proceed as described below.

Erasmus+ selection procedure and application process for nomination at KL:

Contact us directly via e-mail to internationalmobility@kl.ac.at, as soon as you have concrete intentions and have made first planning steps. The ranking in the selection procedure is primarily based on the first come, first serve principle.

The following information and documents must be submitted for processing:

  • Information on your current study progress (study programme NN, academic year X, semester XY)
  • Information on the exact period and key dates of the planned stay abroad
  • Letter of motivation referring to
    • the chosen university hospital (Why especially this country/this destination, why this hospital?)
    • the chosen semester / trimester (incl. exact period of the planned stay abroad)
    • You as a person (incl. description of professional interests, ...)
  • Language certificate if the national language is different from your mother tongue (min. B2 level of the respective language of instruction)
  • Written confirmation of your internship placement
  • Contact details of the contact person at the internship locationContact details of the contact person at the International Office of the host institution

Queries/Requests/Complaints regarding the Erasmus+ selection process at KL

If students or staff have questions regarding the Erasmus+ selection process or if someone feels unfairly treated, the following supervisory instances can be contacted with questions as well as in case of appeals or complaints: