If you want to acquire experience in working in the Committee of the Regions, come apply for an internship!

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is an advisory body of the European Union which gives regions and cities a formal say in order to ensure that the position and needs of the regional and local authorites are taken into account in EU law-making. Every year, the Committee of the Regions offers the possibility to participate in an internship or a short-term study visit for young university graduates.

​Traineeship
The internship is 5 months long and takes place twice a year: the spring traineeship runs from 16 February until 15 July and the autumn traineeship runs from 16 September until 15 February.

Requirements for the applicants:
· a university degree that has been acquired before the deadline for the application
· have an excellent level of an official Community language and an adequate level of one other official EU-working language (English or French)

This is a paid traineeship.

Deadlines:
- For autumn traineeships (16 September - 15 February): 31st of March
- For spring traineeships (16 February - 15 July): 30th of September
 
Applications are solely accepted via Internet.

For more information on the traineeship and the application form, click on CoR
 
Short-term study visit
The maximum duration of the short-term study visit is 4 months but may be extended up to 6 months.
Short-term study visits are not paid traineeships.

Requirements for the applicants:
· Bachelor’s degree
· exhibit a keen interest on the work of the Committee of Regions for reasons related to professional,
academic or research activities

Deadline
For the short-term study visit there is no fixed deadline but applications should be sent by post to the Traineeship Office.

For more information, click  on short-term study visits

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