STARS EU launches its International Internship Programme for the 2026/2027 academic year

STARS EU has launched its International Internship Programme for the 2026/2027 academic year, an initiative that will enable students across the alliance to gain professional experience in a European environment, apply the knowledge they have acquired during their studies in companies across Europe, and complement their academic education by adding an international dimension to their learning.

The programme, which will be progressively expanded through new opportunities promoted by the alliance’s nine partner universities, will offer internships in companies and institutions in the Netherlands (Hanze University of Applied Sciences); Portugal (Bragança Polytechnic University); Sweden (University West); Czechia (Silesian University in Opava); (Hochschule Bremen -City of Applied Science) Germany; Poland (Cracow University of Technology); Spain (University of La Laguna); Albania (Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës) and France (Université Marie et Louis Pasteur).

Initial placements

The first internship opportunities for the coming academic year, offered by Bragança Polytechnic University (IPB)—one of the alliance’s nine partner institutions—provide students with the opportunity to undertake internships in Portuguese companies and organisations in the fields of Computer Engineering, Marketing, Multimedia, Management, Accounting, Administrative Management, Chemical Engineering, Biology and Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

Each internship, lasting between two and six months, will enable students to complement their academic studies with relevant professional experience while providing valuable first-hand exposure to the world of work. These placements offer a wide range of benefits, including the development of communication and language skills, the ability to adapt to new working environments, greater independence, and enhanced collaboration within multicultural teams.

Partner organisations

On this occasion, the training opportunities promoted by IPB will be delivered in collaboration with Portuguese companies and institutions including Emotion Defender, Skyline Lda, Faurecia Sistema de Escape Portugal, TECH X Digital Solutions, Laboratório Colaborativo AquaValor, and Worten.

This first call marks the starting point of the STARS EU internship programme, which aims to respond to students’ educational needs, strengthen cooperation between the partner universities, and foster closer links between academia, the business communities of each region, and European institutions.

Students will be able to browse the available internship opportunities and access all relevant information through a dedicated section that will soon be available on the STARS EU website.

* These internships are carried out within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, under the international mobility for traineeships scheme.