Traineeships

Applications are not managed centrally, so you’ll have to directly contact UAM’s professors/researchers, research institutes or research groups whose work you are interested in, in order to express your desire to work with them. It is up to them to review your application and to decide if they can host you for an internship.

Therefore your application should be as specific as possible, and it is recommended to include at least:

• a CV
• a brief outline of your proposed area of work or interest

If you want to work in one of the university's departments, it is very important that you indicate a specific area of research, as their activities usually cover a wide range of disciplines, and/or contact an individual professor/researcher who works in that particular area.

Ressources:

• Department websites, for information about teachers, research groups/activities, etc. (For specific enquiries related to the Faculty, please contact the relevant International Relations Office.)
• You may also refer to UAM’s Scientific Production Portal for more information about its research activity.
• Research groups at UAM
• University and Research Institutes: It is possible to manage stays at UAM-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES and at UAM's OWN RESEARCH CENTRES, as well as at MIXED AND INTER-UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRES and at UAM-CSIC MIXED RESEARCH INSTITUTES in case they are supervised by UAM teaching and research staff. 

Erasmus+ traineeships

Students of Medicine and Nursing who want to do an traineeship at UAM's university hospitals within the framework of the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme must follow the procedure outlined by the Faculty of Medicine. (UAM cannot manage any traineeship mobilities that take place after the student's graduation).

Visiting students

In order to do internships at UAM's university hospitals outside the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme or other mobility/exchange programmes, you must apply for admission as a visiting student.

Applications for traineeships at one of the private university colleges attached to UAM must be sent directly to the the School's Internnational Relations Office.

1. Send the Learning Agreement template used by your home university to your supervisor at UAM. Make sure that you already have filled in the following sections of the document: your university's and your contact details, Table B - Sending Institution.
2. Your supervisor at UAM will fill in the other sections ( Indicaciones para cumplimentar el Learning Agreement for Traineeships [89.28 KB] ): UAM's contact details, Table A - Traineeship Programme at the Receiving Organisation/Enterprise, Table C - Receiving Organisation/Enterprise

Students of Medicine and Nursing who will do a traineeship at UAM's university hospitals (affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine) must follow the procedure outlined by the Faculty of Medicine. 

Students who will do a traineeship at one of UAM's ascribed University Colleges must follow the indications by the relevant International Relations Office.

Please note that:

• It is the responsibility of each student to send to UAM the documents required by their home university.
• In general, UAM does not sign any complementary agreements to the Learning Agreement for Traineeships.

Scanned signatures are accepted, but the student must communicate the order in which the document should be signed.

On behalf of UAM, the person who must sign the document is one of the following:

1. The traineeship supervisor, with the  approval of the person responsible for the unit in which the traineeship is to be carried out (e.g. the Head of Department / Research Institute)
2. The person responsible for the unit in which the traineeship is to be carried out

In special cases, such as traineeships to be carried out at one of UAM's affiliated hospitals or in various departments, it may be necessary for the agreement to be signed by the person responsible for International Relations at the Faculty/Centre. 

No formalities are required before arrival, but if you are going to stay for more than 3 months, once you are here you must obtain a "Community Resident Registration Certificate". You can make an appointment online.

In case a visa is required, it is necessary to start the application process several months in advance, especially in case B).

A) Stays of up to 90 days (Schengen visa)

The Schengen visa allows stays in the Schengen area of up to 90 days (in any period of 180 days) for reasons of, among others: tourism, business, study, non-labour internships or voluntary activities of a duration not exceeding 90 days.

1. Nationals exempted from the visa requirement

Nationals of countries listed in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 do not need a visa for a stay of less than 90 days in a period of 180 days, but must comply with the requirements for entering the Schengen area.

2. Nationals subject to the visa requirement

Nationals of countries included in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 must apply for a Schengen visa at the relevant Spanish Consulate.

B) Stays of more than 90 days (Internship Visa)

It is necessary to obtain an Internship Visa (Visado de prácticas ) in order to carry out a non-labour internship (= through an internship agreement) at UAM.

First, you will have to obtain a residence authorization for internships (autorización de residencia para prácticas) before submitting your visa application. UAM must request this authorisation from the Government Delegation in Madrid and to do so, you must send us the documents mentioned in the section "DOCUMENTACIÓN EXIGIBLE" of the above link to practicas.internacionales@uam.es at least 3-4 months before the start of the internship.

Due to the difficulty in obtaining it, it should be noted that one of the documents required for the permit is a Criminal Records Certificate (Certificado de antecedentes penales) issued by the authorities of the country or countries in which you have resided during the last five years prior to entry into Spain.)

C) Mobility within the European Union - Intramobility

Students who hold a valid authorisation issued by another EU Member State and who participate in a Union or multilateral programme that includes mobility actions or who are covered by an agreement between two or more higher education institutions, will have the right to enter and stay in Spain for a period of up to 360 days in order to carry out part of their studies in a Spanish higher education institution, after notifying the Government Delegation or Subdelegation in the province where the activity will take place.

To do this you must send the necessary documentation to the UAM and together they will make the application for Intramobility.

After sending the required documents and as soon as we have completed the registration, you will receive an email with your user ID-UAM (nombre.apellido@estudiante.uam.es) and an activation code that you will need to activate your account at https://autoservicio.uam.es.

• With your ID-UAM you will be able to use these services.
• Please refer to the following pages to find out how to access the WIFI network and how to obtain a UAM ID card.

• The purpose of the registration is that you can use the UAM services during your traineeship. 
• Please note that in general you will not be enrolled as a student and therefore you will not be able to take any courses at UAM.

• It is important that you are in contact with your supervisor at UAM to discuss any questions you may have about the internship (location, working hours, etc.) and so that they can inform you about the organisation ot their unit, its working practices, and especially about its health & safety regulatioins
• Please note that with your ID-UAM you will be able to use these services, but you will not be enrolled as a student of the university and therefore you will not be able to take courses at UAM.
  • How to access the WIFI network
  • How to obtain a UAM ID card.

Legal formalities

• If your a cititizen of an EU member state, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland and your stay will last more than 3 months you must obtain a "Community Resident Registration Certificate".
  • The can request an appointment here, by selecting the option "POLICIA- CERTIFICADO DE REGISTRO DE CIUDADADADADAD DE LA U.E.", but please note that the website may be oversaturated from time to time.
• If you are a non-EU student and you had to obtain a visa, check the visa conditions to find out if you have to apply for a Tarjeta de Identidad para Extranjeros (TIE).

For more information, please also refer to this page: Visados, NIE, TIE.

Studens have to check with their home university which documents they will need to prepare and submit over the course of your traineeship.

For traineeships managed with Erasmus+, those documents generally are:

1. Certificate of Arrival, to confirm to your home university that you have started your mobility period.

2. Learning Agreement for Traineeships – After the Mobility, to evaluate you traineeship at the end of your mobility period.

3. Certificate of Attendance: Most universities require their students to additionally submit a Certificate of Attendance to confirm the definitive duration of their mobility period.

Any change that arises after the formalization of the traineeship must be communicated to SERIM.

A) Traineeships at UAM's own Faculties, Schools and Centres

The person responsible for completing and signing the request document's is the student's supervisor at UAM.

SERIM will only sign the Certificates of Arrival or Attendance at the request of the supervisor at UAM. To do so, the supervisor must confirm the start date (= the first day of work) and/or the end date (= the last day of work) of the traineeship to SERIM (practicas.internacionales@uam.es / 91 497 3137). ​

B) Traineeships at UAM's University Hospitals (managed by the Faculty of Medicine)

Students who do clinical placements usually need a "clinical placement notebook" signed by their supervisor from each clinical service they worked at.

You must arrange the signing of the Certificate of Arrival and the Learning Agreement - After the Mobility and/or the Certificate of Attendance at the International Relations Office of the Faculty of Medicine: ori.medicina@uam.es

C) Traineeships at university colleges attached to UAM

You must arrange the signing of the Certificate of Arrival and the Learning Agreement - After the Mobility and/or the Certificate of Attendance at the center's International Relations Office.

If the student resigns from the internship or in case of significant changes in the internship period (beyond a difference of up to 7 days), the student and/or his/her supervisor at UAM must inform SERIM (practicas.internacionales@uam.es / 91 497 3137) to record the changes.

Unless the home university requires different or additional documents to reflect changes that may arise during the internship, they should be recorded on the Learning Agreement for Traineeships - During the Mobility.