Each year, approximately 200 students and doctoral candidates from the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, undertake study stays, internships or research placements abroad. More than 50 participate in the Erasmus+ programme, around 20 study at the Faculty’s partner universities, and over 120 gain international experience through other mobility and scholarship schemes.
Overview of long-term and short-term internships and exchange stays
Erasmus+
The Erasmus+ programme is financed by the EU and was created to support mutual relations and cooperation of universities within the EU space. The competition for Erasmus+ internships takes place in spring, in March.
The Institutional Plan
A subsidy from the Faculty's part of the Institutional Plan for the support of the Second Faculty Students' international mobility for the years 2016–2018 may be used for internships or international scientific research activities or activities within approved projects and programmes at the Second Faculty of Medicine or whole Charles University.
The Mobility Fund
The Mobility Fund supports international study and scientific activities of both Czech and international students and teachers.
Point Grants
Point Grants provide financial support for short-term international mobility of doctoral students at Charles University.
4EU+ Aliance
The 4EU+ alliance brings together seven important European universities: Charles University, Heidelberg University, Sorbonne University, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Università degli Studi di Milano, Københavns Universitet and, now, the University of Geneva.
Academic Information Agency (AIA)
Bilateral and Multilateral Programmes Unit
+420 221 850 504; +420 221 850 505
IFMSA Internships
The International Federation of Medical Students Associations Czech Republic arranges a very attractive exchange programme of clinical and research internships abroad.
Wakayama Medical University School, Wakayama, Japan
A four-week practical internship at a Japanese medical university for two students in the fourth and fifth years at the Second Faculty. Students are chosen by competition in the spring period.Seoul National University College of Medicine
This internship is meant for two students from the fourth to the fifth grade for four weeks in the period from July till September.
CEEPUS
CEEPUS is an international exchange programme supporting student and academic mobility within Central and South-Eastern Europe.
The Fulbright Programme
The J. William Fulbright Commission supports educational, scientific and cultural exchanges between the Czech Republic and the United States through scholarship programmes.
