Translation Traineeships at the European Commission
Details
Join the paid traineeship of 5 months with the European Commission starting on either 1st March or 1st October.
Every year, there are about 1,300 places available. If you are one of the selected candidates you get hands-on experience in the international and multicultural environment. This can be an important enrichment for your further career.
What’s the work like?
Trainees work all over the European Commission. The content of the job largely depends on the service you are assigned to. You may work in the field of competition law, human resources, environmental policy.
Your daily work will mainly consist of:
- attending and organizing meetings, working groups, forums as well as public hearings
- researching and compiling documentation, reports, consultations; answering queries
- Also, running projects.
Trainees are selected from nationals of the Member States of the European Union and candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy. However, a limited number of nationals of non-Member States are also accepted according to available resources.
Eligibility:
The traineeship program is open to university graduates, from all over the world.
If you apply for translation traineeships you must be able to translate into your main language from 2 other official EU languages:
- Your main language must be one of the official EU languages.
- Your 1st source language must be English, French, or German.
- Also, your 2nd source language can be any of the official EU languages.
What does European Commission expect from you?
- Openness to European issues
- Interest in learning about Commission working methods
- Also, willingness to work in a multicultural environment
- Contribution to everyday work with a fresh point of view
- In addition, a proactive attitude
Benefits:
- EU knowledge – insight into the processes and policies of the European Institutions,
- practical experience – an opportunity to play a part in the Commission’s day-to-day business,
- opportunity to put academic theory into practice.
- Moreover, you will receive the living allowance for the traineeships sessions of €1,229.32 per month and reimbursement of travel expenses.
- Accident and health insurance can also be provided.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Internships |
|---|---|
| Event Date | 01 October,2022 to 28 February,2023 |
| Deadline | 31 May,2022 |
| Field | Translation |
| Country | France |
| City | Strasbourg |
| Open to | University Graduates |
| Organizer | European Parliament |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |