Before you start looking for a placement, you should ask yourself the following questions:

- What country do I want to go to?

- Which requirements will the placement have to fulfill (if you do a mandatory placement)?

- What am I interested in?

- What do I want to learn?

Alternatively, you can look for a placement via placement organisations, however, you may not always find the very placement you are looking for and many commercial organisations demand high fees for arranging a placement. Please find some non-commercial organisations in the links below.

An independent placement search online is the most effective method to find a placement that suits you.

You should search

- using a search engine

- in English or in the language of the your selected host country

- for an institution or business that suits your interests.

- If you are looking for a fashion company in Ireland, for example, search for ‘fashion company Ireland’. Once you have found some institutions or businesses that interest you, you can read their websites for further information.

Once your independent online search has helped you find an institution or business you are interested in, you can informally request whether it is possible to do a placement in this institution.

Please find detailed information on writing applications in English and German on the website of the Career Service.

Application standards vary a little from one country to another. This is why getting information on application standards in your selected host country (e.g. on the websites of local universities) may be helpful.