Latvia : Work experience

Exchange programmes

You can also gain work experience through temporary placements with international organisations. Erasmus offers work experience placements from three months to a year.

IAESTE (The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience) organises course-related placements for engineering, science and technology students.

The student-run organisation AIESEC (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) offers places for business and economic students.Your institution may also be involved in the Leonardo da Vinci Programme, which offers vocational training exchanges and work.

All these placements are arranged with partner organisations in other countries. Contact your institution’s international officer or your careers service, as appropriate, for more information and to see if there are any links with Latvia

Volunteering

Opportunities are limited and are likely to be in teaching English (see vacancy sources) and in voluntary projects.

There are several organisations that offer voluntary work programmes in Latvia, such as Volunteer Abroad and Service Civil International. Check out your university careers service as they may have sources of information, such as databases on volunteering opportunities.