IAESTE Switzerland

IAESTE Switzerland


Weinbergstrasse 41
8006 Zürich

Phone: +41 43 244 93 13
Fax: +41 43 244 93 39


Bd de Grancy 37
1006 Lausanne

Phone: +41 21 601 79 93
Fax: +41 21 617 87 79

Contact persons

Regular Application

  • During the regular application period at the beginning of the year, we offer traineeships that are reserved for all regular Students at Swiss Universities or Schools of Applied Sciences. Chances are best to find a suitable placement during this period:

Regular application period:  06.02.2012 - 22.02.2012

  • When applying during the regular application period (see also information on "registration") you can choose for a maximum of five priorities from the available joboffers. Please select the respective offer numbers in the application form and also mention the numbers in your email. Please send us also your list of subjects studied, your CV and the confirmation that you have paid the registration fee of CHF 32.30, thanks.

  • The jobs offered during the regular application period are reserved for Swiss students. We will select the best candidate out of all applications for each offer. That means that we only send one application per traineeship offer.

  • After the registration you have to wait for the result of the selection process. You will learn at the beginning March if you have got a traineeship or not.

  • After beeing informed, that a traineeship has been assigned to you, we need you to send your application documents (Reminder) as soon as possible.

  • Your documents are beeing forwarded to your employer. We have to wait for his final decision then. Normally it will take about three to max. eight weeks until we receive the employer's answer.  After that you will receive the official acceptance papers for your traineeship.