Internships, research, fieldwork, summer schools and more
There are many other types of activity you can do abroad to enrich your studies and gain international experience. Find out about the options available to you.
Options related to your study programme
Depending on your study programme, there might be a range of international activities available to you. Some may be compulsory or optional parts of your programme. Others are extra-curricular activities that you can choose to follow to complement your studies. Activities might include:
- Internships
- Research and fieldwork
- Fieldtrips and excursions
- Subject-specific summer or winter schools
- Mandatory study abroad activities
- Clinical clerkships (co-schappen)
- Moot courts
- Study association trips
Approval and registration
Is your activity abroad part of, or associated with your Leiden University studies? In other words, do you want to receive study credits or funding via the university, or have the activity included on your transcript? If so, you must first gain approval from your study programme. After gaining approval, you must also register your activity in Leiden University’s study abroad portal. This will enable the university to contact you in case of emergencies.
Refer to your faculty or study programme tab
For information on the activities available to you and how to arrange approval and registration in the study abroad portal, click on your faculty or study programme tab.
Options for students of all faculties
There are also a number of international activities that are available to students of all faculties. These include:
Summer and winter schools are offered all over the world. Please note: Summer and Winter schools are part of our regular exchange agreements and therefore students will have to pay the summer/winter school fees themselves. Please check the respective partner website for more information about the costs.
Safe destination
You may not go abroad for study-related activities to a country for which negative travel advice has been issued. Visit the Health and safety page and read Leiden University Regulations on Studying Abroad for more information.
As a bachelor student of Psychology, there is another type of activity you can do abroad apart from the exchange option. On this page you can find out what is available to you, how to request approval and how to register your activity after gaining approval.
Types of activity
It is not possible to do an internship or research abroad as part of your Bachelor's programme in Psychology. Study credits for an internship are not recognised by the programme.
During your master's, however, it is possible to do an internship or your thesis research abroad.
You can search through the summer and winter schools in the field of Psychology in the overview of summer and winter schools.
Recognition of study credits
If you want to get credits for your summer or winter school, you always have to ask permission from your International exchange coordinator at Psychology in advance.
In general, courses that meet the following requirements will be approved:
- No overlap with courses in your bachelor;
- No English language courses;
- Subjects must be of an academic nature.
If you want to include the courses for your elective space, please examine the level of the courses you want to take abroad beforehand. Of the 30 EC elective courses, you have to take at least 5 EC at level 300.
Approving courses
On behalf of the Examination Board, your International exchange coordinator at Psychology can approve your package of courses. To do so, please complete a learning agreement and send it to exchangepsy@fsw.leidenuniv.nl. After your learning agreement has been signed by the coordinator, you need to upload it during the registration process as described below.
Approval and registration
If you want to receive university credits, funding or recognition on your transcript for your activity abroad, you must first request approval from your study programme. You can find instructions on how to do so in the information on your activity type above.
After gaining approval
Once you have the necessary approval from your study programme, you must also register your activity in Leiden University’s study abroad portal.
Why
By registering in the Study Abroad portal, you enable Leiden University to make sure you have selected a safe destination and to contact you in case of an emergency abroad. If you will receive study credits, university funding or recognition on your transcript for your activity abroad, registration in the study abroad portal is obligatory.
When
Register in the Study Abroad portal as soon as you have gained permission from your study programme for your activity abroad - and at least 2 weeks before departure. If you will go abroad within 2 weeks, get in touch with your faculty contact person for instructions.
How
- Log into uSis > click on the Study Abroad tile > select ‘Register another type of study-related activity abroad’.
- Enter the requested data, upload any required documents then click on submit.
- If you have the necessary approval and your destination is safe, the university will approve your registration. You may then depart for your activity abroad. Remember to check the travel advice before departure in case the safety situation changes.
- As soon as possible, enter your contact details abroad in the Study Abroad portal - in the ‘During your stay’ section. Remember to keep your contact details updated whilst abroad so we can reach you in case of emergencies!
- Required upload: a Learning Agreement signed by your International Exchange coordinator at Psychology. You can upload this by clicking on “upload” in the portal, then you can choose Erasmus learning agreement.
- Contact person: the name of your International exchange coordinator at Psychology (see contact block).