The University of Debrecen is announcing a call for applications for traineeship mobility within the framework of the Pannonia Scholarship Program for the 2025/2026 academic year.
About the Pannonia Program
The Pannonia Scholarship Program offers students numerous opportunities to study abroad, gain professional experience, and conduct research in almost any country in the world, from undergraduate to doctoral studies.
Further information:
https://pannoniaosztondij.hu/about-the-pannonia-scholarship-programme
1. Aim of the program
The aim of the program is to enable students of the University of Debrecen to complete compulsory or voluntary professional internships at host institutions in partner countries. Professional mobility abroad must be related to the student's studies and must contribute to the development of the skills necessary for the student to find employment on the employment market.
2. Eligible applicants
Enrolled students at the University of Debrecen (bachelor's, master's, graduate, doctoral and higher vocational training, full-time and part-time training) who have active student status. Individuals with doctoral candidate status are not eligible to apply. Students receiving Stipendium Hungaricum scholarships are not eligible to participate in long-term mobility programs during their studies.
3. Eligible activities
Activities eligible for support under this call for applications:
- long-term (2-12 months) compulsory or voluntary traineeship mobility for higher education students with active student status at a host institution abroad
- long-term (2-12 months) voluntary traineeship mobility of recent graduates at a host institution abroad within one year of obtaining their degree
Mobility must take place between August 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026.
4. Countries participating in the program
I. Country group
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Andorra, Israel, Monaco
II. Country group
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Syria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Yemen, Russia, Ukraine
III. Country group
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Colombia, Mexico, Algeria, Angola, South Africa, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru
5. Application requirements
General conditions of participation
- The student must be an active student at the University of Debrecen, i.e. pursuing studies leading to a degree in either full-time or part-time mode. Applications for recent graduate internships must be submitted while the student is still actively enrolled (before graduation).
- The student is a Hungarian citizen or has a valid residence permit for the duration of the application and the mobility period.
- The internship can be completed at a foreign host institution (company, public institution, non-profit organization, higher education institution, etc.) that can provide professional training related to the student's studies and that has previously declared in writing its intention to accept the student. It is the applicant's responsibility to find and select a host institution and obtain a letter of acceptance.
- The foreign internship must be part of the student's degree program within any study cycle, and the sending institutions must accept it and ensure that it fully complies with the curriculum structure. The process of credit acquisition and recognition must be recorded in the mobility learning agreement of the student participating in the mobility program. (Exception: mobility to be completed within 12 months after graduation)
- The student has passed the institutional assessment.
- The student has the necessary language skills (the working language required at the host institution) and can prove this in a credible manner during the application assessment.
- The total mobility period in one training cycle is a maximum of 12 months. Undivided training covers two cycles, so in the case of undivided training, the maximum total mobility period may be 24 months.
- Before starting studies abroad, a written learning agreement with agreed content must be concluded. The activities carried out during the mobility period must fit into the student's training plan.
- The sending institution is obliged to fully accept the activities undertaken, completed and verified in the learning agreement.
- At the end of the professional mobility period, the host institution/company abroad must issue a certificate confirming the training program completed and the results achieved.
- During their period abroad, students remain enrolled as full-time students at their home institution and are entitled to the study grant or other loans to which they are entitled, but they must also fulfill their tuition and other payment obligations at their home institution (exception: mobility to be completed within 12 months after graduation).
- Students must have active student status at the sending institution until the end of their mobility (exception: mobility to be completed within 12 months after graduation).
- In the case of traineeship mobility, taking into account the specific characteristics of each faculty, the faculties may impose additional special conditions.
- The student must have active student status at the sending institution until the end of the mobility period (exception: mobility to be completed within 12 months of graduation, in which case the student's status will terminate before the start of the mobility period).
6. Documents required for submitting an application
Please note! Documents must be submitted exclusively in electronic form (scanned originals in PDF format) via the online system!
- Submitted Application form.
- Letter of Acceptance– a written statement from the host institution declaring its intention to accept the student for professional training.
- Credit certificate for semesters completed during the course of study (at least 1 semester). In the case of master's and doctoral programs, if the applicant has not yet completed a semester, a certificate for the last semester of the previous bachelor's or master's program may also be submitted. The certificate must include the courses completed and the scholarship index.
- Proof of language proficiency at least at B2 level (language exam certificate proving knowledge of the language of study, or proof of language proficiency from the language department).
- Professional CV with photo
- A cover letter that includes the applicant's goals.
- For PhD students, approval from the supervisor is required.
- Proof of scientific/TDK work (not mandatory).
- Proof of student public activities (not mandatory).
- Recommendation (not mandatory).
Important! Faculties and departments may impose additional restrictions on applicants. Please check the specific requirements for each faculty and department before submitting your application!
7. Conditions for travel abroad within the framework of student mobility for professional internship:
- A positive decision on the application by the relevant faculty committee and a positive assessment at institutional level. A document certifying active student status for the semester of travel (exception: mobility to be completed within 12 months of graduation).
- Before starting the internship abroad, a study agreement with agreed content must be concluded. The study agreement, signed by all three parties (student, sending university, host university), contains a detailed description of the internship at the host institution, as well as the method and criteria for supervising and evaluating the internship.
- Permission from the Faculty Study Subcommittee (depending on the faculty).
- Travel and health accident insurance valid for the entire duration of the trip in the host country.
- Professional liability insurance.
- If required in the given country, a valid student visa issued to students. The applicant is responsible for the administrative procedures. Further information: https://konzinfo.mfa.gov.hu/en/embassies#hungarian-embassies-abroad
8. Amount of support
We would like to draw the attention of applicants to the fact that the scholarship does not necessarily cover all costs incurred during the stay abroad, and it may be necessary to supplement it from other sources.
9. Deadlines
Application deadline: From August 1, 2025 until further notice
Deadline for evaluation of applications: Within 1 month of submission