Practice Placement

Students upon completion of their internship will:
a) be familiar with the working environment and the requirements of the respective professional field;
b) be prepared to pass smoothly from their academic studies to the field of professional competences of the collaborating bodies;
c) gain professional experience and make contacts with the labour market.
In particular, students, will be informed of the work of public and wider public sector bodies (such as ministries, regional and local
government, independent authorities, etc.), private organizations as well as the third sector of the economy (NGOs, social economy, unions, cooperatives, trade unions, etc.) in terms of planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions to address social problems and alleviate social inequalities in the sectors of social security, social welfare and in particular child protection, health, employment, education, training and lifelong learning, immigration and refugee policy, housing, justice, crime and penitentiary policy, environmental policy, gender equality, counseling and professional orientation, addictions, mental health, protection and reintegration of vulnerable social groups, etc.