{"id":10019983,"date":"2017-08-18T09:48:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T07:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/?page_id=19983"},"modified":"2025-10-02T12:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:08:40","slug":"preparations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/international\/outgoing-internship\/preparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-sidebar-layout-container margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-lg\"\n        style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n    >\n        <div\n            class=\"row\"\n            style=\"--bs-gutter-x: 0;\"\n        >\n            \n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3 order-1 order-md-0 sidebar\">\n            \n<div\n    id=\"\"\n    class=\"wp-block-text-card card margin-bottom-normal\"\n>\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n            <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n                <div class=\"border border-light p-3\">\n                    <div class=\"module-migration-sidebar-ueberschrift-text\">\n<h4 class=\"field-migration-ueberschrift\">Contact<\/h4>\n<p class=\"field-migration-text\">\n<p><strong>International Relations<\/strong><br \/>\nE: <a href=\"mailto:outgoing-trainees@fh-joanneum.at\">outgoing-trainees@fh-joanneum.at<\/a><br \/>\nT: <a href=\"tel:+4331654538946\">+43 316 5453 &#8211; 8946<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-partner-card margin-bottom-normal\">\n  <div class=\"container-lg\">\n      <div class=\"row justify-content-around\">\n          <div class=\"col-8 col-sm-6 col-md-12\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu\/\">\n                  <div class=\"border border-light\">\n                      <picture>\n                        <source\n                media=\"(max-width: 576px)\"\n                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class=\"col\">\n                <div class=\"major-text-color fst-italic\"><div class=\"module-migration-intro-text\">\n<p class=\"field-migration-intro_textfield\">\n<p>Before you start your internship abroad, you need to find out about health insurance and visa or about intercultural differences in your host country. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-text-content margin-bottom-normal\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col\">\n                <h3>Insurance abroad<\/h3>\n<p>Preparing to spend a stay abroad also includes organising international insurance.<br>\n<strong>If you are planning an ERASMUS+ trip abroad, you are responsible for informing yourself about international (health) insurance in good time.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-links-block 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European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)<\/strong><br>\nHealth care provision is often regulated entirely differently abroad. With the EHIC card, you can gain fast and easy access to medical care in line with the regulations of the respective EU member states, EEA countries, Switzerland, Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina . The EHIC can be found on the reverse of your e-card. More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/social\/main.jsp?catId=559&amp;langId=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accident and liability insurance of the Austrian Student Union (&Ouml;H)<\/strong><br>\nOn payment of their &Ouml;H membership fee, students are covered by accident and liability insurance during their course. For more information, see the &Ouml;H website.<br>\nIf you are doing a <strong>traineeship for graduates<\/strong>, you do not pay &Ouml;H membership fee any longer and are thus not covered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oeh.ac.at\/en\/services\/insurance-policy-austrian-students-union-oh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&Ouml;H insurance<\/a>. In case the traineeship company does not cover accident and liability insurance <strong>trainees have to provide accident and liability insurance for themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Doing a traineeship outside of Europe<\/strong><br>\nIt is recommend that you take out valid travel and health insurance before you travel abroad. 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Participants in ERASMUS+ Mobilities are required to take the language test before their stay and can take a language course during their stay. The online language test evaluates the listening and reading comprehension of the participants as well as their ability to write &ndash; according to the language levels of the <a href=\"https:\/\/europass.cedefop.europa.eu\/de\/resources\/european-language-levels-cefr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Common European Framework of Reference for Languages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens with the assessment results?<\/strong><br>\nFor higher education students, the results will not be communicated to the receiving institution\/organisation. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.europa.eu\/local\/euacademy\/pages\/course\/community-overview.php?title=learn-the-basics-of-22-languages-with-the-online-language-support\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EU Academy<\/a>      <\/p>\n<p>Based on the results of the language test, you will receive access to language support, if required, so that you can complete an online language course before or during your Erasmus+ mobility. If you attain level B1 in the language test, you will automatically be sent a link to an online language course in the main working language by email. 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