Can I apply?
IAESTE Macedonia offers paid internships for all enrolled undergraduate and postgraduate students at the following universities: "SS. Cyril and Methodius University" in Skopje, "St. Clement of Ohrid " in Bitola, "Goce Delchev" in Shtip and the University of Information Science and Technology "St. Paul The Apostle" in Ohrid. The internships through IAESTE are usually in the field of technology and natural sciences. The students who apply for these internships must meet certain requirements listed in the job offer.
Internship length
The length of the internships varies from 6 weeks to 12 months. Both the length and the period of the internship are decided by the employer. Please confirm/compare these dates accordingly to your availability and include them in the application.
Visa/Work Permit
Each intern is responsible for securing their own visa/work permit before leaving for the internship. IAESTE helps with the obtaining of these documents only in certain countries. Students are obliged to contact the embassy or consulate responsible for Republic of North Macedonia and inform themselves on the documents needed for the internship. You can find more information on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia: (here) Official documents confirming your internship will help when applying for a visa. If you have any problems with the application for the internship, feel free to contact IAESTE. Please do not travel without the required documents, visa, work permit, etc. IAESTE is not responsible for the consequences of the student leaving for the internship without the required documents. When traveling, please take copies of the official IAESTE documents confirming your internship as well as any other important documents. IAESTE Macedonia does not guarantee the claiming of the visa and work permit and is not responsible if the visa/work permit application is denied.
Are the internships paid?
Interns who have claimed their internship through IAESTE Macednia receive a salary from their employer. However, please make sure that you will have enough financial resources to cover any expenses regarding the visa/work permit, travel costs, as well as any other expenses until you receive your first payment.
Required documents
After the open applications are closed, or the application period ends, the documents are looked through by a responsible at IAESTE Macedonia. Each candidate is allowed to choose three internships and rank them according to priority (first internships as the most desired). If more than one student applies for the same internship, there will be a ranking based on the provided documents (grades, language knowledge, certificates, year of studies and the compatibility of the fields of studies with the requirements of the internship). The candidate which receives the most points from these criteria, is allowed to apply for the internship (their documents will be sent to the company/university offering the internship). The other candidates receive their internships accordingly to their priority internships list. If only one student applies to a certain intership, they can apply as long as they meet the requirements of the internship.
CV with image
You can create one here
Cover Letter
After you are awarded the internship
Certificate for passed subjects or a screenshot from iKnow
This document can be provided in Macedonian. If you are given the internship, you will get a template from us for translating into English. It is also possible to take a screenshot from iknow, but once you have been awarded the internship, you must submit a certificate of passed courses taken from the student service. The Macedonian version of the certificate MUST be original with an archive stamp. The original version in Macedonian and the English translation must also be sent.
Language certificate
You can get one on the testings organized by IAESTE Macedonia
Enrollment certificate or a screenshot from iKnow
The Macedonian version MUST be original. There is also an English template that you will need to fill out if you are awarded the internship.
Certificates, awards and commendations
Related to the field required for the internship. The original document should be in English, otherwise you will need to translate it and provide both the original and English translation. These documents are not obligatory.
Recommendation letter
It is highly recommended that you send at least one recommendation letter, whether from a professor or a previous employer.
Passport scan
After you are awarded the internship
Student Nominated Form
(This document will be sent to you by IAESTE Macedonia after you have been awarded the internship.) This is a fill-in form for information about the student, which faculty the student attends and the period in which the student would like the internship to be held. The student must choose a period that corresponds to the period offered in the O-form. This document is completed electronically. In the signature section, all you have to do is type in your first and last name.
Portfolio*
For students in the field of architecture, design or media, it is necessary to prepare a portfolio along with the nomination.
Application fee
Before sending the nomination, it is mandatory to pay a registration fee for the chosen internship, depending on its length. The fee is calculated as:
Internships with a length of up to 12 weeks: 4000 denars + 5% of the total offered salary during the entire offered period.
Internships with a length of 12 to 24 weeks: 5000 denars + 3% of the total offered salary during the entire offered period.
Internships with a length of above than 24 weeks: 6000 denars + 2% of the total offered salary during the entire offered period, but not more than 30 000 denars.
In case you are not accepted for the internship to which you have applied, IAESTE returns the money from the paid registration fee, except for 1200 denars, which are used for administrative costs.