đ©ș Incoming traineeship / practical placements in medical and healthcare sciences
đ Who can apply?
Clinical rotatations and practical placements in the health sciences are only available to students from our official partner universities. We offer placement opportunities in the following areas:
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Paramedicine
- Radiography
- Midwifery
- Social Education
- Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
đ« Freemover policy
UiT does not accept freemover or independent students for hospital and clinical placements in Northern Norway, including: Alta, Bardufoss, Bodø, Hammerfest, Harstad, Kirkenes, Mo i Rana, and Tromsø.
This applies to clinical medicine and all related health care diciplines.
đ Check if your university is a partner
Not sure whether your university has a partnership agreement with UiT? Please contact the Erasmus+ Coordinator or International Office at your home university.
â Nominations and application deadlines
Partner universities will receive an email invitation to nominate students through UiT's online nomination form.
Nomination deadlines
- Clinical Rotations in Medicine: 10 September / 10 March
- Nursing and Biomedical Laboratory Science: 15 September / 15 March
- All Other Programmes: 15 October / 15 April
Student application deadlines
Once nominated, students will receive an email with application instructions and a link to the online application form.
- Clinical Rotations in Medicine: 1 October / 1 April
- Nursing and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences: 15 October / 15 April
- All Other Programmes: 1 November / 1 May
Questions?
Contact us at: mobility@uit.no
âĄïž What happens next?
After receiving your nomination and application, we will begin the process of arranging your practical or clinical placement. We will contact you as soon as possible with updates.
More information about the admission process for incoming exchange students is available here: đ Exchange admission overview – UiT The Arctic University of Norway | UiT
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