Internship

The Internship constitutes an important activity of Higher Education, as it is a fundamental way of connecting theory with practice and actively contributes both to the utilization and consolidation of the knowledge, abilities, and skills acquired within the framework of the Study Programs, and to the smooth integration of students into the labor market.

The Internship of students may be carried out in public services, Legal Entities of Public Law, Local Government Organizations of first and second degree, Legal Entities of Private Law, and businesses, hereinafter referred to as “Host Organizations,” under the guidance of a Supervisor from the Host Organization and under the supervision of a faculty member of the Study Program. The Internship may also be carried out in Host Organizations abroad, only through the ERASMUS+ program. The duration of the Internship (student presence at the Host Organization) is determined according to the Department’s Internship Regulation, corresponds to at least two (2) calendar months of full-time employment, and may be implemented consecutively. Following the new Departmental Regulations regarding the Internship (Summer 2025), students who at that time were registered to the 10th semester and higher are required to complete an Internship of four months’ duration.

The period of implementation of the internship is defined according to the Department’s Internship Regulation and is carried out in the 10th semester of the Department’s Study Program (for the Department of Forestry, the internship is implemented in the 8th semester). Students who are in the final stage of completing their degree may carry out the Internship throughout the entire year.

The Internship falls under the General Directorate of Administrative Services, Directorate of Studies & Student Welfare. Specifically, it belongs to the Student Support Unit (Head of the SSU is Ms. Schina, email: nickisxina@aua.gr , Contact phone: +302105294226), which operates at the Department level (Decision 1943/19/3/2025 Government Gazette 1350, issue B) and specifically within the Internship Office.

The Internship Office is supported by the project ‘Student Support Services of Agricultural University of Athens in their integration into the labor market’ with OPS Code 6018186, under the program ‘Human Resources and Social Cohesion 2021–2027. The Internship Office of AUA is located in the basement of the Central Building (Administration Building), next to the Electronic Microscopy Laboratory, with the following contact details:

E-mail: praktiki@aua.gr
Contact phone: 2105294825
Website: https://praktiki.aua.gr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587160650712

The head for the Internship for Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) is Associate Professor Athanasios Pappas. His academic specialization is in Animal Nutrition with emphasis on Poultry Nutrition.

His contact details are:

Phone: +302105294437

E-mail: apappas@aua.gr

Postal Adress: Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece.

There are the following ways of carrying out an internship:

Funding of the Internship through the Special Account for Research Funds (SARG) via co-financed programs (INTERNSHIP THROUGH NSRF-National Strategic Reference Framework).

Within the framework of the Action entitled: “Internship of Higher Education of the Agricultural University of Athens,” under the Operational Program “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation” of the Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2021–2027, the students of the Institution have the opportunity to complete their Internship in organizations of the private and public sector. Periodically, the SARG Internship Office issues announcements regarding the available positions per Department of Studies and semester, the deadlines and the method of submitting expressions of interest by students, as well as the criteria for student selection. Detailed information is available on the website: https://praktiki.aua.gr/

Funding of the Internship by the Host Organization

Provided that it is allowed by the internal Internship Regulation of the Department, there is the possibility for the Internship to be funded directly by the Host Organization. For more information, both the students and the Host Organization may contact the Internship Office, in order to discuss details regarding the posting of the relevant announcement and to receive details regarding the procedure that will be followed.

Internship Through ERASMUS

The Erasmus+ program funds students to carry out an internship in a host organization abroad, with a mobility duration from two (2) to four (4) months and a monthly grant, the amount of which is determined depending on the host country. The Erasmus Internship may be implemented in member states of the European Union.

For more information, please contact the Department of International Relations and Mobility:

Website: www.european.aua.gr
E-mail: european_pr@aua.gr
Contact phone: +302105294819 (Ms. Th. Anastopoulou) and +302105294823 (Ms. V. Griva)

The office is located on the ground floor of the Central Administration Building, in the corridor of the Agriculture Laboratory.