Membership

How to become an IAESTE Local Committee

Any University (public or private) may apply to become a Local Committee. Please contact the National Secretariat for more information.

Which are the benefits of becoming a Local Committee

  • Only students from Universities where Local Committees operate, may apply, on the first and second phases, to the IAESTE international internships;
  • Benefit from the FCT grants in its Research Units, which must be evaluated as Excellent or Very Good.

Local Committees’ Obligations

  • Pay an annual membership to become a member;
  • Help with the job raising process;
  • Receive students nominations;
  • Send students nominations to the National Secretariat, that centralises the whole process on a national and international level;
  • Receive from the National Secretariat foreign students’ nominations and take care of all procedures regarding their arrival and stay in Portugal;
  • Proceed according to IAESTE rules.