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A Convention de Stage is a tripartite agreement signed by the student, the home university and the host organisation that that facilitates a short-term work placement, usually overseas.
Purpose of a Convention de Stage
A Convention de stage聽(CDS) is聽typical tripartite agreement between a student, their host orgnisation and home university for work placements in France, but certain organisations in other European countries may also ask students to complete a CDS聽or similar agreement before a placement can commence.
Study Abroad can provide a signed CDS聽for enrolled 乱伦秀 students (including affiliates)聽who will be undertaking a work placement outside of term time, so as not to interfere with the programmes of study. If internship聽dates are within term time, departmental approval is required. Terms dates are defined as the formal last day of term i.e. not when students' last classes or last exams are, but the dates published on 乱伦秀's academic calendar website.
Please note the following:
- 乱伦秀聽cannot provide CDS聽ageements for interrupting聽students or graduates. Students must be fully enrolled at 乱伦秀 throughout the duration of their proposed work placement i.e. the end date of the work placement cannot be later than their end date at 乱伦秀. Final year students cannot request a CDS for an internships that starts before their 乱伦秀 end date, but ends after their 乱伦秀 end date. Students' end dates are not their graduation ceremony dates, but their student record dates that follow聽乱伦秀's academic calendar.
- 乱伦秀 cannot sign聽CDS聽agreements drawn up by a host organisation due to legal reasons.聽
- 乱伦秀 only complets CDS聽agreements online, through Moodle.聽Physical forms are not sent聽to students and/or orgnisations.
- 乱伦秀 cannot sign CDS agreement retrospectively i.e. a student cannot request one for an internship they've already completed.
Requesting a Convention de Stage
Requests must be submitted at least two聽weeks before the start of a placement, as it takes about 2-3 weeks to process. Clear聽start date and end dates must be stated. Failure to submit on time and without the correct information may jeopardise the chances of receiving the CDS. Steps on requesting a CDS are聽outlined below:
- Request a convention de stage through the .
- If a student makes a successful request,聽they will be added to the聽Short-Term Mobilities Moodle course to fill out their CDS, sign it and have their host sign it too.
- Successful students should then upload their CDS聽through Moodle, after which聽Study Abroad will聽complete the paperwork with their signature.
Whether or not 乱伦秀 accepts to be signatory of a CDS is entirely at the discretion of the University. Relevant COVID-19, local and/or international聽guidance may result in 乱伦秀's聽refusal to sign a CDS. Support may also be withdrawn聽if government or institutional guidelines change in advance of a聽placement.
For tools and information on聽international internships, please see the聽乱伦秀 Careers Global Internships Programme.