SPRINT is the acronym for STANDARDIZE BEST PRACTICES ABOUT INTERNSHIPS. A 3 year European strategic partnership with HEIs, employers, students unions and other stakeholders on board.

The aim was to build common European criteria and common tools for quality internships. The existing rules, the brakes and barriers to quality internships as well as the best practices were the first bases of the work of Sprint. Hard work, synergies and consultation rounds, all with the support of the French standardization agency (AFNOR) representing the European standardization committee, resulted in eight important criteria for quality internships: recruitment, written agreement, remuneration, skills development, tutoring, career development and employment, work environment and working conditions, and social protection and insurance.
Moreover SPRINT developed tools to implement these criteria for HEI’s as well as for organizations hosting interns: guides and a self-assessment website. Staff trainings will be offered too.

Right from its initial start, LEO-NET has always been concerned about quality internships, so we are indeed very happy to cooperate in the dissemination of the outputs of the SPRINT-project.

The webinar starts at 11 o’clock. After the introduction and presentation (45’), we include time for Q&A and a lively discussion (until 12.15 max).

LEO-NET membership is institutional. You are kindly invited to spread this invitation within your own institution. You and your colleagues are welcome join the webinar after individual registration

The link to the webinar will be shared Wednesday at the latest.