Are you a medical or biomedical student looking to broaden your horizons through an international exchange experience? Erasmus MC strongly supports the internationalisation of education and research and welcomes a limited number of exchange students from partner institutions each year.
Located in the vibrant and multicultural city of Rotterdam, Erasmus MC is one of Europe's leading academic medical centres, offering excellent opportunities for research electives, clinical electives, and other educational activities. An exchange at Erasmus MC allows you to gain valuable international experience while studying in an innovative and highly ranked academic environment.
Who Can Apply?
Due to the high demand for placements and the limited number of available positions, Erasmus MC only accepts exchange students who:
- Non-EU students:
- Students who are enrolled at one of Erasmus MC's partner universities (see overview below).
- Students who have been officially nominated by their home university.
- EU students:
- Students who participate through an Erasmus+.
Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from students whose universities do not have a formal partnership agreement with Erasmus MC.
- Belgium - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Brazil - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Brazil - Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre
- Chile - Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
- Chile - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- China - University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
- China - Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
- China - West China Hospital
- China - Tiantan Hosiptal & Capital Medical University
- China - Nanjing University
- China - PKUHSC, Peking University Health Science Center (PKU UMC)
- China - PKUHSC - addendum for student exchange
- China - Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
- China - Chinese University of Hong Kong
- China - LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
- Colombia - Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Colombia - Medical and Health Sciences School of Universidad del Rosario, Bogota
- Ecuador - Universidad Central del Ecuador
- Indonesia - Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia
- Indonesia - Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Gadjah Mada
- Japan - Keio University, Medical Faculty
- Kazachstan - Astana Medical University
- Kazachstan - Nazarbayev University
- Kazachstan - Karaganda Medical University
- Kosovo - University of Prishtina"Hasan Prishtina" Medical Faculty
- Thailand - Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Available Opportunities
Depending on the existing agreements and availability within our departments, exchange students can apply for:
How to Apply
If your university has a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) or a bilateral exchange agreement with Erasmus MC, the exchange coordinator or International Office at your home institution should contact us directly to inquire about available exchange opportunities and formally nominate you.
Students applying through the Erasmus+ programme do not require a nomination from their home institution and may submit an application directly using the application form. Please ensure that you indicate the status of your Erasmus+ funding in your application.
Please note that all exchange opportunities are subject to departmental availability and that Erasmus MC accepts a limited number of exchange students each year.
On the internship pages (see buttons below), you can find further information about the exchange opportunities available at Erasmus MC; including the types of internships, research electives and clinical electives that may be available, the admission requirements, and the departments that participate in our exchange programmes.
Important: Please note that Erasmus MC does not provide or arrange accommodation for exchange students. Students are responsible for finding and securing their own housing in the Rotterdam area. We strongly advise applicants to start their housing search as early as possible, as accommodation in Rotterdam can be limited.