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Career in the EU institutions - Biuro Karier

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Career at EU Institutions

EPSO - European Personnel Selection Office

 

What is EPSO?

EPSO, or European Personnel Selection Office, is an institution dealing with the process of personnel recruitment for the European Union. This is different from traditional recruitment, because it follows a special procedure, the so-called competition procedure.

What are EPSO tasks?

EPSO is responsible for selecting candidates for work in all EU institutions and agencies. EPSO is also an entity that tracks labour market trends and continuously improves hiring methods, in order to enable the EU to focus more on the candidates’ overall skills and personality traits rather than the knowledge they have. Also, EPSO processes on average 50,000 applications annually, with tests provided in 24 languages. EPSO tasks also include disseminating information on employment opportunities in the EU institutions. The European Union Career Ambassador programme has been set up to provide a link between the EU (as represented by EPSO) and universities operating in the EU Member States.

Why is the option of working for the EU worth considering?

Mainly because you can take on interesting and challenging tasks related to current affairs that you read about in the newspapers. Working in the EU is also about working in an international environment where both diversity and equality prevail. When hiring, the only thing that counts is the candidate’s skills, and there is no discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, ethnic origin, disability or religion. In a word, the European Union gives everyone equal opportunities in the recruitment process, and working there is called a job in the European Eldorado.

How to apply?

For detailed information on the advantages of working in the EU, the requirements for candidates and application procedures, please visit the official website of the European Personnel Selection Office.

EU Careers Ambassador at the Jagiellonian University 2024/2025

Are you thinking about a career in the EU structures? Contact our EU Career Ambassador at the Jagiellonian University - this academic year this role is played by Szymon Filipiec. Feel more than welcome to visit the Facebook page of our EU Careers Ambassador, where you can find intresting internships offers and conctat details.

Other opportunities

European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world. Do you want to start your career at ESA? Check out our open recruitments, including internship programs for students and graduates, junior positions and more!

Blue Book Traineeship Programme in European Commision

The European Commission offers two types of traineeships: an administrative traineeship and a translation traineeship. Traineeships take place in all services and agencies of the European Commission – mainly in Brussels, but also in Luxembourg and other cities across the European Union.

  • Application period: from 15 July 2025 (10:00 Brussels time) to 29 August 2025 (10:00).
  • Traineeship period: March–July 2026.
  • Monthly grant: approximately €1,493 + travel reimbursement.

Details about the programme and application rules are available on the EPSO website and the European Commission’s website.

 

Cross-Border Ambassadors 2025–2026

Zostań Ambasadorem Współpracy Transgranicznej!

Komisja Europejska zaprasza młodych ludzi (18–30 lat) związanych z regionami przygranicznymi UE do udziału w programie Cross-Border Ambassadors 2025–2026. To 6-miesięczna inicjatywa, która daje możliwość współpracy z DG REGIO, tworzenia treści, udziału w debatach i wpływania na politykę UE.