Participants have the chance to experience first-hand the way pharmacy works in another country, meet with pharmacy students from different places and exchange ideas and information. The programme runs throughout the year, but most exchanges take place between May and September. Each exchange is from one to three months in length. Students may select from work sites in retail, hospital, industrial and university based pharmacy settings. Students can select from an exchange list of over 30 countries.
Travel expenses are responsibility of the student.
The application process is easy and inexpensive. The official IPSF SEP Application Form must be used for all exchange applications. Details on how to complete it will be received from the Student Exchange Officer in your National Association, according to the SEP booklet. Member organisations must take into account that it is strongly recommended to separate the positions of the Contact Person and Student Exchange Officer in order to facilitate the fulfilment of their different responsibilities in these two areas. This depends entirely on the student organisation in the host country.