Italian oenology student completed a 6-month internship at a Médoc château
Result: Worked through harvest and vinification; co-authored a vintage report cited internally
🇫🇷 France • Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Erasmus+ Internships and Mobility Programs in Bordeaux
Piktalent organises Erasmus+ internships and mobility programs in Bordeaux, France for higher-education institutions, VET providers and individual students. Each placement includes a vetted host company, accommodation, insurance and on-site coordination. Bordeaux is the wine capital of the world and a quietly ambitious aerospace and digital city, with Piktalent placements across luxury wine and gastronomy, the Dassault aerospace cluster and a UNESCO-listed centre that has been comprehensively modernised since the 2000s.
In short
- Location
- Bordeaux, France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
- Programmes
- Erasmus+ KA131, KA171, VET, HEI, BIP, job shadowing
- Duration
- 2 weeks – 12 months
- Includes
- Placement, accommodation, insurance, 24/7 support
Cost of living for interns in Bordeaux
High costTypical monthly intern budget in Bordeaux based on Piktalent-arranged shared accommodation. Figures are indicative and updated against current placements; Final pricing is confirmed with your proposal.
- Room
- €450–700/mo
- Daily expenses
- €350–500/mo
- Total monthly
- €800–1,200/mo
- Erasmus+ grant
- Erasmus+ grant covers most monthly cost of living outside Paris; top-up common in the capital.
What Piktalent delivers in Bordeaux
Every mobility programme in Bordeaux is fully managed end-to-end — so coordinators at sending institutions can focus on academic outcomes while we handle logistics, compliance and on-the-ground support.
Accommodation
Vetted, safe housing in Bordeaux within commuting distance of the workplace — typically shared apartments or student residences.
Insurance
Travel and liability insurance covering the full mobility period, aligned with Erasmus+ requirements.
24/7 support
Local coordination team in Bordeaux plus a 24/7 emergency line throughout the placement.
Host company matching
Placement matched to the participant's field of study and learning objectives across our Bordeaux host network.
Mentoring & orientation
Airport transfer, city orientation and weekly check-ins with the on-site coordinator in Bordeaux.
Documentation
Learning agreements, mid-term and final reports, Europass certificates and all paperwork required by the sending institution.
Mobility programmes
Erasmus+ mobility programmes we run in Bordeaux
Bordeaux is Piktalent's recommended French destination for HEI students in viticulture and oenology, aerospace engineering and luxury hospitality, and for VET groups in gastronomy and wine tourism.
Also available to individual students
À la carte support services in Bordeaux
Accommodation
Vetted housing close to the host company in Bordeaux — apartments, residences or host families.
Insurance
Health, accident and liability cover compliant with Erasmus+ and host-country requirements.
Visa & documentation
Guidance on visas, residence permits and host-country paperwork for non-EU participants.
Language courses
Pre-departure and on-site language training to speed up workplace integration in Bordeaux.
TEFL — Teach English Abroad
Accredited TEFL certification — open enrolment, no internship required.
Internship job portal
Browse and apply directly to open internship positions in Bordeaux and across Europe & the USA.
Why Bordeaux for internships and mobility programs
Bordeaux's working culture blends classic French formality (in wine and luxury sectors) with a modern, design-conscious tech scene. Lunch is genuinely 1–2 hours, and most offices empty by 18:30. Erasmus+ participants typically live in Saint-Pierre, Chartrons or near Place de la Victoire. Weekends fill with vineyard visits, oysters in the Bassin d'Arcachon and surfing on the Atlantic coast.
Economy
Bordeaux is a key economic hub in France, attracting international companies and offering an internship market that spans early-stage startups, established SMEs and multinational employers.
Key sectors
Active host-company sectors in Bordeaux: tourism, hospitality, wine industry. Each Erasmus+ internship is matched to the participant's field of study.
International environment
English is the working language in most international placements in Bordeaux. Teams are typically multinational, and incoming Erasmus+ participants integrate alongside an established alumni network.
Globally branded wine industry (1,200+ Bordeaux châteaux within an hour)
Major aerospace and defence cluster (Dassault, Thales, Safran, Ariane Group)
Bordeaux's growing tech scene — La Cité Numérique startup district
UNESCO-listed centre with one of Europe's largest pedestrian zones
Working French preferred; English standard in aerospace and tech
2h to Paris by TGV, 1h30 to Atlantic beaches (Arcachon, Biarritz)
Available internship fields in Bordeaux
Piktalent offers Erasmus+ internships in Bordeaux across the fields below. Each link opens a dedicated page with host-company examples, durations and learning outcomes.
How an Erasmus+ internship in Bordeaux works
Four steps from first brief to final report. Plan twelve weeks of lead time for a quality mobility programme in Bordeaux.
- 1
Brief & matching
Share participant profiles, dates and target field. Piktalent matches each intern to a vetted host company in Bordeaux.
- 2
Learning Agreement & paperwork
We co-sign the Erasmus+ Learning Agreement, issue insurance and confirm the mobility programme details with the sending institution.
- 3
Pre-arrival & accommodation
Vetted accommodation in Bordeaux is booked before arrival; pre-departure briefing covers culture, transport and emergency contacts.
- 4
On-site support & reporting
Local team in Bordeaux runs check-ins, monitors the internship and delivers final reports plus Europass Mobility documents.
Internship examples in Bordeaux
Recent placements managed by Piktalent in Bordeaux.
Who is Bordeaux best for?
Bordeaux works particularly well for the participant profiles below. If your sending institution matches one of these, we typically have host capacity within 2–4 weeks.
- 1HEI students in viticulture, oenology or food and beverage
- 2Aerospace, defence and advanced-materials engineering students
- 3Luxury-hospitality and gastronomy students
- 4Erasmus+ participants with at least intermediate French
Frequently asked questions about internships in Bordeaux
Other cities in France
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Related cities by sector
Other Piktalent destinations with overlapping host-company sectors to Bordeaux — useful when comparing cost, language and lead time across the same field.
From the blog — Bordeaux & France
Plan your internship program in Bordeaux
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