Part-time work for Erasmus and exchange students: tutoring
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Tutoring fits an exchange semester well: you choose your hours, teach online from your room and can continue after you go home. Most exchange students teach their native language or a subject they know well. Check the work rules for your citizenship and residence permit first, then create a free tutor profile with your rate and availability.
An Erasmus or exchange semester is busy: classes, trips, new friends. Shift work rarely fits. Tutoring does, because you decide when you teach and how many students you take on.
Why tutoring fits an exchange semester
- Flexible hours: block a few slots a week around lectures and travel.
- Online: no commute, and your students stay with you after the exchange.
- Your own rate: on WantATutor you set it and there is no commission.
- A skill you already have: your native language is valuable to learners everywhere.
What to teach
- Your native language, especially conversation for intermediate learners. See how to teach your native language online.
- School subjects you did well in, especially the exams you took recently.
- University courses such as first-year maths, statistics or programming.
Check the rules first
Whether you can work, and how many hours, depends on your citizenship and the country you study in. EU and EEA citizens can generally work in another EU country; students from outside the EU should check the conditions of their residence permit. Tutoring income usually has to be declared. Our country pages summarise how freelance tutoring is usually registered in each country; your university's international office can confirm the rules for your situation.
How to start
- Create a free profile and list the languages and subjects you teach.
- Set a rate (see how much to charge) and your weekly availability.
- Write a short introduction in English and in your language.
- Reply quickly to messages and open tutoring requests.
Ready? Create a free tutor profile. It takes a few minutes.
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