Step by Step - The Way into Practical Training
- University of Bremen
- The Career Center, University of Bremen
- Students, Study Programmes, Internship Requirements
- Training Options
- Organisational and Legal Aspects
- Co-operation
- Step by Step - The Way into Practical Training
- Students may contact employers to find out if internship positions are available, and to enquire about application formalities
- Alternatively, students find internship positions/job offerings online or making use of the Online University Job Fair at
/en/career-center/jobs-internships/job-fair
- Students send their application papers to employers
- Upon request, students submit additional information, e.g. references
- (Telephone) Interview
- Employers make their choices and inform students about their decision and conditions
- Students confirm acceptance of the position offered and the Internship agreement is signed
- Students take care of visa applications, grant formalities, notifying their university about the internship, travel and arrival arrangements, and any other pre-departure issues (as applicable and/or necessary, with employer’s support as needed (or as offered))
- First day of work and introduction to the company/organisation
- Familiarisation, housing arrangements, setting up a bank account, registration with national/local authorities as required
- Integration of trainee into employer’s work processes
- Common phases: Introduction to and learning about the company routines, adjusting to the position, rotating through departments, integrating into the team(s), hands-on training, attending meetings and intra-company trainings, taking on special assignments, interaction with supervisor
- Generation of an internship diary and/or feedback to home university, mid-term evaluation as agreed upon (trainee’s duty)
- Final on-site evaluation
- Trainee reporting back to university staff
- Trainee presenting experiences and insights to fellow students
- Trainee taking care of formalities, e.g. tax forms etc. (as applicable and/or necessary, with employer’s support as needed)