Internship

We would really like to recommend that you complete part of the internship (e.g. 4 weeks) before you start your degree programme. We do this because we are aware that you will experience a lot of new things in the first few weeks of your degree programme and that you will be better placed in terms of time with this model afterwards.

Internship training guidelines for the Bachelor's degree programmes "Mechanical Engineering", "Mechanical Engineering Management" and "Digital Engineering Mechanical Engineering"

The internship required for the degree programme lasts a total of 8 weeks. These are divided into:

1) Basic internship: min. 4 weeks

Fundamentals of metal and plastics processing. This includes the processes of filing, sawing and drilling as well as deburring, scribing, centre punching, countersinking, reaming and thread cutting, turning or milling

Note: At least 5 of the 9 processes listed above and either turning or millingmust be familiarised with during the practical training.

2) Specialised technical training: max. 4 weeks

Two of the following activities: Machine repair, machine assembly, toolmaking, fixture construction or quality assurance must be carried out.

or

The following alternative exists for the "Mechanical Engineering and Management" degree programme:

Specialised commercial training: max. 4 weeks

Activities in the commercial sector such as working in purchasing, marketing / sales, accounting / controlling in an industrial company.

or The following alternative exists for the "Digital Engineering Mechanical Engineering" degree programme:

Specialised training in IT: max. 4 weeks

Activities in the IT sector such as working in IT, application development for web and mobile devices, graphic design or media design in a recognised training company.

The entire internship of 8 weeks must be completed at the latest before registering for the examinations in the fourth semester. It is strongly recommended to complete at least the 4-week basic internship before starting the degree programme.

Training companies in the metal or electrical industry are suitable for recognising the internship. Practical activities in school or military workshops can also be partially recognised as a work placement.

Relevant, completed vocational training that includes the above-mentioned content can also be recognised as a work placement. This also includes graduation from a technical secondary school.

For recognition, a meaningful certificate or report must be submitted stating how many hours or weeks per 38.5 working hours one of the above-mentioned activities was carried out.

This guideline applies in accordance with a faculty council resolution dated 06.07.2022

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The degree programme is often combined with integrated vocational training.
The training associated with the combined degree programme is then recognised as an internship and applicants with a valid training contract with one of our industrial training partners do not require an internship.

If the combined degree programme is carried out without integrated vocational training, the cooperating company must ensure that the requirements of the applicable internship training guidelines are met.