Internship regulations 

1.   Scope of validity

¹ These internship regulations apply to interns completing an internship as part of the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technology Master's study programme. ²Interns within the meaning of these regulations are BTU students on the Hybrid Electric Propulsion Technology Master's degree programme.

2.   Purpose of the internship

¹The internship is mandatory for students in order to familiarise themselves with the essential work processes of engineers and to apply the acquired skills in practice. ²It enables students to independently apply the theoretical knowledge and methods acquired during their studies. ³The students analyse operational processes and the technologies used in a working environment with a predominantly researching, developing, planning or controlling activity character and further develop operational processes and technologies using the methods they are familiar with. ⁴The internship helps to supplement key qualifications such as the organisation and management of teamwork and communication in their practical relevance. ⁵An essential aspect of the internship is experiencing and reflecting on economic and sociological events in the company. ⁶Students should understand the company as a social entity and, in particular, familiarise themselves with the relationship between managers and employees. ⁷As a result, students will be able to use the professional skills acquired during the internship in the preparation of their Master's thesis - if this is written afterwards - as well as personal skills in their future professional life.

3.   The internship position

¹ The internship can be carried out in private companies (in particular medium-sized and large companies), engineering offices or external research institutions. ²Students are responsible for finding their own work placement.

4.   Time scope of the internship

¹The internship consists of an industrial placement of at least eight weeks. ²One internship week corresponds to the regular weekly working hours of the respective company. ³Working hours lost due to holidays, illness or company closures do not count as internship time and must be made up. ⁴If necessary, a contract extension should be requested in order to complete an internship that has already begun. ⁵The internship can be split between different companies. ⁶It is recommended to voluntarily complete further internships in relevant companies.

5.   Supervisor of interns and internship reports

¹The internship must be supervised by a university lecturer from the BTU university department and a mentor with an engineering education at the target institute or company. ²A written internship report must be prepared on the internship. ³The internship and the internship report are examined and recognised by the mentor. ⁴The reports must reflect the trainee's own activities, observations and findings. ⁵The profile should include the internship company's fields of activity and products as well as information on the size of the company (e.g. number of employees) and social and organisational structures, approximately half an A4 page in length. ⁶The reports must be written in English. ⁷In justified cases, the report may be written in German. 

6.   Recognition of the internship

¹The following documentation is required for the internship to be recognised:

• a signed and stamped internship certificate with details of the internship company, surname and first name of the intern, start and end of the internship with details of the weekly working hours and, if applicable, details of the number of days absent,
• an internship report.

¹A professional activity or a working student activity can be recognised as equivalent to the work placement, provided that the content and time of the work placement complies with the provisions of these work placement regulations. ²The final decision on the recognition of the internship and the module completion is made by the internship coordinator after reviewing the complete documentation.