Internship semester abroad

Working abroad

Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, or Zagreb – completing an internship semester abroad comes with numerous advantages. It improves your career perspectives, promotes intercultural exchange, improves language skills, and supports your personal development. Today, having worked abroad is more important than ever.

At the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, bachelor's students must complete an internship of at least 20 weeks, which can also be completed abroad. There are various financial support offers for voluntary internships and final theses created in collaboration with companies or higher education institutes abroad.

General

Spending time abroad offers the unique experience of experiencing new cultures, promoting expert competence, and building valuable networks. It is an investment into your personal and professional future. Use this chance to gain international experience during your studies!

After completing your Bachelor's or Master's degree, it is still possible to have internships abroad funded by Erasmus+ for 12 months (Graduate Internships in EU countries).
Information can be found at Internships in EU countries – Erasmus+ Student Mobility for Studies SMS.

You can find an initial overview of the opportunities and possibilities of an internship abroad in the brochure "Wege ins Ausland" (a German brochure by the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD) and the brochure "Dein Weg ins Auslandspraktikum" (a German brochure by the Federal Employment Agency).

Contact

Internship coordinator

Dipl. Betriebswirt Alex Kimmel

Münzstr. 12
97070 Würzburg
Phone +49 931 3511-8378
E-mail alex.kimmel[at]thws.de

 

  • Information and advise regarding internships
  • PraktikantenStellenInformationsSystem (PSIS)
  • New internship positions
  • Company contacts and visits
  • Quality assurance
  • Problems during internship

 

Internship databases

Please note that you have to organise your internship yourself, the THWS International Office (HSIN) does not arrange internships.

If you do not yet have an idea where exactly you would like to spend your internship, various internship databases will help you.

Application, support, and financing

The approval process for an internship abroad is identical to the one for national internships.
Thus, in case of questions regarding internship semesters, please see the information available at the website of the internship office of the website of the Department of Student Affairs (HSST).
Internship contracts in the most common languages are available in the downloads section on the internship office website.

All other relevant information on internships abroad, like support offers and contacts, can be found on the website of the International Office.