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A Preparatory Internship is required in the bachelor's degree programs in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics.

The Preparatory Internship comprises 8 weeks (40 internship days) and should be completed before the start of studies. It is outside the university curriculum and therefore does not contain any credits.

An internship week generally consists of 5 internship days with the regular weekly working hours of the respective company.
Days missed from the internship (vacation, illness, closing days, short-time work or similar) must always be made up.
Separate proof of the days made up is required.
Public holidays do not have to be made up.

The professional requirements, the necessary proof, the suitable companies as well as the crediting of substitute periods and exceptions can be found in the Internship Regulations or in the Examination and Study Regulations - Special Provisions (PStO-BB), appendix Practical Training of the corresponding course of study.

Please submit the required documents Internship Certificate and Internship Report (one DIN A4 page per week) to the Examination Office by the end of the 4th semester.

Internship exchange - regional companies for the Preparatory Internship

A Professional Internship is required in the bachelor's degree programs in Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics.

The Professional Internship comprises at least 10 weeks (50 internship days) and should be carried out in the lecture-free semester at the end of the study program due to the desired qualified activities. It is evaluated with 10 credits.

The internship is supervised by a university lecturer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a company supervisor (person with engineering qualifications).
The university lecturers will assist in the selection of a suitable internship company.
Before signing the internship contract, the students are obliged to coordinate the choice of the internship company as well as the internship activity with the supervising university teacher.

Students are required to register the specialized internship with the Examination Office (forms on the intranet).

The subject-specific requirements, the necessary proofs as well as the suitable companies can be found in the Internship Regulations or in the Examination and Study Regulations - Special Provisions (PStO-BB), appendix Practical Training of the corresponding study program.

The supervising university lecturer is responsible for the professional recognition.