The timing of the internship can be chosen individually. You can therefore complete the internship before the 6th semester (according to the study plan).

According to the examination regulations, there are no deadlines. However, you should bear in mind that the 15 CP will only be recognised once you have submitted all the required components (report, accompanying course and proof of internship). It can take up to six weeks for the Examinations Office to check the documents and enter the CP. 

You should also take into account any deadlines for your Master's application. Please enquire directly with the respective universities, as the deadlines vary.

You should therefore submit all documents at least 6 weeks before your de-registration. If this is not possible, please contact the coordinator for the training module in good time. 

You do not need to register the internship with the university. You are responsible for finding an internship position and making the necessary organisational and contractual arrangements with the company. If you have any questions regarding employment law, please contact, for example, "Students at Work" at the Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation at the University of Oldenburg. 

It is important that you have the internship certified by the company. Please use the appropriate certificate for this purpose.  

However, registration is mandatory for the accompanying course for the internship. Please register in good time, as places per seminar are limited.

You can complete your internship in any field of activity that is related to your studies in terms of content and level of requirements. According to the implementing provisions of the examination regulations, companies, non-profit or public institutions (including universities), associations or organisations are suitable for this purpose. For example, you can do an internship in a nursery school, provided that you mainly perform business management tasks there and do not spend most of your time doing educational work. This means that the focus of the internship must be on tasks related to the professional field and there must be a connection to the degree programme (e.g. at least one module of the degree programme must be relevant in terms of content) or a connection to the professional goals related to the degree programme (e.g. international management, quality management, i.e. fields of activity for which there are not yet separate modules in the bachelor's programme).

If in doubt, please contact the internship coordinator for advice on the suitability of your internship position before starting the internship.

There are no specific requirements for companies. You can complete your internship at a small or medium-sized enterprise as well as at a large corporation. These can be businesses, non-profit or public institutions (including universities), associations or other organisations. The industry is not relevant.

There is also no specific content that you must learn during an internship. The only important thing is that it is related to your studies [see question "Where can I do my internship?"].

If in doubt, please contact the internship coordinator for advice on the suitability of your internship position before starting the internship.

There is no basic rule for this. Experience has shown that you should apply 3 to 6 months before the start of your planned internship. In individual cases, positions are also advertised 1 year in advance. In some cases, there are also short-term job advertisements.

The same time frames apply to unsolicited applications, although the motto "the early bird catches the worm" applies, especially at sought-after companies. These may be filled 1 year or more in advance. Information on the time frames for awarding positions can usually be found on the websites of the respective companies.

Yes, an internship abroad is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and experience living abroad at the same time. 

If you have any questions about internships abroad, please contact the career counselling service at the University of Oldenburg
→ uol.de/beruf-karriere/auslandspraktikum

The university has special funding pools for financing internships abroad. If you have any questions about financing internships abroad through scholarships, please contact the International Office (IO) at the University of Oldenburg
→ uol.de/finanzierung-auslandsaufenthalt

From the perspective of the internship provider, the internship and the bachelor's thesis can be combined. However, it is important that you clarify in advance with the supervising chair whether the respective chair agrees. Furthermore, you should clarify whether there are any special deadlines for the bachelor's thesis that could conflict with the duration/deadline of the internship. Each chair has its own regulations in this regard. 

Yes, you can split the internship between different companies and complete it on a part-time basis. The important thing is that you end up with a total of 8 weeks (or 320 working hours) of internship.

Yes, the only important thing is that you complete a total of 320 hours. In this case, the number of weeks of the internship would be extended. 

• Company website (e.g. these companies from the region)
• University of Oldenburg career portal for students
• Popular job platforms and career networks
• Internship search engines and internship portals – there is now a very wide selection available. If you already know which industry you want to work in later, search the internet to see if there are any specialised search engines or portals
• Annual Career Day at the University of Oldenburg, where you can make direct contact with companies in the region and also benefit from interesting information and presentations on the topic of job applications/careers
• Personal networks – make use of your personal contacts (friends, family, etc.). In our latest student survey, 50 per cent said they found their internship through their personal network.

At the University of Oldenburg, "Students at Work" at the Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation offers advice on labour law for students. 

For general information on the (especially legal) framework conditions for internships during your studies, you can also visit Studis Online (external website, not an information page of the University of Oldenburg).

You are entitled to receive a reference from your employer after your internship. It must contain at least the type of activity, its start and duration, but should ideally be designed as a so-called qualified reference, i.e. it should also contain statements on the specific learning and activity focus, performance and management during the internship. Please note that you must provide a certificate of employment or a certificate of activity to complete the prx108 training module.

At the University of Oldenburg, "Students at Work" at the Office for University and Trade Union Co-operation offers advice on labour law for students. 

For general information on the (especially legal) framework conditions for internships during your studies, you can also visit Studis Online (external website, not an information page of the University of Oldenburg).

In addition to the career-related internship and the internship report, the training module also includes participation in an accompanying course. The accompanying course can be completed before, during or after the internship.

You can find the accompanying course for the module "prx108 Career-related Internship" in Stud.IP under 2.02.591, 2.02.592, 2.02.593 and 2.02.595 with the title "Accompanying course for the training module prx108 (for students of the Department of WiRe)". You can register there.

Registration for the accompanying course is mandatory. Please register in good time, as places per seminar are limited.

The accompanying seminar covers job hunting, applying for jobs, entering the world of work and working in teams. The focus is on the topics of "the application process" and "application training" as well as critical reflections on work placements. The content is therefore relevant both as preparation and follow-up, and also provides important information and reflection processes for future work placements and starting a career.

You can complete the accompanying course before, during or after your internship. As the content also includes information on job hunting and applying for jobs, attending the course before your internship may be advantageous in some circumstances. 

You can find information here. Otherwise, the following applies: All sensitive data must, of course, be treated accordingly and not written down in the report. It is also possible to anonymise company customers, for example.

No, the entire module (15 CP) is ungraded and is only assessed as "pass" or "fail".

Yes, in principle, the use of generative artificial intelligence (GKI) to create the internship report is permitted. However, some restrictions and requirements must be taken into account. These can be found in the information document on the internship report.

*If you have forgotten to have field 2 completed by your internship company, the following certificates will also be accepted:

• Your own certificate (including period/duration, signature, etc.) from the company or
• A work reference (including period/duration, signature, etc.) from the company 

Submit electronically by email directly to the (not to the Examinations Office). 

Please only submit the documents (in one email) once you have completed all the individual tasks.

If the credit points have not been entered into StudIP six weeks after submitting the documents, please contact the coordinator for the training module.

Partial crediting is not possible.

Part-time jobs (including working student positions) and other professional experience can sometimes be counted as practical experience (8 weeks or 320 hours). The activity must be clearly related to the subject of study and be appropriate to the level of the study objective. You can clarify this option in a personal meeting with the internship coordinator. In such cases, only the practical experience would be taken into account. The internship report and accompanying courses are not waived.

Voluntary services (FSJ & Co.) cannot usually be credited. However, in these cases, please feel free to contact the internship coordinator to have your achievements reviewed.

If you have completed a state-recognised dual training programme in the commercial or administrative field, this will usually be recognised without any problems. To have your qualifications recognised, please take your degree certificate directly to the Examinations Office. 

If you have completed training in the industrial sector or mainly school-based training, it is unlikely that this will be recognised. In this case, please contact the .

Under certain circumstances, it is possible to transfer credits from abroad. Please contact the internship coordinator before the start of your semester abroad.

All components of the training module (internship, accompanying course) and the completion of the training module (internship report, certificate) are credits. You must therefore be enrolled (i.e. you may not be on leave of absence, for example) if you wish to complete the training module. If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions office. 

Please send your request by email to: . Please include your degree programme and postal address in the email. 

You will receive the certificate by email.

IMPORTANT: We can only issue a certificate for a total of 8 weeks or 320 working hours as a compulsory internship, as these are the minimum requirements according to the examination regulations. Unfortunately, we cannot issue a certificate for more weeks than this.

Excerpt from the brochure "The Minimum Wage – Questions & Answers" published by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Are interns also entitled to the minimum wage?

Yes, the principle applies that interns are entitled to the minimum wage. Exempt from the minimum wage are so-called compulsory internships, i.e. in particular those internships that are compulsory under school regulations, training regulations or university regulations. In the case of voluntary internships lasting no longer than three months, there is no entitlement to the minimum wage if they serve the purpose of career orientation (orientation internships) or are completed alongside training or studies. An orientation internship or an internship accompanying training or studies that lasts longer than three months must be remunerated with the minimum wage from the first day. In addition, the minimum wage does not apply to internships as part of an entry-level qualification under SGB III and vocational training preparation measures under the Vocational Training Act.

If voluntary internships last longer than three months, is the minimum wage payable from the first day or from the fourth month? No minimum wage

applies to voluntary internships (orientation internships and internships accompanying training or studies) lasting up to three months. If such an internship lasts longer than three months, it is subject to the minimum wage in full and must be remunerated at the minimum wage rate from the first day. This applies both if the internship lasts longer than three months from the outset and if an internship limited to three months is extended beyond three months.

For general information on the (especially legal) framework conditions for internships during your studies, you can also visit Studis Online (external website, not an information page of the University of Oldenburg).