Bachelor Electrical Engineering v3, v4, v5 & v6:
It is recommended that the internship is completed in whole or in part before the start of the programme so that the lecture-free period can be used for exam preparation. The work placement must have been accepted by the time of registration for the first module from the 2nd stage of study.

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v2, v3 & v3b:
If possible, the industrial placement should be completed before the beginning of the course of study. Together with the enrolment documents, the student will receive a form with which, if necessary, he/she can apply for enrolment even if the placement has not been completed in full. Proof of the work placement must then be submitted at the latest by the time the Bachelor thesis is registered.

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v4
The 6-week industrial placement should be completed before the beginning of the Bachelor's programme if possible. However, the industrial placement must be proven or recognised by the Internship Office at the latest by registration for the modules of the fourth subject semester.

Master Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v3
The internship lasts 10 weeks and is held in the second semester. The associated module has a scope of 10 LP and is concluded with an Industrial Practice Report. The module must have been completed by the time the Master's thesis is submitted.

Yes, an industrial placement abroad is particularly recommended!

The purpose of the industrial internship is to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and manufacturing processes, as well as to give an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company and the economic, social and legal problems in the operational areas.

The industrial placement must provide evidence of subject-related, practical activities in as many different fields of work as possible, e.g.

• Design, Manufacture of Electronic Circuits and other Electrical Engineering Components and Systems
• Development, project planning and operation of automation technology plants
• Installation, maintenance, programming of control systems or data processing systems
• Design, implementation, test of software components
• Operation and monitoring of communication and computer networks

In each area, the duration of the programme is to be limited to 6 weeks.

Bachelor Electrical Engineering v6:
The industrial placement is intended to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and manufacturing processes and to give them an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company and the economic, social and legal problems in the areas of the company.

During the practical training, subject-related, practical activities in as many different fields of work as possible are to be demonstrated, e.g.

• Design, Manufacture of Electronic Circuits and other Electrical Engineering Components and Systems
• Development, project planning and operation of automation technology plants
• Installation, maintenance, programming of control systems or data processing systems
• Design, implementation, test of software components
• Operation and monitoring of communication and computer networks

In each area, the duration of the programme is to be limited to 4 weeks.

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v2, v3 & v3b:
The purpose of the industrial placement is to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and to give them an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company. Students must provide evidence of an internship in at least three of the following areas of work, each of which must be completed in part over a period of at least two weeks:

• Commissioning, maintenance of data processing equipment, networks, communication systems
• Design, implementation of software components
• Design / construction of electrical or electronic components, CAD, verification
• Development, construction
• Production control, production planning
• Quality assurance
• Maintenance and servicing
• Purchasing/procurement
• Production planning and control
• Distribution
• Accounting
• Organisation and information technology
• Human Resources

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v4
The pre-study work experience serves to enable students to gain practical experience in the fundamentals of machining and processing materials and the functional assembly of components in industrial production.

The pre-study experience exclusively covers the following areas of activity:

• VP 1 Machining production processes:  Examples: sawing, filing, drilling, thread cutting, turning, planing, milling, grinding, ...
• VP 2 Forming manufacturing processes: Examples: cold forming, bending, straightening, pressing, rolling, drawing, cutting, stamping, riveting, forging, ...
• VP 3 Original forming manufacturing processes: Examples: casting, sintering, plastic injection moulding, ...
• VP 4 Joining and separating processes: Examples: soldering, welding, flame cutting, gluing, ...
• VP 5 Manufacturing, testing, measuring and assembly methods and quality assurance methods in the production process.
• VP 6 Data processing and software development: Examples: Data processing and software development: Programming, circuit diagram design, ...
• VP 7 Hardware development: Examples: circuit design, circuit construction, control cabinet construction, ...

The student must provide proficiency in one of the fields of activity VP 1 to VP 5 and in the fields of activity VP 6 and VP 7 in each case to a minimum extent of one to a maximum of four weeks per field of activity.

The purpose of the industrial internship is to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and manufacturing processes, as well as to give an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company and the economic, social and legal problems in the operational areas.

The industrial placement must provide evidence of subject-related, practical activities in as many different fields of work as possible, e.g.

• Design, Manufacture of Electronic Circuits and other Electrical Engineering Components and Systems
• Development, project planning and operation of automation technology plants
• Installation, maintenance, programming of control systems or data processing systems
• Design, implementation, test of software components
• Operation and monitoring of communication and computer networks

In each area, the duration of the programme is to be limited to 6 weeks.

Bachelor Electrical Engineering v6:
The industrial placement is intended to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and manufacturing processes and to give them an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company and the economic, social and legal problems in the areas of the company.

During the practical training, subject-related, practical activities in as many different fields of work as possible are to be demonstrated, e.g.

• Design, Manufacture of Electronic Circuits and other Electrical Engineering Components and Systems
• Development, project planning and operation of automation technology plants
• Installation, maintenance, programming of control systems or data processing systems
• Design, implementation, test of software components
• Operation and monitoring of communication and computer networks

In each area, the duration of the programme is to be limited to 4 weeks.

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v2, v3 & v3b:

The purpose of the industrial placement is to provide students with exemplary knowledge of industrial production and to give them an insight into the organisation and working methods of an industrial company. Students must provide evidence of an internship in at least three of the following areas of work, each of which must be completed in part over a period of at least two weeks:

• Commissioning, maintenance of data processing equipment, networks, communication systems
• Design, implementation of software components
• Design / construction of electrical or electronic components, CAD, verification
• Development, construction
• Production control, production planning
• Quality assurance
• Maintenance and servicing
• Purchasing/procurement
• Production planning and control
• Distribution
• Accounting
• Organisation and information technology
• Human Resources

Bachelor Industrial Engineering and Business Studies with focus on Electrical Engineering v4
The pre-study work experience serves to enable students to gain practical experience in the fundamentals of machining and processing materials and the functional assembly of components in industrial production.

The pre-study experience exclusively covers the following areas of activity:

• VP 1 Machining production processes:  Examples: sawing, filing, drilling, thread cutting, turning, planing, milling, grinding, ...
• VP 2 Forming manufacturing processes: Examples: cold forming, bending, straightening, pressing, rolling, drawing, cutting, stamping, riveting, forging, ...
• VP 3 Original forming manufacturing processes: Examples: casting, sintering, plastic injection moulding, ...
• VP 4 Joining and separating processes: Examples: soldering, welding, flame cutting, gluing, ...
• VP 5 Manufacturing, testing, measuring and assembly methods and quality assurance methods in the production process.
• VP 6 Data processing and software development: Examples: Data processing and software development: Programming, circuit diagram design, ...
• VP 7 Hardware development: Examples: circuit design, circuit construction, control cabinet construction, ...

The student must provide proficiency in one of the fields of activity VP 1 to VP 5 and in the fields of activity VP 6 and VP 7 in each case to a minimum extent of one to a maximum of four weeks per field of activity.

• A completed vocational training in the field of Electrical Engineering (apprenticeship) can be fully recognised as an industrial placement. An apprenticeship in a commercial profession can be recognised as a practical training for industrial engineers.
• Specialist practical activities in school-based training (e.g. at technical schools, vocational colleges) are recognised as practical training with a maximum of 4 weeks.

No!

Bachelor Electrical Engineering v3, v4, v5 & Industrial Engineering & Management with focus on Electrical Engineering v2, v3 & v3b

Activities primarily aimed at acquisition, for which the company does not expressly certify the completion of a work placement in its certificate, but which nevertheless promote training within the meaning of these regulations, are credited with a maximum of 6 weeks.

Appropriate certificates of employment and internship reports carried out in accordance with these regulations are required, but without the company's signature.

Bachelor Electrical Engineering v6

Activities primarily aimed at acquisition, for which the company does not expressly certify in its certificate that a work placement has been carried out and/or does not describe reports prepared by the student as "work placement reports" that have been taken note of, but which can nevertheless be credited as promoting training within the meaning of the work placement regulations, provided that they are carried out in the areas of activity and suitable companies listed here. 40 hours shall be counted as one work placement week. Appropriate certificates of employment and internship reports carried out in accordance with these regulations are required, but without the company's signature. The activity as a working student may be credited up to the maximum duration of the internship.

Industrial Engineering with focus on Electrical Engineering Bachelor v4

Activities primarily aimed at acquisition, for which the company does not expressly certify in its certificate that a work placement has been carried out, but which nevertheless promote training within the meaning of the work placement regulations, can be credited, provided that they are carried out in the areas of activity and suitable companies listed here. 40 hours shall be counted as one internship week. Appropriate certificates of employment and activity reports carried out in accordance with the Internship Regulations, with the company's signature and company stamp, are required. The activity as a working student can be credited up to the maximum duration of the internship.

Industrial Engineering with focus on Electrical Engineering Master v3

Activities primarily aimed at acquisition, for which the company does not expressly certify in its certificate that a work placement has been carried out, but which nevertheless promote training within the meaning of the work placement regulations, can be credited, provided that they are carried out in the areas of activity and suitable companies listed here. 40 hours shall be counted as one internship week. Appropriate certificates of employment and activity reports carried out in accordance with the Internship Regulations, with the company's signature and company stamp, are required. The activity as a working student can be credited up to the maximum duration of the internship.

The following documents must be submitted for recognition:

The original of the internship certificate (internship certificate) from the company where the internship was carried out.

• The following must be evident on this certificate:
• Training company, if applicable department, location, branch
• Surname, first name, date and place of birth of the trainee
• The start and end dates of the traineeship; if not full-time, the number of hours per week
• Explicit specification of the days absent
• Breakdown of activities by field of activity or type of activity and duration

There is no formal requirement for the certificate. A specimen is attached as a guide to the rules governing practical training.

Work reports:

The duration, scope and nature of the activities must be apparent. The observations made and knowledge and experience gained during the activities should be presented in an appropriate form (text with graphics) and to an appropriate extent:

• As weekly reports with about 2-3 pages/week

or

• Section by section, e.g. report on 3 weeks software maintenance, on 2 weeks customer service etc.

The report should have a cover page with the following information:

• Name
• Email address
• Registration no.
• Programme, date of enrolment
• Name of the internship company

In the office of the Department of Communications Engineering, room P 7.2.05.2, which is open in the morning (9 - 11:30 hrs).

Prof. Häb-Umbach, Head of the Department of Communications Engineering and Internship Officer of the Institute of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology will view the documents and sign the certificate of recognition. This can be picked up after approx. 2-3 weeks.

The certificate of recognition issued by the work placement officer is submitted by the student to the relevant examination office for the respective degree programme.

The work placement documents must be submitted for recognition to the responsible work placement officer of the faculty at the latest 6 months after the end of the work placement section, for first-year students at the latest by the end of the 1st semester. If the work placement is carried out properly, the internship officer will issue a certificate which must be submitted to the Examination Office. Proof of the proper execution of the work placement is provided by presenting the original copy of the work placement certificate(s) and the original work report(s).

If more than 10% of the internship time is lost due to holidays, illness or other absences, the lost work placement time must be made up.

• www.hochschulanzeiger.de: On the homepage of the FAZ University Gazette there is a section entitled "Internship" with an internship exchange.
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• www.praktikant24.de (hessische IHKs)
• https://www.wim.uni-mannheim.de/praktika-und-jobs/praktikums-und-jobboerse/ (especially economy and technology)
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• One to one International Programme
• Praktikum bei Hansgrohe
• Paragon AG: Sprachdialogsysteme (August 2014) (PDF)
• Praktikum bei Hella (PDF)
• World Stage Interface (Betriebspraktika für Einzelpersonen oder Gruppen) (PDF)
• HRI Europe Honda Research Institute (PDF)
• Praktikum bei Philips (gültig bis 31. Mai 2017) (PDF)