Information on internships during your studies
Students in the Bachelor's programme complete two compulsory internships during their studies: a 6-week internship after the 2nd semester and a 20-week internship in the 5th semester.
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Find an internship or report a vacancy
There are various ways for students to find internships and for companies to send internship offers to our students.
The "Praktikumsportal FB5" is a contact point for students of the Department of Information Sciences. Students can search for internships during their studies or get an overview of jobs as working students.
The official job and internship portal of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam bundles job offers for students and alumni of all faculties. Employers have the opportunity to publish job advertisements in the job and internship portal.
Companies can also send vacant internships to the Internship Officer Christiane Strau? (christiane.strauss@fh-potsdam.de). The internship offers are then forwarded via the internal student mailing lists.
Internship regulations & applications
Useful tips
Recognition of FAMI training for the 6-week internship
According to the decision of the Examination Board of 13/08/2013, the six-week internship is recognised without restriction for media and information services specialists who have successfully completed their training if they are studying in the same subject in which they previously completed their training (e.g. FAMI Library – Library Management course). This must be reported to the internship officer. If FAMIs have chosen a different degree programme (e.g. FAMI Library – IuD degree programme), the 6-week internship cannot be waived.
Practical semester in the institution where the FAMI training was completed
In general, it is not possible to complete the internship semester in the institution where a FAMI training programme has already been completed. However, a student with FaMI training can apply for this in exceptional cases. The prerequisite, though, is a different department or a different field of work or a different activity within the institution. (Decision of the examination board from 14/01/2014)
Holiday during the internship
There is no holiday entitlement for compulsory internships. If leave is nevertheless taken with the agreement of the internship centre, the internship must be extended accordingly.
FAQ
If you have any queries, please contact the relevant functional account for your degree programme:
- Archive (BA): praktika-archiv@fh-potsdam.de
- Library Science (BA): praktika-bib@fh-potsdam.de
- Information and Data Management (BA): praktika-iud@fh-potsdam.de
Internship officer at the faculty
Internship Officer Information Sciences Department
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Christiane Strau?
Archive (BA)
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Prof. Dr. Karin Schwarz
Library Science (BA)
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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Wuttke
Information and Data Management (BA)
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