Information for Higher Education Colleges / Universities

Aims of the internship

The internship is a study-related internship, which takes place with the consent of the Federal Employment Agency. It is simultaneously a professional qualification and practical training, so that students can use their experience and know-how in their further studies and in their future careers. Participants will also engage in personal development. With an internship, students can get a real insight into life and work in Germany. The internship takes place predominantly on farms, but it can also be carried out at other companies, providing there is a link to the subject studied.
Students who complete an excellent placement are the best advertisement for their university and for their home country and also perfect "ambassadors" between two countries.

A Federal Employment Agency document states: "A study-related internship serves to add practical professional knowledge, skills and experiences to the theoretical content of university study". An internship serves to provide a vocational qualification and is not intended to be comparable with the workload or outcome of full-time employment. The extent to which the skills to be acquired are in line with the subject studied and therefore represent practical advancement is a determining factor in a subject-specific internship.

This is how we see our work.

Requirements

Only students with foreign citizenship who are enrolled for the entire duration of the internship at a recognised foreign college of higher education or university and have completed at least 4 semesters are admitted to the internship. The same conditions apply for theses (diploma, bachelor's, or master's dissertations), for clinical traineeships and the production of PhD theses. Evidence must be provided in the form of a certificate of registration.
Good German or English language skills are mandatory.
The study-related internship may take up to 12 months. These 12 months do not have to be taken all together, but can be split and distributed over the entire study period.

Schedule

First of all, interested students (mostly in cooperation with the International Department of the University) send us these application documents (Important: The application documents are to be sent exclusively to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.):

• Application form Praxx (English | German)
• CV (in tabular form, with photo; English | German)
• Copy of passport
• Student ID and 1st page of study book
• Certificate of registration
• Copy of driver's licences (if any)

We verify these documents. Following this, a Skype test takes place, where we examine the candidates on subject and language (English or German) suitability. We will discuss the exact arrangements for conducting the tests with our staff on site and with those responsible at the universities. The higher education college shall appoint someone to be a point of contact with our programme. This person will support us in organising the selection of trainees. When candidates are selected, we will try to find suitable internships.  Then we will let them know where the internship is to take place. We take care of the work permit (approval of the Federal Employment Agency) and we also take out adequate health, liability and accident insurance for each trainee. We will assist students in applying for a visa and in making their way to the firm where the internship is to take place. In Germany, our support team is available to help trainees in all matters.

Each trainee receives from the firm's manager a monthly remuneration for a 40-hour working week. Potential overtime is separately remunerated (see internship contract). In addition, the intern is provided with board and lodging and work clothes. Work wear for the start of the internship should, however, be brought to the placement. The journey from the airport to the company is paid for by Praxx. After successful completion of the internship, students will receive a partial refund of the return airfare.

If there are difficulties in the course of the internship, we will always be available to the trainees and managers to support and help find a solution. The universities will be informed accordingly and, if necessary, asked for advice or help.

During the internships, seminars of several days' duration are provided.

The trainees will receive at the beginning of the internship a dictionary for agriculture and a record book. At the end of the internship the manager and Praxx each write a report / certificate.

Important:
The internship is a practical training programme! Students should have an interest in learning new things!

Important: The application documents are to be sent exclusively to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.