Internship office

• Cover sheet or "preliminary sheet" available for download at:
  Preliminary sheet for the term paper
• Term paper (internship report) signed by the internship company / the company supervisor and the intern
• Original scanned internship reference (qualified reference or interim reference)

Yes, a completed commercial apprenticeship can be recognized. Please submit the following documents scanned as originals to the internship office:

• Certificate of completion from the vocational school
• Certificate of completion from the IHK or similar
• Training contract
• "Preliminary sheet" (available for download on the internship office website)

The training can only be recognized once. If you have already had your training recognized as an internship in your Bachelor's degree, you can no longer do this for your Master's degree!

Yes, if the activities can be clearly assigned to the corresponding degree program (versatile, commercial activities).

The following documents must be scanned and submitted as originals:

• Extract from the commercial register
• Trade certificate
• Brief description of the company and activities
• "Preliminary sheet" (available for download on the website of the internship office)

After completing the internship, you have until the end of the following semester to submit the documents digitally to the Internship Office.
Example: last day of the internship 31.01.XX = winter semester ⇒ submission by 30.09.XX = end of summer semester

Only companies with a training license are eligible as internship companies.

Permissible internship companies include

• Companies in the private sector,
• Offices/law firms of the liberal professions (lawyers, management and tax consultants, auditors, engineers, architects, etc.),
• Public companies and administrations as well as institutions under public law (except universities and academies),
• Chambers, associations, federations and other organizations with economically relevant activities.

Internship companies are not permitted:

• Universities and academies,
• Student associations and clubs,
• Other institutions at universities.

The admissibility of other potential internship companies, in particular those not expressly mentioned in the above categories (e.g. affiliated institutes of universities), must be checked by the internship coordinator before the internship begins. The internship coordinator shall decide on the basis of the suitability of the company with regard to the objectives of the internship as defined in § 2 of the internship guidelines. The decisive factor for the decision is whether the activities and experience gained during the internship are suitable for testing Business Administration and Economics theory in practice.

No, if the internship has been recognized, you will receive 5 credit points. These are automatically entered in HISQIS by the Examination Office.

No, no registration is required. After completing the internship, the documents must be submitted digitally by the deadline. For the entry of credit points in HISQIS or Selma, the data is automatically transmitted to the Examination Office after processing by the Internship Office.

If an internship company insists on a confirmation from the TUD, this can be issued at the Internship Office. Only certificates for compulsory internships are issued and these can only be issued for a period of "at least four weeks". You are welcome to complete a subsequent voluntary internship. You will receive certificates in German or English. Please contact the internship office by e-mail ⇒

The term paper (internship report) and the internship certificate must be written in German or English. The internship certificate may be a translation in German or English, in which case the original must also be submitted digitally in the corresponding national language.

Yes, this is possible. Recognition requires qualified activities that are directly related to the subject being studied. The same requirements apply as for compulsory internships.

The internship officer will decide on the recognition of pre-study internships completed before the start of the degree program upon application.

In the Master's degree programs in Business Administration and Economics, students have the opportunity to have an internship credited as an elective module in the supplementary area (see module handbook). The same requirements apply as for the compulsory internship.