Internship Dates: June 28 – July 26, 2025
Internship Costs: on demand
Format: 4 weeks of field studies & research, subsequent to the German Language and Culture Summer Program
Pre-Requisite: Successful participation in the German Language & Culture Summer Program at AiB
OR
Direct enrollment under special circumstances if you have not taken German 1 and 2
Credits: You will receive 3 credits for the AiB Career Development Course
Internship Dates: June 28 – July 26, 2025
Internship Costs: € 1.750,00
Included AiB Services:
• Accommodation in AiB Homestay
• Public-transportation pass in Bonn
• Project placement
• International Professional Career Development Course
Program Structure:
• Depending on the Field Studies setting, you will split your time between working with a company, working on your research project, and classroom time
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT COURSE
The AiB Field Study & Research Program includes an International Professional Career Development course. This course is designed to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills that help you interact successfully in your working environment.
The course contextualizes the experiences you gain throughout the program, and offers relevant information, reflection, and support on:
• the work environment in Germany
• cultural specifics of the German business world
• the frameworks of the German social and economic system: the German “Soziale Marktwirtschaft” (welfare state & market economy)
• introduction to intercultural communication at the workplace
• a guided reflection process in which participants define for themselves core values, goals, competencies, and strategies
• a personal reflection progress journal
You will achieve 3 credit hours for the course INTS 484 Directed Internship.
PROGRAM GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
Guided Field Study & Research Project
The professional field study component, organized and mentored by AiB, provides you with first-hand experiences in the German professional context and with your employer-specific professional research project. This project is intended to help you:
1. Receive relevant and challenging international experience that you can add to your resume.
2. Become more familiar with and exposed to the professional and cultural environment of Germany.
3. Make potentially valuable international professional contacts and connections that can lead to future benefits and opportunities.
At the beginning of the program, each student is provided with their specific research project by their respective field studies provider. Supported by your client organization, you will produce a field studies & research report on your specific topic, which you present to your employer and AiB staff at the end of the program.
Over the course of the program, you will gather, analyze, and complete relevant information and data on your respective research project in collaboration with your project provider and will experience the work environment in general. Such information is gathered in during your time with the client organization, online research, or observations on-site.
Personal Mentoring
AiB staff regularly meets with all participants to check up on their project progress, discuss challenges, define workflows, and assist with problem-solving strategies.
Guided Personal Reflections
Participants engage in guided reflection exercises and processes, dealing with their personal development, goal setting, personal values, personal purpose, and career future.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, you:
• are able to interact successfully in the German business context.
• have gained insight into the structures of German business processes.
• have acquired knowledge of fundamental business German vocabulary and idioms.
• have gained an understanding of the principles of the German economic and social systems.
• have built elementary intercultural competencies, applicable to the international workplace.
• have attained an increased sensitivity towards cultural differences in the workplace.
• have developed insights into your personal values, professional aspirations, and professional development goals.
• have increased your ability to adapt and adjust to varying professional environment.
APPLICATION PROCESS, DEADLINES & PAYMENT
Step 1: Submit application documents by February 19, 2025:
• English CV/Professional Resumé
• Motivation letter, considering the following questions:
– Why would you like to intern abroad? What is your personal and professional motivation?
– What do you want to learn?
– What fields of work interest you? What do you see yourself pursuing after graduation?
• Basic German language skills (fulfilled by successful participation in German Immersion Summer Program)
Please send your application to Mara Minkler, mm@aib-bonn.org, in one pdf-file.
Step 2: Down payment to AiB (due March 12, 2025)
• € 500.00 after internship program acceptance by AiB
• Paid via PayPal or domestic wire transfer (details will be provided)
Step 3: Final payment to AiB (due May 14, 2025)
• € 1.250,00 remaining amount
Step 5: Field Studies Placement & On-Site/Virtual Introductory Visit (June)
For more information and application, please contact:
Academy for International Education (AiB)
Mara Minkler
Senior Academic Manager
Email: mm@aib-bonn.org
Included AiB Services:
• Accommodation in AiB Homestay
• Public-transportation pass in Bonn
• Project placement
• International Professional Career Development Course
Program Structure:
• 4 days per week: time in internship company and individual research work
• 1 days per week: classroom instruction, research support, guest speakers
International Professional Career Development Course
The AiB Field Study & Research Program includes an International Professional Career Development course. This course is designed to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills that help you interact successfully in your working environment.
The course contextualizes the experiences you gain throughout the program, and offers relevant information, reflection, and support on:
• the work environment in Germany
• cultural specifics of the German business world
• the frameworks of the German social and economic system: the German “Soziale Marktwirtschaft” (welfare state & market economy)
• introduction to intercultural communication at the workplace
• a guided reflection process in which participants define for themselves core values, goals, competencies, and strategies
• a personal reflection progress journal
You will achieve 3 credit hours for the course INTS 484 Directed Internship.
Program Goals and Learning Outcomes
Guided Field Study & Research Project
The professional field study component, organized and mentored by AiB, provides you with first-hand experiences in the German professional context and with your employer-specific professional research project. This project is intended to help you:
1. Receive relevant and challenging international experience that you can add to your resume.
2. Become more familiar with and exposed to the professional and cultural environment of Germany.
3. Make potentially valuable international professional contacts and connections that can lead to future benefits and opportunities.
At the beginning of the program, each student is provided with their specific research project by their respective field studies provider. Supported by your client organization, you will produce a field studies & research report on your specific topic, which you present to your employer and AiB staff at the end of the program.
Over the course of the program, you will gather, analyze, and complete relevant information and data on your respective research project in collaboration with your project provider and will experience the work environment in general. Such information is gathered in during your time with the client organization, online research, or observations on-site.
Personal Mentoring
AiB staff regularly meets with all participants to check up on their project progress, discuss challenges, define workflows, and assist with problem-solving strategies.
Guided Personal Reflections
Participants engage in guided reflection exercises and processes, dealing with their personal development, goal setting, personal values, personal purpose, and career future.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, you:
• are able to interact successfully in the German business context.
• have gained insight into the structures of German business processes.
• have acquired knowledge of fundamental business German vocabulary and idioms.
• have gained an understanding of the principles of the German economic and social systems.
• have built elementary intercultural competencies, applicable to the international workplace.
• have attained an increased sensitivity towards cultural differences in the workplace.
• have developed insights into your personal values, professional aspirations, and professional development goals.
• have increased your ability to adapt and adjust to varying professional environment.
APPLICATION PROCESS, DEADLINES & PAYMENT
Step 1: Submit application documents by February 15, 2023:
• English CV/Professional Resumé
• Motivation letter, considering the following questions:
– Why would you like to intern abroad? What is your personal and professional motivation?
– What do you want to learn?
– What fields of work interest you? What do you see yourself pursuing after graduation?
• Basic German language skills (fulfilled by successful participation in German Immersion Summer Program)
Please send your application to Mara Minkler, mm@aib-bonn.org, in one pdf-file.
Step 2: Down payment to AiB (due February 28)
• € 500.00 after internship program acceptance by AiB
• Paid via PayPal or domestic wire transfer (details will be provided)
Step 3: Personal interview with AiB Field Studies Manager via Zoom (March)
Step 4: Final payment to AiB (due May 15)
• € 940.00 remaining amount
Step 5: Field Studies Placement & On-Site/Virtual Introductory Visit (June)
For more information and application, please contact:
Academy for International Education (AiB)
Mara Minkler
Senior Academic Manager
Email: mm@aib-bonn.org
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