Important: Students must find an internship placement themselves. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering does not arrange placements!
General regulations for internships
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Recognition of the Internship
The following documents must be submitted for recognition:
- Recognition form
- Internship reports
- Internship certificate issued by the company
- Additional evidence where applicable
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Requirements for the company
- Technical or engineering focus
- Suitability for the intended internship activities
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Scope of the internship
- One internship week corresponds to the company’s regular working hours
- For part-time internships, 40 hours count as one week
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Absences
- Public holidays do not need to be made up
- Absences due to illness, leave or similar must be made up if they exceed 5 per cent of the internship period
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Recognisable substitute periods
- Technical vocational training: up to 100 per cent
- Working student employment: up to 100 per cent
- Professional engineering work: up to 50 per cent
- Technical school-based training: up to 50 per cent
- Technical service in the German Armed Forces: up to 50 per cent
- Federal Voluntary Service with a technical focus: may be recognised in part depending on the duties
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Requirements for the internship certificate
The internship certificate must include:
- Company and department
- Name and date of birth
- Internship period
- Description of activities
- Number of days of absence
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Internship abroad
- Possible and recommended
- Internship report and certificate may be submitted in English
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Misconduct
Internship reports must be authored independently.
False statements may lead to de-registration from the university. In cases of suspected misconduct, please contact Dr.-Ing. Kai Brunotte first Mobile: +49 173 7624996, email: brunotte@ifum.uni-hannover.de. The Examinations Office will then handle the formal clarification.
Pre-study and subject-specific internships compared
Pre-study internship
Aims of the pre-study internship
- Insight into business processes, manufacturing methods and the industrial world of work
- Should be completed before starting the degree programme
Credit points
- No credit points CP
Areas of activity and requirements
- Activities in defined areas such as metalworking, electrical engineering or production
- At least two areas of activity are required
- At least 50 per cent in metal or plastics processing or in electrical engineering or electronics
Examples of activities
- Sawing, milling, turning, welding, soldering, electrical assembly, work on CNC machines, maintenance, production, logistics
Requirements for the company
- Recognition by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce IHK or the Chamber of Crafts
Internship reports
- Weekly report comprising at least one A4 page of continuous prose see sample weekly report
- Authored independently, no copied content
- Signature of the supervising person required
Subject-specific internship
Aims of the subject-specific internship
- Practical experience in engineering fields of activity, for example planning, development or organisation
- Undertaken during the degree programme
Credit points
- 15 CP for 12 weeks standard case
- 20 CP for 16 weeks only degree programme 88/382, Examination Regulations 2025
- 0 CP if a subject-specific internship has already been recognised in the bachelor’s degree
- Exception: 15 CP in a seven-semester bachelor’s degree 210 CP, also if previously completed
Areas of activity and requirements
- No fixed areas of activity prescribed
- The tasks must be in an engineering field
- Supervision by an engineer or another suitably qualified professional
Internship reports
- Continuous prose of at least two A4 pages per internship week to be recognised
- Contents: tasks, approach, results, personal reflections, company profile, conclusion
- Authored independently, no copied content
- Signed and stamped
Forms and templates
Teacher training for vocational schools
Documents for the degree programmes SprintING and Technical Education:
