Internship abroad - Practical studies and internship

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Those who know how to orient themselves internationally during their training and studies acquire more than just "colorful dots" on their CV. An internship abroad can be helpful in terms of career strategy, as employers are increasingly active in international contexts. The ability to assess social conditions and to evaluate the function and development of social work in different countries is a basis for being able to better understand and classify the conditions in your own country. However, not only training but also educational aspects play an important role. Engaging with foreign languages, cultures, self-images and (welfare) traditions, living and working with and in them instead of getting to know them from a non-binding vacation perspective, is the basis for acquiring intercultural competence, the importance of which for the development of one's own personality cannot be overestimated.

You can find advice on planning and organizing your internship abroad at the BPS office.
You will be advised on



Please contact us early (the earlier the better, about a year in advance) so that we can find a suitable internship abroad for you!


As a little stimulation the video of the International Office on the topic of internships abroad (3:00 min)

Important note:
Be critical when dealing with internship placement organizations that offer internships for a fee. Please seek advice from the BPS office beforehand.

Experience report on an internship abroad in India by R. Lehmann

"Right at the beginning of my studies, I had wanderlust and decided to do my internship abroad. When else do you have the opportunity to get to know another country or culture for a longer period of time? I wanted to travel to a country that is culturally very different from our western life here to get to know a different way of life. I decided to go to India and started looking for an internship that met the BPS requirements..."

Formalities

You can obtain the application for recognition of an internship abroad as well as the contracts for the internship studies and the internship abroad from the BPS office. The English-language version of the certificate from the internship placement about the internship period completed can be found in the following file.