Internships

Following the first term students will do a six-week internship in Germany, Geneva , Brussels or the U.K. The internships are an integrated and obligatory part of the Masters programme. They offer unique insights into the work and activities of the ILO, international trade union organisations, labour related research foundations, German trade unions or works councils of German based transnational companies.

During the internship students work on specially assigned projects, that are part of the global activities of the hosting organisations. At the end of the internship they will be requested to write an analytical report that will be assessed by the universities.

The internship offers the opportunity to identify together with researchers from the hosting organisation topics relevant for the global labour movement, that might be further elaborated in the final Master thesis students have to write to complete the programme.

In addition to the internship possibilities organised by the programme, students may propose internships of their own choice, if the proposed institution is able to provide the necessary supervision and guidance to do an equivalent internship.