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Internship

Das Bukowina-Institut an der Universität Augsburg bietet interessierten Studentinnen und Studenten die Möglichkeit, Praktika zu absolvieren. Im Zentrum der wissenschaftlichen und interkulturellen Arbeit des Instituts steht die Landschaft Bukowina, deren nördliche Hälfte mit der Hauptstadt Czernowitz heute Teil der Ukraine ist und deren südlicher Teil mit der Hauptstadt Suceava einen Bezirk Rumäniens bildet. Seit der Öffnung des „Eisernen Vorhangs“ 1989 haben sich die Aufgaben des Instituts mehr und mehr auf Themen im Zusammenhang mit weiteren ost-, ostmittel- und südosteuropäischen Regionen ausgeweitet.

The Institute’s remit includes academic research, organising intercultural and academic events, and managing a specialist library. Interns gain an insight into various aspects of the Institute’s work, such as thematic research, handling estates and donations, library cataloguing, and similar tasks. Academic tasks include, for example, compiling bibliographies, conducting internet research, proofreading and translating academic texts, making copies and scans, and working on the microfilm reader. In addition, interns are given an insight into other areas of the Institute’s work (library, administration, secretariat, reception, events) and are offered the opportunity to devote part of their internship to their own professional development or to work on a personal research topic as part of a seminar paper, Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis.

Our programme is aimed at students from the second semester onwards who are majoring or minoring in History or are enrolled in thematically similar, interdisciplinary degree programmes (such as Art and Cultural History and Interdisciplinary European Studies in Augsburg) and who have an interest in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe. No specific knowledge of South-Eastern or Eastern European languages is required of interns, although such knowledge is very welcome. The Institute assumes that interns have adequate health insurance. The internship does not give rise to any obligation on the part of the Institute to provide insurance. The internship is remunerated.

Applications from abroad are very welcome!

Funding opportunities are available for international students through the BAYHOST programme.

Highly motivated and interested students may apply for the interdisciplinary Master’s programme in ‘Interdisciplinary European Studies’ and combine their studies with an internship. Funding opportunities include the following:

KAAD: Eastern Europe Programme
Friedrich Ebert Foundation: Basic funding for international students
DAAD short-term scholarship
BAföG for study abroad

The duration of the internship can be determined on an individual basis and, where appropriate, may be undertaken during the semester. However, the internship should be equivalent to at least four weeks; for legal reasons, the maximum duration is three months. Time limits must be strictly observed, particularly if the internship is to count towards a compulsory internship. In all cases, please contact the relevant contact person for compulsory internships within your degree programme in advance.

At the end of the internship, interns will be issued with a certificate and, upon request, a report. Interns are required to produce a brief final report.