Internship

  • The idea of the internship is that students perform activities equivalent to somebody with a master degree in the same institution. The institution can be a research institute or a company. It is desirable, that the institute is specialised on optics or at least substantially connected to it, but it is not mandatory. For many institutions, it’ll be a matter of course that they are recognisable institutions (Max Planck Institute, FAU institutes, optics companies).
  • The internship lasts five weeks full time or equivalent more weeks if it is done part-time (not less than 10 hours / week).
  • An official registration of an internship is not necessary. In cases of doubt students can informally consult with the MAOT office. It is possible to do the internship abroad.
  • Students can combine the internship with the project report or the master’s thesis. The stay at the internship site will last longer than five weeks then.
  • After the internship, students have to submit a confirmation of the internship site that the internship took place and a short report about their activities (2-3 pages). For the confirmation the MAOT form (can be found here on StudOn) or any other document showing the same data can be used. Students can submit the documents at any time before graduation. The MAOT office enters the internship in Campo as soon as it have received the documents.