Internship
For the successful completion of your studies you have to complete 6 weeks of work experience.
Please send us your internship/training certificate to praktikum.sfbl[at]tum.de - even if you had already submitted it with your application. Please note that the certificate of employment cannot be handed in personally. As soon as we have received the certificate, you will receive an automatic confirmation from us about the receipt of the documents. Attention: This is not the same as a recognition of the internship. The processing of your internship certificate may take some time. Please be patient and refrain from asking about the status of your application. We will confirm the recognition separately as soon as the documents have been processed. You can also check the status in your TUMonline account (marked with a green P).
An elementary part of this study program is the independent search for an internship. In addition to postings at the university you can also find other internships in our Career section.
A prerequisite for the recognition of a professional internship is a thematic proximity to brewing or beverage technology as well as a sufficient technical reference. Internships in the areas of production, laboratory, quality assurance, research and development and related areas in companies in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries are generally eligible for recognition. This applies analogously to the relevant supplier companies (mechanical engineering, chemical industry, automation technology, etc.). Relevant professional training that has already been completed prior to the start of studies is recognized as a professional internship. Internships in your own or your parents'/relatives' companies are only recognized in exceptional cases and must be clarified in advance.
Internships in companies whose fields of activity are not relevant to the respective course of study are not eligible for recognition. Internships at universities in Germany and abroad are also not recognized. We ask you to take this into special consideration. No recognition possible for: Internships in canteens, restaurants, shipping, online trade, warehouses, logistics, vehicle fleet, sales, distribution, administration, marketing. Internships connected with online or literature research or the management of brewing courses cannot be recognized either.
Example of non-recognition:
"I would like to do an internship in a bakery in sales. Will I be recognized?"
No, an internship in the area of sales or distribution does not meet the content requirements of a professional internship and can therefore not be recognized, even if it is a food producing company.
Example of a recognition:
"I would like to do an internship in a bakery in the area of pasta production. Will this internship be recognized?"
This internship can be recognized because it takes place in the food production area.
The formal requirement for the recognition of internship achievements is the proof of an internship certificate, which, similar to a work certificate, is issued by the company. This certificate must contain at least the following information: Duration of the employment with date of the beginning and end of the internship, exact description of the activities and evaluation of the work performance.
An internship report is generally not required. Only in the event that the internship certificate does not clearly indicate the nature and scope of the activity, an internship report must be prepared as a substitute, the correctness of the contents of which must be confirmed in writing by the company.
As a rule, the internships are to be completed in consecutive periods. Internships shorter than three weeks cannot be recognized. Longer periods of absence (e.g. illness) during an internship must be made up for. In addition, the company's vacation agreements should be included in the employment contract.
Please note that in international companies the certificate must be issued or translated into German or English for recognition.
If you have found an offer for an internship position that suits you, but you are not sure whether recognition is possible, you are welcome to have the possibility of recognition checked in advance at the study office (brew-food-bpt.co[at]ls.tum.de).
The conclusion of internship or employment contracts is the responsibility of the students, i.e. no sample contracts are offered by the office and there is no examination of the contracts. The contracts should be issued directly by the internship company.
The completion of professional internships during the lecture period is generally not recommended, but sometimes it cannot be avoided. An internship completed during the lecture period can also be recognized without any problems.
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