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Collaborate with our students

Do you work at a company, in the public sector, or at an organisation and want to collaborate with our students? Our students are eager to apply their knowledge and skills on real cases from work life.

How it works

Collaborating with our students provides both you as the client and the student with valuable experiences, perspectives, and new knowledge. As the client, you also gain a scientific perspective on what you need assistance with and, furthermore, have the opportunity to get to know potential future colleagues.

Students want interesting and engaging assignments that are closely related to their field of study and can serve as a test of their overall competence. Often, projects and tasks in the workplace are requested where students can apply their knowledge during their education but also feel that they contribute to the company's or organization's development.

Contact person

Ideas and proposal

Approval

Expenses

Presentation and rights to the results

Common collaborations

The most common forms of student collaboration are thesis projects and internships. Depending on the type of collaboration you, as the client, are seeking, there are different things you need to know.

Thesis or Final project

In most educational programs, an independent project is included either during or at the end of the curriculum. This typically spans a total of 10 or 20 weeks for the student or students to complete.

Your organization has the opportunity to collaborate with our students on thesis or final projects, thereby gaining access to a qualified problem-solving approach, especially for larger surveys, investigations, or in-depth analyses.

What is required from the client?
Consider what you want to investigate, analyze, develop, and describe the problem with an engaging title. Clarify the purpose of the assignment. The proposal can consist of one or more questions that you wish to address. The supervisor at the university, the student, and the client develop the proposal in consultation based on the advertisement portal.

Since the thesis project or independent study is part of the student's education, it is always the university supervisor who must approve the discussed proposal.

The client must also appoint a contact person who maintains continuous dialogue with the students and the supervisor. The contact person should act as the student's discussion partner and sounding board during the work process.

How long does it take?
The work typically spans 10-20 weeks. Therefore, it is important to create a schedule and delimit the thesis project or independent study so that the student can complete it on time.

What does it cost?
Students conducting thesis projects or independent studies as part of their education (i.e., earning credits) participate in the collaboration free of charge. There is no financial compensation required for the student.

Some clients choose to offer a certain financial reward for the thesis project or independent study on their own initiative. However, it is customary for the client to cover expenses related to the completion of the thesis project or independent study. This may include travel expenses, printing costs, postage for survey mailings, telephone expenses, or other administrative tasks.

Internship

Extended or brief internship periods are integral to several of our educational programs. During these internships, students often compile their own internship reports as part of their coursework.

With their expertise, the student becomes an asset in your daily operations, capable of enhancing your business and undertaking specific responsibilities. A plan is required that fulfills the specific criteria for an internship between you and the student, and an internship coordinator who approves it.

What is required from the client?
The tasks assigned during the internship should be relevant and of an advanced nature. Usually, a specific internship plan is needed, which meets the criteria agreed upon between you and the student, and requires approval from an internship coordinator. The proposal is developed in consultation between the university supervisor, the student, and the client based on the advertisement portal.

Since the internship is part of the student's education, it is always the university supervisor who must approve the discussed proposal.

The client must also appoint a contact person who maintains continuous dialogue with the students and the university supervisor. The contact person should act as the student's discussion partner and sounding board during the work process.

How long does it take?
The length of the internship can vary depending on the program, but it is usually 5-10 weeks.

What does it cost?
Students conducting internships as part of their education (i.e., earning credits) participate in the collaboration free of charge. There is no financial compensation required for the student.

Some commissioning parties choose to offer a certain financial reward for internship periods on their own initiative. However, it is customary for the commissioning party to cover expenses related to the internship. This may include travel expenses, printing costs, postage for survey mailings, telephone expenses, or other administrative tasks.