Engineering Internship

The compulsory engineering internship is placed on the 5^th or 6^th semester, and students prepare for it through a course on the preceding semester.

The purpose of an engineering internship is for you to gain practical experience with engineering and knowledge of how to solve engineering tasks in practice in connection with the completion of the internship in a public or private company

Below, you can find more information about internships and the practical matters, for which you, as a student, are responsible in connection to the internship.

Guidelines for engineering internships

Guidelines for engineering internships (English)

I have found an internship – What do I do now? (Internship agreement)

When you have found an internship and arranged it with the company, you must fill out an internship agreement:

Reporting during the internship

You must write two reports during your internship, a Focus Report and a Training Report.

Deadlines can be found on the internship course page on Brightspace.

Holidays and days off in the internship period

The internship must comprise at least 20 weeks of 37-hours, excluding any holidays.

If you want to take a holiday during your internship, the internship must be prolonged accordingly.

You are entitled to up to three days off to participate in exams, orientation meetings etc. at Aarhus University.

Certificate for completed engineering internship

When your internship is completed, the company must fill out a certificate for completed internship. You can find the certificate here:

It is your responsibility to make sure the certificate is filled out and then to submit it to the internship coordinator. The deadline can be found on the fifth-semester internship course page on Brightspace.

Revised 10.06.2026

Marianne Sodemann