MIT Short Course
The course will be offered online, featuring an immersive and interactive experience that allows everyone to learn something new, engage in collaborative networking and projects, and spend a week immersed in materials design. Learn how to write AI codes, optimize multiscale materials, use additive manufacturing methods, and develop bio-inspired materials. Participants will immerse themselves in interactive lectures, labs and networking with other participants. More information about the course.
Location: MIT Live Virtual (featuring interactive lectures, labs, and networking)
Dates: June 21 to June 25, 2021
Registration is now possible. Download flyer.
Fellowships are available for academic participants (students and postdocs) – please send an e-mail.
Global Teaching Lab
GTL canceled for 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic
As part of the MIT - Germany program with the University of Stuttgart, students of STEM subjects have the opportunity to apply for a short stay at MIT in order to get to know the research landscape at MIT and to establish contacts. This is based on the prerequisite that Global Teaching Lab participants will be supported by MIT in the preparation of lessons and that they will occasionally observe and teach lessons.
Institute partnerships by country (status: January 2020)
Disciplines: Civil engineering and surveying, geodesy
- Institute: Institute of Structural Mechanics, Prof. Dr.-Ing. M. Bischoff
- Contact: David Forster, M.Sc.
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Partner university: University of Calgary, Alberta
- as part of the DAAD ISAP program
More information about requirements, application deadlines, and documents to be submitted can be obtained directly from the institutes.
Disciplines: Mechanical engineering, technology management, automotive and engine engineering
- Institute: Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), Prof. Dr.-Ing. S. Weihe
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Contact: Florian Panzer, M.Sc.
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Partner university: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Disciplines: Mechanical engineering, technology management, engineering cybernetics
- Institute: Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Hanss
- Contact: Dominik Hose, M.Sc.
- Detailed information about the program
- Partner university: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Pedagogical Exchange Service (teaching degrees)
The Pedagogical Exchange Service (PAD) is a public institution that works on behalf of the federal states to promote international exchange and cooperation in the school sector.
Information on exchange programs in the school sector, which are carried out by the PAD on behalf of the federal states, can be found on the PAD pages of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs). As part of the Lifelong Learning program, the PAD is also the national agency for EU programs in the school sector.
Further information, practical examples, and related links can be found on the PAD pages of the Kultusministerkonferenz. In addition, application forms and information sheets for each program are available for download.
Summer schools
International Field School in Kenya, Nairobi
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Duration: 2 - 4 weeks, exact dates upon request
- Duration: July 8 - 23, 2021; the decision whether the seminar will take place virtually or on site will be made on May 5, 2021.
- Application deadline: May 31, 2021
- Cost: US$ 1.250,-
currently not available
currently not available
(Research) internships by country
currently no internships available
Internship placements in the UK through the East Midlands Chamber
Assistants in various areas at the British International School in London, England
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Dates: by arrangement; for at least three months
Internship in various areas at La Casita de Martin in Malaga, Spain
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Dates: by arrangement; for one to eleven months
Internship in various areas at Passnfly in Barcelona, Spain
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Dates: by arrangement
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Dates: as of now, for at least six months
Internship at Arco Forum in Madrid, Spain
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Dates: by arrangement; for one to six months
Internship at Hero Translating in Prague, Czech Republic
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Dates and duration by arrangement
Internships at UPCT in Cartagena, Spain,
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in the following areas: university cooperation and international relations, English, German or Chinese studies, and news and visibility
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starting at the earliest possible date
Internship in PR at the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce (AHK) in Tallinn, Estonia
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Dates: six months internship duration, starting at the earliest possible date
Internship at the Instituto Hispánico de Murcia in Murcia, Spain
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Dates: flexible start date; internship duration at least three months
Traineeship Offer University of Bergen
- 5-6 months
Cracow international school, Poland
- 3-10 months
Internship in different departments at the City administration of Buenos Aires
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Dates: yearly June to August
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Application: by February 1 for participation in the same year
Research internship at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
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Dates: annually, for at least 4 months between January and May
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Applications must be submitted through the International Office, Ms. Sibylle Langer: langer@ia.uni-stuttgart.de
RISE – DAAD research internships in science and engineering
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The program is aimed at bachelor’s degree students of natural sciences, life sciences, and engineering
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The duration of the internships is between one and a half and three months
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The internships take place in summer during the lecture-free period
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Researchers from accredited university institutes and research institutions around the world offer internship projects
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The working language is usually English
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The DAAD helps students to find internship placements and supports them with a scholarship
Internships abroad in science and engineering via IAESTE Germany
Contact

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