# Your compulsory internship. From idea to component. Quelle: > Are you looking for a compulsory internship or a technical pre-study internship for your degree? Compulsory & pre-study internship · MVG Frankfurt Are you looking for a compulsory internship or a technical pre-study internship for your degree? At MVG in Frankfurt you can combine technical and creative ideas with material, design and production. Ask about a compulsory internship → [See all ways in](https://mvg-frankfurt.de/en/careers#einstiege) ## Mechanical engineering, technology, art & design Are you studying mechanical engineering, product development and technical design, production engineering, mechatronics, materials engineering, product or industrial design, art or design – or are you about to start your studies? If you want to understand how a drawing becomes a component or a design becomes a tangible object, we would like to get to know you. Together we align possible tasks with your focus of study and your university’s internship regulations. ### Possible tasks for your internship - Design & CAD: get to know technical drawings and models and examine how dimensions, material and production fit together. - Material & production: compare properties of sheets and profiles and accompany cutting and sheet metal processing in the company. - Art & design: develop ideas for objects, models or prototypes and check together material choice, joints and feasibility. - Processes & digital tools: trace the path from design to enquiry and calculation and work out opportunities for improvement. We clarify personally which tasks and periods are possible. Before you start, we agree activities, supervision, working hours, pay and the evidence required. Whether the agreed placement is recognised as a compulsory internship is something you clarify with your university. For our first conversation ### This helps us get to know you. - Your degree programme and university as well as your semester or planned start of studies. - The desired start date and the required duration or number of practical hours. - The internship regulations or your university’s requirements, for example required activities and evidence. - Your interests and, if available, first CAD experience, designs or work samples. A portfolio is not required for the first contact. You do not need to have an answer to everything yet. Your studies meet practice ## Technical understanding. Creative ideas. ### Mechanical engineering & technical degree programmes Do you want to understand materials, design and production in context? Bring your questions from your studies and get to know the practical side of drawings, components and work processes. ### Art, design & creative studies Do you think in shapes, surfaces and objects? Discover metal as a material and discuss with us how designs can be turned into producible models or prototypes. ## How to plan your compulsory internship. 1 ### State your studies & time frame Write to us about what you study, when you would like to start and how long your compulsory internship should last. 2 ### Match requirements & tasks Together we check which tasks are possible and fit your university’s requirements. You agree the recognition with your university. 3 ### Agree on the start Before you start, we clarify the area of work, contact person, times, pay and the documents you need for your studies. Examples for your studies ## Your university sets the framework. Are you from Frankfurt UAS, TU Darmstadt, TUM or the Bundeswehr University Munich? Tell us your degree programme and the internship regulations that apply to you. Enquiries from other universities are welcome too. Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences ### Product Development and Technical Design The 2025 reading version provides for eight weeks of full-time pre-study internship. At least three weeks of this are spent on material processing, surface treatment and joining techniques and at least three weeks on production and manufacturing. Weekly reports and a company certificate are part of the evidence. [Frankfurt UAS: pre-internship regulations, annex 5 (PDF, in German) →](https://www.frankfurt-university.de/fileadmin/standard/Aktuelles/Amtliche_Mitteilungen/Akademische_Satzungen/Studien-_und_Pruefungsordnungen/Fachbereich_2/PETD/PO_BA_Produktentwicklung_und_Technisches_Design__Lesefassung_vom_18.06.2025_.pdf) Technical University of Darmstadt ### Mechanical Engineering – Sustainable Engineering The 2021 internship regulations require six weeks of pre-study internship in at least two areas of activity. These include, for example, machining and forming, work preparation as well as design and technical drawing. The individual areas have time limits for recognition. A qualifying reference and a self-reflection are part of the evidence. [TU Darmstadt: internship regulations 2021 (PDF, in German) →](https://www.maschinenbau.tu-darmstadt.de/media/maschinenbau/dokumente_2/studieren_1/neue_pruefungsordnungen_2021/Praktikumsordnung_Bachelor_MB_SB_2021-IV.pdf) Technical University of Munich ### Mechanical Engineering For study start from winter semester 2024/25, eight weeks of production internship are mandatory, ideally before starting your studies. You provide evidence of at least three activity groups, at least two of them from primary forming, forming, machining as well as joining/separating processes and physical-chemical treatment. At least one week is required per chosen group. For recognition you need an activity report and an internship certificate or a corresponding reference. The placement takes place on site in the company. [TUM: internship guidelines from 2024/25 (PDF, in German) →](https://www.ed.tum.de/fileadmin/w00byg/ed/03_Studium/Maschinenwesen_B._Sc/Dokumente/Praktikumsrichtlinie_abWiSe24-25-7.pdf) Bundeswehr University Munich ### Mechanical engineering For mechanical engineering, eight weeks of pre-study internship before starting your studies are planned. The focus is on practical metalworking, for example measuring, marking out, sawing, drilling and simple sheet metal and joining work. Recognition requires an internship report book and a confirmation of the type and duration of the activities. [UniBw Munich: requirements for mechanical engineering (in German) →](https://www.unibw.de/maschinenbau/vorab-info/vorpraktikum) ### Aerospace engineering A separate guideline applies here: at least eight weeks of basic internship before starting your studies in at least three areas of activity, at most three creditable weeks per area. The company must be recognised as an IHK training company and ensure professional supervision. [UniBw Munich: guideline aerospace engineering, as of May 2022 (PDF, in German) →](https://www.unibw.de/lrt/content-studiengaenge/bachelor-lrt/bachelor_lrt_dokumente/richtlinien-fuer-die-berufspraktische-taetigkeit) The regulations also set requirements for the training company: Frankfurt UAS names a training authorisation by the IHK or HWK, TU Darmstadt recognition as an IHK training company. Before an agreement we clarify with you whether the specific placement meets the requirements and whether consultation with the university is necessary. Your university decides on recognition. ## Questions about your internship. **Is a pre-study or basic internship also possible?** Send us the requirements of your degree programme and your preferred period. We check whether we can cover the required activities. This also applies to a practical semester or specialist internship. **Do I already need experience with metal or CAD?** Tell us what you already know and what you would like to learn. Existing knowledge helps with planning tasks; we discuss together what prerequisites are needed for your placement. **Can I apply from art or design?** Yes, explicitly. Your interest in combining creative ideas with material and production is particularly fitting. Feel free to send work samples or a project idea. **How long does the internship last?** The starting point is the duration required by your university. Tell us the period and the weeks or hours needed so that we can check the options in the company. **Can I also ask about a voluntary internship?** Our focus is on compulsory internships for students. For other types of internship you can also tell us your background and time frame. The first step can be simple ## Let’s get to know each other. A few sentences about you, your interest and your time frame are enough for the first contact. You can add your CV later. [bewerbung@mvg-frankfurt.de](mailto:bewerbung@mvg-frankfurt.de) You can write directly or prepare an email here. We will then discuss which options and conditions suit you. Getting here by public transport: stop **Daimlerstraße**. You can find us at Hanauer Landstraße 421. [Our site in Frankfurt →](https://mvg-frankfurt.de/en/contact) [Prepare email →](mailto:bewerbung@mvg-frankfurt.de?subject=Careers%20at%20MVG%20%E2%80%93%20Compulsory%20%26%20pre-study%20internship&body=Hello%20MVG%20team%2C%0A%0AI%20am%20interested%20in%3A%20Compulsory%20%26%20pre-study%20internship.%0A%0A%0A%0AKind%20regards) Opens your email program. You only send the message there. These entries are not stored here or transmitted to MVG. [Privacy](https://mvg-frankfurt.de/en/privacy) ## Perhaps this path suits you too. - [Bachelor’s & master’s thesis One question. A tangible result. 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