International internship

The aim of the internship is to combine theoretical and practical knowledge in the workplace corresponding to the qualification, to develop employee competencies necessary for practising the profession in work processes, the knowledge of materials, tools and technologies and related practical skills, as well as the development of personal relationships and cooperation in work processes, evaluative and self-evaluative behaviour in problem solving and innovation skills. Internship is a training activity defined jointly by the higher education institution and the place of the internship, which is planned, organized and evaluated as defined in the training and output requirements in accordance with the higher education vocational training programme and the programme curriculum.

The higher education institution and the place of the internship enter into a cooperation agreement to provide internships for students of the higher education institution. The student may complete a mandatory internship related to his / her field of study at an external internship or in an area provided by the University.

Students can complete compulsory internships at companies and institutions registered in Hungary, as well as at internship providers abroad. Contracts in English, German and Hungarian are available for students. The requisite documents can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate programme.

Duration of the compulsory internship and conditions / requirements for starting

The internship step by step:

Step 1:

The student looks for a host institution, which can be a company or institution registered in Hungary or a foreign company/institution. If the student cannot find an internship, he / she can ask the Careers Office for help. After a visit to the Careers Office, help will be given to find an internship.

Compulsory internships for certain programmes can be spent in the following areas / institutions:

• BSc Vehicle Engineering: Engineering tasks related to design, development, manufacturing and operation of vehicles or propulsion systems

• MSc Vehicle Engineering: Engineering tasks related to design, development, analysis and manufacturing of vehicles or propulsion systems

• BA International Relations: All organizations and institutions that operate in an international or multicultural environment, either in Hungary or abroad. Host institutions may operate in any of the following areas, depending on their area of ​​activity:

(1) public sector (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs; units and departments of public institutions responsible for international and European relations; local governments);

(2) foreign or domestic representations of international organizations; embassies in Budapest and abroad;

(3) the private sector (eg multinational companies, Hungarian companies with international or regional connections);

(4) press outlets dealing with foreign policy journalism and information at a professionally recognized standard;

(5) non-profit sector, NGOs (whose activities raise awareness of cross-border, global, international or regional issues such as the environment, human rights, humanitarian issues, international development);

(6) academic-research sphere (we recommend the internship in a research institute to those who envisage their future in higher education / the academic sphere).

• BSc Business Administration and Management General Management, Management Consulting, Management Assistance, Sales Management, Marketing Management, Production Management, Finance and Accounting, Taxing, Human Resource Management, Inventory Management, Inbound and Outbound Logistic Management, General/Business Controlling, Plant Controlling, HR Controlling, Sales Controlling, Production Controlling, Business Planning, Production Planning. Deadline for completing the administrative task: end of the first week of the due diligence period, Friday 2:00 PM.

• BSc Civil Engineering: design, construction, building authority tasks, research laboratory

• BSc in Logistics Engineering: companies operating in the fields of production, warehousing, transport or related areas, in road, rail, air and water transport being the most common. It is also acceptable to have an area where background activities related to these activities are carried out, e.g. IT support for production or warehousing, related controlling or statistical analysis
• BSc Computer Science Engineering: placement in an IT field

• BSc Agricultural Engineering: Practice farm and livestock farm

• BSc Food Engineering: food production plants, affected areas, raw material food processing company, food science research institute and higher education institution

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering: mechanical technologies, technology design, manufacturing, manufacturing design

• MSc Computer Science: can be carried out in any government or business organization / enterprise, in research and innovation projects where basic IT technology is used
• MSc Business Informatics: placement in an IT field

Step 2:

Having found the host institution / company, before starting the intership, details of the place of the internship, details of your immediate supervisor and details of the job should be agreed. These can be found in the letter of intent and the cooperation agreement. The letter of intent and the cooperation agreement differ from faculty to faculty. In the case of BSc Business Administration and Management, subject enrollment: KGNB_GETA028 Vocational training,

Your Hungarian mentor will help you complete it. The relevant contract can be accessed via the following links: 

In the case of students on the following programmes:

• BSc Vehicle Engineering, MSc Vehicle Engineering and BSc Logistics Engineering
• BA International Relations
• BSc Business Administration and Management
• BSc Civil Engineering
• BSc Computer Science Engineering, MSc Mechanical Engineering, MSc Computer Science, MSc Business Informatic
• BSc in Agricultural Engineering, BSc in Food Engineering

Step 3:

Before starting the compulsory internship, two originals of the letter of intent and the cooperation agreement must be sent to the Careers Office. The internship can only actually start if the originals are in the Careers Office. Two originals of these documents are required because one original remains in the possession of the University and one original is sent to the place of internship. The first step in the contract signing process is for the student (with the help of a mentor) to sign it with the host institution and send it to the Careers Office. The signature is carried out on behalf of the University by the Career Office, and then returned to the host institution by post. You can ask your mentor for help with the administration. 

Deadline for completing the administrative task in the BSc Business Administration and Management major: end of the first week of the due diligence period, Friday 2:00 PM.

Step 4:

Starting and completing the internship. During this period, it is expedient to keep a description of the work processes performed, as this is the basis for preparing the summary of the practice and the report.

Step 5:

After completing the internship, the student should write a report on the work done. The requirements of the report can be accessed by selecting the appropriate programme:

• BSc Vehicle Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report detailing the task assigned to him / her, presenting the work performed, his / her working method and results, and describing the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• MSc Vehicle Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report detailing the task assigned to him / her, presenting the work performed, his / her working method and results, and describing the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BA International Relations: During the internship, the student must prepare a report. The student introduces the organization / institution (history of the organization, networks, foreign relations), covering the internal characterization of the organization (organizational structure, organizational culture, members, detailed division of the organization's activities, relevant data, trends, future plans). The student describes in detail the task assigned to him / her, presents the work done, his / her working method and results, and describes the experience gained. The student should discuss in detail how much he / she has used the knowledge acquired at the University and what the missing areas are. The student formulates opinions and suggestions either on elements of the whole organization or on the elements of the work process they are familiar with. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BSc Business Administration and Management: The report must not contain confidential information. A report of 20,000 characters (with spaces), which must be structured as follows:
  • Company history, ownership structure, networks / cluster membership.
  • Characterization of company environment: macro-environmental analysis based on PESTEL model elements, microeconomic environment analysis based on PORTER-GROVE model elements. Among the environmental elements, those having a decisive influence on outcomes of the current situation (eg: competitive environment) should be developed in more detail.
  • Internal description of the company based on the following aspects: business system / model segmentation - presentation of resources, business processes, products and services, presentation of relevant management data, trends, future plans - organizational structure, corporate culture, members (managers, employees.
  • Here it should be explained in greater depth, which work process the student has learned in detail during his / her work. An analysis of the work experience should be prepared. On the organizational behavioural side, a more detailed picture of leadership attitudes, employee commitment, the role of teamwork, and so on should be provided. The student should explain in detail to what extent they have benefitted from theory acquired at the university and what the missing elements were.
  • Relation of internship to the student's diploma thesis (if related)
  • Opinions, suggestions, ideas for improvement, even for the entire company or for elements of the familiar workflow.

• BSc in Civil Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report detailing the task assigned to him / her, presenting the work done, his / her working method and results, and describing the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BSc in Logistics Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report detailing the task assigned to him / her, presenting the work done, his / her working method and results, and describing the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BSc in Computer Science Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report in which he / she describes in detail the task assigned to him / her, presents the work done, his / her working method and results, and describes the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BSc in Agricultural Engineering: 10 - 15 pages per internship, with the following content elements: general economic characteristics, place of internship / economic unit / area of ​​operation, product structure, personnel, production technologies, internal and external relations of the farm, leadership organization and management, monitoring of management tasks related to the management of crop production, animal husbandry and ancillary branches / task definition - performance - control, operating regulations. Formal requirements for the report: 1.5 line spacing, justified margins, 12 Times New Roman CE font size and type. Margins should be uniformly 2.5 cm at the bottom and top, right and left. The report must not contain confidential information.

• BSc Food Engineering:
  • Suggested topics and chapter titles of the report:
    • General economic characteristics: familiarization with the environmental conditions, areas of activity and economic environment of the place of internship. The student should be familiar with the internship’s area of ​​operation, product structure, personnel and ownership. Be aware of the most important natural farming indicators
    • Internal and external relations of the plant: Record the forms of sectoral cooperation / self-accounting units /. A further task of the student is to become familiar with and to describe the commercial activity of the place of internship. (Sales contracts, sales plan, data, market activity, financial management).
    • Management organization and leadership: observation of management tasks related to the management of the food industry and the organization of production / task definition - performance control. Describe the leadership organization of the place of internship and record the schematic of the leadership structure. Become familiar with the management organization system of the place of internship. In general, become familiar with descriptions and competencies associated with the management’s scope of activities in the place of internship. Under the supervision of a manager leading a field in the given plant, studying the managerial tasks in daily practice.
    • Planning, analysis: Find out about farming planning figures and actual data, production costs and sales results. Learn about the internship's financial management and certification procedures.
    • Theme: operating regulations: study the Organizational and Operational Regulations of the internship site as well as other regulations in force. Become familiar with the labour related responsibilities of the site. /e.g. labour records, payroll management, performance regulations, etc./ as well as the occupational safety, fire protection and safety regulations of the place of internship. Study the applied quality assurance systems. Information on machine operation activities (maintenance, troubleshooting, repair).
    • Production technologies: Describe the main technological characteristics and equipment systems used in the management of the internship site and in the production of the products. Supply and grading of basic, additive and auxiliary materials. Familiarization with the range of products manufactured by the plant and the conditions of production technology. Where possible, participation in complex implementation of each specific production process. Familiarity with the storage conditions of finished goods and their regulatory specifications.
    • Laboratory processes: Study (where relevant) the principles of sampling and laboratory testing required to identify food technology and food safety risks, as well as the laboratory's management and quality assurance system at the internship site.
    • Food safety and quality assurance: Study the quality assurance and quality management systems applied at the internship site and their operation. 
      • During the internship, the student prepares a report. The content structure is the same as the general topics and tasks of the internship. The Written Report, as a summary of the practice, should be prepared in a computer-edited form, with 10 - 15 pages per internship.
      • Formal requirements: 1.5 line spacing, with justified margins, Times New Roman CE font, size 12. The margins should be uniformly 2.5 cm at the bottom and top, right and left. The report must not contain confidential information.

• MSc Mechanical Engineering: During the internship, the student must prepare a report in which he / she describes in detail the task assigned to him / her, presents the work performed, his / her working method and results, and describes the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

• MSc Computer Science: During the internship, the student must prepare a report detailing the task assigned to him / her, presenting the work done, his / her working method and results, and describing the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information. Formal requirements: 5-10 A4 pages (incl. figures), 1.5 line spacing, with justified margins, Times New Roman CE font, size 12. The margins should be uniformly 2.5 cm at the bottom and top, right and left.

• MSc Business Informatics: During the internship, the student must prepare a report in which he / she describes in detail the task assigned to him / her, presents the work done, his / her working method and results, and describes the experience gained. The report must not contain confidential information.

Step 6:

In parallel with the preparation of the report, a company certificate is required, certifying that the student has completed his / her internship, with part of this document being an evaluation of the student's work. (By clicking on the link, a sample company certificate document is available here)

Step 7:

Upon completion of the internship, the student must submit the report and company certificate electronically to their supervisor by the specified deadline. !!ATTENTION!! Students studying Business Administration and Management must submit the original copy of the Company Certificate on paper to Réka Kiss-Leizer in office 102 of the Management Campus. The original copy of the Company Certificate can also be sent by post to the following address: Kiss-Leizer Réka-9026 Győr, Egyetem tér 1.

Step 8:

The student has no further responsibilities in connection with the internship. Compulsory internships are recorded in the Neptun system.

If you have any questions regarding the completion of the internship, please contact Annamária Sternhardt, an employee of the Careers Office, by e-mail at sternhardt.annamaria@sze.hu.