Internship during your education

An internship period must be five months on your 6th semester. Each student can only undertake one internship or external studies on your 6th semester.

The unit to which the student is affiliated must approve the internship place, the internship’s planned content and the scheduled period.

Halfway through the internship period, a meeting involving the intern manger, the intern, and a supervisor from the unit of study to which the student is affiliated must be held. At this meeting, the internship period must be evaluated in relation to the described content. The mid-way meeting is held online. That a mid-way meeting has been held is a condition for approving the semester. Students doing internship during the autumn semester will have mid-way meeting in October and students doing internships during the spring semester will have mid-way meeting in April.

During the internship the students must fill-in a log book and ultimately present their experience on Aarhus School of Architecture.

If your internship is in a one-person company, the internship host is required to take out occupational injury insurance for you.

Deadlines for an internship on the 6th semester:

The signed internship agreement must be uploaded via the School of Architecture’s form (see below) no later than:
November 15, 2022 for students seeking internships in F23
May 15, 2023 for students who want an internship in E23

Note: If you do not comply with this deadline for return of signed internship agreement, we cannot approve your internship.

Upload internship agreement

Download internship agreement:
The following internship agreements must be concluded with Aarhus School of Architecture and the training place in connection with your internship either in Denmark or abroad.

Internship agreement in English (Word)

Internship periods:
01.09.22-30.01.23
01.02.23-27.06.23

The internship reporting is planned for the following dates at the Aarhus School of Architecture with the participation of the intern on both days:
For internships in the fall semester 2022, the date is 31 January 2023
For internships in the spring semester of 2023, the date is June 28 and 29 2023

NB! According to the academic regulations, you can only do an internship on your 6th semester.

Filled out internship agreements must be uploaded here.

Non-EU students
If you, as a non-EU citizen, decide to take an internship in Denmark, this requires a special approval.
Read more.

Find your internship at the school’s AARCH BOARD, where companies advertises vacant internships.

Go to AARCH BOARD

You can do your internship anywhere in the world. The same rules apply as for internships in Denmark; the internship must be approved based on an internship contract with the company and an internship agreement.

During the internship the students must fill-in a log book and ultimately present their experience on Aarhus School of Architecture. You can read more about the requirements for the log book on Moodle.

Start the application process early
Preparing for an internship abroad and acquiring the necessary documents and visa as well as making practical arrangements take time. Typically, making all the necessary arrangements can take up to four months. It is consequently a good idea to begin the process early.

It is not possible to demand faster processing time due to the fact that your internship start date is approaching – the immigration services have many applications to process.

Visa
Many countries require a special visa for internship students, regardless whether the internship is paid or not. Contact the company (place of internship) or the relevant embassy or consulate to find out whether there are specific rules you have to follow.

Travel and health insurance
It is crucial that internship students purchase the correct health and travel insurance for their time abroad. After receiving an internship offer, find out from the company how you are covered through them. Especially 3rd party liability and home transport are important factors. Only very few insurances can offer 3rd party liability, two of these are Dr.Walter insurance (www.dr-walter.com) and CareMed (www.caremedus.com)

Students undertaking internship within the EU must have a blue health insurance card. This card can be acquired by contacting your municipality or through borger.dk

When travelling to countries outside EU, you must, for most countries, purchase health and accident insurance.

Specific for the USA
Students may not undertake an internship on a tourist visa

If a student does not have a correct internship visa, he or she loses the right to an insurance claim in case of illness, accident, etc. Furthermore, the student may be retained and prosecuted or deported.

Students who are interested in completing their internship in the USA must apply for a special visa for internship students. In order to obtain this visa, students must have a visa sponsor who has been approved by the American immigration authorities (INS).

There are several visa sponsors. The Aarhus School of Architecture has a collaboration agreement with the following:

• Fulbright Commission Center Denmark

The Fulbright Office is available for general questions upon contact.