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 Teaching Programme or the Studio 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. If there are large geographical distances between the training place and Aarhus School of Architecture, holding a skype meeting may be relevant. That a mid-way meeting has been held is a condition for approving the semester.
Week 43 – for Students doing internship during the autumn semester
Week 14 – for Students doing internships during the spring semester

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 enrolling in the Master Degree Programme and registering for an internship on the 6th semester

15 December – for students who wish to do an internship in the spring semester of 2020 (F20)
15 June for students who wish to do an internship in the autumn semester of 2020 (E20)

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

Upload internship agreement

Please note: Aarhus School of Architecture currently advises students against looking for internships outside Denmark next semester, as we cannot know what the situation will be like in September due to coronavirus. If you still choose to look for an internship outside Denmark and it turns out you are unable to participate in the internship on 1 September, it will be at your own expense/risk, as we are already now aware of the risk. The ultimate consequence may be that you lose a semester.

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:
1.9.2019-29.1.2020
1.2.2020-30.6.2020
1.9.2020-27.1.2021

Reporting on internships has been scheduled for the last Thursday of the semester.
For internships in the autumn semester of 2019 the date is 30 January 2020
For internships in the spring semester of 2020 the date is 25 June 2020
For internships in the autumn semester of 2020 the date is 28 January 2021

NB! We would like to bring to your attention that, according to the academic regulations, you can only do an internship on your 6th semester, unless you are covered by the interim agreement and have applied to The Study Board for an exemption.

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

Please note: Aarhus School of Architecture currently advises students against looking for internships outside Denmark next semester, as we cannot know what the situation will be like in September due to coronavirus. If you still choose to look for an internship outside Denmark and it turns out you are unable to participate in the internship on 1 September, it will be at your own expense/risk, as we are already now aware of the risk. The ultimate consequence may be that you lose a semester.

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.