We began tracking Academic Internships in an Access database during the 1999-2000 academic year, and since that time there have been approximately 900 Academic Internships

This international academic internship program is designed exclusively for St. Olaf students who have completed German 232 or the equivalent. The program will give up to 12 students the opportunity to practice and improve their German in a real-life environment and gather work experience. Students will have the flexibility of youth hostel or homestay.

Students will shadow a German professional in his/her workplace four days a week for four weeks. Every Monday they will meet for an intensive language course at the university. Language instruction runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an hour lunch break in between. The language course will cater for the students' particular needs and will be an addition to "Deutsch im Beruf."
On the weekends students will go on trips together. The first trip takes them to nearby Detmold with its well-known Freilichtmuseum and the monumental sculpture "Hermann, der Cherusker" on the way. Another day trip will be to Cologne, where participants will go on a tour of the city center, the cathedral and the chocolate museum. A two-day trip to Germany's capital Berlin will round off the program.

Based on student interest and site availability,

students will have the option of interning with organizations such as:

ACADEMIC CREDIT AND COSTS

Those accepted to the program will have the option of doing either a 1.0 credit or 0.5 credit academic internship. For details about the requirements for academic internship credit, go to http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/index.html and click on Academic Internships.

For 1.0 credit, total program costs to the student will be $4,450*.
For 0.5 credit, total program costs to the student will be $3,450*.

*Program costs do not include airfare/transportation to and from Paderborn, Germany.

TO APPLY
Create a resume (in German) and a short letter of interest (in English). In your letter of interest, list your top 3 internship site choices and describe your career goals/interests. Also indicate your preference for a homestay or youth hostel living arrangements. Our partners at the University of Paderborn with do their best to accommodate students' interests/needs. Upload your resume and letter of interest to your student account on OleRecruiting. http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/index.html

Search in OleRecruiting for employer “University of Paderborn.” Submit your resume and letter of interest to the internship position you see posted there.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, February 15th at midnight

Applications will be reviewed and students will be notified of their application status by Friday, February 29th. Questions should be directed to Sandy Malecha (malechas@stolaf.edu) in the CEL or Professor Karl Fink (kjfink@stolaf.edu) in the German Department.