Internship
An internship of a minimum duration of 7 weeks is mandatory for successful completion of the FEM program. The internship provides the student with some work experience, but is also an excellent opportunity to explore a particular professional area and obtain hints for a future career.
Read the internship guidelines or downolad the related documents in pdf format.
| Career Services from the Unversity of Freiburg | Information on the Career Services from the University of Freiburg with many useful contacts for advice (in German) |
| German Employment Agency (Arbeitsagentur) | Useful information and advice about requirements for working h in Germany and the EU |
| ASA | Educational program based in Germany provideing placement opportunities for young Europeans in developing countries. |
| List of Intergovernmental Organisations | List of Intergovernmental Organizations provided by the Library of Northwestern Unversity (Chicago, USA) |
| Praktikum für die Umwelt | Interesting program sponsored by Commerzbank (in German) |
| IAESTE germany | International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience |
| Faktor N | Sustainability portal for students and graduates (in German) |
| Links for job search | FEM list for useful job search sites. |
In 2012 FEM-Students did their internships at:
- Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany
- Unique Forestry, Freiburg, Germany
- University of Alberta, Renewable Resources Department, Edmonton, USA
- Arannayk Foundation, Bangladesh
- Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Life Science, Guangzhou, China
In 2011 FEM-Students did their internships at:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Eschborn, Germany
- Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Leipzig, Germany
- Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg, Germany
- Nature Conservation Centre Bad Wurzach, Bad Wurzach, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama
- Bird Conservation Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Georgia Biomass LLC, Waycross, USA
- Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project & Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Tackåsen, Sweden
- DHAN Foundation, Matwai, India
- University Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Sarawak, Malaysia
- Buckinghamshire County Council, Buckinghamshire, UK
- Espacio Compartido en Sistemas Agroforestales, Cochabamba, Bolivia
- Unique Wood Paraguay, Asuncion, Paraguay
- El Bosque Nuevo, Santa Cecilia, Costa Rica
- Bioland-Gärtnerei Neuland, Bollschwell, Germany
- Global Fire Monitoring Centre, Freiburg, Germany
- Institute of Botany, University of Hohenheim, Lima, Peru
- Vatnajökull National Park, Island
Attention Applicants: Restructuring of the Forest Related M.Sc. Programs