Internship

The summer placement is a key practical component of the Mechatronics Engineering undergraduate programme and aims to enable students to apply their theoretical knowledge in industrial settings. During the placement, students gain professional experience by familiarising themselves with engineering practices relating to mechanical, electrical and electronic, control, automation, software and integrated mechatronic systems.

The placement helps students develop their competencies in problem-solving, teamwork, professional communication, health and safety at work, quality management and engineering ethics. Furthermore, it is intended that students establish a strong link between their academic education and professional engineering practice by reporting on the knowledge and experience they have gained in accordance with the specified placement guidelines.

• The application deadlines for work placements are set by the departmental work placement coordinator.
• The start and end dates of work placements are set by the work placement coordinator.
• The student must have the relevant sections of the work placement logbook signed, have them approved by the relevant authorities, and submit it to the relevant Departmental Work Placement Coordinator within 30 (thirty) days of the start of the academic term.
• For the purposes of the internship, one (1) week is deemed to consist of five (5) days. If the workplace where the internship is carried out operates on a six (6)-day working week, the intern must provide written confirmation that work was also carried out on Saturday to document this.
• Internships may be undertaken during the summer holidays and/or during the mid-term break, provided they can be completed within ten (10) working days.

Once the Departmental Internship Co-ordinator has approved the internship application form, the Faculty Secretariat forwards the list of students due to undertake an internship to the Human Resources Unit. The Human Resources Unit carries out the Social Security Institution (SGK) procedures and arranges for the students to be registered for insurance. At least 7 (seven) days before the start of the internship, the ‘Insured Employee Registration Form’ is obtained via E-Devlet.

1. Students on the Mechatronics Engineering programme must find an internship placement with a company that operates in the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, control systems, automation, software and/or sectors related to mechanical systems, and which employs at least one mechatronics engineer (or specialist staff in a relevant field).
2. Verbal approval must be obtained from the Department’s Internship Co-ordinator.
3. The Internship Application Form must be downloaded and approved by the company or a company representative where the placement will take place.
4. The approved form, together with the SPAS certificate, a photocopy of your ID and a photograph, must be submitted to the co-ordinator.
5. The placement may commence once registration with the Social Security Institution (SGK) has been completed.
6. The Internship Logbook must be completed daily and approved by an authorised engineer (Mechatronics, Software, Computer or Electrical and Electronic Engineer). Students studying on the English-language programme must prepare the Internship Logbook in English.
7. Upon completion, all documents (including the evaluation form in a sealed envelope) must be submitted to the coordinator.

The internship logbook must be approved by the authorised Internship Coordinator. For any pages not approved by the authorised personnel, the student shall be deemed not to have completed the internship. At the end of the internship, the Institution’s Intern Evaluation Form, prepared by the Internship Coordinator, shall be handed over to the student in a sealed envelope, signed and stamped. Upon completion of the placement, the student shall hand-deliver the Institution’s Intern Evaluation Form contained within the sealed envelope, together with the placement logbook and other placement documents, to the Departmental Placement Co-ordinator. The Institution’s Intern Evaluation Form will not be accepted by the Departmental Internship Co-ordinator if it is not submitted in a sealed envelope. A period of 5 (five) working days is granted for the documents to be resubmitted. If the Institution’s Intern Evaluation Form is not submitted within this period, the internship shall be deemed invalid.