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Technical University of Munich

IAESTE Program

For any inquiries and questions concerning the program, please contact Gregor Döhner.

WHAT IS IAESTE PROGRAM?

The International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) is an independent, non-profit and non-political student exchange organisation which provides students mostly in the Science and Engineering field with paid, course-related, training abroad and employers with highly skilled, highly motivated trainees, for long or short term projects.

The possible duration of your stay with our research group at TUM  is 5-6 months for EU/EFTA citizens, and 3 months for non-EU citizens. On the right column you'll find the .pdf files summarizing the general details of the current offers. 

 

WHAT DOES IAESTE PROVIDE?

  • IAESTE provides financial support; additional salary will be provided by the employer, who is the doctoral student responsible of the research activities of the scholarship holder. Total salary is € 861 per month (in the year 2021, also mentioned in the "O-Form").

  • Health insurance, accident and personal liability insurance are provided by DAAD.

  • IAESTE cannot contribute towards travel expenses.

  • Additionally, the IAESTE local committee in Munich helps to find accommodation in the Munich area.

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR AN IAESTE INTERNSHIP?

The complete process finally depends on your IAESTE home country.

You must be enrolled as a full-time student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree during your whole internship period and be studying disciplines in science, engineering or technology.

The first step is to apply in your country of residence. In every member country there is a national committee which takes care of the IAESTE applications. You need to know that each country has its own set of application criteria and deadlines that must be met. For specific call for applications and deadlines please contact the IAESTE program in your country here. Documents for your pre-application are listed below.

IMPORTANT: Documents listed below could be different, depending of the legal procedures in your country. Please stay in contact with IAESTE in your country of residence about this.

  • The O-Form

  • The formular “Student Nominated” which must be filled digitally. The document can either be generated via the IAESTE Exchange Platform here or it is provided by your IAESTE committee.

  • A cover letter addressed to the employer (usually in English), and referred to the desired position.

  • A Curriculum Vitae

  • A transcript of records (in English issued by the university)

  • A list of previous practical training (in English with indication of type of activity, time, name and company seat, only if relevant and if not already mentioned in the Curriculum Vitae)

  • A legible copy of your passport.

  • A valid and filled in certificate of enrollment version from the "Bundesagentur", provided by the IAESTE Exchange Platform or your IAESTE committee.

After you have applied in your local country, the selected IAESTE applications is sent to our group. The responsible person for the IAESTE program in our research group is Edoardo Scoletta, M.Sc. He is responsible for the local IAESTE procedures in the research groups of Thermofluiddynamic and Thermodynamic. Such local procedures include preparing your contract and dealing with the authorities and social program in the city of Munich. He is also responsible to promote the IAESTE program in the chair. For further information about the IAESTE program please contact him. Moreover, the IAESTE local committee in Munich helps you socializing in the city. Once your application is in our hands, you will be asked to fill out additional documents to prepare your contract:

  • Valid student identification

  • Valid passport 

  • Visa

After you have completed both the procedures you can start your stay in our group according to your IAESTE regulations. You can find more information on the website of IAESTE Germany here

Possibilities to get an internship in our group depends on our needs and your academic background. Topics of our research group are related to heat and mass transport phenomena, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics, but especially topics related to Thermoacoustic combustion instabilities using numerical solvers such as OpenFoam, CFD, LES, DNS, etc. For additional information please visit the list of current projects.

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