Students take care of visa applications, grant formalities, notifying their university about the internship, travel and arrival arrangements, and any other pre-departure issues (as applicable and/or necessary, with employer’s support as needed (or as offered))
Integration of trainee into employer’s work processes
Common phases: Introduction to and learning about the company routines, adjusting to the position, rotating through departments, integrating into the team(s), hands-on training, attending meetings and intra-company trainings, taking on special assignments, interaction with supervisor
Generation of an internship diary and/or feedback to home university, mid-term evaluation as agreed upon (trainee’s duty)