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The challenge
Many of us know it. Opportunities for internships and work experience are in shortage around the world, yet alone in Bosnia & Herzegovina where there is an estimated 40-50% of youth unemployment. Hyperproduction of graduates in certain disciplines, combined with the lack of practical, real word experiences during their studies, is resulting in students who are difficult to employ in what is already considered a slow growing market with lack of employment opportunities. Compounding to this problem is the non existent, yet much needed, educational reform that would bridge the gap between university study, practical in class experiences and the workplace.
What can we do about it?
We can sit around waiting for change to happen or we can be a part of the change. Students in Bosnia & Herzegovina need internships and you can help facilitate that. While internships in Bosnia & Herzegovina can be insightful and exciting, nothing is comparable to an international internship/work experience. These provide not only domain learning opportunities that may not be available in the homeland, they provide cultural immersion that opens the eyes of youth to diversity in leadership, work ethic, teamwork, communication and general professionalism. As an expert, leader in your profession, you can help transfer global know-how to BH youth.
Our goal
Our goal is to ensure that every single one of our scholars undertakes at least one internship during their studies. Secondly, we want to provide students who have undergone our programs an opportunity to test their skills in an international setting, spend several months abroad and then bring that knowledge back and apply it in Bosnia & Herzegovina. We are confident that together we can prepare exceptional young graduates who can, over time, shape the domestic economy.
Who are our students?
How does it work?
Some of our past experiences
Emina Mahmutbegovic is undertaking 6 month industry placement at ZF Group in friedrichshafen, Germany
Emina will spend next six months in Germany at ZF Group, one of the world-leading companies when it comes to building systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Her internship project will be focused on tools for processing and visualisation of the autonomous vehicles sensor data.
Momcilo Amovic spent 3 months working at the Centre for technology infusion in Melbourne, Australia
Momcilo spent 3 months working on numerous IoT based projects deploying a LoraWAN test network. Momcilo also utilised cloud based platforms such as Microsoft Azure and data visualisation tools such as power BI for business intelligence provisions.
Rijad Saric undertook a 3 month internship at the IHP Institute in Frankfurt, Germany
During his internship, Rijad was mentored by the head of Design & Test Methodology team Prof. Dr.-ing. Miloš Krstić. Rijad was responsible for designing object detection and localization algorithm that accepts raw data from both radar and camera integrated into the highly automated driving system.
Aldina Budavica spent 3 months working with her mentor Bojan Trabonjaca at profistop in melbourne, Australia
Aldina spent 3 months working on automation technology in the metal cutting industry with mentor and CEO of Profistop, Bojan Trabonjaca.
Nermin Djuzic undertook work experience at the Institute of Virology, University of Freiburg, Germany
Biomedical engineering and bioinformatics are experiencing a rise in Europe and our country as well,” Nermin says. “I am aiming to get as much knowledge and experience abroad, which I can share with other young people in my country when I come back. We can provide an example, inspiration and motivation to each other.
Frequently asked questions
1. How long can a student stay for?
Students generally come over on a tourist/volunteer visa. Their stay will be in most cases limited to 3 months (based on the visa but also based on their university/school summer holiday). Students are eligible to stay longer than 3 months under special circumstances, for example by suspending their university study or after completing all regular studies except undergraduate thesis.
2. Should I pay the student?
In most cases the answer is no. Students should not be paid if they come over on a tourist/volunteer visa. However, certain organisations are able to slow students into official internship programs where work visa can be arranged, allowing the student to get paid. Note: If the student comes over on a work visa then they should be paid and the student should make their own arrangements for living and travel costs.
3. Who covers the costs of flights?
If students come over on a volunteer/tourist visa and are not paid in the workplace, the host should cover the travel costs of the student. If the student comes over on a work visa (where they will be paid by the host) then student should make their own arrangements for living and travel costs.
4. Who covers the cost of living for the student?
If students come over on a volunteer/tourist visa and are not paid in the workplace, the host should cover the living expenses of the student. If the student comes over on a work visa (where they will be paid by the host) then student should make their own arrangements for living and travel costs.
5. What about insurance?
The host covers any relevant travel/work insurance.
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