Internships at USBE

Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is one of few business schools in Sweden offering students the possibility of an internship course as part of the curriculum.

As a student in our International Business Programme or in one of our Master's programmes, you have the possibility of taking an internship course as part of your studies. Your internship provide a possibility to apply theoretical knowledge in practice.

Preparations prior to the internship course

You can see from your internship course syllabus what prerequisites you need to meet and your programme curriculum shows where an internship course may be taken. With planning, it may be possible to do both an internship course and study abroad.

Prior to your internship, it is a good idea to freshen up on your skills in how to use the office suite and especially Excel. As a student at Umeå University, you have access to Microsoft self-study material for free.

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Students within the Business Administration and Economics Programmes (civilekonomprogrammen) and Master's Programmes in Business Administration, will be invited to an information meeting about internships. Students within the Master's programme in Economics contacts the study counsellor in economics for support. Contact details can be found at the bottom of the page.

For internship in business administration, the following applies:

Internship periods autumn semester 2024
Period 1: 2 September–31 October (module 1–2)
Period 2: 1 November–19 January (module 3–4)

Internship periods spring semester 2025
Period 1: 20 January–24 March (module 1–2)
Period 2: 25 March–8 June (module 3–4)

Internship plan
In order to be registered on the internship course, you must have an approved internship plan. The internship plan must include information about the organisation, supervisor and contact person during the internship, agreed upon internship period/dates, description of tasks during the internship and how these are followed up on. See the expected learning outcomes in your course syllabus for guideline. Note that the internship is intended to be carried out on-site at the internship organisation (i.e. not at a distance or online). The internship plan is to be signed by the organisation's contact person or supervisor, student, and the internship coordinator.

The internship plan must be handed in to the internship coordinator in business administration on sofia.molander@umu.se

Deadline for submitting the intership plan

Period 1 spring semester 2025: 17 December 2024
Period 2 spring semester 2025: 3 February 2025

Internship plan (for internships outside of Sweden)

Praktikplan (for internships in Sweden)

For internships in economics, the following applies:

Internship period spring semester 2025
Full semester (30 credits) 20 January–8 June
Half semester (15 credits) 20 January–24 March (modules 1 & 2)
Half semester (15 credits) 25 March–8 June (modules 3 & 4)

Internship plan
To be registered on the internship course, you must have an approved internship plan. The internship plan must include information about the organisation, supervisor and contact person during the internship, agreed upon internship period/dates, description of tasks during the internship and how these are followed up on. See the expected learning outcomes in the course syllabus for guideline. Note that the internship is intended to be carried out on-site at the internship organisation (i.e. not at a distance or online). The internship plan is to be signed by the organisation's contact person or supervisor, student, and the internship coordinator.

The internship plan must be submitted and approved by the internship coordinator at the Department of Economics, Tomas Raattamaa on tomas.raattamaa@umu.se, well in advance of the course commencing.

Internship plan (for internships outside of Sweden)

Praktikplan (for internships in Sweden)

The internship

You find and arrange your internship and can thus find an internship that meets your own personal expectations while preparing you for your future job search and career. Your planned internship is described in the internship plan and must be approved by the department's internship coordinator. The internship for students on the International Business Programme must have an international orientation, see the course syllabus for details.

If you feel the need for a supporting document when starting up the dialogue with the companies, you can use our template. The letter is a new initiative after dialogue with students so you are welcome with feedback on the content.

Template letter

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International internships

You may choose to do your internship outside of Sweden. Erasmus+ scholarships may be available for internships in Europe. An international internship may mean a longer internship period and thus additional costs, you may want to consult your programme study counsellor.

Learn more about Erasmus+ scholarships

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The internship period

The internship course correspond to 15 credits (30 credits available in economics) meaning that your internship should be about 10 weeks. You are expected to work full-time corresponding to normal office hours (normally 35–40 hours per week). It is not possible to do your internship as a half-time or part-time internship or in parallel with another course (for instance a thesis).