Companies
The Internship Programme of German Business provides your company the excellent opportunity to meet and educate highly qualified and motivated young talents of various professional backgrounds during an internship in Germany. You get the opportunity to train committed and well prepared interns for a future employment at your company branch in the region or as a business partner in one of the successful companies of the regions.
Up to 65 scholarships are provided to highly qualified students and young graduates from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia annually. The scholarship holders have a background in economics, the various fields of engineering, IT, commercial law, journalism, biology, chemistry and agriculture and food-industry. The scholarship holders speak English and/ or German.
Benefits for your company and services by the Programme
By participating in our Internship Programme of German Business your company has access to committed and well-educated Young Professionals who are highly motivated to engage and learn about issues and business fields that are of high importance for the strategic development of your company. By doing so, you boost the positive recognition of your company and promote your effort to support the youth.
Our Internship Programme offers your company the opportunity to host highly qualified young professionals, who support your business by their expertise and technical knowledge, their knowledge about their home country as well as the regional market and who make use of their country-specific language knowledge as well as English and German for the further development of your company.
- Call for application, reviewing of applications, candidate selection in interviews, which consists of assessment of expertise and language skills conducted by an independent selection committee, including the Programme coordinators
- Matchmaking of your company needs with a pre-selected list of suitable candidates. The final decision on the choice of the perfect fit for the internship position is completely up to the companies themselves.
- Organisation of administrative issues such as visa, working permit and health insurance
- Organisation and financing of the intern’s arrival to and departure from Germany
- Financing of a German language course during the stay in Germany
- Intercultural training of interns prior to their stay in Germany
- The Programme coordinators remain your direct contact persons not only throughout the selection process, but also during the entire matchmaking process and the internship period as well.
Public Private Partnership
Over the past 20 years, the Internship Programme of German Business has become a best-practice example of excellent cooperation between German business and the national German development cooperation.
Your company provides the internship position(s) and mentoring during the internship, and covers either the costs for accommodation and insurance or pays a monthly remuneration to the intern/s. The duration of the internship varies between 3 and 6 months. Additionally to that, every intern receives a monthly scholarship by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
According to the law of minimum wage, German companies participating in the Internship Programme pay the minimum wage to interns depending on the status of interns and the length of the internship. The payment of the minimum wage includes the payment of the insurance and the accommodation.
For more information on the minimum wage please visit the website provided by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs: https://www.bmas.de/DE/Themen/Arbeitsrecht/Mindestlohn/mindestlohn.html (External link!)
Please feel free to contact Ms. Antje Müller (a.mueller@oa-ev.de) for any further questions.
Experiences of Participating Companies
„We have been participating in the Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme since the very first day on. It has always been a pleasure to work with highly motivated scholarship holders. We are looking forward to the next generation!”
Robert Bosch GmbH
„We as Deutsche Telekom are delighted with the opportunities the Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme provides us with: To meet highly qualified young professionals of different fields of expertise during their internships in Germany. Due to the fact that we have subsidiaries in 4 of the Programme’s 7 countries, the Programme is of special interest to us and differs from similar programs through its internationality. For our daily, intercultural work exchange with the subsidiaries, we benefit from the personal experiences of our interns which they have brought from their home countries. In this respect, we can only recommend the Programme and are happy to continue our close cooperation with the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations in the future.”
Deutsche Telekom AG
„We have been participating in the Internship Programme of German Business for the countries of the Western Balkans since 2010. Our expectations have been exceeded from the first year on. We have not only been and still are able to accompany committed and very talented interns who are eager to learn but also to support them starting their professional career.”
Europoles GmbH & Co. KG
„We enjoyed our first participation in the Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme very much. It provided us with a great intern who fully integrated herself into our team on a personal as well as a professional level and therefore helped to strengthen the cooperation between our employees in Belgrade and Hamburg. We are looking forward to more great experiences to come.”
esome advertising technologies GmbH
„We are very satisfied with our participation in the Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme and in particular with our two interns and their performance, both professionally and socially. Both scholarship holders were outstanding, extremely motivated and made great contributions to our company. Overall, our participation in the Programme was very successful. “
audEERING GmbH
Participating Companies
In the past 20 years more than 260 leading German companies have been participating in the Zoran Djindjic Internship Programme of German Business for the Countries of the Western Balkans. In addition to large and medium-sized companies, many small companies and start-ups are also involved. These companies have made our Internship Programme what it is today – a regional success story.
The long-standing and active commitment of many German companies is one of the most important pillars of the Internship Programme.
We would like to thank all companies for their professional support and personal attention as well as their financial contribution to the Internship Programme of German Business for the Countries of the Western Balkans.
- Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG (civil engineering, business, management, marketing)
- Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Allianz SE (finances, insurances, management, marketing, business)
- ALSTOM Power GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering)
- alu-druckguss GmbH&Co Brandenburg KG (management)
- ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Apotheke Q205 (management)
- Atlantic Multipower Germany GmbH und Co. OHG (management)
- ATOSS Software AG (computer science)
- AVA GmbH (management, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering)
- AVL Software & Functions GmbH (computer science)
- audEERING GmbH (computer science)
- BASF SE (chemical engineering, environmental protection)
- BASF Service Europe GmbH (food technology)
- BAUER Kompressoren GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Bayer AG (food technology, management)
- Beak Consultants GmbH (geodesy)
- BEO GmbH (management)
- berolina Schriftbild GmbH & Co. KG (management, geography)
- Betz Holding GmbH & Co. KG (management, finances, marketing)
- Bio Hof Bölingen (agriculture)
- Bioland Markt GmbH & Co. KG (agriculture)
- Bionardo REPower GmbH (energy engineering)
- Bilfinger EMS GmbH (civil engineering)
- Bombardier Transportation GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, management)
- EVI Audio GmbH / BOSCH Communications Systems (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics, computer science)
- Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Bottwartaler Winzer eG (agriculture, food technology)
- Brose Gruppe (electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering)
- BSL Betriebsmittel Service Logistik GmbH & Co. KG (management, food technology, logistics)
- Camag Chemie-Erzeugnisse und Adsorptionstechnik AG & Co. GmbH (chemistry)
- Carl Schenck AG (finances, management)
- Carl Kühne KG (finances, management)
- Claas KGaA mbH (agricultural machinery, mechanical engineering, management)
- Commerzbank AG (finances, management, computer science)
- concertare Beratungs- und Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH (management, marketing, public relations)
- Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, management)
- Cooper Gay SAS (finances)
- Daimler AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer sciences, management, finances)
- Daimler Financial Services AG (finances)
- DB Cargo AG (management, economics, public relations)
- DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH (civil engineering, management, geodesy, project management)
- DB Fahrzeuginstanthaltung GmbH (civil engineering, management)
- DB International GmbH (civil engineering, management)
- DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (finances, management)
- Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) (energy)
- DEULA-Nienburg GmbH (agriculture)
- Deutsche Bahn AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer sciences, management, project management)
- Deutsche Bank AG (finances, computer science)
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) e.V. (commercial law)
- Deutsche Telekom AG (commercial law, management, computer science)
- Deutsche Welle (journalism)
- DIL - German Institute of Food Technologies (agriculture, food-technologies)
- Dirk Rossmann GmbH (management, finances)
- DMG Mori Seiki AG (mechanical engineering)
- Dorfkäserei Geifertshofen (agriculture)
- Dornier Consulting International GmbH (any engineering in project management and consulting)
- Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA (chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, management)
- Dresdner Bank AG (finances, management)
- Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (finances, management, law, computer science)
- Dürr Systems AG (finances, management, computer science)
- Durion AG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, management)
- E.ON Ruhrgas AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer sciencemanagement)
- Economic Department of the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia (management)
- EMKA Beschlagteile GmbH & Co. KG (mechanical engineering)
- Envio Recycling GmbH & Co KG (waste management)
- EOS Technology Solutions GmbH (marketing, management)
- esome advertising technologies GmbH (computer science)
- Europoles GmbH & Co. KG (civil engineering)
- Everest Systems GmbH (computer science)
- FALKE KGaA (management)
- FALKENSTEIN ARCHITEKTEN+INGENIEURE (architecture)
- Ferrostaal AG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- FICHTNER GmbH & Co. KG (civil engineering)
- fischer gebäudetechnik AG (environmenrtal engineering)
- Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel GmbH (computer science, engineering)
- Fördergesellschaft nachhaltige Biogas und Bioenergienutzung (FnBB) e.V./Society for the Promotion of Sustainable Biogas and Bioenergy (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V. / Fraunhofer Society for the Advancement of Applied Research (electrical enginieering, computer science)
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Energiewirtschaft und Energiesystemtechnik IEE/ Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (electrical enginieering, computer science)
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik FHR/ Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR (electrical enginieering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Fraunhofer Institut für Holzforschung, Wilhelm Klauditz Institut/ Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research - Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (mechanical enginieering, computer science)
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS/ Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science,)
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Molekularbiologie und Angewandte Oekologie IME/ Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME (electrical enginieering, computer science, technology, natural and environmental Sciences)
- Fraunhofer-Institut für Windenergiesysteme IWES/ Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science,)
- Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (computer science)
- Fuchs Europoles GmbH (civil engineering)
- FUNKE Corporate IT GmbH (computer science, graphic design)
- FutureManagementGroup AG (management)
- Gärtnerei Berg (agriculture)
- Gazprom Germania GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- German Bionic GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science,
- Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e. V German Insurance Association (GDV) (insurance)
- GFA Consulting Group GmbH (management, consulting)
- GFA Envest GmbH (management, consulting)
- GFT Technologies SE (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Gildemeister AG (mechanical engineering)
- Gloria Haus- und Gartengeräte GmbH (management, project management, finances)
- GMV Innovation Solution (computer science)
- Hahne Mühlenwerke GmbH & Co. KG (agriculture, food-industry, management)
- Hannover Rück SE (finances, mathematics, insurance)
- Hannover Rückversicherung AG (finances, mathematics, insurance=
- HanseWerk-Gruppe (electrical engineering)
- Harting Eastern Europe GmbH (management)
- HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG (management)
- Hauserpartner architekten innenarchitektin mbB (architecture)
- Heinle, Wischer und Partner (architecture)
- Heine + Beisswenger Stiftung + Co. KG (management)
- Heinrichhof (agriculture)
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (management)
- Herrenknecht AG (civil engineering)
- Hochtief AirPort GmbH (civil engineering)
- Hödlmayr Logistics GmbH (logistics)
- Horn & Co. Analytics GmbH (food technology, chemistry, technology, natural and environmental sciences)
- hotz + architekten PartGmbB (architecture)
- HypoVereinsbank / UniCredit Group (finances, management)
- IASP - Institut für Agrar- und Stadtökologische Projekte an der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin/ Institute of Agricultural and Urban Ecological Projects at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (IASP) (agriculture, food technology)
- IHP - Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik /Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (computer science)
- ILF Beratende Ingenieure ZT Gesellschaft mbH (civil engineering)
- Infineon Technologies AG (electrical engineering, computer science)
- Institut für Geotechnik Dr. Jochen Zirfas GmbH & Co. KG (geodesy)
- IQ wireless GmbH (electrical engineering)
- iproplan® Planungsgesellschaft mbH (architecture)
- John Deere International GmbH (mechanical engineering, management)
- Junkers (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Karl Otto Braun GmbH & Co. KG (textile engineering)
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) (computer science, electrical engineering)
- Kartographie Huber (geography)
- Kaufland Dienstleistung GmbH & Co. KG (management, finances, public relations, computer science)
- KION GROUP AG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, management)
- KfW Bankengruppe (finances)
- KfW Entwicklungsbank (finances, economics)
- KHS GmbH (mechanical engineering)
- Knorr-Bremse AG (mechanical engineering)
- Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH (mechanical engineering)
- KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (consulting)
- KPMG DTG (consulting)
- KSB AG (mechanical engineering)
- KTG Agrar SE (agroeconomics)
- KWS Saat SE (agroeconomics, agriculture, management)
- KWVD - Kroatische Wirtschaftsvereinigung e. V. (economics, law)
- LUM GmbH (chemistry)
- LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG. (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Leologistics (electrical engineering, computer science)
- LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Leoni Wiring Systems GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- LimCo International GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science)
- Linde AG (HR, management, finances, public relations, business informatics)
- Linde GmbH (HR, management, finances, public relations, business informatics)
- Linde Gas AG (HR, management, finances, public relations, business informatics)
- Linde Material Handling GmbH (HR, management, finances, public relations, business informatics)
- Loher GmbH (electrical engineering)
- MAN Ferrostaal AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering)
- Mangold Consulting GmbH (finances, consulting, management)
- Marquardt GmbH (computer science)
- Mascoline (electrical engineering)
- Masterwerk GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- MBHolding (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Messer Group GmbH (engineering, environmental protection, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering)
- Metro AG (HR, journalism, marketing, management, general economics)
- Metro Cash & Carry Deutschland GmbH (HR, marketing, management, general economics)
- mibe GmbH Arzneimittel (management)
- MRK-Systeme GmbH (electrical engineering)
- Munda Textile Lichtsysteme GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics)
- Mühldorfer GmbH & Co. KG (management)
- Native Instruments (electrical engineering, computer science)
- Nikolic Gabelstapler Service GmbH (mechanical engineering)
- Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG (electrical engineering, mechanical engieering, computer science)
- Nordzucker AG (agriculture, food-technology)
- NUKEM Technologies Engineering Services GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Obermeyer Planen + Beraten GmbH (architecture, civil engineering)
- ODW ELEKTRIK GmbH (electrical engineering)
- Open Europe consulting (consulting)
- Oerlikon AM Europe GmbH (computer science)
- P3 communications GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- P3 group GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- pascom Netzwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG (electrical engineering, computer science)
- PETKUS Technologie GmbH (mechanical engineering)
- Philips Medical System (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- PLAN PRO SAAS Datacenter GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- Polifilm Extrusion GmbH (chemistry)
- Praktiker AG (management)
- Prevent DEV GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Primondo (management)
- Procredit Bank AG (management, finances)
- ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (finance, environmental protection, electrical engineering, management)
- ProXcel GmbH (management)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH (consulting, finances, management)
- Regiocom GmbH (HR)
- Remondis GmbH & Co.KG (industrial engineering, logistics)
- Robert Bosch GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, physics computer science)
- Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (mechanical engineering, management)
- RMA Rheinau GmbH & Co. KG (mechanical engineering, management)
- RMA Kehl GmbH & Co. KG (mechanical engineering, management)
- R-Tech GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Ruckh GmbH Elektromotoren (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- RWE Innogy GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- RWE Power AG (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering)
- Salvia Elektrotechnik GmbH (electrical engineering)
- Salzgitter Mannesmann Stahlhandel GmbH (civil engineering, computer science)
- SAP SE (computer science, electrical engineering)
- Schaeffler AG (mechanical engineering, management),
- Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (mechanical engineering, management)
- Schenck RoTec GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering)
- Schenker AG (management)
- Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG (computer science, electrical engineering)
- schneider+schumacher Planungsgesellschaft mbH (architecture)
- schneider+schumacher Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH (architecture)
- Schmitz Cargobull AG (finance, management)
- SDA-engineering GmbH (civil engineering)
- SebaKMT (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Siemens AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Siemens Building Technologies GmbH & Co. oHG (civil engineering)
- Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG (electrical engineering),
- Siemens Healthcare GmbH (computer science),
- SIV.AG (management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- SMS Group (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- SMS Siemag AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Software AG (computer science)
- Solar Millennium AG (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Spaarmann Logistics GmbH (logistics)
- SPARRKS Service GmbH (computer science)
- Staatstheater Wiesbaden (management)
- STABILUS GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, management)
- Strategic IT GmbH (computer science)
- TePmA Engineering GmbH (mechanical engineering),
- thyssenkrupp Materials Services GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science)
- Timing-Architects Embedded Systems GmbH (electrical engineering, computer science)
- TRON - Translationale Onkologie an der Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz GmbH (genetics and biotechnology)
- Truck-Lite Europe GmbH (logistics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- T-Systems Business Services GmbH (electrical engineering)
- Technische Universität Braunschweig (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Toyota Fleet Mobility GmbH (management)
- TUI AG (management)
- Uniper Energy (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, marketing)
- Uniper SE (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, marketing)
- Uniper Renewables (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, marketing)
- Uniper Technologies GmbH (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, marketing)
- Universität Kassel (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, management, marketing)
- Vattenfall Europe PowerConsult GmbH (management, electrical engineering)
- Voice INTER connect GmbH (computer science, electrical engineering)
- Vion Food Group (economics)
- Volkswagen AG (management)
- WAZ Mediengruppe (journalism, marketing)
- WestLB AG (finances)
- Wetransform GmbH (management)
- Willi Betz GmbH & Co. KG (logistics)
- WILO SE (mechanical engineering)
- Wms-to-go GmbH (mechanical engineering, electrical engineering)
- Wolfshöher Tonwerke GmbH & Co. KG (mechanical engineering)
- ZF Trading GmbH (electrical engineering)
- Züblin AG (civil engineering)