Yes.

Until September 30, 2025, previous jobs as student assistant or others done in topics/organizations connected to our field will be considered. After that deadline, you should apply and execute a new internship during the Master’s to have your credit points registered. If you are not sure about a specific situation, please reach out to us via email on global-inequalities@geo.fu-berlin.de.

If your search is not successful, please reach out to co-students. If this is not of success, too, please contact your professors/teaching staff.

You are free to chose any organization in relevant fields for the Master’s program. You don’t need to register prior to the internship at FU. You just need to be certain that the internship suits the requirements in terms of time commitment and content. If you are not sure about a specific situation, please reach out to us via email on global-inequalities@geo.fu-berlin.de.

240 hours. It is not regulated in which period these hours must be completed, but it can for example be done in 6 weeks by working full time (40h/week) or 3 months by working half-time. Please hand in a certificate (“Praktikumszeugnis”), stating the amount of hours or length of work period, specified as full time or part-time, to proof this amount. The field of work should be described, too.

Positions and/or organizations related to any topic of our Master’s program can be considered. Examples of those can be research institutes, NGOs doing local work, social movement’s associations, international organizations, public institutions, development agencies, and others. If you are not sure about a specific situation, please reach out to us via email on global-inequalities@geo.fu-berlin.de