Completing the internship is a prerequisite for obtaining the degree. The possible ways of completing the internship and other information are contained in this notice. It is important to consider the available options and take the necessary steps in due course.
To start the internship, students must have fulfilled the relevant course requirements, i.e. must have acquired at least 143 credits.
It is recommended that the students complete the internship in the 5th or 6th semester of their studies.
The students are free to choose one of the following options to complete their internship:
1. External placement:
Relevant experience in organisations operating in different fields of communication or in an organisation’s communication department.
External placement: 3 weeks/ full-time students: 120 hours, part-time students: 80 hours.
What to do: The students are required to take the Internship course SZGY0BA11. Further information can be found in the chapter "II. PROCEDURE FOR EXTERNAL PLACEMENT".
2. Internal placement:
Procedure: students are required to complete the Internship course SZGY0BA11 in the 6th semester. (The Department of Communication can accept only a limited number of students for internal positions).
Number of hours required: 0+4/week, 52 hours per semester.
What to do: The students must take and complete the Internship course SZGY0BA11 in the 6th semester.
3. Accepting Relevant Work Experience:
Credit will be awarded for work experience gained exclusively in the field of communication and media officially certified by the organisation concerned.
Duration of work experience: minimum 3 weeks/ full-time students: 120 hours, part-time students: 80 hours.
What to do: An application can be submitted on the Online Career Platform using the appropriate form:
Please enclose the following documents to the request:
• An employer’s certificate that demonstrates the duration of work and the job fulfilled.
• A 3-4-pages long report
The request can be found in the Online Career Platform under the Internship Administration/Request for recognition.
The application will be assessed by the programme coordinator.
If the student has chosen external placement, he/she must follow the rules below. The internship course must be taken for the semester in which the internship is completed. If the internship is completed in the summer, the course must be taken in the following autumn semester.
The aim of the Online Career Platform and form-filling is to significantly reduce the time required for managing contacts and administrative processes by means of advanced technological solutions.
The platform covers three major areas:
1. Online form filling system
2. Career platform
3. Dual training
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The online form filling system is designed to fully support the internship administration process.
The purpose of the online form filling system introduced by the Budapest Business School is to provide a digital solution for managing the entire internship administration process in a paperless way, standardising and regulating the process of filling in internship forms and avoiding incorrect completion.
The Career Platform is a virtual platform designed to match the labour market offers and needs of the companies and the students, where companies can advertise job opportunities, project work and internship for BBU students.
The aim of the dual training platform is to ensure that the processes and records of dual training are fully documented.
URL of the Online Career Platform:
https://karrierplatform.uni-bge.hu/
The administration process must be initiated by the placement provider in every case.
The student should request the organisation offering placement to register in the system. Naturally, this should be done only after the placement provider has given its prior consent to accept the student as a trainee.
For a more detailed user manual on the Career Platform please visit our website.
It is necessary to register for the Internship course (SZGY0BA11) in the Neptun system by the end of the registration period for the semester in which it is completed.
As a first step of the administration process, the University and the placement provider must conclude a cooperation agreement, which the placement provider can create and download in the online system. The agreement sets out the labour aspects of the internship and the relevant rights and obligations of the parties.
Two copies of the completed online document must be printed out, signed and stamped by the partner, and then sent to the Career Office (1149 Budapest, Buzogány u. 11-13.).
If this agreement has already been concluded between the University and the Partner in the online system, it is not necessary to re-create it for the following semesters.
The system allows the students to view the companies that have already signed a cooperation agreement.
By completing this document, the placement provider declares its intention to accept the specific student. In order for the content of the declaration to be correct, the student must provide the placement provider with the following information: name, Neptune code, faculty and programme.
Deadline for submitting the Declaration of Acceptance via the online system: at least 3 weeks before the start of the internship
The student will receive the declaration of acceptance from the placement provider via the online system (Student declaration).
On this form the student must
· confirm his/her intention to undertake the internship at the particular company in the position and at the time indicated by the company,
· consent to the provision of his/her personal data by the University for conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement with the placement provider,
· declare his/her intention to meet the course requirements by the start of the internship,
· accept the clause on liability insurance.
The students can access the system with their Neptun username and password.
The BBU internship officer will then assess whether the position is professionally suitable. The relevant decision will be notified to the partner and the student via the system (Declaration by the department).
This annex will constitute Annex 2 to the Cooperation Agreement containing information on the student to be employed, the specific details of the internship to be recorded by the placement provider, and the details to be filled in by the University.
The placement provider must create this form in the system after the Declaration of Acceptance for Internship has been approved by the relevant University department.
The form will be fully completed with information that cannot be changed (as it has already been subjected to a multi-level approval process), except for the details of the officer of the company in charge of the internship.
The student will complete his/her internship during the period specified in the online system and will be supervised by a designated instructor/professional supervisor. The student or the placement provider must notify the University of any material deviation from the conditions set out in the Cooperation Agreement or any significant problem arising during the internship within 7 days.
Upon completion of the internship, evaluation will take place as follows:
– The placement provider will complete a Certificate and Evaluation form. The performance of the student will be assessed according to a number of criteria, expressed in percentage terms.
– The student will prepare a 3-4 page report and submit it through the Career Platform.
– The student will complete the Student Report and Evaluation form, providing feedback to the University on his/her experience. If at least 5 students have already completed their internship with the same company, the average of the student evaluations will be displayed in the system, providing future students with a satisfaction score for the specific placement.
The supervisor will assess performance on the basis of the Certificate and Evaluation Form completed by the partner and a written report prepared by the student and will record the student's grade in Neptun.
Deadline for uploading results: within 7 days of completing the internship.
If the student is employed through a cooperative, the necessary administrative steps must be taken by the students’ cooperative using the Online Career Platform.
Once the internship has been completed, the students’ cooperative will send the ‘Certificate and Evaluation’ form to the placement provider for completion.
This notice contains all the information necessary to complete the internship. In special circumstances further information can be obtained in accordance with the following.
1. Further information
For further administrative information not contained in this notice please contact the Student Support Team at ugyfelszolgalat.kkk@uni-bge.hu or in person during office hours.
With regard to professional issues please contact the Department of Communication:
Bernadett Sebők education organiser, email: sebok.bernadett@uni-bge.hu, telephone: +36 1 467 7869.
2. The legal framework of this notice:
The legal framework of this notice is provided by EMMI Decree No. 18/2016. (VIII. 5.) amending EMMI Decree No. 8/2013 (I. 30.) on the training and outcome requirements of tertiary vocational education, bachelor's programmes and master’s programmes, as well as the common requirements of teacher training, and the training and outcome requirements of certain teacher training programmes.
The Faculty of International Management and Business of the Budapest Business University wishes you a successful, enjoyable and fulfilling internship experience.