Agreement for internship semester within the course of study
“Library and Information Science, BA” 

Between the organization 
(hereinafter referred to as organization)	
and the student 
(hereinafter referred to as student)	
……………………………	Surname, First name 	
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Postal address:	Postal address:	
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Phone: ……………………………	Phone: ……………………………	
Fax: ……………………………	Fax: ……………………………	
E-mail: ……………………………	E-mail: ……………………………	
		
Internship Representative 		
……………………………		
Phone: ……………………………		
Fax: ……………………………		
E-mail: ……………………………

the following agreement will be concluded.

§ 1 Preamble

Subject matter of the agreement is the implementation of the internship (practical training) according to the Regulations for Internships and to § 5 of the regulations of the study course “Library and Information Science, BA” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. 

This agreement shall neither define an employment with the organization nor obligations to the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences. 

§ 2 Intention of the internship

The student should acquire knowledge of usual tasks of the organization by being included in the work processes. Knowledge that has been aquired during the course of studies should be implemented in the internship. 

§ 3 Duration of the internship

(   )  The Agreement shall be in effect for the whole practical semester
 of at least 23 weeks,  from ................... to ................. 

(   ) The practical training will be divided up. The student will complete an internship with this organization for________ weeks. Therefore this agreement shall be in effect from …………..to……………….

§ 4 Contents of the internship

The accomplishment of a project shall be desirable. 
The expected tasks of the student will be:
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§ 5 Duties of the student
The student is obliged

1.	to observe conscientiously the regulations for internships  and the regulations of study of the course  “Library and Information Science, BA” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences.
2.	to accomplish all assigned tasks conscientiously and to obey given orders of the organization.
3.	to observe company guidelines and working rules and to treat company-internal matters with confidentiality.
4.	to notify the organization immediately in case of absence due to illness  and to submit  a medical certificate on the third day of illness at latest. 

§ 6 Duties of the organization

The organization is obliged
1.	to provide the student with experience and knowledge within the potential of the organization. 
2.	to provide the student at the end of the practical period with a certificate which gives the duration and contents of the practical period, and the performance of the student.
3.	to write an activity report and send it to Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
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Phone: …………………………...
Fax:	……………………………
E-mail:……………………………

4.	 to provide the student with an internship representative.
5.	to enable the student to take part in conferences, lectures, tutorials and examinations of the Hamburg University of Applied Science.

§ 7 Insurance

If the student completes an internship abroad, the student is responsible for his/her own health and accident insurance. 
In the case of an insured event, the organization will send Hamburg University of Applied Sciences a copy of the notice of the accident.

§ 8 Termination of agreement

Either party may terminate this agreement after consulting the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, but only in following cases:
1. for important reasons at any time (§ 626 BGB)
2. in case of the student ending of the course of studies “Library and Information Science, BA” of Hamburg University of Applied Science by the student within a period of two weeks.
The notice of termination must be given in writing including reasons for termination.

§ 9 Miscellaneous

(1) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences will mediate in the case of disputes between the parties. For this case the internship representative has to be contacted.

(2) This agreement may only be modified in writing. A notice of change of the agreement must be given in writing. This also applies for the written form requirement.  

(3) The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement under any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision hereof. The parties shall use their best efforts to negotiate a provision in replacement of the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is consistent with applicable law and achieves, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties..  

(4) This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. This contract has been written in English and German and is governed by the German text (excepting § 7).

Organization

Student	
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Place, Date	……………………………
Place, Date	

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Signature	

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Signature