Internships

Many CBS students have the possibility of doing an academic internship as a part of their study programme. An internship bridges the gap between companies, students, and CBS, and enables the student to connect theory with practical experience.

Elements of the internship

An academic internship should be seen as a learning opportunity for the student, and not as an ordinary employment. CBS students are able to use the latest academic knowledge, new methods, or perspectives, when solving specific tasks e.g. conducting analyses, develop a strategy or develop parts of new or existing products. The work assignments should be relevant and on an appropriate level. An academic internship has to be approved by CBS and is always concluded with an exam. The length of the internship period and number of hours may vary pending on the student’s study programme. This has to be clarified with the individual intern. The academic requirements and the specific exam form depends on the student’s study programme. The exam is often a written report, but some study programmes also have an oral exam. The company is not part of the exam process. 

Benefits for your company

Your company will get an open minded, inquisitive, and engaged intern from CBS. Through daily interaction with the intern, your company will connect to the educational and research environment at CBS. You can thereby acquire theoretical and methodical input, and new perspectives for your organisation. You will also get help to solve specific challenges or tasks.

Commitment of the company

Hosting an internship requires an investment from all parties in terms of time, commitment, planning, and matching expectations. An academic internship is a learning process for the student, but the student should also be included in the community of the organisation and treated on equal terms with the employees of the organisation. Your company is expected to appoint a contact person who can introduce the intern to the company, and support and help the intern, when needed. During the internship, the intern may need to follow a course at CBS, so some flexibility may be required in regard to scheduling.

Next step

If your company is interested in having an intern, please read the guidelines below. 

Tips for planning an internship:

  • Start planning early in advance - preferably six months in advance. Consider whether your company would prefer an undergraduate or graduate student, and whether you are aiming for students from certain programmes at CBS.  

    You can find more information here:
    Bachelor programmes
    Graduate programmes
     
  • Consider the scope of the tasks
  • Plan according to semester structure with employment from the end of August to the end of December or from the end of January to the end of May. Please note that some programmes at CBS have specific requirements for the placement of the project period.
  •  It is recommended to give the student independent assignments that can be completed within the timeframe of the internship
  • Please assign a contact person who can introduce the intern to the company and support and help the intern when needed
  • Consider whether you would like to give the student an acknowledgement and/or reimburse some expenses
  • Please upload your internship advertisement on CBS CareerGate

Danish students’ grants (SU) and gratuity

The student may receive SU during the entire internship period but may not receive salary - even if the student does not receive SU. As a host, you can give the student a small little gratuity of max. DKK 3483 per month. The gratuity cannot be given as a fixed income, and the acknowledgement is taxable. It is voluntary whether you would like to give the student this type of acknowledgement. If the internship takes place abroad, other conditions may apply.

Confidential information & Copyright

It is recommended to clarify the student’s access to the company’s confidential data. You may also like to clarify if there should be any delimitations on how sensible matters may be reported in the student’s final exam report, and whether confidential information should be anonymized. Please note that the student has the opportunity to submit the exam paper as confidential material.
As a rule, the student owns the copyright of the exam report. If the project is within the host’s core area, other rights will normally belong to the company.

The page was last edited by: CBS Careers // 09/26/2024