Quiet nature, Midsommar and Fika – is what comes to mind when I think about my time in Sweden. Through the Erasmus+ Internship program, I was able to spend 2 months up north during my bachelor’s at the FU Berlin.
Studying Biology and having read lots of books on regenerative agriculture, I was certain about what I want to do for my Erasmus Internship. I also knew I wanted to see the Scandinavian nature, which is why I decided to spend my days abroad in Sweden.
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Internship at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Brussels
Introduction
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the [person] who’ll decide where to go.” – Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
During my internship at the European office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. (FES), I experienced firsthand the remarkable impact of Germany’s largest and oldest party-affiliated foundation. Rooted in the core values of social democracy — freedom, justice, and solidarity — FES is a powerhouse of political education, strategic think tank initiatives, international cooperation, scholarships for underprivileged students, and the preservation of social democracy’s history.
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Discovering the Intersection of Music and Science in Cambridge
During the summer of 2024, I completed a two-month compulsory internship at the Centre for Music and Science at the University of Cambridge. As a student of cognitive neuroscience and an enthusiast of choral singing and classical music, the research carried out by this faculty is very attractive to me. „Discovering the Intersection of Music and Science in Cambridge“ weiterlesen
Research Internship at Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
During my one-month traineeship at Prof. Felix Viana’s lab, my primary objectives were to investigate the role of the extended N-terminal part of the protein in naked mole rats using the patch clamp technique and to explore whether different isoforms of the same protein interact with each other through calcium imaging.
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Exploring Japan Through an Internship: Work, Research, and Cultural Immersion
Preparation
I have been studying Japanese for about two years in my (very little) free time. I have made Japanese friends previous to coming to Japan and the internship was completely organised by myself – I personally contacted professors at the University of Tokyo and had to organise accommodation, flights as well as whether this counts towards getting credits in my undergraduate degree by myself.
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Gaining Insights in Microbial Research in Leiden
I started loving biology in my youth and therefore decided to study it. I am currently still in Bachelor and really enjoyed my time at the Free University Berlin. Still, I felt like I wanted to see a little more then just the research world in berlin. So, I decided to do an internship abroad. My mentor, a fellow older student who welcomes the first years, told me that she did it and that it really broadened her horizon.
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Internship at the V-Dem Institute in Sweden
I spent ten weeks as an intern at the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem), located at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. V-Dem is internationally renowned for its complex and methodologically robust measurement of democracy, which it achieves by processing large volumes of expert-coded data through its measurement model, resulting in the annually updated V-Dem dataset. The dataset offers fine-grained measures of various aspects of democracy for virtually every country in the world from as far back as 1789. In all this, the V-Dem Institute in Gothenburg serves as the backbone of the wider V-Dem project, made up of numerous affiliated researchers, methods experts, regional coordinators, and country experts all over the world.
Engaging with Children’s Rights and Community in Athens
I learned of the possibility to volunteer for Network for Children’s right because of a coincidence: My flatmate in Berlin met someone working for their German partner Respekt für Griechenland in the train and I took the occasion to go to Athens and have a outstanding experience: Respect for Griechenland sends volunteers to Greek Partner organisation in order to foster Greek-German Relations and mutual understanding and also to be solidaric with Greece after the problems that came to the country with the financial crisis and the refugee crisis.
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Internship at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town
Introduction to Medical Specialties
As a medical student in the Internship Programme at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, I had the opportunity to work in the Gastroenterology and Cardiology departments. This experience was not only enriching in terms of medical knowledge but also provided insights into the South African healthcare system and the diverse medical challenges it faces.
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Experimenting at Karolinska Institute in Sweden
I spend almost 7 months in Stockholm at the Karolinska Institute to perform experiments for my master’s thesis.
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