Internship
Internships at KTH are not part of the study programmes, and there is therefore no database of available internship positions. If you would like to undertake an internship placement at KTH, you must contact the department of interest directly to inquire about your options.
At KTH, internships are not part of the study programmes, and there is therefore no database of available internship positions. If you would like to undertake an internship placement at KTH, you must contact the department of interest directly to inquire about your options. Please also check with your home institution that internships are approved.
Please note that students with an internship status at KTH will not receive credits for the internship and are not eligible to register for courses. You will qualify for the student card (Mecenat) and some of the discounts if your internship is full-time (40 hours/week). KTH does not provide housing.
Step one: Finding an internship
There is no project database for internships at KTH. Start by finding the school relevant to your area of studies. There are five academic schools at KTH:
- School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE)
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
- School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH)
- School of Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM)
Step two: Registration
When you have found an internship and a supervisor has agreed to mentor you in the department at KTH, you must contact the school in charge for further information regarding the application or registration.
Please use the following email addresses to contact each school.
- Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Architecture: international.exchange@abe.kth.se
- Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), The Built Environment: international@abe.kth.se
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS): international.exchange@eecs.kth.se
- Engineering Sciences (SCI): international@sci.kth.se
- Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH): international@cbh.kth.se
- Industrial Engineering and Management (ITM): education-itm@kth.se
Insurance
You, as a student, or your home university, must ensure that you have comprehensive health insurance and personal property insurance coverage before leaving the country of your home university.
Interns at KTH are covered by the insurance Student IN provided by Kammarkollegiet if the following conditions are fulfilled:
- There is a written agreement on exchange or acceptance between KTH and your home institution.
- You are registered in Ladok, KTH’s student registry.
- The internship is credited (results in credits) at your home university.
Finding housing
As a student doing an internship at KTH you will not be provided housing by KTH but need to find it on your own.
Finding housing on your own