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Application deadline

The application phase for the winter semester of Fishing for Experience is closed and we are currently putting together the teams. This will probably take until the end of the week. We will inform all applicants by Friday, April 19th at the latest. As a precaution, you can already keep Saturday, April 20th free for the kick-off. You can find all relevant dates here.

Dates

Fishing is starting again

You can now apply for one of 11 exciting fishing projects for the 2024 summer semester.

Apply here
Companies in summer semester 2024

What is Fishing for Experience?

  • Fishing for Experience is a TUHH practical programme that brings together students, graduates and almuni with attractive companies in the Hamburg metropolitan region.
  • In international and interdisciplinary teams (approx. 5-8 people), TUHH students work on entrepreneurial issues and apply specialist knowledge from their studies in practice.
  • Together with the companies, they develop innovative solutions for future issues and thereby develop valuable key competences for their later career entry.
  • Duration: 5-6 months in a semester, parallel to your studies

Projects summer semester 2024:

Project Overview

P01: Sustainability Impact driven by Standardization of Cabin Seats Assembly Parts

by: Airbus

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P02: Sustainable Surfaces

by: Airbus

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P03: Enhanced Data Capture for 3D Printing: Low-Code Interface Project

by: amsight

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P04: Dimensions of carbon footprint reduction in the lifecycle of a thermomixer

by: Eppendorf

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P05: Fluorescence thermometer

by: Eppendorf

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P06: Concept for restarting the wastewater treatment plant after a blackout

by: HH Wasser

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P07: Circular Economy Office

by: HiiCCE

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P08: Advanced Cleaning Buddy

by: HiiCCE together with Stadtreinigung Hamburg

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P09: ChatBot Tool for Employee Self Service and User Guidance (cancelled)

Unfortunately, this project had to be withdrawn by: Lufthansa Technik

project language: English

P10: Pi Eye - Real-time Vision Detection System

by: Microharvest

project language: English

Learn more about the project

P11: Tool for optimized operations of a dangerous goods area in the Harbour of Hamburg

by: Scalaplan GmbH

project language: English

Learn more about the project

Projects of previous semesters can be found in our archive.

Dates

Fishing for Experience includes workshops on the subjects project management, agile working methods, and key competences for your further career. Find all set dates (mandatory) in our timeline.

Summer semester 2024
What?
When?
Who?
Where?
Info-Event
10.04.20234, 11:00 - 13:00 Uhr
companies & interested students
TUHH, Foyer A
Teambuilding (Workshop)
20.04.2024, 10:00 bis 16:00 Uhr
participants (mandatory)
TUHH, D 2.022
Kick-Off: Meet your company
22.04. - 26.04.2024, 1,5 h pro Team
companies and participants
at company
Agile Project Management (Workshop)
27.04.2024, 10:00 bis 16:00 Uhr
participants (mandatory)
TUHH, D 2.022
Retrospectives
individuell, ca. 1h pro Team
participants (mandatory)
TUHH, A0.25.1
Leading in a project
17.05.2024 von 09:00 - 13:00
Product Owners and SCRUM Masters (mandatory)
TUHH, n.n.
Mid-Term Event
11.06.2024, 13:00 - 18:00 Uhr
participants (mandatory)
TUHH, n.n.
Sum-up Meeting
04.07.2024, 14:30 - 16:30
participants (mandatory)
ZOOM
Closing Ceremony & Poster Presentation
11.07.2024, 15:00 bis 17:30 Uhr
companies and participants
TUHH, B0.001

Also, you will have your Kick-Off-Meeting with your company on ONE of those dates:

Unternehmen
Wann?
Wer?
Wo?
Airbus (Cabin Seats)
29.04.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Projektgruppe 01
ONLINE
Airbus (Sustainable Surfaces)
23.04.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Projektgruppe 02
ZAL
amsight
23.04.2024, 10:00 - 11:30
Projektgruppe 03
beim Unternehmen
Eppendorf (Thermomixer)
22.04.2024, 10:00 - 14:00
Projektgruppe 04
beim Unternehmen
Eppendorf (Fluorescence thermometer)
22.04.2024, 10:00 - 14:00
Projektgruppe 05
beim Unternehmen
HH Wasser
23.04.2024, 13:30 - 15:00
Projektgruppe 06
beim Unternehmen
HiiCCE (Circular Economy Office)
22.04.2024, 15:00 - 17:00
Projektgruppe 07
Jupiter Hamburg
HiiCCE & Stadtreinigung HH
22.04.2024, 13:00 - 15:00
Projektgruppe 08
Jupiter Hamburg
MicroHarvest
24.04.24, 10:00 - 11.30
Projektgruppe 10
beim Unternehmen
Scalaplan
22.04.2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Projektgruppe 11
beim Unternehmen

Information for Students, Graduates, and Almuni

Fishing for Experience is aimed at students (Bachelor & Master), graduates and alumni of the TUHH. Our partner companies come from the Hamburg metropolitan region and are predominantly from the STEM sector (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Among them are well-known corporations, medium-sized "hidden champions" and creative start-ups.

Fishing for Experience is a particularly good fit for you, if

  • you want to apply the specialist knowledge you have acquired in your studies in practice.

  • you enjoy developing innovative solutions to tricky problems.

  • you would like to train your key skills (communication, leadership, agile project management) and/or establish contacts with companies during your studies.

  • you would like to find out about possible career opportunities (e.g. because you are interested in the company or possible career fields).

  • you like to work in interdisciplinary teams and enjoy turning the skills of each individual into a whole.

  • you want to gain intercultural (work) experience.

General Conditions

  • Your participation in Fishing for Experience and the associated workshops is free of charge, when you are a member of TUHH.

  • The programme is in English (workshops and your team work).

  • Your time commitment is approximately 100 hours, which you do parallel to your studies.

  • After successful participation you will receive a certificate of participation.

  • You can apply to participate in Fishing for Experience.

Support from the TUHH Career Center

The Career Centre accompanies you during the programme and offers you further support in addition to preparatory workshops, through which you can train your key competences relevant to your profession.

  • Preparatory workshops (contents: team building, assignment clarification, agile project management,...)

  • Teaching of job-relevant key competences

  • Advisory support for the project groups

  • Individual counselling and coaching

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Information for Companies

This practical programme is interesting for companies from the Hamburg metropolitan region because you come into contact with qualified and committed potential junior staff.

Fishing is a particularly good fit for your company, if

  • you are looking for innovative and creative solutions to an existing problem.

  • you would like to get to know highly qualified and committed young professionals off the beaten track.

  • you are interested in working on your company project with interdisciplinary project teams of students and graduates of the TUHH, for whose implementation your company may lack resources, time and/or personnel.

  • you enjoy working in intercultural environments.

If you are a company from the Hamburg Metropolitan Region and are interested in participating, please contact us. We will be happy to advise you and support you in all phases of the project.

Picture Gallery

Before students apply for Fishing for Experience, they get the chance to meet the project sponsors of the companies in person: at the information event they get in touch and can ask first questions about the projects.
Information Event
Before students apply for Fishing for Experience, they get the chance to meet the project sponsors of the companies in person: at the information event they get in touch and can ask first questions about the projects.
Woman is reading a poster
Information event
The companies get the chance to get to know TUHH students and work together with them for one semester.
student team smiling
Kick-Off-Workshop
Before their first meeting with the company, the students will meet their team mates at the Kick-Off-Event and start on their team work.
Company meets students team
Company Visit
The first meeting with the company will be accompanied by the Career Center. It will take place at the company site...
Company visit
... on site ...
Another company visit
... or on the scene.
Man explaining something at the clipboard
During their project work, the students will attend an attractive workshop program, in which they will learn project management (SCRUM), apply agile working methods, and train important future skills.
Programm Schedule
Students, PhDs, and alumni need to plan a workload of 100 hours (approx.) for their project work in addition to the workshop program.
Woman wearing VR glasses
The project results can vary from team to team - according to the ideas of the companies. They can be a concept, a demonstration, a piece of software, a prototype, a drawing, and what else you can think of. All results will be presented at the public Closing Ceremony at TUHH - together with all participants and the companies.
student team smiling
Watch a video of this Fishing team, by clicking on the pic.
On top of all networking, problem-solving, innnovations and career opportunities: Our major believe is, that learning is growing, and growing is fun!
Fishing for Experience brings together companies with TUHH students, PhDs and Alumni. Together they work in interdisciplinary teams on real company tasks.
Fishing for Experience brings together companies with TUHH students, PhDs and Alumni. Together they work in interdisciplinary teams on real company tasks.
people talking to each other, auditorium
At the Closing Ceremony, all teams will present their project results in a poster presentation.

Contacts

Frauke Kasting

Fishing for Experience
ECIU Challenge Coordination
Consultation

Office Days: Mo - Th
Room A 1.74
+49 40-42878-6190
frauke.kasting(at)tuhh(dot)de

 

Katrin Fimpel

Fishing for Experience
Praxis Plus
Consultation

Office Days: Mo - Th
Room A 1.74
+49 40-42878-3651
katrin.fimpel@tuhh.de

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