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From now until 23.04.2023 you can apply for nine exciting company projects for the summer semester '23.

If you are interested in joining the programme, get an idea about us at the poster exhibition during the Closing Ceremony of the winter semester 22/23. Come and see the exciting projects of 12 interdisciplinary TUHH student teams and use the opportunity to network with fellow students and the companies.

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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 2023:

Project Overview

P01: Fuselage H2 Tank Integration

by: Airbus

project language: English

learn more about the project

P02: Walking on sustainability (floor system improvement)

by: Airbus

project language: English

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P03: Aircraft in a Box

by: Airbus

project language: English

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P04: Floating waste bin to prevent the pollution of Hamburg’s waterbodies

by: HiiCCE - Stadtreinigung

project language: English

learn more about the project

P05: Automated production of railway vehicles

by: IFAM (Fraunhofer)

project language: English

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P06: AI based smart monitoring system on an embedded system

by: NXP

project language: English

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P07: Development of an application transformation guide from on premise to cloud native

by: PwC

project language: English

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P08: Quality assessment of fashion returns in e-commerce using machine learning techniques

by: toern

project language: English

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P09: Building Information Modelling (BIM) in power grid expansion

by: umlaut accenture

project language: German

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 2023
Was?
Wann?
Wer?
Wo?
Infoveranstaltung
19.04.2023, 11:00 - 13:00 Uhr
Unternehmen und Studierende
TUHH, Foyer A
Kick-Off & Teambuilding
06.05.2023, 10:00 bis 17:00 Uhr
Teilnehmer/-in (verpflichtend)
TUHH, n.n.
Agile Project Management (Workshop)
13.05.2022, 10:00 bis 17:00 Uhr
Teilnehmer/-in (verpflichtend)
TUHH, n.n.
Individuelle Teamsessions
im Zeitraum vom 23.05.2023 - 07.06.2023, ca. 1h pro Team
für Teilnehmer/in (verpflichtend)
TUHH, n.n.
Mid-Term Event (Mile stones)
21.06.2023, 13:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Teilnehmer/-in (verpflichtend)
TUHH, n.n.
Closing Ceremony & Poster Presentation
21.09.2023, 15:00 bis 17:00 Uhr
Unternehmen und Teilnehmer/-in (verpflichtend)
TUHH, n.n.

In addition, ONE initial meeting of approx. 1.5 hours will be scheduled with the partner company for each team. The dates will take place in the week from 08.05.2023 - 12.05.2023 and will be published here at short notice.

 

Winter semester 2022/23
Was?
Wann?
Wer?
Wo?
Infoveranstaltung
26.10.2022, 10:00 - 12:00
Unternehmen und Studierende
Foyer, Gebäude A
Kick-Off-Veranstaltung
09.11.2022, 14:00 bis 17:30
Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
LUK Gebäude A
Workshop 1 (Teambuilding)
12.11.2022, 09:30 bis 17:00
Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
Zoom
Workshop 2 (Agile Project Management)
19.11.2022, 10:00 bis 16:15
Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
TUHH D 2022
Mid term event (mile stones)
01.02.2023, 14:00 - 17:00
Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
Zoom
Sum-up Meeting
16.03.2023, 14:00 - 15:30
Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
Zoom
Abschlussveranstaltung mit Präsentation
23.03.2023, 15:00 bis 17:30
Unternehmen und Teilnehmer*in (verpflichtend)
TUHH

In addition, ONE initial meeting of approx. 1.5 hours will be scheduled with the partner company for each team. The dates will take place in the week from 08.05.2023 - 12.05.2023 and will be published here at short notice.

 

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

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.

Participating Companies in SoSe 23

Contacts

Frauke Kasting

Fishing for Experience
ECIU Challenge Coordination, Consultation

Office Days: Mo - Th
Tel.: +4940 - 42878 - 6190

E-Mail: frauke.kasting@tuhh.de

 

Katrin Fimpel

Fishing for Experience
Eventmanagement,
Consultation, PraxisPlus

Office Days: Mo - Th
Tel:: +49 40 - 42878 - 3651
E-Mail: katrin.fimpel(at)tuhh.de