Questions | Your answer |
Which minor did you do? | Placement Minor without university courses, so basically a 5-month internship at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
What made you choose this minor? | While IR provides you with a great basis of theoretical knowledge, I felt like the practical side was missing. Therefore, I have always been interested in doing an internship to see what I enjoy doing when it comes to the practical side of IR: |
What were the subjects you had in your minor? | / |
What was your hardest experience during the minor course? | Leaving my comfort zone and asserting myself in a professional environment. At times it was uncomfortable but (as always) very worth it. |
What was the best experience during the minor course? | The best experience during the internship was to live in Berlin for 5 months, to meet many other interns that shared similar worries about the future and to work for a ministry. The internship really helped me to shape my future career path because I was able to experience what kind of work I enjoy doing. Fortunately, this was the case with the work I did during the internship. |
Did the course meet your expectations? Yes, why/ No, why not |
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Which other minor did you consider? | Energy Minor because I was interested in the subject. |
Do you think that your minor will be useful for your future career? Yes, why / No, why not | Definitely. I can only recommend doing an internship because you are leaving the academic bubble and see what is going on in the work world. |
What would you say to future IRIO students who consider this minor?
| I would recommend always applying and then see, maybe it works out and if not there are many nice other minors and courses you could choose from. |
Ratings: Rate from 1 to 10 |
Was the minor doable? (1 very hard <-->10 very easy) | I mean you had to show up to work every day which was fine, so I would say it was doable so 10? |
Was the workload less/the same/or more than the IRIO programme? (1 much less workload <--> a lot more workload) | Basic 9-5 day, so I’d say the same as IR. |
How much would you recommend doing this minor? (1 not at all <--> 10 100% yes) | 100 |
