13 master’s degree students from Uzbekistan undergo a three-month internship at leading German companies, Kun.uz correspondent reports referring to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Germany.

“According to the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (GCEEER), from mid-May, 13 master’s program students from Uzbekistan will undergo a three-month internship at leading German companies. The program’s goal is to transfer know-how and create new partnership networks to develop cooperation between businessmen of the two countries,” the embassy representative said. 

The partner for the project from the Uzbek side is the state foundation “El-yurt Umidi” under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic.

At the beginning of 2019, about 200 applications were received and over 80 interviews were conducted for internships in Germany. After a multi-stage selection, only 40 candidates were chosen for further consideration of their candidacies by German companies. Of these, 13 highly qualified master's degree students in business administration, economics, engineering, IT, law and accounting were selected to participate in the internship program in Germany.

From May to August of this year, they will undertake training at leading German companies and banks, including SAP SE, Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Telekom AG, Siemens AG, Knauf Engineering GmbH, Schmitz Cargobull AG, Ernst & Young Auditing GmbH, GP Günter Papenburg AG, Mangold Consulting GmbH and Rödl & Partner.

After a one-day introductory seminar in Tashkent in early April, all of the trainees from mid-May started an internship in Germany. This internship program for Uzbekistan is the third educational project implemented under the auspices of the GCEEER.