PROJECT "STUDENT INTERNSHIPS" - with additional quotas

In connection with Order No. RD09-277/12.03.2015 of the Minister of Education and Science on changes to the performance indicators and budget of project "Student Internships", funded by the Operational Programme "Regional Development and Innovation", we inform you that the project deadline has been extended to 30.10.2015

In this regard, we inform you that the Technical University - Sofia resumes the acceptance of contracts between the higher education institution, the student interns, the employer organizations, and the mentors.

The quotas for Technical University – Sofia are 70 items.
 
Upon reaching the corresponding quantities, admission will be suspended.

For TU-Sofia, agreements will be accepted during the period 23-30.06.2015 at the Career Center of TU-Sofia (Academic Building 12, Room 12122, Tel. 965 34-40)
The start date of the practical training will be 13.07.2015.
All agreements will undergo thorough checks on the project platform. The following will be verified:

• whether the internship corresponds to the specialty studied at TU-Sofia;
• whether a mentor from the employer's side has been designated and corresponding agreements are in place;
• whether the student has designated an academic supervisor from the teaching staff of TU-Sofia (to be confirmed by the academic supervisor);
• Has the student prepared a preliminary schedule for the internship within 240 hours, while strictly adhering to the condition of a maximum of 8 hours per day and no more than 40 hours per week?

The final deadline for completing the internships is August 31, 2015.

The contracts are provided in person.

Every student (full-time, part-time) can undergo practical training in a real work environment once during their studies to obtain any educational and qualification level (bachelor's, master's). The practical training consists of an internship corresponding to the student's major within 240 (astronomical) hours. For more information: http://praktiki.mon.bg/sp/docs/SP_Instruktsia.pdf

To begin their practical training, the student must have concluded a contract with the Technical University - Sofia. The contract is generated by the web system as a PDF file, printed, and signed in 3 identical copies.[1]
 
IMPORTANT! When a student's internship is confirmed in the web system, but the contract has not been submitted on time, the student is required to correct the internship period after obtaining consent from the employer. Once the training period has been updated, the student generates the contract, prints it, and deposits three identical copies.
 
 Each of the project participants on behalf of TU-Sofia registers independently in the project's web system and fills in all required data in their profile and specifies a bank account number (IBAN) in EXPRESSBANK JSC, to which the remuneration for the work performed will be transferred after successful completion and reporting of the work.
 
The internship starts upon the conclusion of a contract between the student and the HEI and only if the following requirements are met:
 
1. A partnership agreement for conducting the internship has been concluded between Technical University - Sofia and Employer before/concurrently with the conclusion of the contract with the student.  The Employer concludes a contract with TU-Sofia only once!

2. A mentorship agreement for practical training has been concluded between the mentor and Technical University - Sofia and Mentor before/at the time of signing the contract with the student. The Mentor signs a contract with TU-Sofia only once!

3. A contract with an Academic Mentor for participation in practical training has been signed between Technical University-Sofia and Academic Mentor before/at the time of signing the contract with the student. The academic mentor signs a contract with TU-Sofia on a one-time basis!
The student selects an academic mentor from the web system. The mentor must confirm via the web system that they will participate in conducting the specific practical training.

4. The Program for the student's internship in the respective position, with a distribution of activities and tasks for practical training totaling 240 hours, is prepared by the student together with the mentor and is coordinated with the academic mentor within a period up to 5 calendar days after the confirmation of the internship. All actions are performed in the web system.

5. The Schedule of the internship by dates and hours per day, totaling 240 hours, is entered by the student within a period up to 3 calendar days after the date of confirmation of the practical training and the schedule is confirmed by the mentor. All actions are performed in the web system.
 
Participation in the project does not exempt students from classes! Schedules must be aligned with the timetable - plan an internship with no more than 4 hours on days with classes and 8 on days without classes!

[1] Contracts filled out by hand will not be accepted.