Syllabus
The students of the Masters programs are entitled to earn 3 ECTS credits for an internship. The internship can be found and arranged by the students themselves; however it is also possible to find an internship within the scope of Erasmus+ Program or on the IES websites https://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/node/73 and https://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/en/node/73.
What to do when you want to receive the credits?
- Contact the career advisor in advance to check whether your planned internship fulfills the conditions (see above)
- Enroll in the course JEM201 – Internship
- After passing 200 hours worked, provide the confirmation to the career advisor who will award the credits.
The credits can be awarded only once during the Master studies.
If you are interested in receiving career counseling or some tips on internships please contact career advisor eliska.krohova@fsv.cuni.cz.
Annotation
To support gaining practical experience in economics and finance during Master studies, students can receive 3 credits for an internship or work experience, provided the following requirements are fulfilled:
NEF students (Czech-language Master program): 1. the internship/work needs to be abroad (outside the Czech Republic or Slovakia), 2. in foreign language (typically in English, but other languages except Czech or Slovak are also accepted), 3. needs to be in the field of economics/finance, and 4. in the amount of at least 200 hours worked (equivalent to e.g. 5 weeks full-time internship).
MEF/MFDA/CSF students (English-language Master programs): 1. the internship/work can be either in the Czech Republic or abroad, 2. it can be in any language, 3. needs to be in the field of economics/finance, and 4. in the amount of at least 200 hours worked (equivalent to e.g. 5 weeks full-time internship).
Students can chooses the internship in different ways:
(i) from the offer of internships prepared by the career advisor and published on the IES websites https://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/cs/node/73 and https://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/en/node/73
(ii) from the offer of Erasmus+ and other mobility programs,
(iii) on his own initiative.
The internship can be at private companies (banks, firms, consultancies), public institutions (government, central banks, various research institutes), or international institutions. We strongly encourage students to check the internship options at the IMF, World Bank, OECD, World Trade Organization, European Commission, European Central Bank, European Investment Bank etc.
Credits for the internship can also be awarded in case of participation in the professional financial competition CFA Institute Research Challenge.
In order to receive credits, students need to provide a confirmation of the internship (confirmation about the content of the work and hours worked from the employer or employment contract) to the IES career advisor Ms Eliska Krohova (eliska.krohova@fsv.cuni.cz) after the internship has ended (or the hours worked have reached 200). We strongly recommend that you consult the planned internship with the career advisor in advance to be sure that your work will fulfill the requirements mentioned above for receiving credits.