Mechanical Engineering – Collaboration with Companies
What does the company gain from collaboration?
By collaborating with the Mechanical Engineering programme, companies gain access to motivated bachelor and master students who contribute to real-world engineering challenges in areas such as design, modelling, analysis, testing, and optimisation of mechanical systems.
Students apply up-to-date mechanical engineering knowledge and academic reasoning to practical problems, bringing fresh perspectives and structured engineering approaches into the organisation.
Internships often serve as a starting point for longer-term collaboration, including follow-up projects, graduation assignments, recruitment opportunities or joint research and innovation activities.
What do students do within the collaboration?
Mechanical Engineering students carry out a minor internship (BSc) or graduation internship (MSc) within the company, working on a clearly defined engineering assignment that fits both academic standards and company needs.
Typical student activities include:
- analysing and solving mechanical engineering problems,
- translating theory into practical engineering decisions,
- working with models, data, assumptions and design choices,
- collaborating within multidisciplinary engineering teams,
- reflecting on professional development and learning outcomes.
Students are jointly supervised by the company and the university. The assessment focuses on technical quality, professional performance and reflective development, ensuring both academic rigour and practical relevance.
Interested in collaborating?
Companies interested in collaborating with Mechanical Engineering students, for example by offering an internship position, proposing an engineering assignment or exploring longer-term cooperation, are invited to contact the Mechanical Engineering programme.
The designated contact persons can provide information about internship formats, expectations, timelines and supervision, and can support the matching of suitable student profiles to company projects.
life long learning
The Faculty of Engineering Technology offers various opportunities for professional growth and workforce development. To explore how we can partner with your organization, please refer to the 'Collaboration' section on our Lifelong Learning website.