• Students of select study programmes at the Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University have compulsory internships at IT companies as part of their curricula. Students of these programmes must enroll in corresponding internship courses that take place in both the autumn and the spring semesters.
• Students in the follow-up programmes must work for at minimum of 400 hours during their internships, while students in the bachelor programmes must work for a minimum of 480 hours.
• The internship can be started at any time within 1 year of the internship proposal being approved. The entire internship takes place in one organization and cannot last longer than 1 year. The internship can be completed 100% from home office.
• Students must have must have a supervisor within the company that has a university degree and at least three years of experience in a technical field. This supervisor is supposed to be a mentor who accompanies and guides the student throughout their internship, not only technically but also socially.
• The company enters into either an employment contract with the student, or any other contract, e.g., into a student internship contract. Internships in the form of self-employment (OSVČ) are not allowed.

Students need to fill out and submit the following internship documents in collaboration with their company at various points of their internship:

• Internship Proposal – students submit this to the faculty for evaluation prior to the start of the internship, no later than 14 days before the start of the already arranged internship. This document contains the name of the company and its headquarters, the legal form of internship, a description of what the internship will involve and in which (and how large) company team it will take place.
• Contract (DPP, FTE, HPP or other) – students must enter into a form of contract with the company. Internships in the form of self-employment (OSVČ) are not allowed.
• Internship Acceptance Protocol – students fill this out with their supervisor a submit it no later than 14 days after the start of the internship. This document contains information on the supervisor, their educational background is, their contact information, and the student's working hours physically at the workplace to allow for possible inspections from the faculty. This documents is also signed by a representative from the company in addition to the student.
• Internship Completion Protocol – this document is filled out towards the end of the internship. The supervisor will briefly describe the workload of the internship and also evaluate the student's approach to work, including their strengths and weaknesses. This document is signed by the company supervisor and the student.

Internships are a mandatory part of the following study programmes at FI:

B-PVA Programming and development

Students are employed as programmers, developers or administrators of computer and information systems.

B-CS Cybersecurity

Students are employed as systems administrators, network administrators, security operations centre (SOC) operators, CSIRT team members, junior or middle cybersecurity managers, software engineers for secure IT applications and systems, or training officers or assistants to cybersecurity managers.

N-RSSS Software Systems and Services Management

In-depth knowledge and experience in computer science is required for a suitable internship, as well as a broad overview and basic skills in other fields (e.g., economics, marketing, management, or law). The technical IT portion of the internship should be complemented by duties that utilize soft skills.

N-SWE Software Engineering

Students are employed as software systems or mobile application developers, software engineers, UI/UX or frontend developers, database systems architects or DevOps engineers.