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Country:Germany

Institution:Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung

City:Stuttgart

Program:Erasmus+ traineeship

Activity type:Traineeship

Academic year:2025/2026

MU faculty/department:Faculty of Science / Department of Condensed Matter Physics

Study level abroad:Doctoral

✅Check the boxes

How would you categorize your internship?Natural Sciences

💼How-to: Interning abroad

How did you discover this internship opportunity?Recommendation from acquaintances

Can you describe the role you held during your internship?PhD student in a research team.

What specific responsibilities and tasks did you do during your internship?Growth of oxide thin films by oxide molecular beam epitaxy for fundamental magnetism research. And further measurements of these samples, to characterize their structural and magnetic properties.

Did your tasks align with the pre-defined conditions?yes

Did the internship meet your expectations?yes

Did you apply any theory you learned at university during the internship?yes

How well did you manage to communicate in a foreign language?perfectly

Did the institution have any special requirements?Technical knowledge (e.g., specific software skills)

Why would you recommend students do an internship?You get a different perspective on work and it's definitely nice to gain experience in a foreign working environment.

💰And how to fund it?

Did the institution provide accommodation?no

Did you have any unexpected expenses during the internship?no

🗺 Learn the ropes in a new city

How difficult was it for you to adjust to life abroad?no problem at all

How well did you manage to communicate in English?perfectly

How does public transport work in the city?mostly fine

And what about transport outside the city?I've seen better

Did you deal with any health issues during your stay?yes

How do you rate the availability of healthcare?neutral

🤠Help create the perfect bucket list

Share your best experience:I spent most of my time in the lab, but there is a very friendly scientific community here, so there was no shortage of good experiences. I probably don't have a particular best experience, but the people around me made almost every day educational as well as fun.

💅A nugget of wisdom to make the life easier

Did you need to handle a visa?no

How did you get to the place?Train

Can you pay by card?neutral

🥳Summary

Whew, what a ride! 😮‍💨 Thanks so much for taking the time to complete our survey and for sharing your unique experience. Just one last thing. 🙏 How would you summarize your trip in one or two sentences?The internship was the perfect start to my PhD. I met new people, made collaborations and learned a lot of new things.