Smart internship

Every Vilnius University student (disregarding study program, degree or year of studies) can do a smart internship. Most important for this internship is your desire to improve your competences, willingness to try out different learning and training opportunities during your studies, and your openness to new things.

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Smart internship is based on creative thinking methodology – the Design Thinking. During the internship additional training activities are organised for students to improve their communication, creativity, team-work competences. What is more, a University mentor is assigned to every team.

SIGN UP for smart internship – in 2019/ 2020 academic year sping semester

You can register for upcoming smart internship HERE.

How to sign up for smart internship in autumn semester?

First, find out what business cases (“problems“) are offered to students in autumn semester (see below)
Fill in the REGISTRATION FORM, where among other information indicate your priorities for cases. Registration closes on February 16.
After February 16, in case there are more signed-up students, a selection process will take place – in that case VU Career Centre consultants will contact You.
You will receive the approval concerning your assignment to the team not later than on February 24.

Teams are formed according to the following criteria:

student’s priorities (prioritization of business cases);
diversity of the team (students of different faculties/ study programs in one team);
up to 7 persons in a team;
gender equality aspect.

Smart internship plan for 2019/ 2020 academic year spring semester:

01.03-02.16 Registration

02.24 Announcement of teams

03,01 Start of internship

02.29-03.01 Team-building and Design Thinking methodology training (a 2-day-training, full-day, COMPULSORY)

03.05 Teamwork training (OPTIONAL)

04.15 Meeting of all teams (COMPULSORY)

To be confirmed Pitching training (OPTIONAL)

05.12 Final event (closure)

Business cases proposed by organisations

Teltonika

ABOUT: UAB "Teltonika" is one of the leading companies in the Baltic states from connected vehicles to networking solutions, which are created and manufactured in Lithuania that are setting market trends worldwide. The company is the creator of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. Main market segments in which the company specializes are: vehicles monitoring and management solutions, industrial cellular routers. Innovation will always be a pulse of Teltonika. https://teltonika.lt/

CASE TEL1:

· How to improve the process of internal training and new employee induction?

Work in Lithuania

ABOUT: Work in Lithuania is an initiative of the foreign direct investment promotion agency "Invest Lithuania" that is aimed at encouraging professionals living abroad to build their careers in Lithuania. As part of this mission, it also works to strengthen the value offer of the country and initiate changes that will allow Lihuania to successfully compete for global talents. https://workinlithuania.lt/

CASE WIL1:

How to uniquely present Lithuania to international talents in order to attract them start their career here?

What is a smart internship at Vilnius University?

Smart internship is organised in interdisciplinary teams of 5–7 students solving real-life organisations' problems. The whole process is leaded by the internship supervisor from the University and a mentor from a company. Students can do a smart internship voluntarily or as their compulsory internship, if it corresponds to the requirements. A note about the performed internship is included into student's diploma supplement. What is more, every student gets a smart internship diploma confirming gained competence, and a recommendation from the company.

How smart internship is smart?

Benefits to students:

one more opportunity to gain practical experience during studies;
development of hard skills and soft skills: team-work, creativity, non-standard thinking, adaptability, problem-solving, etc.;
growth of social network;
opportunity to take a wider look at the ways of employing professional competences.

Benefits to organisations:

opportunity to contribute to the training of future professionals;
selection of talents – future employees at early stage;
new (fresh) glance to the problem.

Got any questions? Ask!

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