This program provides well-compensated summer work opportunities for US students in business/marketing & PR, engineering, information technology and physical sciences at SCHOTT AG in Germany. SCHOTT is a world leader in special glass and glass-ceramics for industrial, scientific and consumer applications with over 17,000 employees in more than 36 countries. The SCHOTT Summer Internship Program will provide you with valuable work experience, help improve your German language skills, and allow you to experience German culture firsthand from late May through August 2008.

Responsibilities of:

Participant

• submit an online application by January 11, 2008. All supporting materials must be sent to CDS by the above date. All paper applications must be received by CDS by January 11, 2008. Further information on the program and the application process can be found in the Program Overview.
• pay $ 200 program fee
• arrange and pay for your flight to and from Germany
• secure housing in Germany (with assistance from SCHOTT and CDS)
• represent your home country in a responsible way
• non-US citizens are responsible for any visa required by the German Government

CDS and German Partner Organization

• pre-departure orientation mailing
• orientation seminar upon arrival in Germany
• work authorization and assistance with other bureaucratic matters
• support throughout the program in Germany and in the US

Host Company

• SCHOTT AG in Germany will provide paid placements in the participant’s field
• free housing during the internship
• a one-day orientation seminar in Germany following CDS’ orientation seminar
• an evaluation seminar at the end of the program in Germany

SCHOTT is a leading international company whose base products are special glass and glass ceramics for industrial, scientific and consumer applications. The company defines its main goal in innovating new products using special materials, components and systems in order to improve living and working conditions. SCHOTT's high-tech materials are particularly used in the household appliances industry, pharmaceuticals, optics, lighting and solar.

Its many production and sales companies employ about 17,000 people in more than 36 different countries. Headquartered in Germany, SCHOTT operates in close proximity to its customers through sales companies in all its major markets. SCHOTT works with more than 150 partners from universities, institutes and industrial undertakings in Germany and other countries.

SCHOTT especially focuses on the continuing support for employees' technical, management and interpersonal skills. More than 600 SCHOTT employees are involved in research and development worldwide. One third of these in the Otto Schott Research Center in Mainz, the most up-to-date glass research unit in Europe.

One of SCHOTT's most famous technological achievements was the innovation of Ceran ® cooktop panels in 1972, which have left an incredible mark on the field of cooking worldwide. Another technological milestone was the development of Zerodur ® glass ceramics, enabling a new generation of large telescope mirrors for astronomy.

The "Glastechnische Laboratorium Schott & Genossen" (later to become Jenaer Glaswerk) was established in 1884 by the company's founder, Otto Schott, who laid the foundations for the modern glass industry. Due to the Soviet occupation in 1948 the original factory in Jena was expropriated and converted into a publicly owned corporation. With the reunification of Germany, Schott Glaswerke of Mainz took over the ownership of Jenaer Glaswerke and the rivalry between the two leading firms -- one from the east and one from the west part of Germany -- was overcome.

For more information on SCHOTT, visit www.schott.com.

Application


Thank you for your interest in the SCHOTT Summer Internship Program in Germany. To complete the application online, to download an application, or to request that one be sent to you, please click on the link below:

Application Packet

The total program fee is $200, which includes a $100 administrative fee. A check made out to CDS International must be received by January 11. Should your application not be accepted, we will reimburse everything but the administrative fee.