Obligatory Internships

During your student internship, you can gain your first professional experience.

In the undergraduate and unified Master’s programs (Law), there are mandatory internships. For students who began their studies up to the 2024/2025 academic year, in the undergraduate program the internship must be completed between the 4th and 6th semester, and in the case of Law students between the 6th and 10th semester. For students who begin their studies in the 2025/2026 and consecutive academic years, in the undergraduate program the internship must be completed in the 6th semester (with the Dean’s consent, from the 4th semester). In the Law program, from the 6th to the 10th semester, and in the graduate program in the 4th seme4ster of study (with the Dean’s consent, after the 1st semester). There is no professional internship included in the curriculum of the following graduate programs: Taxes and Tax Advisory, Artificial Intelligence Law, and Law in Business Management.

To settle the internship, students must complete the tasks specified in the internship program and achieve the expected learning outcomes for student internships (available after logging into the Knowledge Base).

We recommend securing an internship position early to ensure it aligns with your field of study and provides valuable experience. Career and Student Development Office can assist you in finding internships.

Internships must be submitted online and approved in the my.kozminski.edu.pl system before the thesis defense.

Useful Links:

Internship Information (Knowledge Base)
Online Consultation Sign-Up (Career and Student Development Office ) - LINK
List of Rector’s proxies for the student internships - LINK

Career and Student Development Office consultation hours (Room A-16 or online).

Monday – Thursday: 11:45 AM – 2:00 PM
Friday: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

We recommend scheduling internship-related meetings via the Bookings application.

Basic Information

1. Internship requirements for students who began their studies up to the 2024/2025 academic year:

Undergraduate studies (full-time/part-time)

Mandatory internship: 4th–6th semester of studies
Duration: 3 weeks (15 working days)
The internship must be completed before the thesis defense

Unified Master’s studies (full-time/part-time) – Law

Duration: 160 hours (20 working days)
Period of completion: 6th–10th semester of studies

Extended Internship

Finance and Accounting – undergraduate (English-taught): 12 weeks and 310 hours (5th semester of studies)
Finance and Accounting – graduate (English-taught): 8 weeks and 320 hours (4th semester of studies)

During the extended internship, undergraduate students remain under the supervision of an academic supervisor. The outcome of completing the program is a research essay (minimum 750 words), assessed by the internship supervisor. For matters regarding the essay, please contact Dr. Błażej Podgórski at [email protected].

2.Internship requirements for students beginning their studies in the 2025/2026 and consecutive academic years:

Undergraduate studies (full-time/part-time)

Mandatory internship: 6th semester of studies (with the Dean’s consent, from the 4th semester). In the Finance and Accounting and Economics programs, after completion of the 3rd semester of studies.
Duration: 150 academic hours

Unified Master’s studies (full-time/part-time) – Law

Duration: 160 academic hours
Period of completion: 6th–10th semester of studies

Graduate studies (full-time/part-time)

Mandatory internship: 4th semester of studies (with the Dean’s consent, after completion of the 1st semester)
Duration: 125 academic hours

There is no professional internship included in the curriculum of the following graduate programs: Taxes and Tax Advisory, Artificial Intelligence Law, and Law in Business Management.

2. How to find a place for an internship

Explore internship and job offers published by employers/organizers on the ALK Career Service: Link
Check the list of companies and institutions that have signed framework agreements with the University for organizing mandatory student internships. These organizations may offer internships based on their recruitment needs: - Link
Look for job and internship offers on the websites of selected employers/organizers, including public or private institutions and job portals such as pracuj.pl, glassdoor.com.

3. Internship Application and Agreement

If the internship organizer requires a application or agreement between the University and the organization, the student should generate these documents in the system (“Internship Application and Agreement”).

Once the document is generated, please contact the Career Development & Cooperation with the Environment Office to obtain the signature of the Rector’s proxy for the student internships ([email protected]).

We recommend preparing these documents in advance.

Important Notes:

The application and agreement do not serve as proof of internship completion.
Every student is covered by accident insurance (NNW) during the internship (confirmation available upon request).

4. Internship Completion and Required Documents

Ways to document internship completion:

Standard Internship: Application or agreement (if required).
Employment: Copy of the employment contract or employment confirmation.
Own Business Activity: CEIDG/KRS or relevant database registration in other countries and an invoice copy.
Student Legal Clinic (for Law students, if not used to complete another course, Polish language only): Supervisor’s opinion.

The final document confirming internship completion is the internship report, which must be submitted online via my.kozminski.edu.pl.

5. Internship Completion Process

All formalities are handled online via the my.kozminski.edu.pl system ("My Internships" application): Link

Key information:

The report should be submitted after completing the internship.
The Student Internship Coordinator has 7 working days to approve the report. Processing times may be longer during the summer break (late July – late August).
The Dean’s Office records the internship completion in the Virtual University system.

Internship Settlement Process – Step by Step

For students who began their studies up to the 2024/2025 academic year:

1. Review the Rector’s Regulation and Learning Outcomes

The student must first confirm in the system that they have reviewed the Rector’s Decree and the list of required learning outcomes for the internship: Link

2. Fill Out the Online Report and Attach Required Documents

The student completes the internship report, describing the tasks performed during the internship in relation to the required learning outcomes.

The following documents must be attached to the report, depending on the internship type:

Standard Internship: Application or agreement (optional).
Employment: Copy of the employment contract or employment confirmation.
Own Business Activity: CEIDG or relevant database in other countries registration and an invoice.
Student Legal Clinic (for Law students, if not used for another course, Polish language only): Supervisor’s recommendation.

All required documents must be submitted online through my.kozminski.edu.pl.

For students who began their studies in the 2025/2026 or consecutive academic years:

1. Review the Rector’s Regulation and Learning Outcomes

The student must first confirm in the system that they have reviewed the Rector’s Decree and the list of required learning outcomes for the internship: Link

2. Completion of the online report form and submission of required documents

The student completes the report by describing the tasks performed during the internship in relation to the required learning outcomes and attaches the required documents:

Standard internship – referral and agreement Employment – contract or certificate of employment, an employer's statement indicating a contact personSelf-employment – entry in CEIDG/KRS and an invoice from the internship period,

Student Legal Clinic; for the Law program (if another course has not been credited this way) – certificate from the Supervisor

3. Formal verification of the report by the Career Office and Student Development Office

4. Approval of the report by the Rector’s Proxy for student internships and of the Internship Logbook by the Organizer

Proxy evaluates learning outcomes description and decides whether to approve the report, return it for correction, or reject it.

After the report is approved by the Rector’s Proxy for student internships, the system automatically sends the internship Organizer (to the business email address provided in the report) a link enabling approval or rejection of the Internship Log.

5. Evaluation survey

The student completes an online evaluation survey assessing the internship and the internship settlement process in the system my.kozminski.edu.pl.

6. Completion of the process

The system automatically settles the internship. In the “My Internships” application on the portal my.kozminski.edu.pl, information about the completed settlement appears next to the submitted report.

7. Entry of credit into the Virtual University system

The Dean’s Office enters the credit into the Virtual University system – usually during the final semester of studies.