Collaboration with students
Collaborating with students as part of courses and programmes
Malmö University offers hundreds of courses and programmes in various subjects and research areas where there are opportunities to collaborate with students as part of their course or degree project. Discover how we can make a difference together!
Many students are interested in collaborating with companies and organisations. For companies and organisations, it is an opportunity to establish contact with engaged and motivated students who are about to enter the working world. The results of student collaborations are often put to practical use in the organisation. Take the chance to collaborate with students and contribute to their knowledge development. Maybe it's your future colleagues you end up working with.
We are looking for collaboration partners for internships for students of the School of Arts and Communication (K3)
Internship for students studying culture, design, art and communications
What can you expect as a client?
As a client, you will benefit from the student's experience that they gain through their education. Not only do they bring a qualified background to the table, but also high ambition.
Students in all bachelor's programmes at the Department of Art, Culture and Communication (K3) are offered an internship course during the fifth or sixth semester. The course consists of 80% practice and 20% reflective self-study.
How does the collaboration work?
The arrangement for the internship is decided on between the supervisor at the workplace and the student. The internship can be about projects, assisting others in production or communication, etc.
- The agreement between the internship organisation and the student must be made no later than 1 June and the contract between Malmö University and the place of the internship is written at the beginning of June.
- For students in the Media and Communication Sciences programme, the internship is in the spring. The agreement between the internship organisation and the student must be made no later than 1 December and the contract between Malmö University and the place of the internship is sent out from 10 December.
What is required of you as a client?
Above all, the tasks must be relevant to the student's education, but at the same time not too complex and adapted for an intern. Supervision is expected. One component of the internship is a meeting with the student's supervisor from Malmö University where the student must present the workplace.
Questions and information
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Study Administrator: Malin Mc Glinn
Study and careers adviser: Viktoria Brännström
Information about education collaborations
Collaborations may involve students reviewing a product or service development process or coming up with proposals for a technical solution. Collaborations can create opportunities for future recruitment.
How it works
You can gain new perspectives on challenges your organisation is facing or a solution to a practical problem. Collaborating with a programme or course may also involve the students reviewing a product or service development process or coming up with proposals for a technical solution. Collaboration can also create opportunities for future recruitment.
What is expected of me?
That depends on the nature of the assignment. In most cases, the students need a contact person at your organisation to guide them whilst they work on the assignment.
How long will it take?
The length varies, but usually, the collaboration is relatively short (between 2-10 weeks).
How much does it cost?
There is no requirement for compensation. Any compensation, salary or fee is a matter between you and the student and is not regulated by the University.
How is the final result presented?
The results are usually presented in a written report and orally at the University where you are usually invited to participate.
How is sensitive information handled?
If confidential information is involved, this can be resolved by the student writing two reports: a declassified academic essay and a report for you. If most of the results should not be made public, it is not appropriate for the assignment to be carried out as a student collaboration.
Who owns the right to use what the student develops?
Reasonable distribution of ownership and right of use depends on the conditions of the collaboration, such as whether or not the student receives compensation. Before the collaboration begins, the client and student can sign an agreement that regulates the rights to what the student develops. Regardless of ownership rights, it must be possible to use the end results in teaching and show them as work samples.
All types of collaborations
The most common types of student collaborations are degree projects, project assignments, internships and work-based placements.
A degree project
A degree project is often done as the final project in a programme and the results are usually presented in the form of a report. When a degree project is done in collaboration with an organisation or company, it often revolves around a question or a problem that the client wishes to investigate. In addition to proposing solutions to a specific problem, the student can contribute new ideas and perspectives that can be used in the organisation. Collaborating with a student can also mean you get to meet a potential future employee.
What is required of the client?
The client formulates a question or a problem that is then discussed and reformulated in consultation with the student and their supervisor. This is done to ensure that the student's work fulfils the academic requirements for a degree project.
The client must also appoint a contact person who, during the course of the work, has an ongoing dialogue with the student. The contact person answers the student's questions and gives feedback on the results. The student also has a supervisor at the University who follows up on and supports the work.
How long time does it take?
The length of degree projects varies, but usually covers 10 weeks of work.
What does it cost?
The degree project is part of the studies and there is no requirement for compensation. Any compensation, salary or fee is a matter between you and the student. It is not regulated by the University.
Project assignments
Collaborating on a project assignment gives your organisation the opportunity to get a solution to a practical problem or to have a question investigated. This could, for example, involve reviewing a product or service development process or drawing up proposals for a technical solution.
Unlike a degree project, a project assignment is a more confined, clearly defined project where the practical results are sometimes more important than the report itself. The project group may consist of one or more students.
What is required of the client?
Your organisation must identify a clearly defined project. The conditions may vary between programmes, but a common requirement is that the organisation must provide a supervisor who ensures that the students can get started with their work and receive the necessary guidance.
How long will it take?
The length of project assignments varies but is usually limited to a few weeks of work.
What does it cost?
Project assignments are part of the studies and there is no requirements for compensation. Any compensation, salary or fee is a matter between you and the student. It is not regulated by the University.
Internship
By accepting an intern, you get to work with a student who is able to carry out qualified tasks that must be related to their education. This is a way to bring new ideas into the organisation and can be an opportunity for future recruitment.
What is required of the client?
At the organisation or company, the student must have a supervisor who ensures that the student can get started with their work and receives the necessary guidance. Depending on the programme, specific requirements may apply. The student also has a supervisor at the University who follows up on and supports the work.
How long will it take?
The length of the internship varies between different programmess but often involves 5–10 weeks of work.
What does it cost?
Internships are included in some programmes and there are no requirements for compensation. Any compensation, salary or fee is a matter between you and the student. It is not regulated by the University.
Work-based placements
Work-based placements (so-called VFU) occur mainly in teacher training programmes and in a number of different healthcare programmes. VFU is a mandatory part of the studies and collaboration is regulated by agreement.
Help shape the content of our educations
What skills are in demand in your organisation and the industry in general? By getting involved in an advisory board for a programme or education, you can help shape the content we teach. The advisory boards are made up of those responsible for the education, students and representatives from the industry. Such advisory boards meet approximately once a year.
How to find a programme or course to get involved in
- Select the subject area you are active in
- Look for a relevant education
- Contact the programme manager
Students as support in education
The collaborative learning method (in Swedish called samverkansinlärning, short SI) is a complement to the regular teaching of a course, the idea being that the learning of a subject is enhanced by the exchange of thoughts and ideas between pupils and students. It is an approach to learning where intrinsic motivation and curiosity are the key drivers and where the emphasis is on self-driven and collective learning.
This method should not be a replacement for something else, but instead be a bonus. It is suitable for a course or subject that is perceived as difficult, with hurdles — a course that, for example, has a poor throughput.
Annette Zeidler, SI coordinator at Malmö University
How does collaborative learning work
This collaborative learning method normally takes place in meetings of about 5-15 pupils where the discussion is led by a student. The student should not be a teacher but rather clarify difficult issues in the subject by asking questions, acting as a sounding board, initiating work in small groups and coordinating the presentation of conclusions. The older student undergoes an initial SI leader training programme where they are given the necessary tools to use during their stay as SI leader.
Malmö University is one of several higher education institutions included in the national collaboration on this method and has been using it since the 2014 autumn term. The method was first used in maths and programming courses and worked well instantly. But the method works equally well in other subjects. Now we offer upper secondary schools to collaborate with us and our SI leaders.
Want to use the collaborative learning method at your school?
Through Malmö University, your school can get help from our student SI leaders. SI leaders can be used as an extra resource to the class teacher with difficult courses by holding group discussions. Our SI leaders follow a class for a whole term.
Contact
If you are interested in working together with Malmö University and use our SI-leaders as an extra resource you are welcome to contact our SE coordinator Annette Zeidler.
Other ways to collaborate
We are open to new ideas and welcome collaborations with our students' future employers.
Collaborate with students on a complex challenge
Get involved and contribute to the knowledge development of Malmö University's students
Become a partner and client for Malmö University's innovation competition Stormathon. The collaboration not only means an opportunity to have a challenge you are facing illuminated from new perspectives but is also an opportunity to come in contact with driven students and to actively participate and contribute to their knowledge development.
Contact
Please contact Pablo Vilches at MAU Innovation for more information.
Recruit a student
As an employer, you can advertise on Malmö University's job portal, Future Finder, to recruit students for:
- Internships
- Degree work
- Jobs
The service is offered free of charge and the adverts are aimed at current students and students entering the working world.
Participate in career events
We can help you organise career events that are aimed at all our students, doctoral students and alumni or a specific faculty, department or programme at Malmö University.
Through these events, you can promote job vacancies, internships, trainee programmes and other collaboration opportunities.
These events also give you a chance to meet, talk and mingle with future employees. If you are interested, send us an email (career@mau.se) with 'Career Event' as the subject line and a short description.
Career Fair
The Career Fair is an opportunity for students, doctoral students and alumni of Malmö University to meet companies and organisations from different industries and sectors.
Be a part of Malmö University's annual Career Fair
