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Professional Experience
Prior work experience requirement for the Bachelor’s degree programme

One of the admission requirements for the Bachelor’s degree programme at the University of Liechtenstein is the ability to prove 100 hours of prior work experience. Those who possess a university entrance certificate but do not have a technical training background are required to prove this prior work experience preferably in the form of an internship within the building sector or other construction-related industry. Training received within the context of a structural engineering position or at a structural engineering school is recognised as prior work experience by the University of Liechtenstein.

The visite of the construction workshop is obligatory for all accepted students. This 4 day lasting workshop is organized by the Institute of Architecture and Planning of the University of Liechtenstein and will be held in the introduction week befor the lecture start.
Profesional experience within Bachelor's degree programme
The professional experience module serves to bring together theory and practice and is run as a multi-semester seminar. After the start of the studies and before completing the Bachelor’s program, evidence of 540 hours of work experience must be gained. Depending of the individual’s study arrangements, these 540 hours may be worked over the six semesters of the Bachelor’s degree programme, or as a block during the University vacations. It is preferable for them to be worked in an architectural practice.

The individual placements must be arranged by the students themselves. The University of Liechtenstein supports the students in their search for a practice, by passing on offers of placements made to the University via the student home page and also displaying them in the Institute of Architecture and Planning. It is the student's responsibility to comply with all current legal regulations governing the working contracts for the fulfillment of the required professional experience. The University of Liechtenstein declines all responsibility and liability in this regard.

Before the start of the placement, the University of Liechtenstein makes a written agreement with the employer and the student. This written agreement B01 is to be presented to the module supervisor for approval of the professional experience before the placement begins. During the practice, an obligatory supervision meeting is to be held with the head of the work experience module to discuss details pertaining to the practice.

After completion of the professional experience, the students present and document the work done (Cover Sheet Documentation B02 and Description Documentation B04 ) to a board consisting of a representative of the course leadership, an external expert and the head of the professional experience module. The work placement is then assessed and audited by this board. This places the experience gathered and used during the practice in the context of the student’s individual curriculum and assesses it against this background. Work experience is thus an important and integral part of the education provided by the University.

For more information see the Internship Guidelines B05 .


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