IAESTE Internships

Location

Switzerland

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

CH-2026-000225

Students Requirements

General discipline

Computer Science / Informatics

Completed Years of Study

2

Fields of Study

Computer and Information Research
Cloud Computing

Languages

English Good (B1, B2)

German Good (B1, B2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

-

Work Details

Duration

26 - 52 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.01.2026 - 31.12.2026

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

2300 CHF / month

Working Hours

42.0 per week / 8.4 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

IAESTE LC Zurich

Cost of lodging

850 CHF / month

Cost of living

1650 CHF / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Any student with Non-EU/EFTA nationality needs an official letter from their university, confirming that the internship is compulsory (required for visa/work permit).

Work description

The ZHAW is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. Their institutes and centres collaborate with business partners to implement innovative research and development projects and deliver services. The ongoing results are incorporated directly into the curriculum and ensure well-founded and practice-oriented courses. The Distributed Systems Research Group at ZHAW works on many explorative projects related to cloud computing, IoT, and operating systems. The internship takes place in the context of an exciting global trend: digital certification. Future graduates will get digital certificates that are verifiable and portable. ZHAW has built a platform for issuing and managing such certificates and is expanding it with a web-based customisation tool and more user-friendliness given the requirements of the users. The main users are universities and other educational institutions around the world, but also corporate training centres that need a top-notch platform to handle all administrative processes. The intern will be part of a 5-people team that improves and advances the platform.Benefits: Interns that successfully publish software and papers can participate in conference travel.Possible tasks will be discussed during the interview and defined according to your experience and interests.Salary can be higher and depends on study level and experience.

Deadline

27.10.2025