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Work placements for university students

Would you like to see the financial industry from a different angle? Would you like a glimpse into everyday working life at a central bank? Would you like to get to know the Bundesbank’s various areas of activity? If so, we look forward to receiving your application for a student work placement. Immerse yourself in the world of central banks and draw upon your qualifications and interests to apply your knowledge in our various core and cross-sectional areas.

The Bundesbank is part of the “Fair Company” initiative, which means that employing you under fair conditions is important to us. This means, amongst other things, ensuring that your work placement supports you in choosing your professional career and that you receive an adequate, attractive remuneration. 

To allow as many people as possible to complete a work placement with us, students can only be allocated one placement per degree level. Student work placements last up to three months (bachelor students) or up to six months (master students) and are remunerated as follows: Students who do not yet hold a bachelor’s degree receive €1,000 per month (gross, full-time). Students who already have a bachelor’s degree at the start of the work placement or who acquire it during the work placement receive a monthly remuneration of €2,200 (gross, full-time).