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undergraduate Radek Nevosad, Brno University of Technology,

ročník 2

Faculty

Faculty of mechanical engineering

Field of study

Fundamentals of engineering

Field of internship

Material Science and Engineering

Specialization of Internship

Materials Science

Internship period (from - to)

14/07/2025 - 29/08/2025

Internship duration (weeks)

Transport (means, price)

Aircraft, 18028 CZK

Insurance/Insurance company

General Health insurance company

Visa/Work permit (yes/no)

yes

Price of Visa

1841 CZK

City of Internship

India, Manipal

Internship reference number

IN/2025-C1475-MU

About the country

Location of the place

The city is in the suburbs of the capital town of that region. Manipal is mainly a student city so you will meet a lot of people near or same age. Secondly, it is not as crowded as bigger indian cities.

City

I was suprised how was Manipal clean. Eventhough, I mostly spent my time around the campus I must say that it was super clean everywhere.

Surroundings (possible trips, ...)

I would recommend visiting beaches in Udupi. It is closeby and it is worth it even in rainy seasons. Also you can visit Manipal lake for a nice stroll. I recommend asking at MIT edu building for a pamphlet that will give you all the tips where to go. I heared End point is very nice but unfortunately it is closed during the monsunes, so I was unable to go.

Employer

I worked at Manipal Institute of Technology, which is a private university.

Work description

Everyday in the morning I met my professor and talked about previous day's work and what would be the plan for that day. Sometimes it took a lot of time sometimes I was finished by lunch. My work was about mechanical properties of plastics and its wood composites. I found my work very interesting and applicable later in my studies. My work was slightly different from what was in the o-form.

Salary (sufficient for local conditions?)

As I was there only for 6 weeks I got my salary at the end of the internship. I got 9000 rupees per month. For me it was not sufficient since I spent money on a lot of activities not only food.

Language requirements

Before the internship I was worried about my english skills, but the minute I got there that fear disapperead. Everyone talked in english, however, with strong indian accent. So I sometimes looked like a fool when I asked them to repeat the sentence multiple times. But overall I had not trouble communicating. At work my professor spoke english very good so no trouble there.

Accommodation (price, who provided it)

I had my accommodation provided by the employer. It was deducted from my salary. All the interns were at the same hostel, some shared a room.

Social life

Meeting IAESTE members (pick-up at the airport, organized events...)

Local IAESTE did many things with us. The main event they did was called Namaste Manipal and it were 4 days of events each different. They put a lot of effort in it and it was awesome. Also they took us to the local football field for a match. They also arranged a pick-up at the airport which was very comfortable.

Meeting other foreign students

We became very close as we spent most of our time together. We planned a lot of trips together, had meals together and so on. We plan on meeting in europe afterwards.

Sport and culture

Me and 2 interns played a lot of table tennis together. Almost everyday after work we went to play. Also we played football together with other Indians.
During the last week we went to see a cultural event happening in the university. India has a lot of holidays or ceremonies so experienced a lot of different celebrations.

Food, local specialties

We mostly ate at food courts close to our work so we had a lot of indian dishes. I must say that it is very spicy. Prepare for that. A lot of gravy, rice, naans, paneer. At the end I was craving czech cuisine. :)