IMMERSE Summer Start-up Internship Programme

What is IMMERSE?

IMMERSE is a paid summer start-up internship programme.

• It matches upcoming student talent with upcoming business talent. 
• Eligible students will have completed at least 3 years of course work.
• It runs for an 8-to-12-week period during May to August.
• Support is provided to the companies and interns from the TU Dublin GROWTHhub team.

Benefits for your company

The IMMERSE Internship offers several benefits to your business including:

• Introducing fresh ideas and new ways of thinking.
• Opportunity to recruit for a specific task and skills (e.g. product testing, market research).
• Recruitment opportunities - early access to TU Dublin students before graduation.

How can IMMERSE support your business?

The IMMERSE start-up internship is designed to provide maximum flexibility to meet your business requirements. The internships are flexible allowing your business to source a specific competency or skill and to structure the internship work programme around your specific needs:

1. Project work: You may wish to scope a particular project or task that the intern will undertake. The project work may require application of skills that relate to the intern’s university programme. It might also form a major part of the intern’s work, for example, the intern may assist with a system implementation project or establishing an online business presence.
2. General work: This may be ad hoc work that gives the intern a better understanding of day-to- day operations in your business and in the workplace more generally. It may involve assisting colleagues with routine tasks, which could help give the intern a better understanding of how the company operates.
3. Reactive work: This might involve helping out with non-planned work that needs an urgent response. Dealing with urgent issues is an important part of working life so it can be valuable experience for the intern and a valuable additional resource for your business.

Our students areas of expertise:

At TU Dublin we cover the following disciplines:

• Architecture, Built Environment
• Business
• Computing, IT, Data Analytics & Mathematics
• Creative Arts, Design & Media
• Culinary, Hospitality, Tourism
• Engineering
• Languages
• Law
• Music and Drama
• Sciences & Health
• Social Science, Education
• Sports & Leisure

There is a wide scope of areas that can be selected for your specific requirements e.g.: 

• App Developer
• Business Analyst
• Business Development
• Data Analysis
• Digital Marketing
• Electronic Engineering
• Finance
• Graphic Design
• HR
• Market research
• Marketing
• Product design & testing
• Project Management
• Sales
• Social Media
• Software Developer
• Software Engineering
• Software Testing
• Website developer

How does an IMMERSE internship work?

• The IMMERSE Internship is designed as a summer internship, meaning that the intern will work with your business for an 8-12 week period. The internship is a paid placement with payment to the intern by the start-up.
• Interns will be assigned an in-company mentor who will support them, provide meaningful guidance, and to assist them throughout their time with the start-up.
• Participating start-ups are required to provide an open line of communication, a safe work environment, challenging and meaningful work, supervision, and feedback regarding the intern’s performance. Your company is also required to have the appropriate insurances in place.

How will TU Dublin support your business?

• Designing the internship TU Dublin will assist you in designing the internship opportunity in a way that will be attractive for potential applicants and allow you to target specific competences and skills.
• The recruitment process TU Dublin will promote the opportunity to all eligible TU Dublin students. Applications will be received by TU Dublin, checked for eligibility, collated, and sent to you. Interviews can be conducted online or at your business location, TU Dublin can also arrange access to a suitable space. TU Dublin will provide guidance on the interview process to support you.
• Pre-internship orientation for mentors All intern mentors will be provided with a handbook to support their participation in IMMERSE. They will also receive a briefing from TU Dublin which will focus on advice to achieve business and student objectives from their participation.
• Pre-internship student intern preparation: TU Dublin provides all interns with pre-internship training that prepares them for working in the start-up environment, and sets out clear expectations with regards to their obligations during the internship.
• Support during the internship: Throughout the internship the students are monitored by the IMMERSE Internship Coordinator, who is also available to the mentors where issues arise.

How to get involved in IMMERSE?

• Contact the IMMERSE Coordinator at gloria.rull@tudublin.ie to express your interest.
• See IMMERSE company handbook for full details.
• Complete your internship requirements data form and submit to gloria.rull@tudublin before 29 March 2024.  

Key Dates:

• Company to submit internship requirements data form - by 05 April 2024.  
• Positions will be advertised from 10 April 2024 until 22 April 2024.
• Company to complete interviews  with the students between  22 April 2024  and 03 May 2024.
• Internships offer to take place between 06 May 2024 and 10 May 2024.
• Start of internship – from 20 May 2024 and finish before September 2024.

Programme Introduction video:

 

Other internships and work placement with TU Dublin

• For work-placement opportunities or direct advertising on our online job vacancy listing Careers Connect visit our Career Development Centre  

 

The IMMERSE Programme is an initiative of the TU Dublin Partnerships Directorate and GROWTHhub. GROWTHhub is supported by the Higher Education Authority Human Capital Initiative Pillar 3.