Are you an undergraduate, master's or doctoral student? Are you interested in working in an interdisciplinary research group on a real and challenging problem of a German company? Apply to join EUNICE International Student Research Club!

The Club is open to applicants from any field of study and offers a unique opportunity to present your solution to a company, win a prize and travel to its headquarters to gain a deeper understanding of its business.

We are looking for an interdisciplinary team that can cover the following aspects of problem solving: 
- Engineering and technical aspects for the energy system 
- Economic (sales) and environmental aspects 
- Sociological aspects (human resources) 
- Political and legal aspects

How does it work?
Apply here until 13 February 2025.

• As soon as we receive your application, you will be assigned to an interdisciplinary Study Club composed of EUNICE students at undergraduate, masters or doctoral level.
•  In your Study Club you will work virtually from the beginning of March on a challenge set by the German company LEAG and you will have until the end of March 2025 to prepare a short 4-minute presentation, called a pitch, with your solution to the proposed problem. Below you can find the presentation guidelines. 
• Present your solution to the company at an online meeting in early April 2025. 
• The company will select the winning Study Circle by 17 April 2025.
• The winning Study Circle will be invited to work on the problem in May 2025 in LEAG's co-working space and will have a unique opportunity to get to know the company from the inside!

For the winning Scientific Club, we offer: 

• International and interdisciplinary collaboration on a real-world challenge for a regional German company 
• On-site work in LEAG's co-working space in Cottbus 
• Coverage of travel and accommodation costs 
• Prize and lunch sponsored by LEAG

A few words about LEAG company

The LEAG Group is the second largest energy producer in Germany. LEAG supplies energy to millions of households, industry and public life - reliably, flexibly and competitively. This makes it one of the top 5 electricity producers in Germany. In the main regions in the east of the country - in Lusatia and the Central German mining district - it also supplies heat to communities and companies. It is one of the largest private employers, with around 7,000 employees. Together they build on more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry.

For more information on the EUNICE website, check it out!