Contact Office for Geographical Practice #
Contact Office for Geographical Practice
Alfred-Rühl-Haus
Room 4'108
Rudower Chaussee 16
12489 Berlin
Office Hours
Starting October 13, 2025: Thursdays 4:00–4:45 p.m., Room 4'108
Tel.: +49 30 2093 6810 (not permanently staffed; please arrange an appointment by email or call during office hours)
Email: kontaktstelle.geographie@geo.hu-berlin.de
The Contact Point for Geographical Practice at the Institute of Geography, Humboldt University of Berlin, serves as an interface between university research and teaching in geography and practical geographical work. The services offered include a continuously updated database of possible internship positions, a regularly held office hour for questions about internships and finding a suitable placement, the organization of the lecture series “Career Perspectives for Geographers”, and the Geography Practice Workshop (Module 10 / Geographical Professional Practice StPO 2014, and Module B11 / Geographical Professional Practice StPO 2018).
Consultation Hours for Submissions and Advising #
- Inquiries can be sent at any time via email to kontaktstelle.geographie@geo.hu-berlin.de.
- In the winter semester 2024/25, the consultation hours of the Contact Office for Geographical Practice will take place during the lecture period on Thursdays from 11 AM to 12 PM in Room 4.108 (RUD16). Individual appointments can be arranged during the semester break.
- Individual advising sessions can still be requested via email.
- The phone number of the Contact Office at the Department of Geography is currently unavailable. Please contact us via email first to arrange an individual phone appointment.
Resources for Finding and Completing Internships #
Internship Guide #
A guide on internships and practice-oriented events as part of the Bachelor’s program in Geography, aimed at students and practice partners of the Department of Geography. ( Download as pdf).
Internship Database #
The Contact Point maintains its own Internship database with a collection of potential internship positions.
Collection of Links #
Helpful links for independently searching for internships and career orientation can be found in the Career Practice Link Collection
Module “Geographical Professional Practice” in Winter Semester 2025/26 #
To participate in Module 10/B11 in Winter Semester 2025/26, registration via AGNES is required. The course materials are provided on Moodle, and access credentials will be sent after AGNES registration. Even if you do not initially plan to complete a MAP, but wish to participate in the lecture series “Career Perspectives for Geographers” and/or the Practice Workshop (Poster Session) without presenting a poster, AGNES registration is still required. Without timely registration, participation in the module is unfortunately not possible.
The one-time information session for Module 10/B11 “Geographical Professional Practice” is mandatory and will take place on October 16, 2025, at 5:15 p.m. in the Small Lecture Hall (0.110) at ESZ (RUD26). Questions about all module components can be addressed during this session. Students who have already attended an information session in a previous semester and do not wish to attend again should register via email to the Contact Point by October 14.
Lecture Series “Geographical Career Perspectives” #
In cooperation with the German Association for Applied Geography (DVAG) and the University Team of the Federal Employment Agency Berlin-Mitte, these sessions on the labor market for geographers feature (mostly) trained geographers sharing their professional experiences and are available for student Q&A. Past events are listed here.
The lecture series will take place digitally from 6:00–7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
Oct 30 – Community-Oriented Urban Development
Nov 27 – Citizen Participation & Participatory Processes
Jan 22 – Water-Sensitive Urban Development
Jan 29 – Waste Management and Contaminated Site Remediation
Prior registration via the DVAG website is required for digital participation. An overview of all DVAG events can be found here.
Moodle materials are provided as guidance and information.
A past semester events overview can be downloaded here: Event Archive
Colloquium “Geography Practice Workshop” #
The poster presentation of the internship serves as the module final for Module 10 (StPO 2014) or Module B11 (StPO 2018) “Geographical Professional Practice”.
Active participation with your own poster presentation (MAP) can take place in person at the following four dates at 5:15 p.m. in the foyer of the Institute of Geography (RUD16):
- Postersession I – Nov 13, 2025
- Postersession II – Dec 11, 2025
- Postersession III – Jan 15, 2026
- Postersession IV – Feb 12, 2026
Registration for the poster sessions occurs after the information session (see above) via Moodle.
Passive participation as an audience member in three poster presentations counts as participation in the practice workshop. No additional registration is required.
Completion Sheet #
In Winter Semester 2025/26, confirmation of partial achievements continues to be documented via the completion sheet. Information on credit recognition is provided during the information session, in the Moodle course, or via email from the Contact Point.
Bachelor students must list and confirm their partial achievements for the practice modules on the corresponding completion sheets. Once all partial achievements are completed, the Completion Sheet along with your internship certificate and the completed Internship Profile, should be submitted to the course coordinators. Submission can occur during office hours or after the poster sessions.
Download links:
If your internship provider requires confirmation that this is a compulsory internship, you can obtain it by email from the Examination Office.