Day 4 – Exploring Manhattan and the Bridges

Day 4 – Exploring Manhattan and the Bridges Oct 19, 2025 After a few busy days of exploring, day 4 turned out to be one of the most fun and active days of our New York stage so far. We met up with Philip, our supervisor, around 9 AM at our place and headed to […]

Day 3 – Getting Settled and Exploring SoHo

Day 3 – Getting Settled and Exploring SoHo Oct 18, 2025 Day 3 was a nice mix of being productive, staying active, and exploring more of New York. In the morning, some of us went to get a gym membership at Planet Fitness and did our first workout there. It felt great to finally get […]

Day 2 – Exploring the Big Apple

Day 2 – Exploring the Big Apple Oct 17, 2025 Still a bit jet-lagged but full of excitement, we began our second day in New York with a sightseeing tour led by Adrian. The city was already alive when we set out early in the morning. Our first big stop was the Statue of Liberty, […]

Day 1 – Arrival in New York

Day 1 – Arrival in New York Oct 16, 2025 After weeks of waiting, the day finally came our trip to New York City! Together with other apprentices, we’re spending one month here, working in different companies on IT projects. It still feels a bit unreal that we actually made it to New York. We […]

Exploring Education and Innovation

Exploring Education and Innovation Patrick Engelhardt Together with Abi, one of our 3rd year apprentices, I was able to visit Ryan Geel and his partners in Cape Town. In this blog post, I would like to tell you about my personal highlights of the week, both the part of our work and our private excursions […]

Life Choices Studios & Table Mountain

Life Choices Studios & Table Mountain Abinayan Sureskumar We had the opportunity to visit the Life Choices Team, who gave us a tour of their incredible Life Choices Studios. The Studio acts as a form of work-integrated learning — much like an internship — where students gain real-world experience by working on actual projects. They […]

Mein Auslandsaufenthalt in Berlin

Mein Auslandsaufenthalt in Berlin Adrian Prodea, April 2025 Mein Aufenthalt in Berlin war eine intensive, spannende und sehr lehrreiche Zeit, die ich so schnell nicht vergessen werde. In diesen Wochen durfte ich nicht nur fachlich viel dazulernen, sondern auch kulturell und menschlich neue Perspektiven gewinnen. Die Arbeit in einem kleinen Berliner Start-up und das Leben […]

4 Wochen Startup-Life: Social Media, Logo & Website

4 Wochen Startup-Life: Social Media, Logo & Website Julia Gasbichler, April 2025 Im Frühjahr hatte ich die Gelegenheit, für vier Wochen in Berlin zu leben und in einem spannenden Start-up mitzuwirken. Das Unternehmen verfolgt ein klares Ziel: Handwerkern die Büroarbeit abzunehmen, hier war der erste Schritt, dass Mails automatisiert werden sollen. Die Idee hat mich […]

Mein Monat in Berlin – Arbeiten und Leben im Startup

Mein Monat in Berlin – Arbeiten und Leben im Startup Ramona Heini, April 2025 Mein fast einmonatiger Aufenthalt in Berlin war eine spannende und lehrreiche Zeit, die mich in vielerlei Hinsicht herausgefordert und weitergebracht hat. Als Teil eines Start-ups namens doinstruct durfte ich nicht nur beruflich, sondern auch persönlich eine Menge lernen. Dieser Monat hat […]

Day 29 – Wrapping Up

Day 29 – Wrapping Up Nov 14, 2024 Our final day in New York City didn’t go exactly as planned, as it started off with an early morning hospital visit. Around 3 a.m., Noe fell ill with what seemed to be food poisoning. Jia-En, Lino, Colin, and Noe made their way to the emergency hospital […]