Internship in Hamburg — Germany's gateway to the world
Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city and Europe's 3rd-largest port. Home to Airbus's largest production site, Otto Group (Europe's #2 e-commerce), and media giants Spiegel, Stern and Gruner+Jahr — Hamburg combines maritime trade with serious media and aerospace.
Why intern in Hamburg
Hamburg hosts Airbus's largest plant outside Toulouse, Europe's third-busiest port, and Germany's biggest media cluster. The HafenCity district is one of Europe's largest urban regeneration projects, and the city consistently ranks among the most liveable globally.
Sectors hiring interns in Hamburg
Airbus Finkenwerder — A320 and A380 final assembly, Lufthansa Technik.
Hamburg Port Authority, Hapag-Lloyd, Kühne+Nagel HQ.
Spiegel, Stern, Gruner+Jahr, Bauer Media, Universal Music.
Otto Group, About You, XING, Tchibo, Edeka.
Vattenfall, Nordex, wind energy cluster — Germany's #1 wind hub.
Life as an intern in Hamburg
- 01Live in Sternschanze, St. Pauli, Eimsbüttel or HafenCity — vibrant, waterfront, well-connected.
- 02HVV Deutschlandticket: U-Bahn, S-Bahn, bus and ferry for €49/month.
- 03Sunday fish market at 5am, Reeperbahn nightlife, Alster lake sailing.
- 04Northern, calm and green — more parks per capita than any other German city.
"I worked at Airbus on the A320 line and watched ships sail past on weekends. Hamburg balances industry and lifestyle."
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