Lately I get rather flooded with quite a number of requests from mainly Indian
students asking for an internship.

Nothing wrong with that, so far.

But: Most of them don't just seek an opportunity for an internship, but also
accomodation, and this is just not what we can provide. We (as any chair,
for that matter) have only limited resources and therefore we are not able
to *fund* your stay in Germany in any way. 

No salary. No room. No travel costs.

We are happy to provide you with a work topic and working material
(computer, office space), but for anything else you require your very own
funding, be it local funding on your side or via DAAD (German Academic
Exchange Service).

If you don't have funding, we are happy to exchange ideas with you, but
please understand that we don't have the resources to fund those numerous
applicants asking for an internship. If your courses require an abroad
internship but your university does not provide required funding, then you
should make clear to your university authorities that they are asking the
impossible.


Rainer Buchty, 20.2.2007