{"id":5062,"date":"2019-02-14T23:45:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T22:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-bremen.de\/praxisschock\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2022-06-14T22:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T20:13:58","slug":"erasmus-internship-at-the-national-oceanography-centre-noc-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uni-bremen.de\/praxisschock\/2019\/02\/14\/erasmus-internship-at-the-national-oceanography-centre-noc-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus-Internship at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was very excited to begin my internship at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton, UK which is regarded as one of the principal centres of oceanographic research in Europe. Southampton is an important port city, located on England\u2019s southern coast and among other things is famous as the departure point for the ill-fated Titanic\u2019s first and final voyage.<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/strong>
My third semester of master program \u201cMarine Geosciences\u201d is dedicated to geoscientific project. It is set up to widen our knowledge in applied spheres, to have a useful experience in possible cooperation with companies, institutions, scientific centers. Realizing an internship in the UK is slightly more complicated than other countries currently within the EU as it is not part of Schengen and therefore a separate visa is required if you like me are not a European citizen. There was also an interview process for the position to ensure that I had the required background and enthusiasm for the post. And after all the necessary documents, interviews I got an answer about having an opportunity to organize my internship there! And I was ready for all the possible difficulties at the beginning of my way, because I was pretty sure \u2013 it would meet with my expectations and Erasmus would definitely help me to realize my aims.<\/p>\n

Impressions of NOC and Southampton<\/strong>
From the moment, I walked through the entrance of the NOC building I was in awe at the size and scale of the research that was being carried out here. Attached to the NOC is also a cutting edge marine robotics centre, responsible for developing the latest methods of data acquisition from autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVS). Passing by corridors you could stuck there forever looking through posters, reading and realizing how many interesting projects are being organized here.<\/p>\n

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