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Job description
GIZ Viet Nam posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Bonn: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Description provided by GIZ Viet Nam
According to UNHCR, around 118 million people worldwide are currently forcibly displaced (Global Trends Report, June 2026). Protecting refugees and creating prospects for them is a particularly important humanitarian and development policy task for the international community. At the same time, funding for humanitarian refugee assistance has deteriorated significantly since 2025, and cuts are continuing. This makes the shift from parallel humanitarian systems towards integrated state services for refugees an increasingly urgent question. The Refugee Inclusion Accelerator (RISE) Global Programme, commissioned by BMZ and implemented by GIZ, aims to strategically support the integration of refugees into national systems in the areas of education, social protection and the economy, within the framework of the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus. This is achieved through advisory services for national governments as well as through innovation labs and learning processes that jointly develop tailored approaches for refugee inclusion and the resilience of host communities in displacement contexts. In this way, the programme benefits refugees, host communities and governments alike.
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Bonn means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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