Abstract
The Siemens International Practical Programme was set up in 1975 by SIEMENS AG upon the recommendation of its national office in Sweden. The purpose of the programme is to give students of electrical engineering at technical universities the chance to gain experience related to their areas in a foreign country, an experience which they, in turn, can convey to their fellow students. Through their own observations in the Federal Republic of Germany the students also have the opportunity to learn more about Siemens — its history, its wide variety of electro-technical products, and its production facilities — than would otherwise be possible in their home countries.