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Lisa-Maria Freiberger-Tannenberg

Internship with the Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV).

 

Key data

Job description: Intern with the Traffic Psychology department
Company: Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV)
Place: Graz, Austria
My contact

What I did:

  • Visiting schools in relation to the subject of ‘Safety in road transport’
  • Conducted research and compiled reports for radio interviews
  • Interviews with experts for my Bachelor’s thesis on ‘Substance abuse in road transport’

Why I enjoyed my internship:

  • Good working environment
  • Progress with my Bachelor’s thesis
  • Flexible work times

What I learned

  • Quick internet research for phone calls from radio broadcasters on current topics
  • Presentation techniques
  • Small talk

My biggest success / My greatest experience

During one school visit on the subject of ‘Safety in road transport’, I dressed up as ‘Helmi’ – the mascot of the Austrian Road Safety Board.

How I secured the internship

Speculative application a year in advance.

What I want to do in the future

The internship was very interesting and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to specialise in road safety or complete a thesis on this topic. Work hours are flexible and my internship supervisor made every effort to enable me to gain a taster of lots of different fields at the company.

Lisa-Maria Freiberger-Tannenberg in her Helmi costume during a school visit.
Lisa-Maria Freiberger-Tannenberg in her Helmi costume during a school visit.