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Re: Remote supervised internship / mentorship inquiry



Asif,

On Friday, November 28, 2025 11:31:12 AM Mountain Standard Time Md. Asif 
Hossain wrote:
> Hello sir,
> 
> Thank you again for your guidance and time. I’m from Dhaka, Bangladesh, a
> final-semester B.Sc. (CSE) student at AIUB. I’m writing to clarify a few
> practical matters as I prepare to contribute via mentors.debian.net.
> 
> I need this internship-like contribution to fulfil my university’s
> undergraduate internship requirement. For official recognition I may need
> an offer letter, certificate, or both. Would Debian/mentors provide such
> documentation if we agree on a supervised program or formal mentorship?

Debian Mentors is not a structured internship program, so Debian does not 
produce an official letter or certificate.  However, an individual sponsor may 
be willing to draft a letter or certificate and sign it in their own behalf.  
For example, I would be willing to do so.  Does your university have a 
specific list of requirements (like number of hours spent) they would like to 
see met by this internship.

I should note that Debian does participate in some official internship 
programs sponsored by other organizations.  The one that most easily comes to 
mind is Google’s Summer of Code.

https://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2025

Other examples are Outreachy and Open Source Promotion Plan.

https://wiki.debian.org/Mentoring

These programs are managed by their respective organizations and might have 
calendar requirements that might not line up with your university’s internship 
calendar.  But, they could be worth looking into.

-- 
Soren Stoutner
soren@debian.org

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