The Faculty of Engineering and Architecture encourages its students to carry out a practical internship during their studies. This internship can also count for credits in your curriculum (3 or 6 credits), depending on the content and the length of the internship (internship 1, 2, 3 and/or international internship 1, 2, 3) and the offer in the study programme.

• slides infosession on internships, December 2018

Internship rules

Internships can count as course units that merit 3 or 6 credits, provided they comply with the internship rules.

How do I find an internship?

There is no strict procedure to find a internship, nor is there a single list with internship positions to choose from. Some options to find an internship:

• VTK publishes internship positions at its website, and internships may also be found at the yearly jobfair.
• Check also our other student organizations, as they might do the same !
• IAESTE coordinates internships abroad.
• Some masters organize dedicated industry-related events where opportunities for internships are announced.
• You can contact companies yourself, or activate your network !
• Most of your professors have excellent relations with industry and are, for sure, prepared to help you in finding an exciting internship.

Procedure

The procedure which you must follow to register your internship depends on the type of internship:

• Unpaid domestic internship or foreign internship outside the IAESTE that entitles to credits
• Unpaid domestic internship or foreign internship outside the IAESTE that does NOT entitle to credits
• Paid domestic or foreign internship outside the IAESTE that entitles to credits
• IAESTE-internship that entitles to credits
• IAESTE-internship that does NOT entitle to credits

Useful links

• Safety and emergencies abroad
• IAESTE-internships: complete a work placement in one of the 80 member countries!
• Internship offers on the VTK website (in Dutch)
• Offering internship positions (in Dutch)