7 ECTS credits
193 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4022300ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The industrial internship is an obligatory part of the education of Vrije Universiteit Brussel students in bioengineering sciences. In practice, students stay at least thirty (30) working days (abroad) or thirty-five (35) working days (in Belgium) in a company (not a research insitute; a research company is possible). Students have to arrange the internship themselves; this is part of the contents of the internship. Once an industrial internship place is found, an industrial internship registration formular (this is not a contract) has to be filled in and has to be submitted in four copies (originally signed by the student, the industrial promotor, the academic promotor, and the industrial internship coordinator; see further). The internship has to be agreed on by the department council, after which the industrial internship coordinator will sign the industrial internship registration formular. Subsequently, the completely signed industrial internship registration formular has to be given to the industrial promotor and the academic promotor (one copy is for the industrial internship coordinator and one copy is for the student). After this internal administrative process, if necessary and before the industrial internship starts, a contract agreement or confidentiality agreement or non-disclosure agreement can be signed (on initiative of the company involved). These agreements should be given to the co-titular industrial internship to be checked juridically, after which, upon agreement by the juridical department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, these agreements will be signed by the iindustrial nternship coordinator and the dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences. The training period should be between the first and the second year of the master studies during the months of July, August, and/or September (or in another period in the case that no model trajectory is followed), and should be supervised by a qualified person of the company (the industrial promotor). Also, a ZAP member of Department of Bioengineering Sciences of the Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel with specific expertise in the domain acts as academic promotor. The stay in the company must be finished before the start of the last academic year of the studies, but cannot be started without Bachelor degree; the student can only register for the industrial internship during the end-of-study phase.
Assurance: the assurance of the university is applicable during the period of the industrial internship, for the normal trajectory from the place of living to the company's place and back. If desirable, a certificate can be obtained from the secretary of the industrial internship coordinator.
Structure of the report: maximally 30 pages
- Introduction (maximally 2 to 3 pages). This consists of a description of the company and its activities.
- Aims (one page). This encompasses a description of the problems and aims dealt with during the practical stay.
- Results (approximately 25 pages). This part is the major part of the report and consists of the actual reporting of the work carried out daily, including the materials and methods used, the results and their discussion, etc.
- Conclusion (one page). This part describes the conclusions of the results obtained.
- Possible annexes (e.g. of the actual measurements).
Before submission of the report, the report of the industrial internship has to be given to and checked by the industrial promotor. The industrial promotor will then determine and decide if the report can be given to the academic promotor and industrial internship coordinator. Subsequently, a definitive copy can be given to the industrial promotor, the academic promotor, and the industrial internship coordinator.
Training course of minimally thirty (30) days (abroad) or thirty-five (35) working days (in Belgium) in a company. During this internship students come into contact with the industrial world and can test and apply their theoretical knowledge in practice. Students learn to know the companies' structures, mentality, and different functions that a bioengineer can fulfill in a company as well as learn to understand the different activities of a company. As it is not the aim to work on one specific project, the industrial internship is complementary to the masterproof. The subjects of the industrial training course and the master proof must hence differ in both subject and place, so that it can be assured that the student's education concerning practical knowledge is multidisciplinary.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Report determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Report category, the following assignments need to be completed:
During the internship period, the students can take contact with their academic promotor for active guidance and feedback if necessary.
The industrial training course has to be judged by the industrial promotor and the academic promotor. This request will be made by the industrial internship coordinator (not the student).
The industrial internship will be judged by the industrial promotor based on the practical work that was carried out, the report that was made, and the interactions of the student with the industrial promotor and the company's personnel. The academic promotor will judge the industrial internship based on the report that has been made. The industrial and academic promotor will make their evaluations independently. An average is made of both results.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Medical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Molecular Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Cell and Gene Biotechnology: Agrobiotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Food Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Chemical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Bioengineering Sciences: Chemistry and Bioprocess Technology: Biochemical Biotechnology (only offered in Dutch)