Internship
An internship is aimed at giving you insight in the relation between your academic training and the social reality and can be done at any institution either in the country of your "home university" or abroad where relevant job experience can be acquired. This includes public or private sector institutions, such as government organizations, NGOs, research institutions, the media or international companies. An internship should connect as closely as possible to the goals set for the Euroculture programme. Students usually agree that internships are a good way of getting to know what their professional options are, and it has been shown that following an internship increases your chances of finding a suitable job.
Students view this phase as an essential part of their studies. Internships can remove some of your doubts about the usefulness of your studies in a career sense, and help you to see and judge your ability to perform beyond the academic context. As your academic training draws to a close, it is assumed that you are capable of performing at a particular level: it is this that your internship should gauge. In concrete terms, this means that your creativeness and intelligence should be put to the test on a regular basis, and that the knowledge, insights and skills that you have acquired during your Euroculture studies should be applied to tasks that allow for a significant contribution on your part. An internship where you only perform purely supportive administrative tasks does not meet the requirements for a Euroculture internship.
Doing and applying for an internship also provides you with the opportunity to gain some experience in job applications, since you will always be required to formulate a job application containing your CV. Overall, employers are positive about the initiatives that students undertake. As well as this, there is always the possibility that doing an internship will result in a job offer. As such, the internship forms an important link between study and the job market.
The internship part of the Euroculture programme amounts to 15 ECTS credits and the internship itself should run over a minimum of 10 weeks full-time work (including writing of the report). You will also be required to demonstrate that you are capable of reflecting on your tasks and on the experience you have acquired by writing a critical report on these aspects.
