BSc IB In­tern­ship, 15 ECTS

Course content

IInternships are an integral part of the BSc IB program. All students are encouraged to arrange internships with companies or organizations of interest. Students must undertake the internship whilst they are still enrolled in the IB program. An internship must involve both on-the-job training and formalized learning processes. Formalized learning processes are defined as either 1) structured classes or lectures taken within or through the organization in which the student undertakes the internship, or 2) supervision provided by a mentor in the organization the student undertakes the internship. 

The internship must be taken within an existing organization, such as a company, or governmental or quasi-governmental agencies such as ministries or embassies, or non-governmental organizations, such as the Red Cross etc. Companies or other types of organizations established by the student will require special approval by the Study Board. 

Students need to be hired under a formal contract, which, at the minimum, specifies the period of time the student is hired for and respective working hours. In cases where the student is already employed by the organization and wants to transform the contract into an internship program, documentation signed by representatives of the organization must be submitted to prove that job-functions new to the student are established in relation to the internship program, or that formalized learning processes will be initiated. 

The job-training areas and the formalized work experiences in terms of academic content must correspond to the curriculum and learning objectives of the BSc IB program