Company Internship

LST-STUDENTS WHO STARTED 1st SEPTEMBER 2021 OR THEREAFTER, the company internship (LM3803, 15 EC) is ONLY one of several options for Q5. The LM3804 Non-industrial Internship project, iGEM (LM3692) or PARTICIPATION in IFM4040 Joint Interdisciplinary Project (15 EC), TPM423 Technology venture development or similar are equally possible.

In case the start of your programme was before the 1st of September 2021, you can also replace your company internship (LM3802, 18 EC) by participation in IFM4040 or TPM423, supplemented with one elective course of min. 3 EC, preferably AS3121 = Scientific writing en argumentation.

THE PROJECT MUST BE APPROVED BY THE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME AND REGISTERED IN ON-STAGE (see below) BEFORE YOU START. PLEASE REFER YOUR REQUEST TO Info-lst@tudelft.nl.

You will be working full-time in a Life Science en Technology related company for a period of 3 MONTHS. Your Master Life Science en Technology knowledge is necessary for the project.

The company internship is guided by an internal (TU Delft, Applied Sciences) and an external (company) supervisor. The mark for the internship is awarded by these two supervisors. The mark is based on a series of criteria, including an individual report of the student, in which the experiences concerning the main goals, including the experience in the working environment, are discussed.

During the company internship you are expected to get to know the organization. To do so, you need to start gathering information about the organization of your choice well in advance, and make a list of questions you would like to have answered. During the internship you need to make time to get acquainted with other departments within the organization and interview, for example, a number of people in different parts of the organization.

IMPORTANT:

The student is responsible for finding an internship position. The Internship Office only has an assisting, coordinating and administrative tole. We therefore advice to start looking for an internship well in advance. Students are advised to start the orientation process at least 4 months in advance if planning to stay in the Netherlands, and at least 6 months if planning to go abroad.

MANDATORY: UNL contract

When doing an internship in the Netherlands, it is mandatory that the national UNL contract is signed by the company. The UNL contract is not yet required for internships done abroad but is strongly encouraged.

Without a signed contract, your internship is not valid.

Check with the company in advance if they are willing to sign the UNL contract. TU Delft no longer signs other contracts. If the company is not willing to sign the UNL contract, you cannot do an internship there. If you have any questions about this, please send an email to internshipoffice-tnw@tudelft.nl

The assessment of the internship is done by the two supervisors, based on a series of criteria, including an individual report of the student, in which the experiences concerning the main goals, including the experience in the working environment are discussed.

For the assessment you need to submit two reports:

• A scientific report using the format and guidelines of the company for your TU Delft supervisor and company supervisor

• An evaluation report for the internship office.

Even if the duration of the internship is slightly longer, these reports should be submitted and assessed after three months, as

a) all students should be assessed equally

b) the assessment criteria are mainly based on a range of transferable skills and not specifically on scientific output

Two weeks before the end of your internship (3 months), the Internship Office TNW will send your company supervisor and TU Delft supervisor the internship review form. Timely submission of the final report, 3 months after the starting date, is an assessment criterion as well. If this is not the case, points will be deducted. Your company supervisor needs to assess your internship at the end of your internship period and send his review form to the TU Delft supervisor. Your TU Delft supervisor needs to assess your internship within two weeks after the end of your internship and give a mark. The TU Delft supervisor will then send the assessment form (including the company supervisor review form) to the Internship Office TNW.