Doing an internship can give you insight into the kind of job, work or company that interests you and can help you orientate on your career. You will also expand your network, which can be valuable when you are looking for a job.
An internship is the best way to put the knowledge and skills you have gained so far during your studies into practice and to get an idea of what you want to do after your studies.
You can do an internship at different times during your studies:
- during your bachelor's programme (usually extracurricular, i.e. not as a compulsory component)
- after your bachelor's graduation (see scholarships for recent graduates below)
- during your master's degree (in some cases compulsory, other extracurricular)
- after your master's graduation (see scholarships for recent graduates below)
There are different types of internships available:
- An internship at a company
- An internship at a university or research institute
- A graduation project such as writing a thesis or doing library research at a university, research institute or company
- A residency (in Dutch: coschappen)