Vesalius College Internship Programme - Partner organizations
Overview
The Vesalius Internship Programme provides students with a supervised work experience aimed at enriching their academic experience by on-the-job application of skills and theories learned in the classroom. In turn, Internship partners receive the help of enthusiastic young workers with fresh ideas and energy.
Vesalius Students
- International: Participants in the VIP come from over 50 nationalities from all over the world.
- Multilingual: Over 20 different languages are spoken on our campus. Our students speak a minimum of two and many of them up to five or six languages!
- Energetic: Many of our students will start their career with this opportunity. Full of energy and ideas, this is the right time to shape them to fit your organisation’s needs.
- Highly Educated: Only students with significant academic exposure in their respective fields (4th or 5th semester students) are allowed to join the VIP.
- Business, International Affairs, and Communication Majors: with specialisations in International Management, Technology Management, Economics, European Studies, Journalism and Scriptwriting, Political Communication, Business Communication, European Communication Studies, Politics, and History.
Examples of VIP Participants
- Members of the European Parliament
- Multinationals: MasterCard Europe, InBev, Ernst & Young, etc.
- International Organisations: UN, NATO, MEP’s, etc,
- Media / Journalism Companies: The Associated Press, TV Brussels, etc.
Student’s Time Commitment
Minimum 150 hours per semester. Schedule arranged directly between the sponsors and the student.
During the Fall & Spring semesters, students will typically work 13 – 15 hours which is about 2 days per week.
During the Summer semester, the commitment is 3 to 4 full days per week for five to six weeks.
Internship Periods
Fall: 4th week of August to 2nd week of December
Spring: 4th week of January to 2nd week of May
Summer: 4th week of May to 1st week of July
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Payment Policy
Students in the VIP do not receive any remuneration. Instead, the students will receive academic credit.
Student’s Insurance Policy
Students are covered by the College insurance policy since the internship is part of the academic curriculum.
Partners’ Responsibilities
- Providing meaningful projects to interns. The intern’s work should be project-based, and either produce deliverable parts during the semester, or the full project at the end of term.
- Supervising interns. The organisation must assign a supervisor to the interns.
- Evaluating the intern’s performance. Partner organisations must evaluate the student performance during the internship. An evaluation form will be provided by Vesalius College for those purposes. Upon completion, this evaluation will count towards the intern’s final grade.
- Meeting with Vesalius College representatives. Vesalius College’s External Relations Officer will contact you during the semester to ensure a successful collaboration. A professor from the student’s major will also contact you to hear your comments on the intern’s performance.
Internship Deadlines
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Selection Process
1. Creation of profile
The Organisation submits a one-page document divided into three parts:
- Organisation’s Profile: mission and scope of the organisation.
- Internship Profile: interns’ task during in the organisation
- Intern Profile: languages, computer and other skills, etc.
2. Publication of profile
Vesalius College publishes and distributes the Internship Catalogue to students for their consideration.
3. Students Apply for internships
- Students send their CVs and Cover letters to the External Relations Department (drabulea@vub.ac.be)
- After pre-screening, the External Relations Department sends the CV’s and Cover letters to partners.
4. Organisations select students for interviews
- Sponsors notify the External relations Department of students invited for interviews
- Interviews (tentatively) take place on the premises of Vesalius College
5. Organisation Makes a Decision
- Sponsors notify the External Relations Dept. of their decision to accept/reject each of the candidates interviewed
- The External Relations Dept. notifies candidates and issues the internship contract and other documents to interns and partners
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ms. Diana Rabulea
Tel: +32 2 629 2826
Fax: +32 2 629 3637
Mailing: Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel
Visits: Office 009, Triomflaan 32
drabulea@vub.ac.be
Dr. William Chew III
Associate Dean for External Relations
Tel: +32 2 626 1414
Fax: +32 2 629 3637
Mailing: Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel
wchew@vub.ac.be
Dr. Virginie Goffaux
Study Abroad Director
Tel: +32 2 629 1596
Fax: +32 2 629 3637
Mailing: Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel
Visits: Office 015, Triomflaan 32
vgoffaux@vub.ac.be
