1. Internships A unique and enriching experience during your studies Hilde Coppenholle Internship coordinator FEB
Practical experience during your studies

2. Practical experience / internship
… as part of your study program
Option 1: Internship project (6 credits)
Option 2: Extensive internship with scientific reflection (*)
(12 credits)
Option 3: Integrated Business Project/ Social Profit Project (3 of 6 credits)
Option 4: Research (6 credits)
Internship in support of Master’s Thesis
(*) Only for Dutch speaking students ‘Uitgebreide stage m.i.v. wetenschappelijke reflectie’
Opmerking: uitgebreide stage miv wetenschappelijke reflectie (12 P): enkel voor de NL? / staat niet op de Engelse pagina.

3. Practical experience / internship
…on top of your study program
Option 1: Free study internship  application form
Option 2: Study relevant student job (via Randstad)
Opmerking: uitgebreide stage miv wetenschappelijke reflectie (12 P): enkel voor de NL? / staat niet op de Engelse pagina.

4. Characteristics per internship
Integrated Business Project/ Social Profit Project
AFC Projects (3 credits)
AFD Projects/ PiP projects (6 credits)
Clear individual contribution
Internship project
Min. 20 work days
Within a company or organisation
Specific project
6 credits
Research
- Min. 20 work days
Actively participate in operational research groups within FEB as an aspiring student researcher

5. Characteristics per internship
Internship in support of a Master’s thesis
Collecting data in a company or organisation
Modalities determined by promotor
Free study internship
Unpaid
Direct connection with your study programme
No valorisation in credits
Insurance contract
Study relevant student job
Randstad Student
Study-related, paid job that is fully in tune with your studies

6. Integrated Business Project/ Social profit project Intern- ship
Research
Uitgebreide stage m.i.v. wet. reflectie
Free study internship
Study relevant student job
Bachelor TEW, EW, HIR, HIRB
Master TEW
Master EW
Master TEW: HIR
Master TEW: HIRB
Master ERB
MAFW
Nederlandstalige programma’s

7. Integrated Business Project/ Social profit project Intern- ship
Research
Uitgebreide stage m.i.v. wet. reflectie
Free study internship
Study relevant student job
Master of Economics
Master of Business Economics
Master of Business Engineering
MBISE
MAFE
Engelstalige programma’s
MBISE : Maste rof Business & Information Systems Engineering

8. Practical information

9. Detailed information per internship
Overzicht stagemogelijkheden(NL)
Overview internship possibilities (ENG)
ECTS sheets
Practical information

10. How to find an interesting internship?
Take a look at the Career Corner
Contact companies directly
For Social Profit Projects: consult e.g. projects offered by student organizations Academics for Companies (AFC) or Academics For Development (AFD), LCIE, …
Looking for an interesting Research Contact the professor directly or contact the internship coordinator for more information. 
Practical information

11. How to find an interesting internship?
Interested in an internship abroad? Have a look at the AIESEC Belgium website or via  EFMD Global Talent Portal or via Mobility for all. 
Looking for a study relevant job? Have a look at
Contact Heidi Van Cleynenbreugel via
Practical information

12. Several offers – Research Project@FEB
Research at BEE
Research Data Work, Experiments, and Economic Analysis of “Labor Supply and Option Value”
Research data work and analysis of educational outcomes in Flanders in an international perspective
Research Using Google Trends to measure environmental concerns
Practical information

13. 1. Research Project@FEB - at BEE
Task description
The motivated student will be located at the Center for Behavioral Engineering Research (Campus Leuven) and
Conduct a review of relevant literature and identify a research topic
Set up an experimental design, conduct the study, and analyze the data
Write a research report and present it to the research group
Participate in research group activities (e.g., seminars)
See also:
Practical information

14. Practical information
2. Research Data Work, Experiments, and Economic Analysis of “Labor Supply and Option Value”
Task description
During the internship, the student will work at the KU Leuven Faculty of Economics and Business (campus Leuven) and perform the following tasks:
[1] Preparation of an economic experiment in which we merge
survey with experimental data
[2] Execution of the experiment and data analysis
[3] Some literature search
At the end of the internship the student writes a report and gives a presentation. Period: part-time, about 4 hours per week, February through May.
See also:
Practical information

15. Practical information
3. Research data work and analysis of educational outcomes in Flanders in an international perspective
Task description
During this period, the student will work at the KU Leuven Faculty of Economics and Business (campus Leuven) and perform the following tasks:
>Complete a database of educational outcomes for Flanders and other regions/countries over time;
>Perform a comparative analysis of educational outcomes in Flanders.
At the end of the internship the student writes a report on his or her findings
See also:
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16. Practical information
4. Research - Using Google Trends to measure environmental concerns
Task description
Google Trends (trends.google.com) can be used to collect data on the search terms regarding environmental concerns that are used in google.
The main objective to explore the possibilities and options to use Google Trends data in measuring environmental attitudes, trends and concerns in Belgium and Europe.
In this research project the student will first make an overview of the type of data that are available in Google Trends that can be used to investigate this topic. Moreover, a literature overview will help to determine how these data can be used. Finally, an illustrative case will be selected for which data will be collected and statistically analyzed.
See also:
Practical information

17. Questions? Contact the internship coordinator, Hilde Coppenholle
- make an appointment on Monday or Friday
- or send your question via the  FEBadvisor
Opmerking: uitgebreide stage miv wetenschappelijke reflectie (12 P): enkel voor de NL? / staat niet op de Engelse pagina.