Projects and internships
Help a student gain practical experience
With a consulting project, internship or Master's thesis, students offer a refreshing look on current issues within your organisation, which often leads to creative solutions and innovative recommendations. We are always interested in new collaborations, all projects or internships that align with a subject area of the faculty are eligible.
You can publish internships on the Career Center (our one-stop shop for all career-related activities) and you can contact career.fbe@uantwerp.be about consulting projects.
Consulting project
In a consulting project, our students analyse an actual corporate issue. Based on their own synthesis, they present specific recommendations in a report. A good balance between the project and the student's classes has to be maintained at all times.
Key facts
- Duration: 4 weeks full-time (min. 150-180 hours) during summer or during the academic year.
- Supervision: The company supervisor must offer guidance throughout the project. The faculty supervisor provides process-oriented and theoretical guidance.
- Programmes: Applied economics: Business Economics, Economic Policy, Financial Business Engineering, Business Engineering: Management Information Systems (6 credits)
Practice-oriented Master's thesis
In a practice-oriented Master's thesis, students analyse an organisational issue and formulate realistic management recommendations in an academic report. The practice-oriented Master's thesis gives student the opportunity to work with a company or organisation for a longer period of time. A good balance between the practice project and the student's classes has to be maintained at all times.
Key facts
- Duration: 12 weeks full-time (min. 360-450 hours)
- Timing: during the academic year (October - May)
- Supervision: the company supervisor must offer guidance throughout the project. The faculty supervisor provides process-oriented and theoretical guidance.
- Programmes: Applied economics: Business Economics, Economic Policy, Financial Business Engineering, Business Engineering: Management Information Systems, Organisation and Management, Social and Economic Sciences and Culture Management (15 credits)
Internships
Internships allow students to gain actual experience in a company by working on current projects or assignments. At the end of the internship, the student is required to write a self-reflective evaluation report.
Key facts
- Duration: min. 3 weeks (90 hours) during summer or during the academic year
- Supervision: During the internship, the student will solely be supported by the company supervisor. A faculty supervisor will not be assigned.
- Programmes: Applied economics: Business Economics, Economic Policy, Financial Business Engineering, Business Engineering: Management Information Systems (3 credits) Social and Economic Sciences and Cultural Management (6 credits)
Voluntary internship
In a voluntary internship:
- the student does not earn credits, nor does he or she receive guidance from an faculty supervisor. However, the student is insured by the University of Antwerp.
- there are no requirements with regards to content and the student is not expected to hand in a report. However, the internship has to be in alignment with the curriculum and has to contribute to the intellectual development of the student.
- the student has to be able to combine the internship with his or her classes at all times.
After filling in the registration form, a proof of insurance will be delivered to the student and the company within 14 days.