Internships International Business Management (Mechelen)

The internship is a mandatory component of the curriculum for all final-year students and serves as the culmination of the bachelor's program. In our program, the internship can be closely linked to the bachelor project, and we therefore count on your cooperation for both. The internship guidelines outline the objectives of the internship and the responsibilities of all parties involved.

The internship period typically runs from mid-September to mid-December for a smaller group of students, while for the majority, it starts in mid-February and concludes by mid-May at the latest.

The internship provides students with valuable experiential learning through active participation in a real professional and social work environment. It allows them to apply their theoretical knowledge in practical situations that align with the scope and academic level of the program.

International students are allowed to complete their internship either in Belgium or abroad. Belgian students, however, are required to undertake their internship abroad.

What do we expect from the internship?

• The intern is assigned a personal mentor at the internship site who provides the intern with the necessary support and ensures regular follow-up of the internship progress.
• The internship takes place in a real professional and social work environment.
• The intern gets to know the internal functioning of an organisation, its structure, working atmosphere, working methods, expectations, work pace, company culture.
• The workload for the intern corresponds to that of a normal work week.
• The internship site formulates an internship assignment that corresponds to the professional competencies of the major.

Modalities International Business Management Mechelen

More specific information about the guidelines can be found in the table below: