All graduation options of the Master of Science in Biology program provide the opportunity to conduct an internship, allowing you to gain experience related to your study in a professional environment, like a company, a governmental institute, a museum, or a research lab. The course unit ‘Professional Internship’ can only be chosen once in your two-year master program either in the first or second semester, and either as an elective of 6 ECTS (= internship of 20 full working days) or as one of 12 ECTS (= internship of 40 full working days). During these days, you complete a task or series of tasks agreed upon by you, the internship provider and the Department of Biology. This task is related to the field of biology and gives a realistic view of the daily activities and conditions of a professional environment and work floor.

If you choose the course ‘Professional internship’, you are responsible for finding your own internship position. This is an important and valuable part of the course, as it helps you gain experience in job application. Once you have found a possible internship place, follow the next steps:

Download the ‘internship agreement request form’
Complete this form and send it by e-mail to:
- the coordinator of the graduation option you are enrolled in;
- the chairman of the educational board of the Biology Master program, Prof. Luc Leyns; (luc.leyns@vub.be);
- the secretariat of the Biology department (Kevin Nolis; secrdbio@vub.be).

Your request should be approved by the coordinator of the graduation option you are enrolled in, or by the chairman of the Biology Master educational board.

More information regarding the the course 'Professional Internship' can be found in the detailed guidelines.