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Industrial Internship/
Industrial Experience
Prof. D. Schreurs, Prof. E. Van Lil
Prof. M. Heyns (local Master)
Prof. G. Groeseneken (EMM)
Industrial Internship/Experience
• Website:
http://set.kuleuven.be/nanotechnologie/eng/current-students/internships
• Contact Persons
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Internship coordinator: Prof. dr. ir. Dominique Schreurs
• office: ESAT 02.16; [email protected]
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Legal Documents: Prof. dr. ir. Emmanuel Van Lil
• office: ESAT 02.18; [email protected]
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Program director EMM: Prof. dr. ir. Guido Groeseneken
• office: IMEC; e-mail: [email protected]
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Program director Master nano: Prof. dr. ir. Marc Heyns
• office: IMEC; [email protected]
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Industrial Internship/Experience
Main goals
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internship ≠ summer job
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but: experiencing daily way of working in industry as a nano
master graduate
• working in a team, reporting to a manager, …
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to realise something of value for the company in a limited time
• summer period between 1st and 2d phase of Master (Sept. exams!)
• ISP entry: 1st semester phase II
• Industrial Internship: min. 6 weeks → 6 stp
• Industrial Experience: min. 4 weeks → 3 stp
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Procedure: Step I
• Identify a company
• Past internships
http://set.kuleuven.be/nanotechnologie/eng/currentstudents/internshipcompanies
• International
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e.g., IAESTE network, Humasol/VLIR, ...
http://www.vtk.be/nl/page/parent/students-from-leuven/name/internationalemogelijkheden/
• Any company in nano field ….
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Non-exhaustive Company List
• Companies in Belgium
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Cochlear (Mechelen)
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Solvay (Neder-over-Heembeek)
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NXP (Leuven)
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Melexis (Ieper)
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Nanocyl (Namen)
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Umicore (Olen)
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Xenics (Leuven)
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Europlasma (Oudenaarde)
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On Semiconductor (Oudenaarde)
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Thrombogenics (Leuven)
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Peptisyntha (Brussels)
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Arcelor Metal (Gent)
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AB Inbev (various locations)
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International Internships
• Companies abroad
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ITRI (Taiwan)
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Panasonic (Japan)
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Intel (Ireland)
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CERN (Switzerland)
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TNO, ASML, Holst Centre (The Netherlands)
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Notes
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KU Leuven doesn’t allow unsafe destinations (www.diplomatie.be):
http://www.kuleuven.be/education/study_abroad/application_procedure.html
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Don’t forget about visa and possible vaccinations (see www.itg.be)
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Check your health insurance. The KU Leuven insurance only covers work
accidents and limited liability if you damage some property of the company
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Agree clearly on reimbursement (travel/stay/ …)
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Step 1: Identify a Company
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Where?
• Companies: OK
• imec: OK
• Research institutes? case by case
• Other universities: NO
BUT: you can NOT do internship and master thesis in same company
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How long?
If company requires longer internship (> 2 months), consider performing
a Master Thesis in such company instead of ‘Industrial Internship’
Note: no stipend in case of Master Thesis
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Procedure: Step 2
• Agree with company on an internship work plan
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subject should be in field of nano master!
• discus in an early stage with internship coordinator to avoid disappointment
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subject should be different from master thesis!
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work plan = 1 page pdf
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name and address of company
supervisor within the company (with his/her email address)
description of the planned work
start and end dates of internship
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end of March: send work plan by e-mail to programme director and
internship coordinator for preliminary approval
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do not start with the legal part unless the work plan has been approved!
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[if abroad:] ask for KU Leuven permission as well
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Procedure: Step 3
• Complete legal documents
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contract
• model contract: available on website
• distinction between contracts for internships with and without ECTS!
• if company requires other contract, e.g., IPR phrasing
• contact internship coordinator
• any deviation from model contract requires approval by KU Leuven
legal department, which can take several weeks!
• 3 copies, to be signed by the student, the company, and Prof. Van Lil
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HSE-file (Health, Safety, and Environment)
Strict deadline: April 30th!
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HSE-file
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Procedure
• If no stipend (possible expense reimbursement is OK):
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Preliminary Approval
(Model) contract between KU Leuven, student, and company
HSE form, to be signed by company
Evaluation
• If stipend:
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Preliminary Approval
Contract between student and company
Company should take care of insurance, HSE, social security, etc.
(possibly:) NDA between company, student, KU Leuven
Evaluation
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Before/During Internship
• Let us know ASAP if something goes wrong
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subject changed, illness of yourself or the company supervisor
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supervisor not (or too little) available
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accident
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Procedure: After the Internship
• Written reporting
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instructions: see website
• Industrial internship: 20 pages; 10 pages for Industrial Experience
hand in at latest the first working day after Nov. 2nd
• Oral reporting
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presentation (20 min. + 5 min. Q&A)
typically in November; schedule is prepared in October
company supervisor is invited to this presentation
via Skype if needed (e.g., EMM student, company supervisor)
• Final note
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an internship executed without technical + legal approvals will
not be ISP approved!
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Procedure - Timeline
• now: identify a company and a topic
• end of March: apply for technical approval
• April [if internship abroad] :apply for KU Leuven permission
• April 30th (strict deadline!): apply for legal approval
Deadline is strict, whether you apply for ECTS or not!!!
• May [if internship abroad]: apply for visa, if required
• May/June: perform a medical examination, if required
• July – September: internship
• start academic year: include Internship/Experience in your ISP
• first working day after Nov. 2nd: deadline written report
• during November: oral presentation + Q&A
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