intermediate account

Internships performed in academic year 2025-2026

Three weeks after the start of the internship, the student provides an intermediate account to the academic supervisor and the internship coordinator at internship.sube@uantwerpen.be . This intermediate account of max. 1 page provides an brief overview of the tasks already undertaken and planned, and reflects on the intern’s initial experiences. If the students encounters difficulties during the internship, he first tries to solve them with the internship supervisor and contacts the internship coordinator or the academic supervisor if necessary.

Internships performed in academic year 2026-2027 onwards

During the internship, students write a short blog post (300–500 words) on Blackboard for their academic supervisor every five working days. Guiding questions for these posts are provided below. Of course, students are free to deviate from them if they wish. If the students encounters difficulties during the internship, he first tries to solve them with the internship supervisor and contacts the internship coordinator or the academic supervisor if necessary.

• Beginning of internship
  • What are your first impressions of the host organisation and its culture?
  • Which expectations or goals do you have for this internship?
  • Which personal or professional skills would you like to develop during this period?
• During internship
  • What has sursprised you most about the organisation’s way of working?
  • Can you describe a challenge you encountered, and how you approached it?
  • In which situations did you recognize knowledge or methods from your coursework?
• (Near the) End of internship
  • What are the three most valuable lessons you learned?
  • How has your perception of the internship organisation (or its field) evolved?
  • Which competencies from your master’s programme proved most relevant in practice?
  • In what ways have you grown personally and professionally during this internship?
  • What advice would you give to a future student starting the same internship?

 Mid-term check-in with internship organisation

The internship coordinator plans a low-key mid-term contact moment with the internship supervisor (by phone or e-mail), where the student’s progress and possible difficulties can be discussed briefly. When serious problems arise, the academic supervisor will be involved and a meeting will be planned. The student can be invited for this meeting.

Absence during the internship

In case of absence due to illness or other force majeure (e.g. family emergency), you are required to make up for the missed days at a later time. Please inform your internship supervisor as soon as possible and submit the completed absence notification form (see below) without delay to internship.sube@uantwerpen.be.