Goals

The objective of this internship is to enable the student to work in an environment other than the one they have been studying in, to distance themselves from their studies, to apply their knowledge, and to acquire the independence necessary to carry out a scientific or technical project. To achieve this, the student will work in a company, research center, foundation, hospital, or other organization outside of their university. They will integrate into an existing team and be assigned a topic for which they will take responsibility. In addition to the typical academic qualities, they will need to demonstrate a good understanding of the issues, a sense of responsibility, the ability to synthesize information, and initiative, as described in the evaluation section.

Assessment method

Jury Composition

 

    Internship supervisor(s) + holder of the teaching unit

 

Instructions for the report and presentation

 

  • 10 pages maximum (excluding appendices that are not necessary for understanding the report)
  • Related to the entire or part of the project assigned to the intern: the aim is to show that the intern is capable of integrating into a new or ongoing project and making a valuable contribution. If there are additional tasks that are not related to the main project, there is no need to include them.
  • The report must provide context and clearly specify the aim and methodology used to complete the project. A comparison of the results/other information found in the literature or on the market or from competitors, etc., should also be included.
  • The document must be submitted in pdf format to the teaching unit holder and department secretary on the last day of the exam session.
  • The presentation will take place at the beginning of the session. It will be 15 minutes long and in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, sent to the UE supervisor the day before the presentation.
  • The UE supervisor will ask questions, and each student should ask at least one question during a presentation throughout the day. So everyone must attend all presentations. At the end of each presentation, a designated student will have to ask a question. Of course, everyone can ask questions

 

Grading (see grading scale in the vademecum):

• 50% by the internship supervisors (promoter/co-promoter/supervisor) (text and work done, final grade given by the promoter before the defense)

• 50% by the jury, excluding the supervisor (text and defense)

 

Remarks:

The internship supervisor can participate in the presentation. Obviously, the secretariat must be notified in advance.

If necessary, the presentation can be made to a small group of people (at least the UE supervisor) who have signed a confidentiality agreement. However, a light report or presentation cannot be justified on the pretext of confidentiality. If a confidentiality agreement is required, the student must inform the UE supervisor in time and organize it (in general, the basic document is that of the company where the internship was carried out).

The intern represents UNamur at the internship site: in addition to their intellectual and scientific abilities, the evaluation by the internship supervisor also includes the following criteria:

  1. Understanding of problems
  2. Sense of responsibility
  3. Synthesis skills
  4. Initiative
  5. Method and efficiency in work
  6. Value of work done
  7. Integration and adaptation skills, human relations
  8. Attendance and punctuality
  9. Clarity in oral expression
  10. Report writing (including the internship report)

 


 

Language of instruction

Français