Internship at the Bioprocess Engineering Group

Prerequisite knowledge and entry criteria

The internship on a Bioprocess Engineering oriented topic requires the student to have a sufficient background in engineering-related knowledge applied to the Bioprocess field. The student should have sufficient skills in analysing the bioprocess and/or the metabolism of a production microorganism, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions.

A set of three basic criteria has to be met, being:

1. There should be an obvious relation to the research area of Bioprocess Engineering.
2. In order to facilitate evaluation of the final report, the WU supervisor of BPE should be competent in the subject area.
3. The actual work should be of academic level.

Orientation - at least three to six months before the internship starts

• Meet with your study adviser to discuss your study plans, including internship plans.
• Orientate yourself on possible internships. Selection of a suitable host institute or industry is done by students themselves. Inspiration and suggestions may be obtained from previous thesis experience, from fellow students, or from departmental scientists. A student can act in response to specific openings sent around via study advisors. Additional help is available via the BPE internship coordinators.
• Prepare a motivation letter and CV (you can contact the Student Career Centre for tips on motivation letter and CVs).
• Student Career Services, set up the WUR Career Platform (called Jobteaser) as the place where you can find thesis topics and internship opportunities.
• Contact potential internship providers.

After finding a possible internship provider (amply before the formal start of the internship): check with the BPE internship coordinator if your internship meets the criteria and who can be your WU supervisor during the internship. For this you can use the internship approval form on the bottom of this webpage.