Internship (Abroad)
Are you a TU Delft student interested in doing an internship as part of your study programme? Maybe taking part in a project is of interest to you?
Doing an internship is the best way to gain practical experience, and you can prepare well for your future career. You learn to apply scientific knowledge and academic skills in a realistic work situation. You also learn to function independently and responsibly in an organization that is related to your study.
At the faculties of Applied Sciences (TNW)and Aerospace Engineering (AE) the internship is a compulsory part of the study. At the other faculties, the internship is often part of the study as a minor (BSc) or elective (MSc). If you want to do an internship in the Netherlands or abroad with EC, check the possibilities and the conditions set by your study programme via the relevant internship website and/or Brightspace course/ organization. If you still have questions after reading this information, you can contact the internship office or the internship coordinator of your faculty, see the link to the contact details.
Please note that as of September 2022, all Dutch Universities in the Netherlands use the same internship agreement. TU Delft is also introducing this new standard internship agreement. The new internship agreement makes the arrangements between students, universities and internship organisations more straightforward. A universal internship agreements helps students, the private sector and the degree programme know what they can expect. The agreement sets out clear arrangements on the purpose, supervision and assessment of the internship as well as student’s rights, including their legal status, and the way disputes are handled. For any questions, please contact your faculty internship coordinator for more information.
Did you know that you can also find a lot of information at the Career Centre? E.g. a CV check, and examples of a motivation letter? You can check out their website here, you will find a toolkit with opportunities that can help you apply for an internship.
Information to help you find a placement or information about what you need to arrange with a business can be found on the Nuffic website, Wilweg (only available in Dutch). For Non-EU/EEA or students from Switzerland who want to do an internship in the Netherlands as part of their study (with EC) more information can be found via Study in NL website.
Are you interested in doing an internship at TU Delft?
All faculties differ in the internship options open to students. Please be aware not all faculties accept interns.
Incoming interns from outside TU Delft are referred to the information page of TU Delft faculties. Here you can select your choice of faculty where you would like to do an internship and from there you can contact the relevant department, a supervisor, a professor or find an interesting track. All faculties differ in the internship options open to students. Please be aware not all faculties accept interns.
“Since I have been in China, traveling is not complicated. I took a train from my homecity to Shanghai, usually about two hours.” Experience intrenship - Whei Zhu
“I strongly advise students to do an internship, especially abroad. It helps to get an idea of why we learn certain things in Delft and it defines yourself as a designer to practice your skills in different contexts.”
“For me, this internship was a great experience, it was nice to be out of the University’s life for a while and see that quite some methods and skills from the education showed to be valuable”
“Doing an internship really made me think about my soft skills. I learned a lot about how it is to be an employee and what is expected of you. Moreover, I learned how it is to work in a big company, understand hierarchy within such company and learned a lot about myself.” - EWI SET Student
Latest News
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The TU Delft Executive Board has decided to allow internship/thesis/research project/field work abroad. Students can travel to green and yellow coded countries. TU Delft does not allow travel to orange and red coded countries because these colours refer to very serious safety risks. TU Delft's policy is based on the travel advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Each travel advice has a rating that indicates how safe a country or area is. This is done with a colour code. There are four colour codes: green (no particular safety and security risks), yellow (pay attention: safety and security risks), orange (only necessary trips, do not travel) and red (life-threatening situation due to very serious safety risks, do not travel). The colours give an idea of whether there is a security threat in the country or area. Students are not allowed to travel through orange or red colour coded areas to reach yellow colour coded destinations.
If you are planning to go abroad please read the Disclaimer. Read the disclaimer carefully, sign the disclaimer and hand it in to the internship coordinator/supervisor of your faculty.
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+EU nationals going to the UK
EU nationals need a valid passport to travel to the UK, an identity card is no longer valid.
In almost all cases, you need the Temporary Work – Government Authorized Exchange visa for an internship. In some cases, a research internship at a UK higher education institution of less than 6 months does not require a visa. It is important here that the internship is regarded as 'research as study', and not as 'research for work'. If the internship is regarded as 'research for work', the above visa must still be applied for.
You cannot work in the UK without a visa. Under the student visa, there are limited opportunities to work alongside your studies.
+Non-EU nationals going to the UK
Non-EU nationals need to check if you need a UK visa, if you are planning to go to the UK from 1 January 2021.
Please note different visa conditions apply for students considering doing traineeships in the UK.
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For internships and traineeships taking place in the UK, students cannot apply for an Erasmus+ Scholarship.
Click below on your faculty to find out more about going abroad
Contact
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Internship Coordinator: Miranda van Haagen
T: 015-2784793
Internship Coordinator: Mirthe Oude Alink
T: 015-2789995
E: internship-ae@tudelft.nl
W: www.ae.tudelft.nl/internship -
Internship Office TNW
Internship Coordinator: Linda van der Elst
T: 015-2787495
E: InternshipOffice-TNW@tudelft.nlMSc Science Communication: Caroline Wehrmann
T: 015-2781070
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Internship Office BSc (no MSc students)
Internship Coordinator Architecture: O. Caso
T: 015-27.83977
E: O.Caso@tudelft.nlInternship Coordinator Management in the Built Environment: Mr. L. Lousberg
T: 015-27.83049
E: L.H.M.J.Lousberg@tudelft.nlInternship Coordinator Building Technology (no MSc students): Ir. F. R. Schnater
T: 015-27.84180
E: F.R.Schnater@tudelft.nlStagecoördinator Urbanism: Ir. R.J. van der Veen
E: R.J.vanderVeen@tudelft.nl
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Internship Office
Internship Coordinator: Ms. Wilma van der KooijE: internship-ceg@tudelft.nl
W: www.citg.tudelft.nl/stagebureau -
Internship Office
Internship Coordinator: Rianne Smits
T: 015 - 2785415
E: internship-eemcs@tudelft.nl -
Internship Office
Internship Coordinator: Ms. Jolanda van Domburg
T: 015-2783739
E: internshipoffice-io@tudelft.nl
W: www.io.tudelft.nl/stage. -
The faculty of ME doesn’t have an internship office. Please contact the coordinator of the specific master/track for questions about Masters internships.
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Internship Coordinator: Dr. J.M. Duran
T: 015-2787879
E: j.m.duran@tudelft.nl
Internship Coordinator: O. Kroesen
T: 015 2785262
E: J.O.Kroesen@tudelft.nl
T: 015-27.87819
E: career@curius.nl
W: Curius
FAQS
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You can search for applicable scholarships via the search tool here.
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Check the Study Guide for course possibilities at your own faculty. Contact the lecturers / coordinators concerned. Also check the study abroad page for information regarding the practical matters
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Please be aware not all faculties offer internships to incoming students. Ensure you find a contact at the faculty (professor/track coordinator) where you are interested in working. You will be informed if there are any opportunities for you. Your registration at TU Delft will need to organised by yourself and the contact person as this is not processed through the regular student registration system.Please be aware not all faculties offer internships to incoming students. Ensure you find a contact at the faculty (professor/track coordinator) where you are interested in working. You will be informed if there are any opportunities for you. Your registration at TU Delft will need to organised by yourself and the contact person as this is not processed through the regular student registration system.
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Yes, you will need to log in to MyTUDelft.
- Click on study abroad,
- Make a new request and complete the information.
When you are travelling to high-risk countries, based upon the travel advice of our government, you are obliged to participate in one of these Travel Safety training sessions. When travelling to low risk areas, the instructions are not mandatory, but you are free to participate. Contact TU-IV@tudelft.nl should you have any further questions.
