Entrepreneurial Internship

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/E_ENT_INT

Course Objective

Instead of taking a regular elective in Period 5, students can also choose to do a research-related internship, with an organization. Four criteria apply for the Entrepreneurial Internship: 1) The subject of the internship should be related to entrepreneurship. 2) The internship should be a research project (applied or fundamental). 3) The internship should cover at least the time equivalent of 6 credits (roughly 4 weeks full-time), more is always allowed. 4) The internship should be approved by the Entrepreneurial Internship Coordinator before the start.

Course Content

The most important Exit Qualification in this context is: Applying knowledge and understanding. In the Teaching and Examination Regulations this is described as ‘the student is able to apply his/her knowledge and understanding on entrepreneurship to solve problems in entrepreneurial contexts that are characterized by a high degree of uncertainty and with limited resources’. Obviously, the other Exit Qualifications apply as well. See the Teaching and Examination Regulations for the full description of the Exit Qualifications of the Joint MSc Entrepreneurship.

Teaching Methods

As the approval of the coordinator should be obtained before the start of the internship, contact with the coordinator in an early stage should be made by the student. The Entrepreneurial Internship Approval Form should be filled in by the student for this contact (see Appendix of the Course Manual). Enrollment does not implicate approval.

Method of Assessment

The student who takes the Entrepreneurial Internship should deliver an advisory report at the end of the internship. More details about the content of this report are shared by the coordinator during information session. The assessment is Pass or Fail.

Literature

To be decided by the internship supervisor (appointed by the internshipcoordinator).

Target Audience

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Custom Course Registration

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Additional Information

The Entrepreneurial Internship takes place in Period 5. However, theinternship may be spread over a longer period or take place in anotherperiod, but only after approval by the Entrepreneurial InternshipCoordinator beforehand. Under strict conditions the Entrepreneurial Internship may be connected to the Master’s Thesis as well. Imperative is always to deliver two separate deliverables: the Entrepreneurial Internship report and the Master’s Thesis. Approval of both the thesis supervisor and the Internship Coordinator beforehand is mandatory in case of combination. The following links may be helpful:
- Check out the career page of the website of the Master Entrepreneurship: https://www.uvavu.me/career.
- Internships with start-ups and more: https://www.startupandrunning.nl/jobs.
- Career Center Amsterdam Business School (UvA): http://ebcareercenter.uva.nl
- Career Services School of Business and Economics (VU): http://careerservices.sbe.vu.nl. It may also be helpful to consult the lecturers in this joint master. As the internship may bring with it uncertainties, it is strongly recommended to enroll for an elective as well.

Recommended background knowledge

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Explanation Canvas

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