6 ECTS credits
180 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017271ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
The training period allows the student to get actively involved in the professional world and to gain engineering competences in real life situations.
The training can take place in a company inside or outside Belgium. The theme of the training is related to the professional life of an engineer in this enterprise.
The training can take place in a laboratory or a research institute outside Belgium. The theme of the training is related to the professional life of a researcher in this institute. University laboratories within Belgium are hereby excluded.
Note that the master thesis can be carried out with the same company or research institute. However, during the training, the activities that are related to the thesis research should be of secondary nature: tasks that are not directly related to the thesis should be attributed to the trainee.
The duration of the training period is 40 working days (6 ECTS credits).
The 40 working days must be carried out after the deliberation of the 1st session of the 1st year of the master program and before the autumn break of the 1st semester of the 2nd year of the master program.
Guidelines are available on https://student.vub.be/en/ir#master-thesis-and-internship.
The candidate for a training period should contact the academic coordinator for additional information on the subject and the deliverables.
The academic coordinators per Bruface Master Programme are available in the Bruface guidelines on https://student.vub.be/en/ir#master-thesis-and-internship.
Academic in charge of general coordination: Lincy Pyl / Lincy.Pyl@vub.be
The 40-days traineeship focuses on the industrial and/or research engineering activities of the student. The student is mastering the knowledge and possesses or acquires the technical skills needed to successfully accomplish a variety of tasks. The training entity supervisor assigns a wide range of tasks to the trainee to broaden the student’s experience and horizon. In a hands-on way, the student thus familiarizes with the company’s task chain. The student is a versatile trainee able to analyse problems and implement solutions. The student’s communicative ability is well-developed and he/she can work in a team. The student is a responsible person showing the necessary reliability, autonomy and initiative. The student can use all the above mentioned skills to perform an internship and act as is expected from a young engineer.
This course contributes to the following programme outcomes of the Master in Electronics and Information Technology Engineering:
The Master in Engineering Sciences has in-depth knowledge and understanding of
1. exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering
The Master in Engineering Sciences can
4. reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)
5. conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorization in industry and society
6. correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
7. present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience
8. collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team
9. work in an industrial environment with attention to safety, quality assurance, communication and reporting
10. develop, plan, execute and manage engineering projects at the level of a starting professional
The Master in Engineering Sciences has
13. a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others
14. consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance aspects
The Master in Electronics and Information Technology Engineering:
21. Is able to model, simulate, measure and control electronic components and physical phenomena.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can conceive and implement design concepts by creatively integrating architectural and engineering sciences with attention to the structural, material and energy performance of buildings and structures, and their architectural value and constructability
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can develop an architectural or urban design project based on an analysis and synthesis of the context, program, structure, material and concept with particular attention to sustainability.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can design innovative buildings and structures based on cutting-edge (digital) modelling and analysis methods, and a good understanding of material and structural behaviour.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can communicate design concepts and projects effectively using state-of-the-art physical and digital representation techniques (drawings, images, renderings, and three-dimensional models).
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering can expand the scale of the design problem not only in space, but also in time – a crucial dimension of sustainable design – and to comprehend the multi-scalar effects of design interventions.
The Master of Science in Architectural Engineering has an integrative attitude towards using issues of sustainability, ecology and energy as catalyst for creatively rethinking conventional notions of enclosure, tectonics, and programme.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering can design (conceptually and quantitatively), model, realize and manage concrete, steel and composite structures in the context of buildings and civil engineering infrastructures.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering can combine computational modelling methods and experimental techniques to tackle complex structural and material analysis problems.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering can show the interactions between structural solutions, structural and materials engineering and geotechnical engineering and achieve the transition from a conceptual solution to the detailed design of a civil engineering structure.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Option Structures can integrate advanced modelling tools for the design of complex structures in civil engineering.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Option Construction and Geomaterials can integrate the behaviour of geomaterial as a construction or a geological material in complex civil engineering problems.
The Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Option Water Resources can develop, calibrate, validate and use numerical tools used for the simulation of water systems (river basins, groundwater bodies, sewers,…) in the framework of water management problems
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
SELF Internship determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the SELF Internship category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The evaluation mark is based upon on the evaluation of a report and on the evaluation form and the feedback provided by the supervisor of the training entity. Equal weight is assigned to the different categories in the evaluation. The advice of the training entity supervisor is decisive for the rounding.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Materials
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Aeronautics
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Robotics and Mechanical Construction
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Energy
Master of Electromechanical Engineering: Sustainable Transport and Automotive Engineering
Master of Civil Engineering: Standaard traject (BRUFACE)
Master of Architectural Engineering: default
Master of Electrical Engineering: Standaard traject BRUFACE J