Industry Internship – Students

The internship must last at least 8 consecutive weeks and no more than 6 months, full-time. It can take place during the semester or during semester breaks.

If it overlaps with the next semester, the internship must finish by:

• 1st October, if overlapping with the fall semester
• 1st March, if overlapping with the spring semester

For students doing an internship during the semester:

• If you’re validating other courses (maximum of 8 credits are allowed) you have to register as “FRAC présent”. It is your own responsibility and it should have been discussed with the company. This semester will count toward the 6-semesters limit for completing your master’s cycle (excluding the PDM semesters).
• If you are not validating any courses, you have to register as “FRAC stage”. This semester won’t count toward the 6-semesters limit for completing your master’s cycle (excluding the PDM semesters).

Note: if you are registered in FRAC stage, you have maximum until week 10 of the corresponding semester to start your internship.

1 – Find an internship

There are two ways to find an internship:

• On IS-Academia: The IS-Academia “stages” portal is accessible to all students with preselected internships validated by the section. Apply to your internship of interest by submitting your CV and a motivation letter.
• Through your personal investigations: Once you’ve found an opportunity, send the description of the internship and the name of the company on the LSE support platform for pre-validation by the section. If the internship is pre-validated you can go on with step 2.

2 – Validate your internship

1. Once the company agreed to hire you for an internship, fill in the internship agreement and sign (you + the company)
2. Send the completed form on the LSE support platform for final validation and signature by the SV internship coordinator
3. Forward the signed internship agreement to the company
4. If you found it through your own investigations, register your internship on IS-Academia. If you found your internship on IS-Academia, ask the company to change your status to “hired” and complete the necessary information.

Your internship is only validated once it has been registered on IS-Academia.

3 – Evaluate your internship

At the end of the internship, fill out the evaluation report sent by email. The evaluation procedure starts 2 weeks prior to the official ending of the internship. Both the student and the supervisor have to fill out an evaluation report.

The SV internship coordinator then validates the 8 credits if you pass your internship.

Additional information on the industry internship and relevant forms can be found on the SV Education Moodle (EPFL access only). The filled forms must be sent to the section using the LSE support platform.