Internship

General

It is highly recommended to do an internship during your studies. An internship not only provides valuable practical experience, but also helps you gain a clearer understanding of potential career paths. In addition, relevant work experience can significantly improve your chances in the job market, as it is often seen as a major advantage during job applications."

A suitable time to do an internship is during the final year of the bachelor's programme or during the master's phase. An internship completed during the master's degree can also count towards the course 'Law in Practice'."

Preparation

Before starting your internship, it can be useful to attend some (free) workshops offered by the University of Groningen. These workshops can be found on Brightspace under the Career-tab > Events > UG Career Services (RUGConnect). This platform offers a wide range of workshops that you can easily register for. Topics include LinkedIn, writing a CV or cover letter, networking, 'Pitch Yourself', and 'Professional Self Analysis'.

Roadmap

In this roadmap internships for ECTS you can find all important steps to be credited ECTS for your internship.

Faculty internship coordinator / Career Coach

Every programme has an internship coordinator. For general questions about internships, you can also contact the Faculty internship coordinator.

Law in Practice Regulation

The Faculty has a Law in Practice Regulation which holds amongst others the guidelines with regard to duration of the internship, the internship supervision, the approval of internships, non-disclosure, and insurances.

Approval and registration of result

In order for an internship to be a part of a programme, it must be approved by the Board of Examiners. You can do so by adding your internship to your list of courses

Formal approval

The internship coordinator of your programme needs to approve your internship before it starts. The internship needs to be formally approved. You need to meet the formal demands for the internship and final report, as arranged for in the Internship Regulation.

Combination with a paper

An internship and a paper cannot be dealing with the same topic. This also goes for two internships and two papers when taken in two different programmes. Within a programme, an activity can only lead to the award of ECTS once.

Internships on RUGConnect and Going Global

The internships offered at the Faculty are listed on RUGConnect and on Going Global. You can find this through the Career tab in Brightspace.

Last update: 08-07-2025