Business Internship
The Business Internship at the GSLS allows Science and Business Management students to gain practical experience in a non-academic environment. The internship consists of two components, more information on this can be found below.
| Duration & EC | Currently: 19 weeks, 27 EC From 1 Feb 2027 onwards: 20 weeks, 30 EC |
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| Location | The intership can be done in a company, NGO, or a government institution, both in the Netherlands or abroad. |
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Components Business Internship
Company work
Active participation is central to the programme. You will work on real-world business projects, where you contribute to developing marketing strategies, improving internal processes and translating innovations into viable business applications. Through close collaboration with clients and stakeholders, you gain hands-on experience in analysing challenges, proposing solutions and delivering professional outcomes in a dynamic, practice-oriented setting.
Business research
You will produce an advisory report grounded in applied business research. Drawing on data, analysis and stakeholder input, you translate your findings into clear, actionable recommendations that support informed decision-making within the host organisation.
In some cases, these two components overlap, for example when the company work itself involves business research. More often, they complement each other, with the company work forming the practical foundation for the thesis. In this situation, you should be able to dedicate at least 30% of your work time per week to the writing of your business thesis.
End product
Business report
The business report should be approximately 7000-9000 words, and include a plain language summary as well as a personal experience report. You must write the report in English. If a company or government organisation explicitly requires a report in Dutch, you may request an exception. In that case, you must include an English summary. You may submit no more than one Dutch report during your Master’s programme.
More information about the structure of a Business Internship report can be found on Brightspace.
Plain language summary
The plain language summary (or layman summary) should be approximately 500 words and written for an audience that understands Biology or Science at a high school level.
Final presentation
The final presentation takes place at the host organization, on campus, or online. Supervisors may join in person or online. Other stakeholders from the host organization may attend the presentation, although they are excluded from subsequent grading.