Hosting an intern,
a win-win
opportunity
You are
You need to develop
an activity or a project
A company, a university, a research centre, a consular
chamber, a regional nature park, an association, an
administrative body, etc.
Why not host a student from AgroSup Dijon, a French
engineering school in agricultural, environmental and Food
Sciences, to carry out an internship.
An opportunity for your
organisation to
A challenging experience
for our engineering
students to
➜ E ntrust a qualified student who has the necessary skills
to integrate multiple fields (scientific, technical, economic,
organisational, marketing, sociological, etc.) with an
assignment.
➜U
ndertake or contribute to a research or development
project, make a diagnostic or carry out a technical/
economic study.
➜ Develop their skills to adapt, be
creative, work autonomously and
take initiatives.
➜ Gain intercultural competences.
➜ Benefit from his/her fresh perspective and expertise.
➜ Initiate or enhance cooperation with our research
and training establishment specialised in
agricultural and food science.
Key Figures
➜M
ore than 180 engineers carry out
their internship abroad every year.
Engineering Degree
Years of
studies
Bachelor/
Master/ PhD
8
PhD +8
➜ More than 100 foreign partners
in different regions of the world.
Engineering Studies at AGROSUP DIJON
7
Engineering Degree (equivalent to Master)
6
5
Master + 5
4
3
2
1
Baccalaureate
Bachelor + 3
Major in Agricultural or Food Science
Multi-disciplinary
teaching in agricultural or food science,
engineering science, humanities and social
sciences
End of studies internship
(6 months from March to September)
International internship
(5 months from March to August)
Internship on a farm or in the food industry sector
(5 weeks)
Competitive entrance exam after 2-year undergraduate diploma
The International Internship
allows a student to:
➜ A pply her/his knowledge in order to find solutions to a given problem.
➜ Be able to take into account the technological, socio-economic
and cultural factors.
➜ Master one or several foreign languages.
➜ Develop her/his professional projects and networks.
Food Science Major
Period
Assignments
Agricultural Science Major
5 months, mid-March - end August
Autonomously carry out a research experiment
Autonomously carry out an individual experiment at
an engineering assistant level
Understand and analyse how the work environment is organised
Host
Institution
University or research centre (either public
or private)
Company, university or research centre (either public
or private), consular chamber, regional nature park,
association, administrative body
Examples
of recent
internships
Microencapsulation through atomization of bioactive
plant substances, like polyphenols or carotenoids
(Germany, Research Centre)
Glucide and phenolic like compositions in wild mustards:
bioactivity in yogurt model. (Canada, University)
Analysis of a biogas system and a feasibility study of a
new station on a farm (Germany, Engineering Department)
Research on plant crops appropriate for soil-climate
conditions and set up a technical itinerary (Benin,
Agricultural Association)
➜ A minimum of two foreign languages are taught.
➜ Conferences by international teacher-researchers are
given.
➜ Workshops on cross-cultural differences are offered.
➜ Help with administrative paperwork: visas, insurance, etc.
is provided.
Practical Information
➜ Internship Contract
This contractual document specifies the legal status of the intern, the
agreed upon objectives and the duration of the internship, the mutual
responsibilities including insurance, trainee tutoring and, if applicable,
the intern’s allowance or stipend.
Work related accidents are covered by AgroSup Dijon’s insurance
and the engineering students are covered by their individual health
insurance.
➜ Pedagogical Framework
The host institution designates an internship tutor whose role is to
welcome the intern, to set up a programme that meets the objectives
of the internship, and to facilitate contact with the institution’s
personnel and partners. AgroSup Dijon assigns a teacher-researcher
who is responsible for academic tutoring, following the student’s
progress and for providing pedagogical and methodological support.
Students who carry out their internship abroad must write a report
and present it orally upon return to France, both of which are graded.
Thibault
Vandenberghe,
I carried out
engineering student in
an internship in an
Agricultural Science at
American university, in the
AgroSup Dijon
Biosystems and Agricultural
Engineering Department. This
internship corroborated my interest
for agricultural equipment and
enabled me to define my
professional project.
The students
from AgroSup Dijon
have been wonderful to
work with over the years, they are
well prepared for the research projects,
they take ownership of their work and
ultimately produce a great final report.
We look forward to having them
each year. Thank you.
Tom Gode,
Program Director,
Cloudbridge Reserve,
Costa Rica
Contact
AgroSup Dijon Internship Department
Tel : +33 (0) 3 80 77 40 27
+33 (0) 3 80 77 27 66
E-mail : [email protected]
AgroSup Dijon
26 boulevard Petitjean
BP 87999 - 21079 - DIJON cedex
France
www.agrosupdijon.fr
.fr - July 2013
How AgroSup Dijon prepares
its students for their
international internship