Internship BIOVIT
In an internship you work in a company with tasks related to your studies. An internship can give you relevant work experience, broaden your network, strengthen your practical skills, and give you important experience from outside the university.
It is possible to do an internship during all periods of the academic year. If the internship involves travel, it is easiest to do it in the block periods or during the summer vacation.
You can work intensively over a few weeks in a block period or one day a week over a longer period.
For students
- Find a relevant company
- Contact the company
- Find an academic supervisor at the Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT)
- Fill out an agreement/contract with BIOVIT/academic supervisor and the company/contact person, where the expected learning outcome and results are described
- Hand in the agreement/contract to the study advisor, who will register you for the internship course
- Create a suggestion for relevant syllabus literature together with the academic supervisor
- Do the internship, learn the syllabus, and work on a reflection report
- Hand in and present the reflection report in the semester where you are registered for internship
The number of credits (ECTS) you get from doing an internship varies, so you also need to determine the scope of your internship:
- 125 hours corresponds to 5 ECTS
- 250 hours corresponds to 10 ECTS
- 375 hours corresponds to 15 ECTS
You will spend approx. 2/3 of the time in the company/research institution and 1/3 of the time working on the reflection report and presentation.
At the Faculty of Biosciences we have several internship courses depending on your field of interest:
- BINT300 Internship Plant Sciences
- BINT301 Internship Animal Science
- BINT302 Internship Aquaculture
- BINT303 Internship Feed Manufacturing Technology
- BINT304 Internship Urban Agriculture
- BINT305 Biology
- BINT306 Agroecology
Read more about internship here: A Guide to Internship
For companies and institutions
What is an internship?
An internship is a limited period in which a student at NMBU works at a company or in an institution on an agreed and relevant issue or project.
What does the company get?
The company/institution benefits from the student's commitment, manpower, knowledge and input, and gets to meet potential future employees.
What is required?
The student needs a contact person in the company/institution during the agreed internship period. The contact person will, in collaboration with the student and their academic supervisor at NMBU, define the work tasks and goal of the internship. A contract must be drawn up between the company/institution, NMBU and the student before the internship period starts. The agreement is sent to the study advisors at BIOVIT before confirmation is granted. If the stay in the company entails access to confidential information, a declaration of confidentiality should also be signed.
Financial aspects
The student receives credits in lieu of payment for the agreed working hours and workload of the internship. Many students also choose to combine internships with summer jobs. The company/institution must pay for any necessary internal training. For companies/institutions with a location far away from the student's home and/or place of study, the company/institution can also pay for accommodation and travel for the student if the work requires this during the agreed work period.
We wish to host students for internship, what do we do now?
Contact the study advisors at BIOVIT, and they will attempt to put you in contact with students.
Study advisors BIOVIT: studieveileder-biovit@nmbu.no
Examples of companies and institutions
Examples of companies and institutions our students have done their internship at:
Agroecology
- Dysterjordet AS
- Fairtrade
- NIBIO (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NO: Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi)
- Norges Vel
- Norsus
Animal Science
- Agri Analyse
- Animalia
- County Governor of Nordland (NO: Statsforvalteren i Nordland)
- Felleskjøpet Agri
- Fjøssystemer AS
- Geno
- Højgård Equine Hospital (Denmark)
- NLR (Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service, NO: Norsk landbruksrådgivning)
- Norsvin
- Nortura
- Norwegian Farmers Union (NO: Norges bondelag)
- Tangen Zoo AS
- Tine
- Trysil Agricultural Office (NO: Trysil landbrukskontor)
- Tunge Dog Center
Aquaculture
- Austevoll Melaks
- Bluegrove AS
- Ecobait AS
- Fiskaaling (Færøyene)
- LetSea AS
- Mowi ASA
- Namdal Rensefisk
- NCE Seafood Innovation
- Nofima AS
- Nordlaks
- Nordlaks Smolt AS
- Nova Sea
- Optimar AS
- Progift (China)
- Provence Aquaculture
- Sande Settefisk AS
- Seamatech
- Slakteriet AS
- Steinvik Fiskefarm AS
- Tytlandsvik Aqua
Biology
- Care for the Rare
- NIBIO
- Sabima
Plant Sciences
- ANNO museum Domkirkeodden, department Urtehagen
- BIT Innovation Centre
- ByLab Oslo Hovinbyen
- Bymiljøetaten Oslo kommune (city environmental authority)
- Felleskjøpet
- Graminor
- Bygdø Royal Manor (NO: Kongsgartneriet på Bygdøy)
- Kilter AS
- Melby Gård og Gartneri (farm and horticulture)
- Natural History Museum (NO: Naturhistorisk museum)
- NIBIO (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, NO: Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi)
- NLR (Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service, NO: Norsk landbruksrådgivning)
- Nofima
- NORSØK (Norwegian Centre for Organic Agriculture, NO: Norsk senter for økologisk landbruk)
- Pådriv Oslo, Ulven Nærmiljøhage (local garden)
- Skaaret Landskap AS (landscape gardening)
- Solbergs Gartneri (horticulture)
- U.Reist
Urban Agriculture
- Abildsø gård (farm)
- BIT Innovation Centre
- Bykuben
- EAT Foundation
- Campo Cuture (Portugal)
- Geitmyra Culinary Center (NO: Geitmyra matkultursenter)
- Gruten
- Hauktjern Borettslag (housing association)
- JM Norge
- Losæter
- Nabolagshager (neighborhood gardens)
- NMBU Sustainability Hub
- Norsus
- Oslo Blomsterverksted (flower shop)
- Oslo Riding Police
- SquareRoot
- U.Reist