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EDAM Internships

Internships are planned in all MIT Portugal focus areas. Currently Internships have been developed in the Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing area for PhD students.

LTI Internships

LTI internships are more than the "soft" internships found in many European companies. LTI internships are full-time placements that last for up to 12 months and place qualified and matched LTI Ph.D. students into leading European companies. Two faculty advisors, one from MIT and one from Portugal, support the student. They also visit the company to organize the project and review the on-location work. The work conducted by the intern student during the internship will be agreed with the company and will be framed within the student's Ph.D. thesis. The student's coursework builds relevant skills for that work. LTI Internship Partner companies have direct access to MIT and Portuguese university research through the faculty advisors, their research centers, and an annual meeting that additionally includes peer-to-peer networking and governance input into the LTI internships program. 

Company Benefits

  • Up to 12 months placement of qualified interns, studying relevant material and supported by faculty advisors
  • Partner with university research programs, or initiate your own research program
  • Sponsor relevant applied Ph.D. theses
  • Recruit from a pool of graduating Ph.D. students
  • One MIT and one Portugal faculty advisor fly to your company's site for one day to organize the student project and to review the company location
  • Introductions to MIT and Portugal faculty and research programs
  • Student activities include sending company representatives to campus events, and inviting students on visits
  • Annual meeting of LTI Partner companies (end May/beginning June)
  • Company-to-company networking and sharing of best practices
  • Program governance including student admissions and research programs
  • Access to MIT Industrial Liaison Program (http://ilp-www.mit.edu ) conferences and programs through the MIT-Portugal Program

Profile of Eligible Company

  • Large European corporation with multinational/global business orientation
  • Strong technology focus with substantial R&D budget
  • Complex engineering systems management issues in product development and/or manufacturing

LTI Internship Calendar

LTI Internships Partners will work with the Program to arrange up to 12 months of internship during the Internship Period, which can start as early as summer/fall 2008.