Internship and Field Training Policy

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1. Purpose

To connect study with employment through structured internships, summer training, clinical placements and field work that build professional skills and employability.

2. Scope

This policy applies across Future University in Egypt — all faculties, the Dental Hospital, the training Pharmaceutical Factory, student housing and administrative units — and to students, faculty, staff and, where stated, contractors and suppliers.

3. Definitions

Work-based learning

Structured learning that takes place in a real workplace as part of a programme.

Host organisation

An external employer or institution that provides a supervised placement.

4. Policy statement

• Programmes include work-based learning appropriate to the discipline, such as summer training, clinical rotations, laboratory practice in the training Pharmaceutical Factory, and field projects.
• Placements are governed by agreements with host organisations that set objectives, supervision, health and safety, and ethical conduct.
• The University maintains employer protocols and a careers service to secure quality placements and graduate opportunities.
• Field training upholds the same safety, non-discrimination and integrity standards as on-campus study.

5. Procedures

1. Faculties define the required training hours and learning outcomes for each programme and approve host organisations.
2. Students are placed under a training agreement, supervised by both a host mentor and a faculty supervisor, and assessed on completion.
3. The careers service maintains employer relationships, internship listings and graduate-recruitment events.
4. Health, safety and conduct in placements follow the Occupational Health and Safety Policy and the University's ethical standards.

6. Roles and responsibilities

• Faculty Training Coordinators — approve placements and assess training.
• Careers and Alumni service — secures placements and employer links.
• Faculty and host supervisors — supervise and evaluate students.

7. Related policies

• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Teaching and Learning Policy
• Continuing Education and Professional Development Policy

8. Legal and cultural alignment

Supports Egypt Vision 2030's human-capital goals and FUE's strong graduate-employment record, and builds on its protocols with national and multinational employers. It gives practical effect to decent work (SDG 8) through quality education (SDG 4).

9. The policy in practice

The University applies this policy in its day-to-day work. Examples, by academic year, include:

Academic year 2021/2022

• May 2022 — the University applied it through petroleum-engineering field training at Qarun Petroleum.

Academic year 2022/2023

• October 2022 — the University applied it through a cooperation protocol with SAP for digital-skills training.

Academic year 2023/2024

• August 2024 — the University applied it through ROGE 2024 on restructuring the global economy and promoting sustainability.

Academic year 2024/2025

• February 2025 — the University applied it through its clinical-pharmacy summer-training programme.

Academic year 2025/2026

• November 2025 — the University applied it through its Faculty of Pharmacy field trip to the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries.

Academic year 2026/2027

• October 2026 — the University applied it through the renewal of NAQAAE accreditation for its Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine.

Together these show the policy at work across the University’s teaching, research and community life.

10. Monitoring and review

Reviewed at least every three years, or sooner if Egyptian law, regulations of the Supreme Council of Universities, or THE/accreditation requirements change. The policy owner is responsible for monitoring how it is applied.

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