Photcast EP6 - Internships and Research Stays - Master of Science in Photonics Engineering

PHOTCAST is a podcast from students, with students, for students. We discuss every aspect of photonics & engineering, studying photonics in Belgium, student life and future job perspectives. In episode 6, Racha Akrour and Parto Ijadi Maghsoodi discuss their adventures in Japan and Italy. Racha got to experience a research stay at Hamamatsu Photonics where she discovered a completely new lifestyle. Parto went to Italy to chase the sun and found out about the vibrant life of Padua, where she did an internship at CNR-IFN. Both came back with a bag full of new life-changing experiences. Want to know more? Visit our website: https://studyphotonics.com or https://b-phot.org The Master of Science in Photonics Engineering is an English-taught 2-year master programme (120 ECTS) that leads to a joint degree from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University. We offer students a challenging engineering programme that combines core photonics courses with a wide range of photonics electives and multidisciplinary modules, e.g. Electronics and Information Technology, Physics and Materials, Business Engineering, Modelling, Measurement and Control and Life Sciences. You can study on campus in Brussels or Ghent OR follow the brand-new online track! This multidisciplinary approach, combined with high-level training in labs and a strong link with industry worldwide, has proven to boost the employment prospects of our graduates to a maximum in innovative industries and research domains such as biotechnology, health care, green energy and environmental monitoring, homeland security, aerospace, ICT and Industry 4.0.