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Internship / Stage

From classroom to workplace.

An internship joins a study programme to real work. The right route depends on where you study, where you want to work and who has to agree.

Sources read 17 October 2026. Rules and windows change: check the authority named.

Which one is you?

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No internships are listed at the moment

Employers can list one using the Internship job type. Until then, your school's own placement office is the best place to look.

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Who does what

Organisations solve different parts of the journey. They are not interchangeable, and none of them is Aruba Jobs.

Government and regulators

Decide what is allowed and recognised.

Funding

Pay for or lend towards study and mobility.

  • RCN (opens another site)

    A grant for an internship or exchange elsewhere in the Kingdom. It funds; it does not place you.

    Read 17 October 2026

  • DUO (opens another site)

    Dutch student finance. Part is a loan with interest; part can become a gift if you graduate in time.

    Read 17 October 2026

Your school or university

Approve the learning and sign the agreement.

Student support and community

Help you settle, connect and find people.

  • Arubahuis / DEA (opens another site)

    Information, orientation and regional mentors for Aruban students in the Netherlands. It also describes the Arubalening, a loan.

    Read 17 October 2026

  • SEA (opens another site)

    A directory of Caribbean student communities at Dutch institutions. No internship placement is mentioned.

    Read 17 October 2026

Commercial providers (optional)

Sell extra matching or logistics help.

Words you will meet

Stage
The Dutch word for an internship.
BPV
Beroepspraktijkvorming: the practical part of vocational (ABO) programmes, done at a learning company.
BPO
Beroepspraktijkovereenkomst: the agreement for a BPV placement.
Erkend leerbedrijf
A recognised learning company. EPI asks host companies to be registered as one with its Stagebureau.
Stageovereenkomst
The internship agreement. For students coming from abroad, DIMAS asks for one between the institution, the host and the intern.
Stagebegeleider
The supervisor at the host. DIMAS asks for the supervisor's contact details in Aruba.
Sources and how they were read
  • DIMAS · Intern / Trainee Summary of the page (the site blocks automated reading); the checklist below was read in full. Compared 17 October 2026. Official source · Discrepancy · next check due 15 January 2027 Read through a search summary only; the site blocks automated reading. Its 12-month and housing statements differ from the 2025 checklist.
  • Departamento di Enseñansa (DEA) · BPV policy, June 2025 Read in part (definitions, recognised learning companies, agreement). Compared 17 October 2026. Official source · Verified · next check due 15 April 2027 Read in part. No published list of recognised learning companies was found.
  • Colegio EPI · Stagebureau Read in full. Compared 17 October 2026. Institution source · Verified · next check due 15 April 2027
  • University of Aruba · Office of International Affairs Read in full. Compared 17 October 2026. Institution source · Verified · next check due 15 April 2027
  • Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland · Kingdom Scholarship Read in full, plus the educational-institutions page via search. Compared 17 October 2026. Official source · Verified · next check due 15 January 2027 Application windows change; the current one is for starts from 15 January to 31 July 2027.
  • DUO · Student finance for Caribbean residents Read in full (the application steps themselves are on a separate DUO page). Compared 17 October 2026. Official source · Verified · next check due 15 January 2027 Interest rates and rules are set yearly.
  • DEA · Studia na Hulanda (Arubahuis, Arubalening) Read in full. Amounts and dates on it change; check the page. Compared 17 October 2026. Official source · Verified · next check due 15 January 2027 Amounts and dates on the page change.
  • Strategic Education Alliance · Student communities Read in full. Compared 17 October 2026. Institution source · Verified · next check due 15 April 2027
  • Abroad Internships · Aruba Read in full. Fees, refund terms and privacy have not been reviewed. Compared 17 October 2026. Commercial source · Needs review · next check due 15 January 2027 Fees, refund terms and privacy have not been reviewed.
  • AIESEC Netherlands · Internships abroad Read in full. Live Aruba opportunities were not checked in its portal. Compared 17 October 2026. Commercial source · Needs review · next check due 15 January 2027 Live Aruba opportunities were not checked in its portal.

Planning guidance only. The authority or institution named on each step decides; requirements, fees and deadlines change.

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