The curricular internship is a training experience, included in the study plan of the degree programme, aimed at completing academic education through practical experiences.
A curricular internship is an experience intended to complete your University education by carrying out practical work in structures within or outside the University consistent with your course of study, in Italy or abroad, and to obtain the credits expected for your course of study.
At EPOS, you can include one internship to your study plan (among your electives) to acquire 10 credits (CFU) for 250 hours.
Please note that, if you add the internship to your study plan but later find yourself unable to pursue it, it is possible to replace it with another elective activity, as long as you modify your study plan within the period indicated.
The internship is an option for students and not a requirement. At EPOS, you can select one 250-hours internship among your electives by placing it in your study plan, which will count for 10 Cfu.
In case you intend to carry it out, it's mandatory to put it in your online study plan. Please, read the information on how to fill in and edit the study plan .
The internship can take place from around May of your second year and/or during the third year. The internship is an option that you may or may not do. The Internship Office is available to provide information, guidance on choosing and contacting companies as well as career guidance and CV reviewing.
Internship experiences considered not in line with subjects and goals of EPOS will not earn you credits. The following are possible options for your internship:
- National and European regulatory authorities;
- International organizations;
- EU administrations (Parliament, Political and financial institutions);
- Private businesses
- National, regional or local public administrations;
- Private companies and public institutions within or outside the University of Bologna, in Italy or abroad.
As a general criterion, please focus on firms or organizations that may later be interested in hiring staff with skills that would come from an EPOS degree. Choosing a suitable firm or organization is not enough, you should also make sure that the tasks you will be performing are in line with the goals of EPOS.
Exceptions are also possible, for instance for the Project BLESS, an internship opportunity at the Department of Economics (download document on the right).
If you are interested in carrying out your curricular internship, please put together, as soon as possible, your internship proposal where you precisely identify the organization, the expected period of the internship, the activities you will be likely doing and the expected skills that you will acquire and send via mail your internship project to professor Raggi.
You can apply when you submit your study plan. The internship should begin after you have placed it into your study plan. You can set up your internship from the end of the second semester of the second year (during the Summer) and/or during the third year.
Your internship is an option that you may or may not do, it is an opportunity for you to learn, grow, and contribute in a professional setting.
For information on technical and administrative matters: Internship Office (ems.bo.serviziotirocini@unibo.it)
Internship Tutor: Prof. ssa Meri Raggi
Please, contact the professor after you have clarified all administrative issues with the Internship Office, and with your internship proposal drafted as indicated above.
The University of Bologna has an internship database, called SOL-Internships. Companies and institutions that have an agreement with the University of Bologna may publish their internship offers there. You may, alternatively:
N.B. Students cannot carry out internships within a host organisation whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.
From 2022/2023 internships, as well as all other academic activities, must be carried out in presence, the academic tutor only, once checked the internship program can authorize students to work remotely.
In cases 1) and 2)
NB: You have to complete the Health and Safety Training Courses (Module 1 and Module 2) before starting your internship. The certificates check is the responsability of the hosting company.
Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:
In agreement with your Internship Academic Tutor and with the reference person of the chosen University structure or lab, then send an application via SOL-Internships:
You can carry out your internship outside of Italy following one of the two possibilities listed below:
If you have completed an external activity (a non-curricular internship, a placement, etc.) that you think is relevant to your study field, you can ask for its recognition as a curricular internship. Check the information on how to submit your request, as in the attachment box.
In the following order:
Email:
ems.bo.serviziotirocini@unibo.it
The Internship Office guarantees operation only remotely. The phone desk operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 12 am. If you wish to contact the office via Microsoft Teams, schedule an appointment via email for a call / video call
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