Curricular internship and final exam preparation are independent; it is still possible to carry out the preparation of the final exam following the curricular internship and on the same subject, by submitting a specific request for the final exam preparation with an indication of the relevant period.
All students wishing to undertake an internship must follow the mandatory Safety and Health Training.
Before applying for an internship, all students must identify and contact a teacher of reference according to the scope in which they want to carry out the internship activity. The teacher, as academic tutor, will follow the trainees throughout the activity even if carried out at structures outside the University.
Contacts with companies are managed by the Internship Service you can contact for information and clarification.
The application for the curricular internship and/or the final exam preparation must be submitted at least 20 days before the beginning of the activity, so that the approval process can be completed.
To activate the curricular internship and/or the final exam preparation, you must follow all the information in the section "Administrative procedure”.
The curricular internship is a compulsory educational experience provided for the study plan, characterized by practical activities carried out in internal or extra-university structures, in Italy or abroad.
The curricular internship corresponds to 5 CFU (125 hours); there is no minimum number of credits obtained to apply for an internship.
The curricular internship must be included in the study plan of the second year and can only be carried out after its proper submission.
As for the Final examination, you can choose to carry out practical and research activities at external institutions and companies or at University internal laboratories. These preparatory activities may be included in the career path to specify the nature of the work performed and registered with an eligibility. Students who will carry out a practical activity in preparation for the final examination in Italy or abroad, will have to split the final exam into two parts:
- 44304 Preparation for Final examination (if the activity will take place in Italy) + 85374 Final Examination (discussion)
or
- 81355 Preparation for Final examination abroad + 85374 Final Examination (discussion)
If you choose this activity, you intend to activate an internship that will last 375 hours (15 CFU) and must be completed within 12 months from the start date.
If you choose this activity, you intend to prepare your thesis abroad, for example by participating in a call for applications for the University’s international mobility (e.g.: Thesis Abroad, Erasmus+, etc.). The identification of the host institution and the definition of the activities have to be agreed with the thesis supervisor. The activity must last 375 hours (15 CFU).
If you choose this activity, you intend to prepare the final exam not including continuous attendance you intend to prepare a thesis that does not include continuous attendance neither at the University structures nor at external institutions (companies etc...).
This activity must always be included in the study plan if you have chosen not to enter the activity 81355 - Preparation for Final examination abroad or 44304 – Preparation for Final examination in Italy.
Affiliated facilities: connect to the Interniship app and submit the application or apply for the predefined offers.
Non-affiliated facilities: it is necessary that the structure (in which no relatives or relatives work) is afilliated before the start of the internship. To activate the procedure, it is necessary to provide the Internship Service with the name and email address of the company contact person. It is necessary to keep in mind that the conclusion of the convention requires administrative times that are not quantifiable a priori, it is therefore appropriate to act in time. Once the convention is activated, connect to the internship app and apply.
The host structure must provide for the approval and completion of the agreed internship program, with the indication of the exact period through the application internships.
After the online authorization and signatures of the Academic Tutor and the Internship Commission, the online acceptance and signature of the Trainee and the Host Institution is required.
The student can then download the attendance register; the internship must be carried out in compliance with the content and timing of the internship program.
At the end of the procedure, the Internship Service will verify the practice and then there will be the evaluation by the Academic Tutor.
The registration of the curricular internship will be carried out by Professor Barbara Brunetti, as soon as the application notified it.
The record of the final exam preparation will be carried out by Professor Eleonora Iacono, as soon as the the application notified it.
In case of justified and documented impediments, you can pause or stop the activity, upon email communication to the Internship Service.
The University guarantees the insurance coverage of trainees against accidents at work and for third party liability only for the period expressly authorized and indicated in the internship program.
In case of accident, please send an email to: dipscmedvet.administrazione@unibo.it.
If you are going to graduate, it is necessary the process described in the paragraph "At the end of the activity" is completed by the deadline dates related to meeting graduation requirements.
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