Curricular Internships

Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:

1. verify that the Company/Institution has an agreement with the University of Bologna; if not, the instructions on how to finalize the agreement can be found here; 
2. ask the Tutor of the Host Organisation, who will tutor you during the whole duration of the internship, to insert an offer targeted to you in the Internships and Agreements Service;
3. you will receive an e-mail with the instructions on how to accept and complete the internship proposal;
4. after the approval from the Internship Board you will receive another e-mail how to activate your internship;
5. download from SOL-Internships the attendance record book, where you will find the authorized period of the internship, which may differ from the original internship offer. 

The internship cannot be carried out in host organisations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.

Companies and Institutions that concluded an agreement with the University publish their offers on SOL-Internships. You have the possibility to:

- apply to an existing offer;

or

- consult the database of partnered Companies/Institutions in order to send a self-application.

If you need any help to prepare an effective CV, you can contact the Job Placement Service.

In both cases:

1. you will receive an e-mail with the instructions on how to accept the internship proposal and complete your application;
2. after the approval of the Internship Board, you will receive another e-mail explaining how to activate your internship;
3. lastly, download from SOL-Internships the attendance record book, where you will find the authorised period of the internship, which may differ from the original internship offer. 

The internship cannot be carried out in host organisations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.

In accordance with your Academic Tutor, you must contact the Tutor of the chosen University structure/lab, then send a self-application through SOL-Internships:

1. please be sure to have completed the compulsory modules on Health and Safety (module 1 and 2);
2. click on the button “"Submit an internship request at UNIBO" available on your home page;
3. fill in the request fields;
4. wait for the confirmation e-mail on the validation of your request;
5. after the approval from the Internship Board you will receive another e-mail on how to activate your position;
6. download from SOL-Internships the attendance record book, where you will find the authorised period of the internship, which may differ from the original internship offer. 

The internship cannot be carried out in host organisations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.

You can carry out your internship abroad following one of the two paths listed below:

• by participating in a mobility programme (ex: Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeship, grants for preparing the thesis abroad, etc.);
• by contacting a foreign Company/Institution and following the same passages as above.

You must fill in your attendance record book with the hours of attendance, according to the authorized  period. You must communicate any variations (ex. suspension, cancellation, etc.) from the approved programme by sending an e-mail to the Internship Office with the Academic Tutor and Tutor at the Host Institution in copy c/c.

Should you need to travel to locations not included in the approved programme, you can ask for the extension of the insurance by contacting the Academic Tutor by mail (with the Internship Office and Tutor at the Host Organisation in copy c/c) and wait for the authorization.

During the whole internship period, you are insured against on-work injuries and third-party liability. For further information please consult the Insurance Policy webpage.