The curricular internship is a training experience, included in the study plan of the degree programme, aimed at completing academic education through practical experiences.
Carrying out a curricular internship means spending a period of time working at a company or institution (in Italy or abroad) and earning university credits at the end of the activity. Taking up an intenship is not mandatory, but is an opportunity for you to learn, grow, and contribute in a professional setting.
Internships are carried out on the basis of an agreement between the University of Bologna and the host structure (company, public body, professional firm etc.) and an internship programme signed by both parties.
In this Programme, internships are elective activities.
If you wish to do an Internship, you can choose a 100 hours internship (4 ECTS) or a 150 hours internship (6 ECTS). You can also choose to do a 250 hours internship (6 ECTS + 4 ECTS), by adding both activities to your study plan. In this case, you will still need to set up two internship procedures.
Please note: even if the Internship 1 and Internship 2 are indicated in "Period 1" you can carry them out in a different period.
For more information on how and when to add the internships in your study plan, please refer to the page Preparing the study plan.
You can also add to your study plan one of the following internships:
Carrying out an internship for the preparation of the final examination, in Italy or abroad, allows you to gain 12 of the 18 credits associated with your dissertation. The aim of such internship has to be consistent with the dissertation topic and agreed with the supervisor.
In this case, once agreed the topic of your dissertation with your supervisor, you can ask the Internship office to add the internship to you career (you can send your request anytime, despite the 2 periods scheduled to change your study plan) sending to the internship office the form you find attached.
You can carry out your curricular internship starting from the end of the second semester of the first year (during summer) and during the second year.
Commission Board/Internship Tutor: Prof.ssa Daniela Iorio
The course provides the possibility of doing one or both of the planned internships. If both are done, the credits of the 150-hour internship (6 credits) will be calculated as extra credits, therefore not useful for obtaining the qualification.
Internship I - within Unibo: (150 hours – 6 CFU): two types of internship are possible in this case: (i) in laboratories, research centres and admin offices of Unibo, carrying out tasks supporting their activities; (ii) acting as a Research Assistant of a faculty member of the course (or of another member of the Department of Economics of the University of Bologna). In this case the internship is called RAship and can be done after a self-arranged agreement with a member of the Department of Economics. This opportunity is strongly suggested to students considering to apply for a PhD. In order to set up a RAship, please follow the specific online procedure outlined further below in this page.
Internship II - outside Unibo (300 hours – 12 CFU): internship at private companies, public institutions, professional firms etc, either in Italy or abroad. This opportunity is strongly suggested to those students who want to enter the job market as business and financial consultant and analyst or as data analyst.
You can also choose to add to your career an internship aimed at writing your dissertation:
Carrying out an internship for the preparation of the dissertation/final examination, in Italy or abroad, allows you to get 12 of the 15 credits associated with your dissertation. NOTE: The tasks perfomed within such internship have to be consistent with the dissertation topic and agreed with the supervisor.
Once you agree with your supervisor on a dissertation topic, you have to ask the Internship Office to add the relevant internship to you career; it is possible to send your request anytime of the year, regardless of the study plan opening periods; just email the Internship Office including the form attached.
You can carry out your internship from the end of the second semester of the first year (during the Summer) onwards, up to your second year, and anyway, after having selected the relevant option in your study plan (please read the information on how to fill in and edit the study plan).
Internship Academic Tutor: Prof.ssa Elena Argentesi
First, prepare an effective CV and a cover letter. If you need help, you can refer to the Job Placement services: Preparing for the world of work — Job Placement English Version
To set up your curricular internship, you have to log into SOL-Internships where you can:
If you want to carry out your internship in a company that has not yet signed an agreement, send the organization the instructions to register on our internship platform and provide the internship office with the name of the company/organization and the name of the person you are in contact with.
After the company has accepted your application (for an offer or a spontaneous application), you receive an email with the instructions to complete the activation procedure that will follow these steps: validation by the internship office, approval by the internship commission/academic tutor, signature of the program and printing of the attendance sheet.
NB: Only once the program is signed by you and the company, you are allowed to download the attendance register from SOL - Internships in which you will find the definitive period of authorized performance and start the internship.
NB: Before starting the internship, you have to complete the Health and Safety Training Courses (Module 1 and Module 2).
If you have already a safety certification - Module 1 - obtained outside of the University, you must verify its validity by writing to: sicurezza.formazione@unibo.it. Once obtained the confirmation of its validity, please send the confirmation mail and your safety certification to the Internship Office. The safety certification - Module 2 - must necessarily be obtained by the University of Bologna.
PLEASE NOTE:
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:
Please, remember that:
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 in the related page.
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How can we help you: Activate and manage a curricular internship or one for the preparation for the final dissertation, in Italy and abroad, outside of international mobility programmes.
E-mail ems.bo.serviziotirocini@unibo.it
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Other information Schedule via email an online appointment.
Internship for the final dissertation – request form
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Internships and placements by sector in Italy and abroad
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