A curricular internship is a training activity designed to help you acquire professional skills to complement theoretical studies, enabling you to gain practical experience at companies, public institution and/or structures of the University of Bologna and to earn the relevant credits.
The internship activity is an experience planned to complete your academic education with practical work at companies, public offices or labs within the University of Bologna.
- Internship for preparation for the final examination (elective): you have to get 12 credits
- Internship abroad for preparation for the final examination (elective): you have to get 12 credits
It is an elective course unit that can be performed starting from the academic year in which it is contemplated in the study plan
In accordance with Legislative Decree 81/2008, as amended, and the State-Regions agreements, anyone undertaking a curricular internship is treated in the same way as employees and, consequently, must receive appropriate training in health and safety at work.
Before applying for an internship, ensure you have completed the workplace health and safety courses (Module 1 and Module 2) and read the Privacy Policy.
If you have already completed the General Training (Module 1), to be exempted, upload the general training certificate obtained from other institutions or companies in the ‘Safety Course Exemption’ section on Studenti Online (SOL).
Module 2, however, must be completed through the University’s training programme. Certificates obtained from other institutions are not valid.
If your internship takes place in environments with medium or high risk (such as, for example, an excavation site, a construction site, etc.), you will likely need to supplement your training with additional modules. Ask your tutor at the host organisation directly whether the certification you already hold is sufficient or whether it needs to be supplemented (for example, with “specific training for medium risk” or “high risk”) .
For further information, please see the “Health and Safety mandatory training" page (link at the bottom of this page).
Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:
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:
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:
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:
During the internship you have to:
- perform internship activities as described in the approved programme according to the Tutors' instructions;
- comply with the hygiene, safety and health regulations of the Host Organization;
- not to disclose to any third party confidentialpersonal data, knowledge and information on processes and products acquired during the internship;
- fill in the attendance record book with the hours of attendance, according to the authorized period;
- 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.
The University of Bologna provides accident and third-party liability insurance cover for the period specified in the attendance record book and for the activities specified in the approved internship programme.
The insurance cover does not include journeys from/to your usual or temporary place of residence to the internship location, regardless of the means of transport.
In the event of travels at a location not specified in the approved internship programme, in order to extend your insurance cover you must submit a prior request by email to the academic tutor – copying (CC) the Hosting tutor and your Internship Office. In your e-mail, please include the reason for the travel, date, time, and full address of the location (street name/number, city, etc.).
Important: Before travelling, you must wait for the authorization from your academic tutor via email.
In the event of an accident you have to notify the Internship Office promptly (contacts available at this same page) and send them the medical documentation issued by A&E. The Office will fulfill the obligations under current legislation.
For further information, please go to Student Insurance and the FAQs.
What to do at the end of the Internship for preparation of the final examination
After completing the working hours of the internship, please upload to SOL-Tirocini:
Fill out the mandatory questionnaire
The internship board requires no personal meeting with students for the registration of the internship for final examination on Almaesami
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 ingarc.tirocini.bo@unibo.it
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Address Viale del Risorgimento 2 - 40136 Bologna BO Orario apertura al pubblico
Other information Schedule via email or by telephone an online appointment.
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