Internship

A curricular internship allows you to gain practical experience at companies or institutions to enhance your education,  make your first contact with the world of work and obtain credits (CFU).

Internship is an optional activity at your second year. You may choose:

Internship Abroad to Prepare for the Final Examination 6 CFUs 150 hours' internship

If you are enrolled in the 2nd year and are up to date with your tuition fee payments, you may submit your internship request through SOL-Internship after selecting the Internship Abroad to Prepare for the Final Examination in your study plan; the tasks performed during the internship  have to be consistent with the dissertation topic and agreed with the supervisor. When submitting your request on SOL-Internship  please indicate as your academic tutor your supervisor.

The first step is to prepare an effective application, consisting of a CV and a motivation letter. You may use the University's services and dedicated workshops. Please refer to the Job Placement website.

Make sure you have completed the mandatory training courses on Health and safety in the workplace (Module 1 and Module 2).

Log in to SOL-Internship where you find:

• internship offers from companies/institutions you can apply to;
  or

• a list of partner companies/institutions which you may contact directly to check their availability to host you as an intern. If they are available, you will be able to submit a spontaneous application in SOL-Internship.

In both cases, once the company has accepted your application, log back into SOL-Internship and:

• follow the instructions that will be sent to your institutional e-mail address;

• download the attendance register from SOL-Internship, which will indicate the authorized period for carrying out your internship.

The internship must be carried out in person. The Internship Committee may authorize a fully remote internship, depending on an evaluation of the overall project.

Please note that:

• you may not begin the internship until the internship agreement has been signed by all parties involved and you have downloaded the attendance register;

• you are not allowed to carry out the internship at a company or institution where you have family or kinship ties (up to the second degree) with the legal representative, a shareholder, or the supervising manager.

if you have already agreed an internship with an hosting institution, please follow these steps:

• Make sure that the company/institution is already affiliated with the University. If it is not, it will need to establish an agreement. Relevant information is available on the page "Are you a company or an organization? " 

• Ask the tutor from the host organization, who will supervise you during the internship, to submit a personalized internship offer (“ad personam”) through the Internships Service for companies/institutions.

• Follow the guided procedure that will be sent to your institutional e-mail address.

• Download the attendance register from SOL-Internship, which will indicate the authorized internship period.

The internship must be carried out in person. The Internship Committee may authorize a fully remote internship after evaluating the overall project.

Please note that:

• The internship cannot begin until the internship program has been signed by all parties involved and you have downloaded the attendance register;

• You may not carry out the internship at a company or institution where you have family or kinship ties (up to the second degree) with the legal representative, a shareholder, or the supervising manager.

Applying for an exchange programme (for example, Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeships)

If you have carried out an extra-university activity and wish to have it recognized as an internship, please refer to the information available on the  page "Recognition of extra-university activities in place of the internship".

During the internship, you must comply with the obligations outlined in the internship program you have signed and complete the attendance register.

If there are any changes to the agreed program (e.g., interruption or cancellation), you must notify the Internship Office by e-mail, copying both your academic tutor and the company supervisor.

Throughout the entire internship period, you will be covered by accident insurance and third-party liability insurance. For more information on the insurance coverage provided, please refer to the dedicated webpage.

If you need to travel to locations or facilities not included in the approved internship program, you must notify the Internship Office and your academic tutor in advance by e-mail. The academic tutor must authorize the travel. In your e-mail, please include the reason for the travel, date, time, and full address of the location (street name/number, city, etc.). Insurance coverage will be valid only after the academic tutor has granted authorization.

The internship must be recorded in AlmaEsami.

After completing the required internship hours, have the attendance register signed by the tutor from the host organization.

Then, log in to SOL-Intership and:

1. enter the internship end date;
2. upload the attendance register pag 1 and 2, including all required data and the signature of the host organization’s tutor;
3. complete the evaluation questionnaire, which will be visible to the Internship Office and your academic tutor, but not to the host organization. The host organization will receive a separate evaluation questionnaire, which will be visible only to the academic tutor and the Internship Office. 

Once the documentation has been uploaded and the questionnaire completed, the Internship Office will verify the attendance register, and the academic tutor will assess the internship and record it in AlmaEsami. There is no need to contact the academic tutor directly.

Please note: If you are about to graduate, the internship must be recorded by the deadline for meeting the "Graduation elegibility requirements" .Therefore, you must upload all required documents to SOL-Tirocini at least 10 working days before that deadline.