The Curricular internship is a training activity allowing students to gain the total number of credits provided for by the study plan of their Course, but it is also an opportunity to acquire practical skills and facilitate the approach to the job market.
The Curricular internship is a training activity allowing students to gain the total number of credits provided for by the study plan of their Course, but it is also an opportunity to acquire practical skills and facilitate the approach to the job market.
Our curricular internships are activated based on an agreement between the University of Bologna and a host (a company/public body/NGOs/firm both in Italy and abroad) and of a trainee program signed by both parties (company tutor, student, and academic tutor/Traineeship Committee)
N.B.: Curricular internships cannot be carried out with a company/organization whose legal representative, associate, or director has family relationships or similar relations (up to second-degree relatives) with the applying student.
According to your degree Course, the internship is an activity of your choice, available under the "Group of Various Activities - TAF F" that may be selected in the study plan of your second year. The internship may be activated at any time during the year.
The required length of the internship, given by the number of credits allocated to this activity: 8 CFU = 200 hours (the number of hours may be extended by 20% upon prior agreement between the company, academic tutor, and student if deemed necessary to achieve the internship objectives, up to 240 hrs).
You may add one or more internships to your study plan (with the same duration and CFU, that is 200 hours and 8 CFU). Only one of these internships can replace an activity of “Group of Elective Courses TAF D” (i.e. if you agree with the host company on a longer internship period that is 400 hours equivalent to 3 months of internship or if you want to carry out a second internship at a different company/body).
Other internships, if authorized, count as extra credits.
If you apply for an Unibo (e.g. Maeci) or Departmental call for applications, your study plan will be automatically updated by the Student Administration Office with the number of curricular internships required to cover the planned internship period.
From the academic year 2025/2026, in accordance with the course regulations, the maximum number of additional credits is limited to 48 credits (CFU) that may be included in type D/ TAF D.
- Enroll in the academic year
- Include one or more internships in your study plan according to the following options:
INTERNSHIP TAF F - The INTERNSHIP covering the " Group of Various activities - TAF F” 8 CFU planned for the second year can be selected during the Online Study Plan periods submission on SOL. Outside these timeframes, download the Internship Application Form (see Attachment), fill it in, sign it, and send it to the Student Administration Office (by Virtual desks https://sportelli.unibo.it/services/18)
In case you wish to anticipate the INTERNSHIP TAF F to the 1st year: download and complete the Internship Application Form (see Attachment), fill it in, sign it, apply a €16 revenue stamp, write and attach to the form a letter of motivation addressed to the Degree Director and send everything in a single .pdf file with the subject: “Request to anticipate the internship” to the Programme Coordinator for approval by the Degree Director. Send or leave the original form in a sealed envelope to the Student Administration Office post box at Piazzale Solieri, 1 - 47121 Forlì (FC).
INTERNSHIP I TAF D within the Elective Course Group as a substitute for a course or INTERNSHIP II TAF D as extra credits: you can enter it yourself when the online study plans are open on Studenti Online SOL. Outside these timeframes, download the Internship Application Form (see Attachment), fill it in, sign it, and send it to the Student Administration Office (by Virtual desks https://sportelli.unibo.it/services/18)
In case you wish to anticipate the INTERNSHIP I TAF D to the 1st year: download and complete the Internship Application Form (see Attachment), fill it in, sign it, apply a €16 revenue stamp, write and attach to the form a letter of motivation addressed to the Degree Director and send everything in a single .pdf file with the subject: “Request to anticipate the internship” to the Programme Coordinator for approval by the Degree Director. Send or leave the original form in a sealed envelope to the Student Administration Office post box at Piazzale Solieri, 1 - 47121 Forlì (FC).
For those who intend to activate additional internships, contact the Internship Committee who, in agreement with the Degree Director, will assess their feasibility. In case of approval of your internship project, download the Internship Application Form (see Attachment), fill it in, sign it, and send it to the Student Administration Office.
N.B.: Before submitting the form, please make sure that you have found a company or institution willing to host you as an intern and willing to sign an agreement with the University of Bologna (see below).
Please be aware that any of the above mentioned internships shall be activated/authorized trough the portal Internships - Student Access.
- Follow the online mandatory training on Health and Safety: these modules (Module 1 and Module 2) are mandatory as required by the D. Lgs. Number 81 of the 9th of April 2008. The assessment of the safety certifications is up to the host firm/company/association.
A) Internships may be carried out at one of the Alma Mater facilities or externally, at a firm/company/association – in Italy or abroad – which is regularly registered with Unibo.
Unibo provides the Internships - Student Access – the platform dedicated to internships. Logging with your University credentials you can submit your application to one or more internship offers between those on the list, or submit a request (“self-candidate”) to a specific firm/company/association.
Verify online the whole process:
B) In case you find a firm/company/association that is available to host your Internship but has not registered yet with us, once the Degree Director has authorized your new study plan you should provide the Internship Office with the company details (name of the company, name of the responsible, email, and phone number) for us to start the agreement procedure.
N.B.: The timing of the agreement depends on the turnaround time of the firm/company/association; in case of companies/firms/associations not registered with us yet, the timeline from the registration procedure to the actual beginning of your internship may take approximately 30 days.
C) If you wish to apply for an internship within the University you shall send your request (”self-candidate”) through Internships - Student Access: agree with both tutors (in this case they could be the same person) the objectives and the activities, follow the online mandatory training on Health and Safety, indicate the facility (department, laboratory, office) that will host you and wait for the acceptance and validation of your request.
You are required to carry out your internship within the period between the start and the end dates as stated on the attendance register and ensure as much continuity as possible. On the attendance register, you shall report for each day: the date, number of hours, and activities, all signed by the internal tutor.
Remember to monitor the number of hours you have completed to get to the total amount; this can be increased by 20% to achieve the internship objectives as agreed by the company representative, student, and academic tutor.
Your representatives are the company’s representative and the academic tutor.
In case of travel to sites that are not indicated in the internship program, the company tutor must notify the academic tutor in advance of the following: date, time, place, reason for the travel, and who is going to accompany the student. Thus, travel is possible only upon authorization by the academic tutor. By no means is the student entitled to travel by himself (in this case there is no insurance coverage).
You can choose not to start, to withdraw, or to interrupt your internship for reasons that do not allow further continuation: in this case, you must notify your academic tutor stating your reasons, and inform the Internship Office about your decision
To all students attending an internship program within the framework of this University, appropriate insurance coverage against accidents at work and third-party liability claims is provided.
Remember that in case of travel to places or facilities not included and stated in the Internship Programme it is necessary to be authorized by the academic tutor to have the insurance coverage granted (see Attendance Register and Travels)
The Internship Office checks all the documents uploaded online and reports the list of completed internships to the Internship Committee in charge of the internship verbalization.
Undergraduates: consider the deadline for graduation requirements! Contact the Internship Office to make sure the internship is registered within this deadline.
The Course regulations do not contemplate the recognition of work experience or other training activities as a curricular internship.
If you wish to undertake an Internship after graduation you can go through the list on Internships - Student Access and apply for an offer. From here on, however, the procedure will be managed by the Promoting Institutions authorized by the Region/Country where the internship is carried out. It is not possible to apply for an internship after graduation abroad.
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