Curricular Internships and dissertation-related internships

For Students, whose study plan includes internship among other subjects.
If there is no internship in the study plan, the student will not be able to apply for internship.

The duration of the internship is determined by the number of training credits CFU) defined in the curriculum of the course of study, 1 cfu = 25 hours max 30 hours. It is possible to extend the duration up to 20% of the total number of hours (e.g.: curricular internship 8 cfu = 200 hours, max 240 - curricular internship 12 cfu = 300 hours max 360=) The internship must be completed within 12 months from the day of its commencement.

The internship, should, first, be agreed upon with a course instructor.
That said, iI internship can be carried out at facilities within the University (e.g., at laboratories) or at external companies/entities in Italy and abroad.
To choose where to do the internship, you can consult the list of facilities that have an agreement with the University and/or the internship offers already posted on Online Internships.
If there are no offers that interest you, you can submit a self-application and, in case of positive evaluation, ask the company/body to enter on the University internship application an offer addressed to you (so-called “ad personam” offer).
If the host facility does not already have an agreement with the University, you can enter into the agreement. The company will need to register within the Traineeships - Company Access application.
Therefore, the timeframe for entering into new agreements depends on the response time from companies.

SYou can apply for internships exclusively through the Online Internship Application even for internal internships.
Students who have the “internship in preparation for final examination” option in their plan will also need to check the “internship for in preparation for final examination” field.
Logging in with your credentials to the online application will allow you to:
- respond to an offer of an internship, carry out the possible cognitive interview and wait for the outcome of the selection (by the company/body);
- independently contact a contracted company that will have to publish an offer “ad personam”;
- submit a self-application to an internal or external structure of the University of Bologna.
In the case of an internship within the University (e.g., in laboratories) you will have to address a self-nomination to ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA by selecting the internal structure from the drop-down menu and specifying the name of the laboratory.
For more details regarding the online procedure, please refer to the student handbook that can be downloaded from the “Manuals and Guides” section

Accepted applications will be submitted to the Internship Commission only after being validated online by the academic mentor. Once approval has been obtained by the Internship Commission you (student and host company) will receive an alert from the system to electronically sign the “Internship Program”. For internal Unibo internships, the electronic signature of the company mentor is not required if also appointed as the academic mentor.
Only after you electronically sign the “Internship Program,” can you immediately print the “Attendance Register” and begin your internship. It is not possible to start the activity before being in possession of the “Attendance Register”.
The internship can be carried out during the period indicated in the “Internship Program.” In case an extension of the internship end date is necessary, you must inform the Internship Office by email (acfo.tirocini@unibo.it), writing in copy to the company contact person and the academic tutor, specifying the reason (very briefly) and the new planned end date of the activity. Please note that the total period cannot exceed 12 months (from the start date).
The Internship Commission normally meets on the first and third Monday of each month, also holding extraordinary meetings to ensure that the timelines related to graduations are met. It is therefore necessary that all documentation, both that for activating new internships and that for the final minutes, be uploaded, in the internship application, by the Tuesday preceding the date scheduled for the meeting, to allow the offices, academic tutors and the Commission to view the requests and verify them. For undergraduates: check graduation requirements (web path, from this site: study, final exam modes and deadlines, graduation deadlines calendar).
the committee ensures that the requirements are met by the deadlines set. However, this requires that the graduating student uploads all documentation to the Internship application at least 3 working days before the deadline.

During the period of the internship, you must maintain contact with your academic tutor, whom you can contact for any support or advice on how to carry out the activities, and you must record the date (day, month, year) and daily activity carried out in the appropriate “Attendance Log.”
Internship hours must be recorded in the period between the start/end dates listed on the attendance register (the same as those in the “Internship Program”) and cannot exceed 8 hours per day.
Before leaving the Host Institution, you must ensure that the “Attendance Register” has been completed, signed and stamped, by the Host Institution contact person, on all pages where it is required.
For internal Unibo curricular internships, fill out and sign, by the company tutor (very often this is the academic tutor), only page no. 2 and not the following pages.

At the end of the internship, you must:
For curricular internships at companies/institutions, upload the “Attendance Log” in internship application from page nr.1 onwards (as specified above), if it is incorrect the Log will be rejected.
For internal Unibo curricular internships, upload the “Attendance Register” in internship application pages nr. 1 and 2 (as specified above), if incorrect the Register will be rejected.
Draft and upload online the final report for internships only.
The “internship in preparation for final examination” does not require the final report to be written.
Complete the online final questionnaire.
The Internship Commission, after verification by the Internship Office on the uploaded documents and after obtaining the academic tutor's evaluation of the final report, will proceed with the record of the internship on AlmaEsami.
The Internship Commission normally meets on the first and third Monday of each month, also holding extraordinary meetings to ensure that the timelines related to graduations are met. It is therefore necessary that all documentation, both that for activating new internships and that for the final minutes, be uploaded, in the internship application, by the Tuesday preceding the date scheduled for the meeting, to allow the offices, the academic tutor and the Commission to view the requests and verify them. For undergraduates: check graduation requirements (web path, from this site: study, final exam modes and deadlines, graduation deadlines calendar). Also, for undergraduates: regarding the verbalization of the internship, the Commission ensures that the requirements are met by the deadlines set. To this end, however, it is required that the graduating student uploads all documentation to the Internship application at least 3 working days before the deadline.

During the internship, in the case of travel to locations or facilities not indicated in the “Internship Program,” which has already been approved by the Internship Committee, the student may request permission from the academic mentor, via email and in Cc the business mentor and internship office, for the purpose of extending insurance coverage provided that the travel in question is consistent with the objectives of the internship. Upon receipt of the authorization, from the academic tutor, the student may make the transfer.

If you intend to give up or discontinue for reasons that no longer allow you to continue regularly, you must notify the Internship Office by email specifying the reasons and copying the academic tutor. The office will inform you on how to proceed.

The University of Bologna guarantees insurance cover for students against accidents at work and third-party liability claims. These policies are written by insurance companies that are specialised in the sector.
In the event of travel to locations or structures which are not indicated in the approved Internship Program, the student can request an extension of the insurance cover - even during the internship - on condition that the travel concerned is consistent with the objectives of the internship. Travels not included in the Internship Programme will have to be communicated to the Internship Office.

Online courses on health and safety are compulsory for all students.

For internships inside UNIBO laboratories, it is also required to complete the online course on health and safety by attending an additional module of 4 hours (Module 3). Please contact Ing. Veronica Rossi tel 0543 374406 veronica.rossi5@unibo.it for more information about the next courses' schedule.