The curricular internship is a training experience included in the study plan of the degree programme and consistent with the course of study, aimed at completing academic education through practical experiences in Italy or abroad.
The course provides:
Please Note:This internship is an optional learning activity for “Data Science” and “Population and Health Analytics” whereas it is mandatory for the "Official Statistics" curriculum.
Data Science and Population and Health Analytics students can carry out the Internship in 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 having already gained practical experience during their studies.
Students can also set up this internship within Unibo (RAship), acting as a Research Assistant of a faculty member of CLAMSS (or of another member of the Department of Statistics of the University of Bologna). This opportunity is strongly recommended to students considering the possibility to apply for a PhD.
**Please note: to set up this internship, before following the specific on line procedure outlined afterwards in this page, you need to send to prof. Gabriele Soffritti a brief description of the research project agreed with the internship tutor at the Department and wait for his approval.
Official Statistics students must carry out their compulsory internship of a minimum 8 weeks in a National Statistical Institute (NSI), National Central Bank (NCB), Other National Authority (ONA), an International Organization (IO) or any other partner organization producing or dealing with statistics and data, as long as the internship focuses on work that is relevant to official statistics. As a rule, such internships are to be carried out physically at the working premises. However, remote internships can be accommodated when it is not possible to organize them otherwise.
It is also possible to 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 24 credits associated with your dissertation. The aim of such internship must 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 your 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.
Internship Academic Tutor: Prof. Gabriele Soffritti.
RAship Coordinator: Prof. Laura Anderlucci, who will help you to find a project and a supervisor.
Coordinator for internships for Official Statistics: Prof. Elisabetta Carfagna.
You can set up your internship from the end of the second semester of the first year (from June onwards) and/or during the second year.
For “Data Science” and “Population and Health Analytics” you must insert the internship in your study plan (please read the information on how to modify the study plan).
Please Note: You can present and amend your study plan in two periods during the academic year. We remind you to check the related deadlines.
For Official Statistics, since this type of internship is compulsory, it is already reported in your study plan.
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 this link 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, inform the company that the office of destination to select during the registration must be your reference structure. Once the agreement is subscribed, the Internship Office will send the company the information to publish the offer for you.
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.
Please consider that, from the moment your application is accepted by the host organization, it will take approximately 5/6 working days for the Internship Office to complete the activation procedure.
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.
In the following order:
PLEASE NOTE that, for the validation of the attendance sheet by the internship office and the registration of the internship by the academic tutor, are required approximately 6/7 working days.
If you need to graduate, check the deadline for meeting the requirements so that you can upload the attendance sheet on time.
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
Phone +39 051 2084030 Orario telefonico Monday 10 am-12 pm Tuesday 10 am-12 pm Thursday 10 am-12 pm Friday 10 am-12 pm
Address Via Filippo Re 8 - 40126 Bologna BO Orario apertura al pubblico
Other information Schedule via email an online appointment.
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Internship for the final dissertation – request form
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