The curricular internship is a training experience, included in the study plan of the degree programme, aimed at completing academic education through practical experiences.
Carrying out a curricular internship means spending a period of time working at a company or institution and earning university credits at the end of the activity. Taking up an intenship is not mandatory (at LEGS, you may include it in your study plan among your electives), but is an opportunity for you to learn, grow, and contribute in a professional setting.
Internships are carried out on the basis of an agreement between the University of Bologna and the host structure (company, public body, professional firm etc.) and an internship programme signed by both parties.
Depending on the number of credits you are willing to gain, you can select:
Important: You can insert in your study plan both the Internship for 6 credits and the Internship for 12 credits. Please note though, that you can carry out a maximum of 18 credits.
Internships must be completed within 6 months from their start date and interns cannot work more than 40 hours per week.
Internships can be carried out outside Unibo (private companies, public institutions, professional firms etc, either in Italy or abroad).
The internship cannot be carried out in a company where the director, executive, manager, business partner/associate, or legal representative has family ties to the student applicant (get in touch with the Internship Office for more info about this).
All students carrying out an internship in Italy, within or outside Unibo, must take the online course on Health and Safety.
You can carry out your internship from the end of the second semester of the first year (during the Summer) onwards, up to your second year, and anyway, after having selected the relevant option in your study plan.
Internship Academic Tutor: Prof. Daniele Senzani
The University of Bologna has an internship database, called SOL-Internships. Companies and institutions that have an agreement with the University of Bologna may publish their internship offers there. You may, alternatively:
N.B. Students cannot carry out internships within a host organisation whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.
From 2022/2023 internships, as well as all other academic activities, must be carried out in presence, the academic tutor only, once checked the internship program can authorize students to work remotely.
In cases 1) and 2)
Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:
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:
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 following order:
Email:
giuri.tirocini@unibo.it
LEGS INTERNSHIPS PRESENTATION - 02/12/22
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