A curricular internship is a training activity designed to help you acquire professional skills to complement theoretical studies, enabling you to gain practical experience at companies, public institution and/or structures of the University of Bologna and to earn the relevant credits. To find out what types of internships are available, please read the first paragraph below.
The Degree Programme includes:
- internship (compulsory). It allows students to gain 6 ECTS;
- Internship for preparation for the final examination (compulsory). It allows students to gain 15 ECTS.
Eligible activities (for both internships):
1 ECTS = minimum 25 hours/maximum 30 hours
You can apply for the curricular internship starting from the second Course year. You can present the application for the internship for the final examination after selecting it in your study plan (please read the information on how to modify the study plan) and discussing the contents with your thesis supervisor.
In accordance with Legislative Decree 81/2008, as amended, and the State-Regions agreements, anyone undertaking a curricular internship is treated in the same way as employees and, consequently, must receive appropriate training in health and safety at work.
Before applying for an internship, ensure you have completed the workplace health and safety courses (Module 1 and Module 2) and read the Privacy Policy.
If you have already completed the General Training (Module 1), to be exempted, upload the general training certificate obtained from other institutions or companies in the ‘Safety Course Exemption’ section on Studenti Online (SOL).
Module 2, however, must be completed through the University’s training programme. Certificates obtained from other institutions are not valid.
If your internship takes place in environments with medium or high risk (such as, for example, an excavation site, a construction site, etc.), you will likely need to supplement your training with additional modules. Ask your tutor at the host organisation directly whether the certification you already hold is sufficient or whether it needs to be supplemented (for example, with “specific training for medium risk” or “high risk”).
For further information, please see the “Health and Safety mandatory training" page (link at the bottom of this page).
He/She is a professor or researcher at the University of Bologna who is responsible for teaching activities and has the task to:
In the case of an internship in preparation for the final examination, the academic tutor is the thesis supervisor.
When submitting a request on SOL-Internships, you must enter the name of the academic Tutor; it is your responsibility to identify them from among those who teach at least one course related to the topics of the internship to be undertaken.
You must check that the professor or researcher you intend to propose as an academic Tutor is available before entering their name on SOL-Internships.
Please follow the passages below to activate an internship:
The internship cannot be carried out in Host Organizations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.
Companies and Institutions that concluded an agreement with the University publish their offers on SOL-Internships. You have the possibility to:
- apply to an existing offer;
or
- consult the database of partnered Companies/Institutions in order to send a self-application.
If you need any help to prepare an effective CV, you can contact the Job Placement Service.
In both cases:
The internship cannot be carried out in host organisations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.
In accordance with your Academic Tutor, you must contact the Tutor of the chosen University structure/lab, then send a self-application through SOL-Internships:
The internship cannot be carried out in host organisations whose legal representative, director or business associate has family ties with the student applicant.
You can carry out your internship abroad following one of the two paths listed below:
You must fill in your attendance record book with the hours of attendance, according to the authorized period. You must communicate any variations (ex. suspension, cancellation, etc.) from the approved programme by sending an e-mail to the Internship Office with the Academic Tutor and Tutor at the Host Organization in copy c/c.
Should you need to travel to locations not included in the approved programme, you can ask for the extension of the insurance by contacting the Academic Tutor by mail (with the Internship Office and Tutor at the Host Organization in copy c/c) and wait for the authorization.
During the whole internship period, you are insured against on-work injuries and third-party liability. For further information please consult the Insurance Policy webpage.
After completing the internship working hours, please upload in SOL-Internships:
Fill out the mandatory questionnaire.
Afterwards, you must wait for the Internship Board to register the internship activity in Almaesami. This procedure does not require the presence of the student, is conducted as any other teaching activity and observes the deadline for the graduation application.
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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 scienze.tirocini@unibo.it
Phone +39 051 2084060 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 or by telephone an online appointment.
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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 scienze.tirocini@unibo.it
Phone +39 051 2084060 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 or by telephone an online appointment.
