Curricular Internships and Traineeships

CRITERIA FOR THE RECOGNITION AND AWARDING OF ECTS CREDITS

Within the regulations of the Bachelor's Degree Program (L-36) and Master's Degree Programs (LM-52, LM-63), under "other educational activities," a maximum of 4 ECTS credits are awarded for the acquisition of "other knowledge useful for entering the job market" and a maximum of 4 ECTS credits for the completion of "training and orientation internships" (Art. 10, paragraph 5, letter d of Ministerial Decree No. 270 of October 22, 2004).

The ECTS credits in these areas are awarded by the Teaching Committees based on the following guidelines:

Students may choose between internships and traineeships offered directly by the University (which must, however, be attributable to a pre-structured and recognized project/program with its own objectives) or independently chosen internship and traineeship projects, preferably outside the academic community. Each project must specify the subject and objectives, clearly demonstrating its relevance to the Curriculum, whether it involves scientific research activities or another work-related activity that allows, even broadly, the application of knowledge acquired in the chosen curriculum. This orientation also applies to working students, for whom, however, particular limitations that may arise in individual cases will be taken into account.
Each project must be approved in advance by the Committee based on its capacity to enhance knowledge useful for entering the job market and its coherence with the chosen curriculum. Projects that merely support the teaching or scientific activities of professors or are related to study courses and/or exams, theses, etc., are not approvable.
The awarding of ECTS credits cannot exceed 4 ECTS credits and is determined: (a) based on the completeness of the final information that must be provided (daily log, student's final report, and company tutor's final report countersigned by the academic tutor); (b) based on the number of hours worked, equivalent to 1 ECTS credit for every 17 hours of actual work (following the criterion of 1 credit for every 25 hours, considering that for every 2 hours of work, an additional 1 hour of evaluation, study, updates, and bureaucratic procedures is calculated).
For incarcerated students, their particular situation and the objective limitations it may entail must be taken into account, as well as the training opportunities for internships and traineeships that the prison authorities, the University, and the academic staff will be able to provide to them. Prior authorization from the Committee remains mandatory, which, except as stated above, will nevertheless be guided by the educational purpose that the presented project must demonstrate.
The recognition of "other activities" provided for in the study plan can take place simultaneously with the recognition of the internship if the student completes an internship for a number of hours sufficient to also cover the ECTS credits for "other activities." Therefore, to request the recognition of 4 ECTS credits for the internship and 4 ECTS credits for "other activities," the student must complete 140 hours of internship.

EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS AT PUBLIC BODIES, PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

These are internship periods undertaken by students regularly enrolled at the University at Entities and Companies external to the University, with whom it is necessary to verify the existence of an agreement with UNISI. If an agreement is not active, the appropriate online procedure managed by PLACEMENT must be followed (placement@unisi.it):

How to Stipulate an Agreement and Activate a Training Project

Guide to Curricular Internships

SUGGERIMENTI DISPI:

Professor Maria Vella, Placement Delegate, is available to provide information to DISPI students about internships. Meetings can be arranged either in person or via GMEET by contacting Maria Vella at maria.vella@unisi.it or through the Moodle platform (click here), where you can log in with your password and select the "SUBSCRIBE" button.

Faculty tutors are available to assist students in identifying internship activities

DISPI EXTERNAL INTERNSHIP SUGGESTIONS: Bachelor's Degree Program in POLITICAL SCIENCE (L36); Master's Degree Program in INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (LM-52); Master's Degree Program in ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES (LM-63)

Public Bodies: Municipalities, Regions, Prefectures/Provinces, Territorial Public Entities.
Third Sector Entities: Cooperatives, Associations, Foundations, Non-governmental Organizations.
Private Entities: Insurance Companies, Financial Institutions, Banking Foundations, Professional Firms.

International Organizations:

ICCROM International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property Internship at: “Internships can be carried out in relation to one of the thematic or regional programmes in progress at ICCROM, or at the Library and Archives, in the units responsible for Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Communications, in the Office of the Director-General and Administration, as well as in the ICCROM-Sharjah Regional Office.” – https://www.iccrom.org/get-involved/internships
UNESCO Internship Programme “The UNESCO Internship Programme is a learning opportunity for students and recent graduates to learn about UNESCO’s mandate, programmes and processes as well as enhance their academic and technical knowledge through practical assignments.” - https://en.unesco.org/careers/internships
UNICEF “The UNICEF Internship Programme offers students and recent graduates from diverse academic backgrounds the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with UNICEF through global internship opportunities.” - https://www.unicef.org/careers/internships
CEPAL La Comisión Económica para América Latina, “The Internship Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students. The goal of the Internship is to offer successful candidates an opportunity to improve their skills as well as the experience of doing research on issues of relevance to the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean.” - https://www.cepal.org/en/headquarters-and-offices/eclac-washington-dc/internship-position
EU-LAC In four cycles per year, the EU-LAC Foundation offers three-month internships to university students who are citizens of the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at its head office in Hamburg, Germany, giving them the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge of the bi-regional EU-LAC Strategic Partnership and to gain first-hand experience in the work environment of a dynamic international organisation - https://eulacfoundation.org/en/opportunities/internships.

European Commission's Traineeships Office – https://traineeships.ec.europa.eu/

Traineeships in the EU institutions, bodies and agencies: https://epso.europa.eu/en/job-opportunities/traineeships
UN Internship programme: https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=ip
United Nations Population Fund: https://www.unfpa.org/resources/united-nations-staff-categories#Interns

NGOs/Non-Profit Organizations

Cesvi: https://www.cesvi.org/
Avsi: https://www.avsi.org/
Medici con l'Africa: https://www.mediciconlafrica.org/
Oxfam Italia: https://www.oxfamitalia.org/
Coopi: https://www.coopi.org/it
Cospe: https://www.cospe.org/
Mani Tese: https://www.manitese.it/
Lvia: https://lvia.it/
Intersos: https://www.intersos.org/

ACTIVATION AND RECOGNITION OF EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS

ACTIVATION

To initiate an external internship, the student must send the required documentation (internship request + work plan, PDF at the bottom of the page) by email to studenti.mattioli@unisi.it and also to maria.vella@unisi.it. The documents must be duly stamped and signed where required and completed digitally in the editable PDFs (handwritten forms will not be accepted).

RECOGNITION

Upon completion of the internship, the student must fill out the internship recognition forms: student final report + company tutor final report + daily log + evaluation questionnaires. These must also be sent to studenti.mattioli@unisi.it and maria.vella@unisi.it; the PDF files for these forms are located at the bottom of the page.

UNISI INTERNAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

These are internship periods that students can undertake in the offices, centers, or departments of the University

The following professors of the Department offer the opportunity to collaborate within the scope of the projects for which they are responsible: Prof. C. Buccianti, Prof. L. Castaldi, Prof. F. Coricelli, Prof. F. Lenzerini, Prof. E. Petrocelli, Prof. M. Vella, Prof. A. Viviani.

ACTIVATION AND RECOGNITION OF INTERNAL INTERNSHIPS

It is necessary to fill out the Internal Internship Request Form, which must be sent to the Student Services Office (studenti.mattioli@unisi.it) at least 30 days before the start of the internship. The Internal Internship Request Form must be signed by the student, the university tutor, and the company tutor.

RECOGNITION of the internship, once completed, requires submitting the following to the Student Services Office:

Declaration of Completed Internship
Attendance Record (signed by the university tutor and the company tutor)
Student Final Report

CREDIT RECOGNITION FOR WORK EXPERIENCE - CIVIL SERVICE - 150-200 HOURS - MAECI

If the student works for a private entity, they must send the certificate issued by the supervisor (proving the period, activity, and number of hours worked) with the entity's signature and stamp, along with the form below related to work activity.

If the student works for a public entity, they must self-certify using the Work Activity Form (signed by the student).

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION - FOUNDATION OF THE CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN UNIVERSITY RECTORS (MAECI/CRUI) Internship Opportunities: Bandi tirocinio | OrientarSI (unisi.it)

MAECI-CRUI CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Activation of the MAECI-CRUI Call: To apply for the Maeci internship, students must send the training project to placement@unisi.it, indicating the university tutor, Prof. Maria Vella (maria.vella@unisi.it).

Recognition of MAECI-CRUI Internship: After completing the internship, students must send to the Student Services Office (studenti.mattioli@unisi.it) an official letterhead certificate issued by the host consulate or embassy, duly stamped and signed, specifying the period of the internship, the number of hours, and the activities carried out by the intern.

150-200 Hour Recognition: Upon completion of the work period, the student must send the attendance record certifying the hours worked and the notification of appointment and the final report of the work done (please fill out the editable pdf.

INTERNSHIPS ABROAD

Useful web portals for finding internships/work abroad:

STAGE4EU – European institutions and bodies, Non-governmental associations, Trade associations, Other international organizations
ISPO – - UK Student Placement-Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire Chamber of Comm.
ERASMUSINTERN - The place where trainees and traineeships meet
ALL ABOUT CAREERS – Internship and work programs
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