All internship experiences must be previously approved in order to ensure their consistency and coherence with the educational objectives of the Master of Science the student is enrolled in. At the end of the internship such experience is validated in order to obtain academic recognition.
In order to obtain the recognition of the internship and the relating credit points it is necessary to follow the steps described in this paragraph.
Authorization in advance
After having viewed the internship on the JobGate and having confirmed it formally, the student must request the in-advance authorization, by accessing the area ‘My internships’ and clicking on ‘Request advance authorization’. The request is automatically made viewable to the Program Director who can give his/her approval, reject it or, for more information, ask the student, through a messaging procedure available on the yoU@B Diary, to schedule a meeting or through chat. The student views the request outcome in the yoU@B in the ‘My internships’ area in the JobGate.
Notice: without advance authorization, the internship is not started as curricular internship.
Only for curricular internships of Master of Science in Management the Internship Office is responsible of the authorizations in advance if the where the internships are carried out:
- in companies, institutions, that suggested the internship opportunity through the JobGate of the Markets and External Affairs Division (see list in paragraph 5.2)
- companies and institutions adhering to the Programma Imprese Associate (Associate Companies program) and to the programmi di Partnership dell’Università (Partnership programs of the University)
- companies and institutions which took part in the other initiatives promoted by the Markets and External Affairs Division (i.e. Drop-in sessions, In-Company Training).
Also for these internships the advance authorization must be requested by entering the area ‘My internships’ and clicking on ‘Request advance authorization’ (see above).
The Management MSc Program Director has still the responsibility to authorize:
- internships of personal initiative;
- internships carried out after the undergraduate degree and before the enrolment finalization to the MSc Program;
- activities similar to the internship (qualified working experience, field projects and so on).
Also for these internships the in-advance authorization must be requested by entering in the area ‘My internships’ and clicking on ‘Request advance authorization’ (check above).
For the Management MSc Program the following internships cannot be recognized as curricular ones: at Italian Chambers of commerce abroad, The Foreign consulates in Italy and the professional studios.
If the internship is carried out before the enrolment finalization to the MSc programs and after the undergraduate degree students may request authorization to have the experience recognized as a Master of Science curricular internship by the end of the teaching period (end of second semester lessons) of the first year of studies.
Once the approval is obtained, students can apply for the effective validation only when they have opted for this experience as curricular internship (and not other experiences carried out during the Master of Science program) communicating it to the Internship Office by the graduation deadline for the completion of the exams.
Students cannot forward request of authorization to the Program Director before the end of internship and before the start of the first year in no way (even if they are already initially enrolled in the Msc program on the starting date of the internship).
Final validation
Once the internship is ended, the Program Director takes note of the end of internship and views the evaluation sheets filled out by the trainee and company tutor respectively. The evaluation sheets will be analyzed carefully; for more information, the Program Director can ask the student, through a messaging procedure available on the yoU@B Diary, to schedule a meeting or through chat. Once the final recognition has been obtained, the student can check the credit points recording in his/her academic career via the Punto Blu.
The University carries out checks during the internship of the student in order to verify the real running of the internship. In case the student is repeatedly not found the internship is annulled. Such communication will be forwarded urgently to the student and to the host company.
In case of behavior contrary to good faith during the internship, students can be reported to the Disciplinary Board by the Internship Office.
Registration of the credit points: the internship must be recorded in the student's academic career by the deadline for the completion of all the exams provided for in the program structure for the graduation session.
Generally, the internship must have been finished by that date. Any uncompleted internships which have satisfied the minimum duration of time will still be recognized and can be registered in the student's academic career only if the student must graduate before the end of the internship. In this case, the completion of the end-of-internship documentation must be carried out within the time needed to record the internship in the student's academic career as the set deadline for the completion of the study plan approaches.
