2018-2019 A.Y.
Bachelor of Science Programs (3-y)
5.
CURRICULAR INTERNSHIPS
Three-year Bachelor of Science programs allow students to include an educational internship/apprenticeship/training (hereinafter internship) experience or a similar activity in their study plans. An internship is worth 6 credit points, as an alternative to an elective course held in Italian – for Bachelor of Science programs held in Italian – or an elective course in Italian or in English – for Bachelor of Science programs held in English (see "Bachelor of Science Program structure"). Last change 24/07/2018 16:37 |
5.1.
Characteristics of Curricular Internships
Curricular internships must have the following characteristics regarding duration, objectives and content, location and positioning. Duration Minimum 8 full-time weeks, either in Italy or outside Italy. In special cases, part-time internships can be allowed, as long as they last a minimum of 11 weeks, in Italy or abroad. The number of weeks is understood as continuous and non-cumulative. For variations on duration (postponement, suspension, withdrawal/interruption) see paragraph 5.5. 'Postponement, Suspension, Withrawal, Interruption'. Objectives and contents The internship is an in-the-field training experience and not an employment contract. Its regulations are valid in Italy and are set by law (national and regional law) and by the University. The main objective of internships is to educate. They allow students to learn about the world of work, developing professional skills and knowledge and they facilitate their professional choices. The content of internships must be aligned with the educational objectives of the Program. The in the field experience includes a company tutor (professional expert) supporting the students. The company tutor should be referred to for anything the student needs or the company needs within the University. Location Internships may take place – in Italy and outside Italy – at companies, public and private institutions, professional firms, international organisms, diplomatic agencies, cultural institutions and other organizations (hereinafter company). Internships held on the premises of the participant's family property are not accepted. Internships whose activities are held remotely are not accepted. The University reserves the right to evaluate the eligibility of the internship location. Positioning As the aim of the internship is to acquire personal and working experience, the University places such experiences after the completion of learning activities which are fundamental to gaining basic theoretical knowledge. Students can therefore participate in an internship only after completing second-year lectures. Internships are registered in students' academic careers as a third-year educational activity. As an exception, a curricular internship experience may be completed between the end of the teaching period of the first year of the start of the teaching period of the second year as long as the experience does not overlap class activities. The duration and content requirements for these internships remain unchanged compared to requirements for curricular internships with the standard time location (see the paragraphs on duration, objectives and content and location). For more information on the recognition procedures, see paragraph 5.4 Internship recognition. Last change 24/07/2018 16:50 |
5.2.
Finding internship and application
Bocconi University recognizes internships organized by any of the following parties:
Internships at highly qualified companies that are found through students’ own channels can also be recognized. In this case, the Internship Office will carefully monitor the internship opportunity. Student should ask the company to get in touch with the University well in advance of the start of the internship, by accessing to the JobGate Portal. Markets and External Affairs Division Internship opportunities in Italy and abroad are promoted through:
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5.3.
Internship formalization
Internships must be formalized, i.e. they must be governed by a document that regulates its aims and content. This document is the Internship Agreement, and it contains the internship’s training project.
Formalization requires the following steps:
Internships abroad are also formalized through an Internship agreement, in compliance with the procedure described above.
For internships completed outside Italy, trainees must verify with the company regarding the methods for obtaining, if requested, the appropriate visa and any other required documents so that the internship or work can be carried out in compliance with the law of the host country. If documentation from the University is also needed to support the visa request, the trainee can make reference to the cert@B procedure for the official certifications and the Internship Office (through the Help&Contact procedure) for any ad hoc documents (see paragraph 5.8. Certifications and documents).However, such internships can also be run with an internship contract between the trainee and the company or another document demonstrating practical educational experience according with the local laws where the internship experience is held. This documentation must be sent, well in advance, by the trainee to the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure on the yoU@B Diary before the internship starts. Experiences without such documentation that is not submitted by the deadlines described above cannot be recognized as an internship by the University. For internships completed outside Italy trainees must fill out and sign an Indemnity on JobGate before departure, in which the student declares to be aware that the University cannot ensure the security and solvency of the institution and the country in which he/she has freely decided to carry out the internship. In addition, trainees may refer to International SOS to receive assistance regarding healthcare, safety, logistics or legal issues in emergency situations. Before beginning the internship, students must view the “Bocconi Students Travel Risk Policy” (available on the yoU@B Diary) and comply with the measures for mitigating risk suggested therein. It is the student’s responsibility to take out healthcare insurance through a suitable international medical policy valid in the country where the internship will be completed for the entire duration of the stay, in particular in counties not covered by the European Health Insurance Card. For some typologies of internships, the trainee and the company tutor are invited to fill out the mid-term evaluation form, indicatively one and a half months after the start of the experience. The trainee can view the form filled out by the company tutor and can decide whether to authorize the tutor to view the completed form. Shortly before the end of the internship, the following end-of-internship documents must be filled out for the purposes of validation:
Students have the full responsibility of making sure that the tutor has filled out the evaluation form. All end-of-internship documents are available to be filled out starting two weeks before the end of the internship.
At the end of the internship and upon request of the trainee, the company must issue an internship certification for his/her personal purposes. Last change 19/07/2018 16:22 |
5.4.
Internship recognition (authorization and final validation)
All internship experiences must be approved in advance in order to ensure their consistency and coherence with the educational objectives of the study program the students are enrolled in. At the end of the internship, this experience is validated in order to obtain credit points. To obtain recognition of the internship, the steps described below must be followed. Advance authorization
Note: without advance authorization, the internship is not started as a curricular internship.
Final validation Once the internship has ended, the Internship Office views the evaluation forms filled out by the trainee and company tutor (end-of-internship documentation). If more information is needed, the Internship Office can ask the student to schedule a meeting. Once final recognition has been obtained, the student can check the credit points recording in his/her academic career via the Punto Blu. The University will carry out checks during the student’s internship in order to verify that the internship is actually taking place. In case the student is repeatedly missing, the internship will be annulled and the annulment communication will be forwarded to the student, the Program Director and the host company. In case of behavior contrary to the Honor Code or Regulations for University internships during the experience, the Internship Office may report students to the Disciplinary Board. The internship is registered by the graduation deadline set for the completion of the study plan. Generally, the internship needs to be completed by that date. Uncompleted internships which have met the minimum duration of time indicated above can still be recognized in the student's academic career. The recognition is possible only if:
In these cases, at least one week before the deadline set for the completion of the study plan or the other deadlines indicated above, the student must:
For purposes of the recognition of curricular internships carried out after the end of teaching of the first year and before the beginning of the second year, in addition to meeting the requirements of duration, location, content and positioning, students must meet the following academic requirement: have earned the credit points of the first year by the end of the moth July except for, at maximum, one exam. Checks on exam completion in the set timelines is made ex-post. If successful, the student can apply for recognition of the internship within three months, by accessing the JobGate area "My internships" in the "Internship data" and clicking" Request internship recognition". The internship is recorded in the student’s study plan of the third year, despite being immediately viewable as ‘in the study plan’. If the student completes more internships with potential curricular value in the years following the first year, the internship already registered in the study plan will be valid. Students cannot choose which internship to be recognized as curricular at the end of the study program. Last change 04/07/2018 18:07 |
5.5.
Postponement, Suspension, Withdrawal/Interruption
Postponement Before the end of the internship, a postponement may be requested for a limit of 6 months of the duration of the internship.The Internship Office may grant a postponement after carefully evaluating the reasons for the request and only if the company demonstrates that more time to reach the educational objective for the complexity of the project is needed. In agreement with Bocconi University, a period of temporary suspension of the internship experience of a maximum of 30 days can be admitted (e.g. company closure, holiday) to be recovered at the end of the internship if this affects the minimum duration of a curricular internship. Withdrawals, with relating reasons, must be communicated before the start of the internship by the trainee to the University via JobGate in the section ‘My Internship - Internship duration changes’. Interruption, with relating reasons, must be immediately communicated by the company to the University via JobGate in the section ‘My Internship - Internship duration changes’. Last change 05/07/2018 09:18 |
5.6.
Contributions
As the internship is not a job by Law, it is not paid. At their discretion, companies may grant a monetary contribution.
The Fondo Sostegno Giovani scholarship, the ERASMUS+ scholarship and the contribution for internships at the MAECI Institution are incompatible with each other. **IMPORTANT: This information should be regarded as superseded by the final provision approved in February 2019. Please read the updated information and details very carefully, available at Funding > Other Financial Aid Opportunities > Contributions for International Mobility and Internship Programs. Last change 20/06/2019 17:53 |
5.7.
Activities similar to internship and recognition
Though internships remain the main educational activity aimed at putting their studies into, other activities known as "similar activities" are permitted in lieu of internships. These include:
1. qualified work experiences, with contracts different from those of internships, such as, for example, temporary or permanent work. These are subject to the same rules (duration, positioning and channels for finding the experience) as internships. To request recognition, the following steps should be taken:
2. On the field research project. This is an activity promoted by a faculty member involving the student exclusively in a research activity to be carried out at a Research Center or a Department of the University. Assuming that this activity should be considered a part-time activity, the minimum duration for the recognition is of 11 weeks while the maximum duration is 6 months. The procedure for authorization and recognition is the same procedure used for internships (see paragraph 5.4 Internship Recognition) except for a final report on the activity carried out with papers or report attachments to be uploaded to JobGate at the end of the experience. Last change 24/07/2018 17:05 |
5.8.
Certifications and documents
To request certifications from the University specifying participation in a program of international mobility or an internship, you must use the cert@B procedure available on the yoU@B Diary (see chapter 11 Certifications, self-declarations and Diploma Supplement), these certifications are subject to duty stamp fees. Last change 24/07/2018 17:20 |
5.8.1.
Declarations
These declarations are exempt from duty stamp fees. Requests for the above declarations must be sent to the Internship Office through Help&Contact on yoU@B.
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