2016-2017 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 (from now 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 held in Italian- or to an elective course in Italian or in English - for Bachelor of Science Programs held in English (see "Bachelor of Science Program structure"). Last change 15/07/2016 09:10 |
5.1.
Curricular Internship characteristics
Curricular internships must satisfy the following characteristics involving duration, objectives and contents, location and positioning. Last change 04/07/2016 16:04 |
5.2.
Finding internship and application
Università Bocconi recognizes internships organized by any of the following parties:
Students can have internships found via their own channels recognized, at highly qualified companies. In this case the Internship Office will carefully monitor the internship opportunity. The student will invite the company to put in contact through the University, well in advance than 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
Whatever channel is used to find an internship, the host company or organization in Italy and Bocconi sign an internship document entitled single internship agreement on the objectives and contents of the internship via the JobGate. As the promoter of the initiative, the University will prepare all the necessary legal documentation, check the quality of the training projects, and provide insurance coverage. Once the trainee has been selected and the internship details have been agreed, the company fills out the internship document (entering data and contents) by the Monday preceding the start of the internship. Internships always start on Monday. The information relating to the internship are made viewable by the trainee on the JobGate so that he/she can check that the contents agreed upon by with the company during the interviews are coherent with the ones specified. The confirmation is valid as internship acceptance. The Internship Office checks the training project and, after checking the coherence and the quality of its quality in accordance with the current laws, confirms the internship. The University can negotiate the contents and the conditions of the internship with the company and, in case of no agreement, can refuse to promote the internship. Before starting the internship, the student must:
On the first day of the internship, the company downloads the internship document from the JobGate and it is signed by the trainee together with a company legal representative or delegated party. The original document is promptly sent by the company to the Internship Office for having it signed by the University. The trainee must ensure that the company sends copy of the document to the University. When it is not returned, the internship cannot be considered as valid. The internship document, completed with all signatures, is uploaded on the JobGate portal of the University for being used by the company and by the trainee. Also internships abroad are run by internship agreement, in compliance with the procedure described above. However they can also be run with an internship contract or other document demonstrating practice educational experience according with the local laws where the internship experience is held. This documentation must be sent by the trainee to the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure on the yoU@B Diary before the internship starts. Internships which are not provided with such documentation cannot be recognised as internship. For all internships carried out of Italy the trainees must verify the methods for obtaining, if requested, the appropriate visa and ony other needed document so that the internship or work can be carried out in compliance with the law of the hosting Country. If documentation of 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 to the Internship office (through the Help&Contact procedure) for any ad hoc documents (see paragraph 5.8. Certifications and documents). For all internships carried out of Italy, before departure, the trainees must fill out and sign an Indemnity where the student declares to be aware that the University cannot ensure security and solvency of the institution and the country in which he freely decided to carry out the internship. The trainee finds the Indemnity in the JobGate. For some typologies of internships, at the middle of the internship, the trainee and the company tutor are invited to fill out the mid-term evaluation form. The trainee can view the form filled out by the company tutor and can decide if authorize the tutor to view the form filled out. Few time before the end of the internship, the following end-of-internship documents are required:
It is the student who must ensure that the tutor has filled out his/her form. All documents of end-of-internship are available starting from two weeks before the end of internship. The company, at the end of the internship and upon request of the trainee, must issue an internship certification for his/her personal purposes. Last change 04/07/2016 16:05 |
5.4.
Internship recognition (authorization and final validation)
All internship experiences must be previously approved 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 such experience is validated in order to obtain the credit points. To obtain recognition of the internship, it is necessary to follow the steps described in the following 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 internship recognition’. The request is automatically made viewable to the Internship Office which can give approval, reject it or, for more information, ask the student to schedule a meeting. The student views the request outcome in the yoU@B in the ‘My internships’ area of the JobGate portal. The assessment of the Internship Office is final. In case of any doubts the Internship Office will interact with the Program Director. Notice: without advance authorization, the internship is not started as curricular internship. Final validation Once the internship is ended, the Internship Office views the evaluation sheets filled out by the trainee and company tutor (end of internship document) respectively. For need of information, the Internship Office can ask the student to schedule a meeting. 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 and the annulment communication is forwarded to the student, to the Program Director and to the host company. In case of behavior contrary to the Honor Code and to the Regulations for the University internships during the experience, students can be reported to the Disciplinary Board. Registration The internship is registered by the set graduation deadline for the completion of the study plan. Generally, the internship must have been finished by that date. Any uncompleted internships which have satisfied the minimum duration of time indicated above will still be recognized in the student's academic career. The recognition can be possible only if:
The recognition of curricular internships carried out between the end of the teaching of the first year and the beginning of the second year teaching is tied to earning all credit points of the first year (no exams not passed at the end of the exam periods of both the first semester - February and of the second semester - June - without using make-up sessions). International certifications recognized as an alternative to the first language exam, must be achieved by the middle of July and recorded in the study plan by the end of August. The recognition process does not require advance authorization. The checks on exams completion in the set timelines is made ex-post in October, if successful the student can apply for recognition of the internship within three months, 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 immediately viewable as ‘in the study plan’. If the student will carry out more internships with potential curricular value in the years following the first one, the internship already registered in the study plan is valid. Students cannot choose the internship to be recognized as curricular, at the end of the study program. Last change 04/07/2016 16:07 |
5.5.
Postponement, Suspension, Withdrawal/Interruption
Postponement Last change 01/06/2016 08:00 |
5.6.
Contributions
As the internship is not a labour by Law, it is not paid. At their discretion companies can grant a monetary contribution that would go towards a student’s studies.
The Fondo Sostegno Giovani scholarship, the ERASMUS+ scholarship and the contribution for internships at the MAECI Institution are incompatible each other. Last change 01/06/2016 08:00 |
5.7.
Activities similar to internship and their recognition
Though internships remain the main educational activity aimed at facilitating professional choices, other activities known as "similar activities" are permitted in lieu of the internships. These include:
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5.8.
Certifications and documents
To request certifications to the University specifying participation in a program of international mobility or in an internship you must use the cert@B procedure available on the yoU@B Diary (see chapter 11 Certifications, self-declarations and Diploma Supplement), except for the documents described in the following paragraphs. Last change 01/06/2016 08:00 |
5.8.1.
Declaration of internship ended
The student or graduate who must request a document specifying the conclusion of a curricular or not curricular internship and can provide the address of the institution/company this document will be forwarded to, must access the Help&Contact procedure on the yoU@B student Diary in order to request it and provide all useful information for the letterhead of the declaration. Last change 01/06/2016 08:00 |
5.8.2.
Declaration of enrolment/graduation to be attached upon sending the application for an internship
If a student or a graduate has been requested to attach an enrolment/degree declaration to promote his application for an internship by the company/institution selection procedure, can contact the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure available on the yoU@B Diary and specify the name and address of the company/institution this declaration must be addressed. This declaration is exempted from the duty stamp "bollo". Tel +39 02 5836 2711 Last change 14/07/2016 15:42 |