GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2017-2018 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 21/07/2017 10:00 |
5.1.
Curricular Internship characteristics
Curricular internships must satisfy the following characteristics involving duration, objectives and contents, location and positioning. Duration Minimum 8 full-time weeks, either in Italy or abroad. 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 must be understood as continuous and non-cumulative. For variations on duration (extension, 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 a labour contract whose regulations are valid in Italy and are set by the law*, national and regional law, and by the University. The main objective of internships is to educate. They allow students to gain real professional experience while developing professional skills. They help students get their bearings in these areas and facilitate their professional choices. Students acquire direct knowledge of the continuously evolving world of work. The contents 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. Location Internships may take place - in Italy and abroad - in firms structures, public and private institutions, professional studios, international organisms, diplomatic agencies, cultural institutions and other organizations (in brief “the 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 keeps 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 is positioning such experience after the completion of learning activities which are fundamental to gain theoretical basic knowledge. Therefore, students participate in an internship only after completing second-year lessons. Internships are registered in students' academic careers as a third-year educational activity. As for an exception, it is possible to carry out the curricular internship experience between the end of the teaching period of the first year of the start of the teaching period of the second year with the limit of not overlapping of the experience with the class activity. The requirements of duration and contents of these internship remain unchanged than the ones of the curricular internships with standard time location (see the paragraphs on duration, objectives and contents and location). For further information on the recognition procedures view the paragraph 5.4 Internship recognition). Last change 21/07/2017 10:02 |
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, well in advance, 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 and not sent in accordance with the timelines described above cannot be recognised as internship. For all internships carried out of Italy the trainees must verify with the Company 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 on the Jobgate 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. 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 must be filled out for the purposes of the validation:
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 21/07/2017 10:05 |
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 below. 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:
In the above cases, filling out the end-of internship documents must be made in due time for the internship recording in the student’s academic career, as the the graduation deadline for the study plan completion (or the other deadlines relating to the above cases) approaches (at least one week before). In addition, the student must make an explicit request of recognition for the advance end of the internship via the help&contact procedure. For the purposes of the recognition of curricular internships carried after the end of the teaching of the first year and before the beginning of the second year, in addition to the fulfillment of the requirements of duration, location, contents and positioning, students must meet the following academic requirement: having earned the credit points of the first year by the end of the moth July except for, at maximum, 1 exam. 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 11/07/2017 16:39 |
5.5.
Postponement, Suspension, Withdrawal/Interruption
Postponement Last change 05/07/2017 14:37 |
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. Internships carried out aborad and not paid, for which no compensation is provided, scholarships can be given by Università Bocconi. Depending on the specific internship requirement the following can be provided:
It is possible to cumulate the ISU Bocconi scholarship with one of the other types of contributions (no other combinations of the scholarships described above are possible). There are also ISU Bocconi scholarships for internships at public institutions in Italy without indemnity. For further information check the website: Scholarship for internships abroad. Last change 22/08/2017 12:35 |
5.7.
Activities similar to internship and their recognition
Though internships remain the main educational activity aimed at practicing the studies and 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 21/07/2017 10:16 |
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 01/06/2017 08:00 |
5.8.2.
Declaration (enrollment, graduation, or other specific request) to be attached upon sending the application for an internship or for visa request for internship in a foreign country
The student or graduate, can contact the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure available on the yoU@B Diary specifying the name and address of the company/institution/diplomatic institution/immigration office this declaration must be addressed and the declaration specifications. This declaration is exempted from the duty stamp "bollo". Markets and External Affair Division Internship Office Piazza Sraffa 11 - 20136 Milano Help&Contact : available on the yoU@B Diary Placement Library/Career Service Information Desk Piazza Sraffa 11 - 20136 Milano Tel +39 02 5836 2711 placement.library@unibocconi.it http://www.cs.unibocconi.it/ Last change 14/06/2017 08:43 |