2019-2020 A.Y.
Master of Science Programs in joint with Politecnico di Milano
4.
INTERNSHIPS
The information in this Guide refers only to activities and regulations in place at Bocconi University. For activities and regulations in place at Politecnico, please check the PoliMi widget available in the yoU@B Diary. The Master of Science in Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance includes an internship/apprenticeship/training (hereinafter internship) or similar activity in the program requirements, classified as compulsory educational activities. These activities are worth 8 credits (see "Program Structures" chapter). It is possible to participate in other internship experiences, during your studies or after graduation, which do not have curricular value and for which the information in the paragraphs and sections is not applied: "Duration", "Positioning", "Internship Recognition, "Activities Similar to Internships and Recognition". In this chapter, curricular internship exclusively stands for curricular internship for credit. Last change 11/07/2019 15:41 |
4.1.
Characteristics of curricular internships
Curricular internships must have the following characteristics regarding duration, objectives and content, location and positioning. Duration
The number of weeks is understood as continuous and non-cumulative. For variations on duration, see paragraph 4.5 Postponement, suspension, withdrawal/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 objective of internships is to educate. They allow students to:
The content of the internship must be consistent with the educational objectives of the MSc program the student is enrolled in. 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 - in companies, public and private institutions, professional firms, international organisms, diplomatic agencies, cultural institutions and other organizations (hereinafter company). Positioning Students may participate in internships during their second year. It is possible, as an exception, to participate in an internship in advance, before enrollment in MSc programs but after the undergraduate degree, in compliance with the requirement of not overlapping the internship with class activities; in this case there are various authorization and validation procedure 4.4 Internship recognition). As an exception, internships may be recorded in the academic career as a first-year educational activity. Last change 01/07/2019 17:54 |
4.2.
Finding an internship and application
CYBER students can find curricular internships through the services offered by the Career Services at Bocconi University or PoliMi. Regardless, they must be activated through the Bocconi Career Service. In addition, internships can be found autonomously, at highly qualified companies only. In this case, the Master of Science Program Director and the Internship Office will carefully monitor the internship request. Students should ask the company to get in touch with the University well in advance of the internship, by accessing the JobGate portal. Last change 01/07/2019 17:55 |
4.3.
Activating an Internship
In order to activate an internship, it can only be formalized through the Bocconi Career Service, i.e. governed by a document that regulates its aims and content. This document is the Internship Agreement, and it contains the internship’s training project. Activaton requires the following steps:
Internships outside Italy also need to be activated through an Internship Agreement in compliance with the procedure described above. 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. Such documentation must be sent well in advance, along with a description of the internship activities and contact information for the company tutor, by the trainee to the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure on the yoU@B Diary before the start of the internship. 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 verify the methods for obtaining, if requested, the appropriate visa and ony other needed document so that the internship 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:
For internships completed outside Italy the trainee must sign an Indemnity on JobGate before departure. With this document, 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, logicistics or legal issues in emergency situations. Before beginning the internship, the student must:
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 experience, the following end-of-internship documents are required for validation purposes:
The student has the responsibility to make sure that the tutor has filled out his/her 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. Last change 01/07/2019 18:01 |
4.4.
Internship recognition (advance 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 Master of Science the student is enrolled in. At the end of the internship, these experiences are validated so that credit points can be allocated. In order to obtain recognition of the internship the steps described below must be followed.
Advance authorization
Notice: without advance authorization, the internship will not be started as a curricular internship. If the internship is completed before finalization of enrollment in an MSc program and after the undergraduate degree, students may request authorization to have the experience recognized as a Master of Science curricular internship. The request must be made via Help&Contact to the Internship Office (the Internship Office will contact the Program Director) by the end of the teaching period (end of second semester lectures) of the first year of studies. Students cannot request authorization before the end of the internship and before the beginning of the first year in any way (even if he/she initially enrolled in the MSc program as of the internship starting date). If students complete further internships in the years following the first year with potential curricular value, the internship already recorded in the study plan will remain valid.
Final validation
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. Immediate communication on the internship annulment 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 internship, students can be reported to the Disciplinary Board by the Internship Office. 3. Academic Affairs records the internship credits in the student's academic career by the deadline set for the study plan completion for the graduation session. Generally, the internship needs to be completed by that date. Uncompleted internships which have met the minimum duration of time can still be recognized in the student's academic career, 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:
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4.5.
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 is needed to reach the educational objective for the complexity of the project.
Suspension
Withdrawal/Interruption
In case of curricular internships, early interruptions not authorized in advance by the Internship Office can result in the internship not being recognized, even if the minimum duration has been met. Early authorization is given on the basis of the evaluation of all internship characteristics, including the duration. The student should forward the request for authorization for early interruption of the Internship Office through the Help&Contact procedure available on the yoU@B. The Internship Office will reply to the request. Last change 02/07/2019 11:01 |
4.6.
Contributions
Curricular internships are not compensated. At their discretion, companies may grant an allowance (monetary contribution). Depending on the specific internship requirements, the following may be provided:
For more information, check the website: www.unibocconi.eu/internshipfinaid. Last change 02/07/2019 11:04 |
4.7.
Activities similar to internships and recognition
Though internships remain the main educational activity for students to put their studies into practice, other activities known as "similar activities" in lieu of the internships can be recognized. These include: 1. qualified work experiences, with employment contracts, 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, students must take the following steps:
Students who wish to request validation of an internship they completed before enrollment in an MSc program (after having been awarded the undergraduate degree), must complete the request before the end of the teaching period (end of lectures of second semester) of the first year of studies. 2. in-the-field projects, which have two types:
Since internships must last 10-12 weeks, the activities mentioned above are structured to meet the same criteria in terms of hours and/or workload. In this way, field projects are equivalent to internships. The majority of hours must be dedicated to in-the-field activities. Recognition is carried out on the basis of a list provided to the Internship Office by the Director of the in-the-field projects including those students who intend to have this activity recognized as similar to an internship and have completed this experience. 3. 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 at the University. Assuming that this activity is considered a part-time experience, the minimum duration for the internship recognition is 16 weeks and the maximum is 6 months. The procedure for authorization and recognition is the same as for internships (see paragraph 4.4 Internship recognition) except for a final report on the activity carried out attaching papers or reports to be uploaded to JobGate by the student at the end of the experience. Last change 02/07/2019 11:17 |
4.8.
Certifications and declarations
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4.8.1.
Certifications
To request certifications to from University specifying participation in an international mobility program or internship, you must use the cert@B procedure available on the yoU@B Diary (see chapter 11 Certifications, self-declarations and Diploma Supplement). These types of certificates are subject to duty stamp fees. The documents described in the paragraph 4.8.2 Declarations are exceptions to this procedure. Last change 02/07/2019 11:19 |
4.8.2.
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. Markets & Partners Organizational Unit Bocconi University Career Service Infopoint infocareer@unibocconi.it http://www.cs.unibocconi.it/ Last change 02/07/2019 11:22 |