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All Master of Science programs include an internship/apprenticeship/training (from now internship) or similar activity in the program requirements, classified as compulsory educational activities. Internships are worth from 6 to 10 credit points depending on the program structure of the MSc Program (see "Program Structures of MSc Programs").

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, "Other activities recognized in lieu of internships".
In this chapter, “curricular intership” exclusively stands for curricular internship with credit points.

• in the first year, following the normal authorization and validation procedures which are described below; however, internship activities must not clash with classroom activities;
• before enrolment in MSc programs but after the undergraduate degree; in this case there are various authorization and validation procedures (see paragraph 5.4).

• Markets and External Affairs Division (see information below);
• MSc Program Direction;

• JobGate: a platform which is updated daily with internship and work opportunities reserved to Bocconi students;
• Internship Programs in companies, Chamber of Commerce, foreign Consulates in Milan, International Institutions, non-government organizations, Italian Permanent Representatives abroad;
• Arts and Culture International Program: a program offering internship opportunities at cultural institutions;
• Speciale Stage Curriculari (Curricular Internship Magazine): magazine published every six months including internship opportunities offered by companies which adhere to the Programmi Partner e Imprese Associate of the University;
• Bocconi & Jobs, the University's semi-annual career fair which allows Bocconi students to meet with numerous companies and institutions from all sectors;
• Company meetings in the University: companies present themselves and describe their programs for hiring potential candidates; the calendar for presentations is fixed every six months.

• Evaluation form filled out by the student via the yoU@B student Diary;
• End of internship report by the student via the yoU@B student Diary (only for internships carried out abroad);
• evaluation form of the company tutoron the JobGate.. The assessment by the company tutor also includes the skills acquired which will be validated by the University;

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. For non-curricular internship by graduates, the new current Italian regulations include an indemnity of compulsory participation in compliance with the limits specified in the regional laws, neverless than 300 euros (before tax) per months.

a) ISU/Università Bocconi
For students taking part in internships offered by public authorities in Italy, or through international organizations, institutions, authorities and companies abroad for which no compensation is provided, contributions are available from Università Bocconi: for allocation criteria and application forms check the ISU Download Area.

b) Erasmus
Scholarships of the Erasmus + 2014-2020 are available for students/graduates who will carry out an internship in the European in companies and research and training centers, Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad and some International Organizations located in one of the countries participating in the Program. Internships must last minimum two months starting from 1^st June 2014 and do not have to include a participation indemnity.  Further information: http://www.unibocconi.eu/wps/wcm/connect/Bocconi/SitoPubblico_EN/Navigation+Tree/Home/Services/Career+Service. The ISU and LLP Erasmus scholarships are not cumulative.

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:

• 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 obtain the recognition in advance, before the internship or when it starts, students must send - via the help&Contact procedure available on the yoU@B - copy of the contract signed with the company. Students must verify that the contract includes (or, as an alternative they must provide the following data in attachment) the following information: name and company typology, field of the activity, number of employees, location, name and contacts of a company reference person, period of the activity.
  
  The internship office will enter the information relating to the activity similar to the internship via the JoBGate and the student will have to request the advance authorization to the Program Director, by entering ‘My internships’ area in ‘Training project’ and clicking on ‘Request advance authorization’.
  
  At the end of the minimum of the duration for the internship recognition, students must upload, on ‘My internship’ area in ‘Agreement and attachments’, a short report including information on the type of experience and a declaration by the company certifying the presence of the student at the company in the period specified on the request of recognition. Afterappropriate assessment the Program Director will proceed with the final recognition in accordance with the procedure specified in paragraph 5.4.
  
  Students who wish to request the validation of the internship they have carried out before the enrolment to the MSc programs (after having been awarded the undergraduate degree) must request it before the end of the teaching period (end of lessons of second semester) of the first year of studies.
• in-the-field projects (administered by MSc Direction. These projects are of two types:

1) in-the-field projects activated by the MSc Program Direction following specific agreements with a company, an institution or professional office.

They must include the following activities:

• in-class: classroom activities guided by the professor (methodological tools), presentations from professionals in their field (e.g., applications of methodological tools).;
• in-the-field activities monitored by professionals in the field and by a teacher: case analyses, formulation and presentation of the work (group or individual) to outside professionals in the field and to a teacher. Since internships must last 10-12 weeks (about 400-480 work hours), the activities mentioned above are structured to meet the same criteria in terms of hours and/or workload. In this way the field project is equivalent to the internship.

The majority of hours must be dedicated to in-the-field activities.

The 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 the internship and have completed this experience.

2) On the field research project. It is an activity promoted by a professor involving the student exclusively in a research activity to be carried out at a Research Center or a Department of the University. The minimum duration is of 12 weeks and the maximum one is 6 months. However, this activity must be considered as a part-time experience and therefore it can be validated upon a duration of at least 16 weeks. The procedure of authorization and recognition is the same one as for the internships (see paragraph 5.4).