Traineeship

Internship, or internship, is a period of orientation and training, carried out in a public or private work setting to facilitate your entry into the world of work.

The curricular internship consists of a period of training carried out in a company, entity or institution, which allows you to complete and supplement your university course:

• has an educational purpose, in that it allows you to deepen, verify and expand on the learning received during your studies
• has an orientation purpose, in that it allows you to enter the world of work, to know internally the business reality and the organizational/work dynamics and to assume greater awareness in your professional choices
• does not take the form of an employment relationship
• must be included in the study plan

The internship is mandatory, read the study plan and check the CFUs to be acquired and the corresponding hours.

Internship, or internship, is a period of orientation and training, carried out in a public or private work setting to facilitate your entry into the world of work.

The curricular internship consists of a period of training - of a maximum duration of 12 months, for each course of study cycle - carried out in a company, entity or institution, which allows you to complete and supplement your university course:

• has an educational purpose, in that it allows you to deepen, verify and extend the learning received during your course of study
• has an orientation purpose, in that it allows you to enter the world of work, to know internally the business reality and organizational/work dynamics and to assume greater awareness in professional choices
• does not take the form of an employment relationship
• must be included in the curriculum

• Leggi come si stipula la convenzione per l'attivazione di tirocini curriculari tra aziende e l'Università di Genova. 
• Usufruisci dei servizi di orientamento al lavoro offerti dall’Ateneo.

To activate the internship:

1. Make contact with the administrative referent of the internship office
2. Agree with the contact person within the company (company tutor) and the university tutor (professor of your course of study)
3. Invite the Company to register on the portal Student Curricular Activities: Internships and Theses (if not already registered). Then initiate the necessary paperwork for the internship.
   . N.B. User Manuals are available on the Portal homepage. For assistance in using the Platform write to assistenza.tirocinitesi@unige.it

It will be the job of the company mentor to introduce you to the work environment and facilitate your acclimatization, as well as to evaluate your progress and the achievement of training objectives at the end of the experience.

UniGe, as the sponsoring entity, provides insurance against occupational accidents with INAIL and, for liability, with insurance companies operating in the sector.

Attention: curricular internships, activated during the Degree Course, are now managed by the platform Student Curricular Activities: Internship and Thesis

At the moment, however, the platform does not manage the recognition of CFUs in careers.

At the end of the internship period you will need to submit the following documentation to the Student Desk:

• statement from the company stating the period of internship and indication of successful completion

• hour sheet filled out and signed by you and the business mentor

• Attestation of Completion of Internship (Form A/f) to be turned in to the Internship Office at the end of the internship, complete with the signature of the company mentor, at least three months before the scheduled session for the final examination

• Report of Completion of Internship (Form R/f) to be handed in to the Internship Office at the end of the internship, complete with the mentor teacher's signature, at least three months before the scheduled session for the final examination

• company questionnaire, to be handed in to the Internship Office at the end of the internship period. Completion and signature are the responsibility of the company mentor

Internships Department
Piazza della Nunziata, 6 (3rd floor)
Tel. +39 010 20951846
settoretirocini@unige.it

Alessandra Mellano
010 20951504
alessandra.mellano@unige.it

lettere.tirocini@unige.it
Via Balbi, 4 - ground floor - 16126 Genova
Reception by appointment

Have you graduated? Visit the dedicated page to get all the information you need about extracurricular internship and its activation.