Curricular Internship

Curricular internships are for students who need to gain practical experience as part of their degree program. These internships can be completed at companies, public administrations, associations, or professional firms. The goal is to provide hands-on work experience, helping students balance study and work, and make informed career choices by getting direct exposure to the professional world (Art. 1, D.M. 142/1998).

The duration of the curricular internship is based on the number of academic credits required in the study plan. Each credit equals 25 hours of internship work.Internships can be activated at any time during the academic year.

How to Activate an Internship

To activate a training internship, it is necessary to identify a structure willing to host the student’s training program.

The student can choose an organization that already has an agreement in place or search for a host organization and start the process to establish a new agreement.

Internship at a Structure Not Affiliated with UnitelmaSapienza

The student must send the agreement, digitally signed by the legal representative of the organization or their delegate, via Certified Email (unitelmasapienza@pec.it). Please, download and complete the document attached below.

The file should be named after the organization. If the organization doesn’t have a digital signature, the agreement must be signed by hand and sent to: University of Rome “UnitelmaSapienza”, Piazza Sassari 4 – 00161 Rome.

Agreements with handwritten personal details will not be accepted.

Once the agreement is signed by both parties, the University will notify the applicant or the host organization directly via email.

⇒ Download the Agreement Model in English

Internship at a Structure Already Affiliated with UnitelmaSapienza

The student can choose an organization already partnered with UnitelmaSapienza. Please consult the list of partnered organizations below.

The student must send an email to davide.bartoli@unitelmasapienza.it, indicating the organization where they wish to complete their internship.

The university will provide the student with the contact details of the organization’s representatives; if the organization does not accept the request, the student will need to find a new one.

Once the organization is selected, the student can submit the training project form available below. The training project form must include the following information:

Objectives and methods of the internship;
Name and surname of the company’s tutor who will supervise the student during the internship;
Name and surname of the academic tutor who will supervise the student during the internship;
Internship period;
Number of days per week and hours of the internship.

The training project form must be completed and submitted online using the institutional email. Once the approval process is completed, the University will send the approved training project to the student. At that point, the student is authorized to begin the internship.

The training project must be submitted at least 20 days before the start of the internship.

⇒ Affiliated Structures

⇒ Click here to complete the training project form for degree courses

Extension of the Curricular Internship

If the internship cannot be completed by the date indicated in the training project, the student must submit an online request for an internship extension, attaching the PDF of the already approved training project.

Once the approval process is completed, the University will send the student the approved extension request. At that point, the student will be authorized to continue the internship.

The extension request must be submitted at least 20 days before the continuation of the internship.

⇒ Click here to complete the internship extension request form

Internship Equivalence

Upon completing the internship, the student must submit the certificate by filling out the online form available below, using their institutional email.

Once the document is approved, the University will record the academic credits for the internship, usually within 30 days of receiving the documentation.

For further information, please contact: certificazionitirocini@unitelmasapienza.it

⇒ Click here for the online form

⇒ Download the certificate

Equivalence of Other Activities as Internship and Additional Skills Useful for Entering the Job Market

The following activities can be recognized as equivalent to an internship within the student’s course of study:

Employment at a public or private entity
Self-employment
Activities carried out as part of Erasmus programs, Civil Service, and other similar activities
Early completion of legal and accounting internships based on agreements with various professional bodies.
The previously listed activities must be relevant to the study plan. The recognition of these activities as equivalent to the internship can be considered only after the student has enrolled in the study program.

The student must complete an online form and attach the certificate of completion of other activities, as indicated below, to have the internship/additional skills useful for entering the job market recognized.

The certificate must be completed exclusively via PC.

In the questionnaire, the student must declare that they have performed work activities for a period corresponding to the university credits (ECTS) required for the internship by their Course of Study or that they possess additional skills useful for entering the job market.

Once the document is approved, the University will record the university credits (ECTS) for the internship in the student’s electronic transcript, usually within 30 days of document submission.

For further information please contact: certificazionitirocini@unitelmasapienza.it

⇒ Click here for the online form

⇒ Download the certificate (English version)

Once the document is approved, the University will record the university credits (ECTS) for the internship in the student’s electronic transcript, usually within 30 days of document submission.

For further information please contact: certificazionitirocini@unitelmasapienza.it

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