Internships will be started in teleworking, in mixed form (teleworking and on-site) and on site. The internship may be carried out on site, provided that:
a) local, national and foreign legal regulations allow it and
b) strict safety precautions are observed (Rector’s Decree of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano n. 1031/2020 from 31/08/2020, art. 4 Internships).
Students and graduates of the Bachelor in Communication and Culture, the Master in Innovation and Research for Social Work and Social Education, the Master in Musicology and of the Master in Applied Linguistics can choose between different types of internships:
Pay attention: extra-curricular internships outside of the Autonomous Province of Bozen-Bolzano are subject to special regulations. Please contact the Career Service for advice.
With few exceptions, internships for graduates outside of Italy are activated within the Erasmus+ Traineeship programme. Please inform yourself early enough about the respective deadlines.
As required by your study programme, you can undertake an internship that can last up to a maximum of 12 months. The minimum length is two weeks. Extra-curricular internships can be carried out within 12 months after graduation for a minimum duration of 2 months and a maximum one of 6.
During your internship you will be supervised by a company tutor appointed by the hosting institution and by an academic tutor from your faculty. Any lecturer, researcher or PhD student at unibz can be your academic tutor.
During your internship in Italy and abroad, our insurance covers you against work-related accidents and third-party liability. For internships carried out abroad, the insurance coverage is valid all over the world.
You can also have a look at the 2018 evaluation results regarding internship experience (in German or in Italian).
After approval of the internship project by the academic tutor and the Career Service, the internship project can be downloaded from the Career Hub and then signed by you and the company tutor.
To activate the internship, a copy (scan) of the signed internship project must be uploaded to the Career Hub (together with a copy of the ID card of both signatories, student and company tutor). In addition to the mentioned documentation, please also provide (via email to careerservice@unibz.it) one of these following forms: internship in smart working modality or internship on site_in loco. All mentioned documentation has to be provided at least one week before the internship starts.
The original version of the internship project must be kept by the student.
Status of internships in the Career Hub:
To be approved: The internship project is awaiting approval (by the academic tutor and the Career Service).
Approved not active: The internship project was approved but still needs to be activated in order to begin (all necessary requests must be fulfilled).
Active: All necessary procedures have been completed correctly and all documents are correct. The internship can begin on the scheduled date.
Have a look at our Career Hub to find internship offers.
If you are searching for an internship in South Tyrol, have a look to our Company Profiles Guide (in German or in Italian).
As an additional resource for your research of an internship, please check the following links to useful portals in Italy or abroad:
We have thoroughly checked these portals but cannot guarantee their quality and usefulness!
In South Tyrol:
In other Italian regions:
Internships in Germany
Internships in Austria
Internships in Finland
Internships in France
Internships in the United Kingdom
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