Internships undertaken in organisations and companies outside of the University by students enrolled at the University of Milan.
Traineeships and internships
An internship (or traineeship) is an opportunity for students and graduates to put into practice what they have learnt during their studies, and approach the job market.
Our University sets up two types of internships:
- curricular internships, for students enrolled in a study programme of the University of Milan (Bachelor's, Master's, vocational master, etc.);
- extracurricular internships, for recent graduates (those who completed a study programme no more than 12 months earlier).
Curricular internships allow for the acquisition of credits in accordance with the modalities set out for each study programme, and must be completed before graduation.
You can find curricular and extracurricular internship opportunities on your own, or through the channels made available by the University (Jobs and Internships noticeboard).
Once you have found a suitable internship opportunity, you and your host institution (company, public entity, freelance professional, etc.) have to complete the internship set-up process before you can start your curricular or extracurricular internship, as explained below:
- For internships carried out at host institutions located in Italy, the host institution will first be required to sign an internship agreement with the University (those that have already signed this document can skip this step). All the details are available in the section Internship agreement. Once the internship agreement is in force, please carefully follow the instructions available at Activating a curricular internship or Extracurricular internships, depending on the type of internship you are going to carry out.
- For internships carried out at host institutions located abroad, please follow the instructions available at Activating an internship abroad.
Via Santa Sofia 9/1
Internship office
For information
E-mail assistance: [email protected]
Phone assistance (02.503.12032):
- Tuesday: 10 am to 12 noon
- Thursday: 10 am to 12 noon
Students and recent graduates of the University of Milan can look for internship opportunities on the following pages: CRUI Calls for Applications and Special projects and internships.
Note that during February 2025 applications are open for the following programs:
- Pan-European Seal Programme at EUIPO and EPO, two European bodies, aimed at those who have already completed their studies (application deadline: 24/02/2025);
- Call for applications for 7 extracurricular internships at the Technical Secretariat of the Banking and Financial Ombudsman (ABF) of the Bank of Italy - Milan Office, aimed at recent graduates of the single-cycle master's degree course in Law (application deadline: 03/03/2025).
The internship agreement is a legally required document that governs the relationship between the University (sending institution) and the organisation/company/freelance professional/association (host institution). This document covers all internships that are set up during the period of validity of the agreement, but the host institution has always the right to decide whether to set up an internship or not.
The internship agreement applies to curricular internships based anywhere in Italy, as well as to extracurricular (postgraduate) internships based in Lombardy and set up in accordance with the legislation in force in this region.
How to sign an internship agreement with the University
Companies interested in signing an internship agreement with the University must submit an online application as follows:
- Register with the University’s placement services (only for first-time access)
- Go to Company login > Internships management > Agreements > Add new agreement
- Fill in and send the application form, then wait for the confirmation email
- Log in again, go to the page of the internship agreement and download the PDF file containing the agreement acceptance letter and the text of the agreement
- Have the acceptance letter signed by the legal representative of the company (in the dedicated section), by:
- digital signature (cades/pades), or
- handwritten signature + company stamp
- Send the signed acceptance letter and the text of the agreement (8-page document downloaded from the website) to [email protected] as follows:
- if you opted for a digital signature, just send the file in pdf.p7m format
- if you opted for a handwritten signature + company stamp, send the PDF file containing the acceptance letter and the agreement, along with another PDF file containing a scan of the ID of the person who signed the acceptance letter
- Wait for the notification that the internship agreement is in force
Contact
For more information contact [email protected]
Online help and services
Cosp - University Study and Career Guidance Service
Internship office
For information contact us by
email: [email protected]
phone: +39 02.503.12032
- Tuesday 10.00-12.00
- Thursday 10.00-12.00
How to choose an academic tutor for a curricular internship and procedures for recognition of ECTS credits
For Bachelor's and Master's graduates, as well as those who completed a Vocational Master's or Doctoral programme, within 12 months from graduation
After activation: suspension, extensions, early termination, completion, accidents, etc.
Pharmacy internships, early legal traineeships, internships in court, for labour consultants, the humanities professions, project Ulysses (Computer Sciences and Economics).
Internships in the offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), both in Italy and abroad, and at the CRUI (Conference of Italian University Rectors).
Students enrolled at other Italian or foreign universities wishing to do a curricular internship at one of the organisational units of the University of Milan are required to consult the specific procedure available at the link on the side of this page.
Traineeships abroad
The University offers to its students and graduates many opportunities to go abroad for an internship.
Find out about available projects, calls for notice and activation procedures for international internships abroad.