The “Internship Project” in the Faculty of Economics and Law
Since 1994 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza campus) has organised the “Internship Project” for students attending the Faculty of Economics and Law in collaboration with private and public companies.
This project enables students of the aforesaid Faculty to carry out an internship at the following:
- a company
- a Public Administration
- a private association
- a professional studio
- an international company within the EFMD network
in Italy or abroad.
An Internship Committee has been set up to supervise the project composed of Faculty members who collaborate with an Internship Tutor.
Ever since its launch, the Internship Project has always been highly renowned for its distinctive concept, unique in its time on the Italian university scenario, which advocates a very close link with the didactic activities: indeed, the fundamental importance of the Internship Project’s goal comes to fruition in a "project" identified together with the host company, followed by a critical appraisal of the problem and the intern’s potential solutions. This approach helps to make the experience particularly valid, it "ennobles it" and safeguards it with regards to other potential experiences without true educational significance.
As an option to the Internship Project the students may also choose a traditional internship (defined as "cognitive") which aims to analyse and understand the operational characteristics, the roles, the skills and the typical dynamics of the host company.
Given its training and advising benefit the internship has assumed a fundamental role as a link between the university system and the world of work.
Currently it is an integral part in the curriculum for all the Faculty Degree Programmes and counts for a number of University Credits (CFU).
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For more information
- contact Internships and Placement: ser.placement-pc@unicatt.it
Fundamental guides
The three persons fundamental for the success of the internship are:
- the Business Tutor
- the University Tutor-professor who, as scientific expert of the subject offer methodological support to the student-intern
- the Internship Tutor who ensures the inauguration and the organisational coordination of the various phases of the internship by constantly supporting the both students and the host companies
Internship experiences available in the Faculty’s various degree programmes
For specific information on the documents required for the Internship offered as part of your degree programme, please refer to the relevant pages found in the degree syllabus:
Degree Programme |
Internship compulsory /
|
Credits assigned
|
|
option
for the final exam |
5 Credits
|
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| Law and Economics of Banks and Enterprises [LT] |
curricular
not compulsory |
6 Credits
|
| Law [single-cycle degree] » |
curricular
not compulsory |
6 Credits |
|
curricular
compulsory |
7 Credits
|
|
| Global Business Management [LM] » |
curricular
compulsory |
6 Credits
|
| Food Marketing and commercial strategies [LM] » |
curricular
not compulsory |
8 Credits
|