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Internships

The internship is carried out at accredited host establishments subject to an agreement with the University (the promoter). For each internship, there is a training project that sets out the learning objectives, the contact details of the trainee, the educational tutor and the company tutor, and that defines the type, duration and methods of the internship.

The University of Florence promotes and manages the activation and provision of curricular internships for its students and non‑curricular internships for its graduates.

Consult the Regolamento generale d’Ateneo per lo svolgimento dei tirocini curriculari e non curriculari (University’s General Regulations on the conduct of curricular and non‑curricular internships) in the Statute and Regulations section.

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Curricular internships

A curricular internship is a practical training experience carried out by a student as part of their study programme, aimed at acquiring professional skills in a real working environment.

The activation procedure for each individual curricular internship is fully digital and managed through the Banca Dati Stage platform.

  • Before starting the internship activation process, make sure you have obtained the certificate for the general training course on workplace health and safety.
  • Access the Banca Dati Stage platform to identify the host organisation where the internship will take place; curricular internships may only be carried out with accredited host organisations that have an agreement in place with the University.
  • To begin the internship activation procedure, contact the Internship Service (Servizio Tirocini) of your School.
Piattaforma Banca Dati Stage Schools' Internship Service (Servizio Tirocini) - in Italian

Curricular internships may be carried out only with accredited host organisations that have an agreement in place with the University of Florence.

To enter into an agreement for curricular internships, the host organisation must:

  • access the Stage online service page and complete the registration process
  • once logged in, click on “Inserite una nuova richiesta di convenzione aziendale - Enter a new company agreement request” and fill in the online form
  • wait to receive by email the documentation required to finalise the agreement
  • sign the Convenzione per l’attivazione di tirocini di formazione ed orientamento curriculari - Agreement for the activation of curricular training and orientation internships received by email and send it via certified email (PEC), together with any additional requested documents, to tirocini(AT)pec.unifi.it
  • wait for confirmation of the agreement’s activation and for the countersigned copy
  • once the agreement for curricular internships has been activated, contact the Internship Service (Servizio Tirocini) of the School to which the intern belongs in order to start the internship

The agreement procedure (full instructions in Annex B) is managed by the Settore Diritto allo Studio e Servizi agli Studenti (Right to Study and Student Services Unit).

Email: tirocini.curriculari(AT)unifi.it
Telephone: 055 2757 286–287–288 (Monday to Thursday, 9.30–12.30)

Stage online service Internship Service | Servizi Tirocini delle Scuole (in Italian)

Safety Course   
Basic general training course on workplace health and safety, mandatory for carrying out internships. Delivered in e‑learning mode, duration: 4 hours.

Instructions in the event of an accident   
The host organisation and the intern must promptly report any accident occurring during the internship to the University of Florence by sending an email to segnalazione.infortuni(AT)unifi.it, copying the university tutor. This is necessary to allow the University to submit the mandatory reports within the time limits established by current legislation.

Non-curricular internship

The non‑curricular internship is intended for individuals who obtained a university degree no more than 24 months ago.

The University of Florence activates non‑curricular internships only for those who earned their degree at the University of Florence and only for internships carried out at host organisations located within the Tuscany Region (Academic Senate Resolution of 25 June 2019).

For all non‑curricular internships carried out outside the Tuscany Region, applicants must contact the employment centres (centri per l’impiego) responsible for the area where the internship will take place.

Under regional legislation in Tuscany, the host organisation is required to provide the intern with a mandatory allowance of no less than 600 euros gross per month.

Atlas of Labour by the Regional Repertoire of Professions Tuscany Region Repertoire of Professions

To activate a non‑curricular internship, the host organisation must first identify the candidate. It is necessary to define the required skills, abilities and objectives in line with the profile(s) set out in the Atlante del Lavoro of the Regional Register of Professions.

To start the activation procedure, write to tirocini.noncurriculari(AT)adm.unifi.it. The activation process and internship management are fully digital and carried out through the Toscana Tirocini platform.

Atlante del lavoro Toscana Tirocini platform

Internships abroad

The University of Florence promotes curricular internships abroad in line with its statutory internationalisation goals and with the learning objectives of its study programmes.

The internship is subject to the principle of territoriality: its activation and implementation are governed by the national regulations of the country in which it takes place.

For the activation of a curricular internship abroad, please contact the Internship Services (Servizi Tirocini) of the School to which the intern belongs.

Schools' Internship Services (in Italian)