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What internship is

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The internship is a training activity or research collaboration activity consistent with the program’s contents, with the aim to make you apply the knowledge learned and to favour your future career choices.

It is usually related to the final exam preparation and you can carry out it in two different ways:

  • external internship, at a company or organization external to the University of Trento.

  • internal internship, in one of the University of Trento Laboratories or structures.

The internship foresees:

  • 6 credits (ECTS), that will be recognized after the completion of the activity;

  • 150 hours of activity;

  • maximum duration of 5 months

  • you need to have gained at least 48 credits before the beginning of the internship.

The internship project must be supervised by a tutor, a teacher or researcher of the Department CIBIO or from other departments for specific projects.

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External internship

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The external internship takes place at a company or at other universities or other organisations outside the University of Trento, whether in Italy or abroad.

In addition to your university tutor, you must also have the supervision of an external tutor or mentor at the organisation where you are doing your placement.

To activate the traineeship:

  • choose an internship university tutor available to supervise your project and, if necessary, ask to the Internhsip Delegate to help you in finding one;

  • find the external institution where to carry out the internship, by searching in the  at the Job guidance opportunities board, asking to your teachers for suggestions, do it by yourself;

  • finalize the internship project with your university tutor;

  • at least 15 days before the beginning of the internship, start the internship procedure provided by the Job Guidance Office

At the end of the internship you have to:

  • write a final report;
  • deliver all the documentation to the Job Guidance Office;
  • as soon as the Job Guidance send you the final documents, , contact the Student Support Service for credit recognition.
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Internal internship

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Before starting

  • Identify the Laboratory in which you will carry out the internship and the tutor that will supervise your project.
  • Finalize the internship project with your tutor.
  • Within the deadlines for Application delivery  defined by the Department, send to the Delegate for Internship the internship application and the risk identification form undersigned by your tutor.
  • The Delegate informs the Cibio secretary that the internship has been approved.
  • You will receive all the information you need to start the internship one week before the starting date.

During the internship

Fill in the internship diary to be signed by your tutor.

Early start and extension

You can ask an early start of the internship or to extend its duration at the conditions described in the Guidelines for internship of CIBIO Department.

Yor tutor have to fill in the extension request form, wich must then be approved by the Delegate of internship.

End of the internship

At the end of the internship, you have to

  • fill in the internal internship certificate and have it signed by your tutor

  • send it to the Students Support Service for credit registration.

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Deadlines to start the internal internship

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This table lists the deadlines for starting the traineeship at the CIBIO: if you carry out your internship in the laboratories, the Safety course is compulsory.

Internal internship at CIBIO deadlines
Deadline for Application and risk identification deliveryInternship startSafety course
from 14.00 to 16.00
August 25, 2025 at 12.00October 6, 2025October 14, 2025
September 8, 2025 at 12.00October 20, 2025November 11, 2025
September 22, 2025 at 12.00November 3, 2025November 11, 2025
October 6, 2025 at 12.00November 17, 2025November 11, 2025
October 20, 2025 at 12.00December 1, 2025December 9, 2025
Novembrer 3, 2025 at 12.00December 15, 2025January 13, 2026
December 1, 2025 at 12.00January 12, 2026January 13, 2026
December 15, 2025 at 12.00February 2, 2026February 10, 2026
January 7, 2026 at 12.00February 16, 2026March 10, 2026
January 19, 2026 at 12.00March 2, 2026March 10, 2026
February 2, 2026 at 12.00March 16, 2026April 14, 2026
March 2, 2026 at 12.00April 13, 2026April 14, 2026
March 16, 2026 at 12.00April 27, 2026May 12, 2026
March 23, 2026 at 12.00May 4, 2026May 12, 2026
April 7, 2026 at 12.00May 18, 2026June 9, 2026
April 27, 2026 at 12.00June 8, 2026June 9, 2026
May 11, 2026 at 12.00June 22, 2026July 14, 2026
May 25, 2026 at 12.00July 6, 2026July 14, 2026
June 8, 2026 at 12.00July 20, 2026August 4, 2026
June 22, 2026 at 12.00August 3, 2026August 4, 2026
July 13, 2026 at 12.00August 24, 2026September 8, 2026
July 27, 2026 at 12.00September 7, 2026September 8, 2026
August 3, 2026 at 12.00September 21, 2026October 13, 2026
August 24, 2026 at 12.00October 5, 2026October 13, 2026
September 7, 2026 at 12.00October 19, 2026November 10, 2026
September 21, 2026 at 12.00November 2, 2026November 10, 2026
October 5, 2026 at 12.00November 16, 2026December 8, 2026
October 26, 2026 at 12.00December 7, 2026December 8, 2026
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Student Support Service Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Information Engineering and Computer Science

Front desk on appointment:

  • in person Wednesday from 14.00 to 15.30
  • online with Zoom: friday from 10.00 to 12.00

Helpline: from Monday to Thursday from 9.30 to 10.30, phone +39 0461 281567

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Internship delegate