Sapienza promotes and supports training and professional internships to offer concrete opportunities for interaction with the world of work.
Internships do not constitute an employment relationship.
Internships must be activated using the Sapienza TSP platform https://uniroma1.tsp.esse3.cineca.it/pub/main-page.
The documents required to activate an internship are:
• agreement: the agreement between the University and the host organization (institution or company);
• training project: the document prepared for each intern, defining the objectives and methods of carrying out the internship.
During the internship, support is provided by two figures:
1. company tutor: the person responsible for the intern's integration into the company/institution;
2. university tutor: the professor responsible for the intern's educational and organizational activities and who monitors the progress of the internship.
CURRICULAR INTERNSHIP
Curricular internships support the learning and training process and are not directly aimed at job placement.
Students may complete curricular internships during their studies to earn the University Educational Credits (CFU) required by their study plan.
Curricular internships must be completed before graduation. Internships, primarily in an external institution, that are instrumental or related to the final exam, are also considered curricular.
Expenses may be reimbursed.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR INTERNSHIP
The extra-curricular internship is an active training policy aimed at promoting career guidance, enriching knowledge, and acquiring professional skills.
Students and graduates of Sapienza University can undertake an extra-curricular internship.
A participation fee is provided by the host organization.
The extra-curricular internship is not considered an employment relationship.
It is regulated by Regione Lazio regulations.
WHAT THE STUDENT MUST DO TO ACTIVATE AN INTERNSHIP
Register on TSP Sapienza (https://uniroma1.tsp.esse3.cineca.it/pub/main-page) with your institutional email address.
Check which companies, organizations, and associations have already signed agreements for curricular internships by consulting the list of affiliated entities, and read the internship offers available.
INTERNSHIP OFFERS AVAILABLE ON TSP | SELF-APPLICATION |
|---|---|
| Identify an internship opportunity that best fits your profile and submit your application. | If you feel there are no internship opportunities available that match your profile, please apply independently at an organization/company affiliated with Sapienza University. |
| The host organization selects the applications received. The organization/company receiving the spontaneous application decides whether or not to accept it. | The organization/company receiving the spontaneous application decides whether or not to accept it. |
| If your application is successful, you will receive an email from TSP confirming your application. | If your application is successful, you will receive an email from TSP confirming your application. |
Regarding point 2, please note that it is possible to independently identify additional institutions where the internship can be carried out, but these institutions must enter into an agreement with Sapienza University. Only after the agreement has been finalized and the internship offer has been published on TSP will it be possible to view the offer and apply.
After the application is accepted, the host institution completes the training project using the TSP Sapienza Internship Management System and sends it, along with the form relating to the chosen method, to the Faculty Internship Coordinator via TSP.
Countersign the aforementioned request to acknowledge and accept it.
Contact the university tutor via email, informing him/her of the internship opportunity and sending a brief description of the institution/company as well as the planned training activities.
The university tutor sends an email to the Internship Office at the Sapienza Faculty via their institutional profile, stating that they are the candidate's university tutor and indicating the number of credits the student will earn through the internship (sample).
The student must ensure that the university tutor has sent the communication required under point 6.
The Faculty Internships Coordinator approves the training project on the TSP platform.
Once the training project has been formally approved by the SMFN Faculty, the student must contact the host institution to obtain a copy of the training project, signed by the internship manager at the institution (company tutor).
The student emails the signed training project to the SMFN Faculty Internships Office for final approval and signature by the Dean of the Faculty.
The following steps are required for the successful completion of the internship:
Complete the attendance register at least weekly and in any case by the last day of the internship. Upon completion of the internship, the intern must save it and submit it via TSP; otherwise, the tutor will not view it for approval.
Complete the internship evaluation questionnaire.
Ask the company tutor to log in to the Sapienza TSP platform, approve the attendance register, complete the end-of-internship form (final report), and have it signed and stamped by the host institution. The company tutor then emails the report to the student and the university tutor, simultaneously notifying them that the internship has been successfully completed.
The report signed by the university tutor must be sent, if required by the program, to the Academic Secretariat at the Department for the purpose of recognizing the required University Credits.
For further information, please contact the Internship Office at the SMFN Faculty:
• email (rosaria.ranucci@uniroma1.it, tirocinismfn@uniroma1.it);
• telephone (+39 0649912469).
Office hours, where necessary, will be in person (by appointment arranged with the office via email) on Mondays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm and on Thursdays from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
WHAT THE HOST STRUCTURE MUST DO TO ACTIVATE AN INTERNSHIP
The organization/company wishing to activate internships in agreement with Sapienza University must register on TSP Sapienza:
Complete the registration form.
Upon completion of registration, download the system-generated document (PDF/A format).
Apply the digital signature of the Legal Representative (or Delegate/Agent, attaching the proxy).
Send via certified email, accompanied by a covering letter and, if applicable, a proxy to sign.
Upon receipt of the accreditation request, Sapienza University activates the user account on the TSP 2.0 internship platform and sends a communication to the organization/company.
From this point on, the organization/company can request the agreement by logging into TSP Sapienza, clicking on the "Host Organization Agreement List" in the left menu, and then clicking on the blue "+" button to add an agreement request. Then, wait for the request to be accepted, download the agreement, sign it, and send it to the indicated address.
The organization/company and Sapienza University enter into the agreement. The internship management system enables the organization/company to publish its internship offers. The host organization publishes the internship offers on TSP Sapienza, specifying the degree program of interest. This allows the student to view the available internship offers.
INTERNSHIP OFFERS AVAILABLE ON TSP | SELF-APPLICATION |
|---|---|
| Identify an internship opportunity that best fits your profile and submit your application. | If you feel there are no internship opportunities available that match your profile, please apply independently at an organization/company affiliated with Sapienza University. |
| The host organization selects the applications received. The organization/company receiving the spontaneous application decides whether or not to accept it. | The organization/company receiving the spontaneous application decides whether or not to accept it. |
| If your application is successful, you will receive an email from TSP confirming your application. | If your application is successful, you will receive an email from TSP confirming your application. |
The host institution must complete the training project using the Sapienza TSP Internship Management System (https://uniroma1.tsp.esse3.cineca.it/pub/main-page) and, in the "Notes" field, specify the implementation methods and identify the company tutor.
The host institution must send the form relating to the method adopted via TSP to the Faculty Internships Coordinator, along with the training project.
The Faculty Internships Coordinator must approve the training project on the TSP platform.
After formal approval of the training project by the SMFN Faculty, the student must contact the host institution to obtain a copy of the training project, signed by the internship manager at the institution (company tutor).
The student must email a signed copy of the project to the SMFN Faculty Internship Office for final approval and signature of the document by the Dean of the Faculty.
The host institution's tutor must complete the internship successfully:
Approve the attendance register;
Complete the monitoring questionnaire;
Complete the final report, which must also be printed, signed, and emailed, along with the attendance register, to the internship coordinator for the intern's program.
Upon completion of the internship, the student must ask the company tutor to: log in to the Sapienza TSP platform, complete the end-of-internship form (final report), and have it signed and stamped by the host institution. The company tutor then emails the report to the student and the university tutor, confirming the successful completion of the internship.
The report signed by the university tutor must be sent, if required by the program, to the Academic Secretariat at the Department for the purpose of awarding the required University Credits.
WHAT THE UNIVERSITY TUTOR MUST DO
Send an email (via institutional email) to the Internship Office at the SMFN Faculty, stating that they are the candidate's university tutor and indicating the number of credits the student will earn through the internship (template).
Supervise that the activities are carried out as indicated in the training plan.
Sign the final report and send it, if required by the Degree Program, to the Academic Secretariat at the Department for the purpose of recognizing the required University Educational Credits.
Sapienza promotes and supports training and professional internship activities in Italy and abroad for students with the aim of offering young people concrete opportunities for confrontation with the world of work and thus favoring their future career choices.
Internships offices are active within the faculties (generally located in the Faculty Presidencies) which can be contacted for all the information necessary for the activation of an internship.