Italy Center Internship Program
An internship is an excellent opportunity to take advantage of your stay in Italy while strengthening your academic and career interests. Approximately half of the internships will require intermediate levels of Italian while few do not require Italian language proficiency. By turning the city of Bologna into your classroom you will gain real world experience and see the global business and not-for-profit worlds as an insider.
The three credit internship course option is available to a limited number of students per semester. Students interested in participating in the internship program will be required to apply two months before the start of the academic semester. This reason students are asked to apply early is in order that the Italy Center Internship Coordinator may submit resumes to the various business and nonprofit agencies in advance of the start of the semester. A phone or Skype interview will be required with the internship coordinator prior to one’s arrival in Italy. During the first week of classes students will interview at the agency and upon acceptance will begin working during week two. Internships require a six to ten hour per week commitment. A total of four classes will be held during the semester. The internship equals one course.
Potential placement sites
- ALVEO Cooperative for Environmental Protection
- American Women’s Association Bologna
- Piazza Grande homeless association
- Center for Documentation of Women
- Human Rights Nights International Film Festival
- Music Together Youth Center
- Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
- Zonarelli Immigration Center
- Poggeschi Jesuit Social Support Center
- CESTAS Centre for health education
- Bologna Municipality’s International Relations Office
- Kinder Haus & College International School
