Internship FAQ

The curricular internship must be activated and completed before the conclusion of the course of study; it allows the achievement of educational credits. The extracurricular internship can be activated either by a student or a graduate (WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF GRANTING THE TITLE) and does not give rise to credits.

Upon request, an in-person meeting is possible on Thursdays from 10AM to 12PM at via Salaria, 113, second floor, room B4. For a remote interview, you can book an appointment on Meet via email (ufficiostage.scom@uniroma1.it).

For the student/graduate

1. Enrolment on TSP;
2. Application for an internship opportunity / a spontaneous application for internship to a company;
3. Sending of the draft of the training project (created by the company: see step 7) to the tutor professor for approval (to check the list of tutor professors click here and check the section “Ricerca tutor universitario”);
4. Signature of the project by the student.

For the company

1. Registration on TSP portal following the steps outlined here;
2. Application for agreement with La Sapienza University for curricular/extracurricular internships from the reserved area on TSP;
3. Reception of the email of acceptance of the request;
4. Download of the agreement from the reserved area on TSP;
5. Digital signature of the agreement by the company's legal officer and sending via PEC to the Sapienza Protocol Office;
6. Acceptance of the aspiring intern's application/spontaneous application;
7. Creation of the internship training project (Progetto formativo);
8. Signing of the training project (for curricular internship: signature of the company tutor required; for extracurricular internship: signature of the legal officer required).

If during the compilation of your CV on TSP, the system reports some error, the block is likely due to incorrect filling.  We recommend to make changes to your CV on the platform (and then apply a new spontaneous application for an internship at the company) by paying attention to the following:

1. login on TSP with your Infostud account (Sapienza email address and password);
2. on the home page, click on “My CV”, “Gestione CV”, “I miei curricula” and then “Crea nuovo curriculum”. You can create different CVs according to your sector of interest (for example one for marketing, one for training, one for event planning and so on) and adding your professional experiences and your degree course. To proceed with an application or a spontaneous application you have to make the CV “public” by clicking on the eye icon next to your CV;
3. ensure that your company is registered on TSP website and has a partnership with Sapienza, and that the opportunity you’re interested in is suitable to your degree course (in every opportunity on TSP there’s a list of the suitable degree courses).

After finding the desired opportunity, click on the button "Apply for this opportunity" at the bottom of the page. It is also possible to spontaneously apply to a company that has already an agreement with Sapienza. You can find the list of companies under agreement in the "Research a Company" section.

The internship training project is created by the company after their acceptance of the student's application on the TSP portal. The Project is created by filling out the appropriate form, saving it as a draft, and sending it in a request for approval.

For more information about the procedures for creating the internship training project, click here

The internship formative project must be approved by the referring professor of the Degree Course.
The procedure by which this is done is as follows: the Internship Office sends a draft of the Project to the student via email; the student must then send it to their referring professor, whose name will be indicated in the email received from the Internship Office. However, the list of referring professors can be seen at this link in the section “Ricerca tutor Universitario”.

The internship will be active when the Formative Project is signed by the company tutor, the university tutor and the student.

Exclusively via email before the internship start date. Insurance coverage and actual activation will occur after the signature of the three signatories.

No.

Yes, but:

• curricular internships can last a maximum of 12 months, including extensions;
• extracurricular internships can last a maximum of 6 months, including extensions.

The extension request must be entered online on TSP with the new dates. The extension must be submitted before the expiration of the previously activated training project.

The student must

• Complete the final evaluation questionnaire;
• Fill out the credit application;
• On TSP, complete the attendance record, save it and send it, otherwise the company tutor won’t be able to approve it, and then complete the questionnaire of evaluation of the internship.

Once the internship is completed, you must send an email to the internship office (ufficiostage.scom@uniroma1.it), which will send the receipt of the company questionnaire to be attached to the credit request, along with the formative project and the receipt of the student's final evaluation questionnaire.

To check the activities provided for all degree programs for recognition click here. 

Students enrolled up to the a.y. 20/21 may apply for the recognition of:

• 6 cfu expected in the second year, with code AAF1764 - STAGE, by requesting validation from the Internship Office. The internship must be at least 150 hours long, equal to 6 CFU.

Students enrolled from a.y. 21/22 to year 23/24 may request recognition of:

• 3 cfu expected in the first year, code AAF1985 - TIROCINI E ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L'INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO, by registering on Infostud at the first convenient call opened by Prof. Christian Ruggiero. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 CFU;
• 3 cfu, expected in the second year, code AAF1173 - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALE, by requesting validation from the Internship Office. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 CFU.

Students enrolled from a.y. 24/25 onwards may apply for the recognition of:

• 6 cfu, expected in the second year, code AAF1176 - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALE, to the Internship Office. The internship must be at least 150 hours long, equal to 6 cfu.

Students enrolled up to the a.y. 20/21 may apply for the recognition of:

• 6 cfu expected in the second year, with code AAF1764 - STAGE by requesting validation from the Internship/Internship Office. The internship must be at least 150 hours long, equal to 6 cfu.

Students enrolled from a.y. 21/22 to a.y. 22/23 may apply for recognition of:

• 3 cfu expected in the second year, code AAF1173 – STAGE E TIROCINI, by requesting validation from the Internship/Internship Office. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 cfu;

Students enrolled from a.y. 23/24 may request validation of:

• 3 cfu foreseen in the second year, code AAF1985 - TIROCINI E ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L’INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO, by registering on Infostud at the first convenient call opened by Prof. Barbara Mazza. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 cfu;
• 6 cfu expected in the second year, code AAF1173 (or AAF1176) - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALI, by requesting validation from the Internship/Internship Office. The internship must be at least 150 hours long, equivalent to 6 cfu.

Students enrolled before the academic year 2013/2014 must apply to the Department of Political Science.  Students enrolled from a.y. 2019/2020 to a.y. 2020/2021 must complete an internship of at least 80 hours, equivalent to 2 CFU (AAF1040). Students enrolled a.y. 2021/2022 onward must take an internship of at least 50 hours, equal to 2 CFU (AAF1040).

2019-20: 40 hours per cfu
2020-21: 40 hours per cfu
2021-22: 25 hours per cfu
2022-23: 25 hours per cfu.

Activities provided for credit include volunteer work.

Students enrolled before the academic year 2013/2014 must apply to the Department of Political Science.  Students enrolled in the master’s degree of Science in Development and International Cooperation course before a.y. 2020/2021, must complete an internship of at least 120 hours, equal to 3 CFU. Students enrolled from a.y. 2021/2022 onward must complete an internship of at least 75 hours, equal to 3 CFU.

The activities provided for the achievement of credits include volunteer work.

Students enrolled from a.y. 2014/15 to a.y. 2015/16 must complete an internship of at least 240 hours equal to 6 cfu. Students enrolled from a.y. 2016/17 to a.y. 2020/21 must complete an internship of at least 120 hours equal to 3 cfu (AAF1173).

The activities provided for credit also include the following:

• Attendance at courses on data design, processing, and analysis held at the Corislab facility of the Department of Communication and Social Research (duly documented);
• Participation in extracurricular research activities carried out under the coordination of a faculty member who holds a teaching position in the relevant course of study or in another master's degree course of the Faculty of Political Science, Sociology, Communication (duly documented).

Students enrolled from a.y. 2021/2022 may request validation of:

• 3 cfu for 75 hours in the second year, code AAF1985 - TIROCINI E ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L’INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO, by registering on Infostud at the first convenient call opened by Prof.ssa Giovanna Gianturco;
• 3 cfu for 75 hours in the second year, code AAF1173 - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALI, by requesting validation from the Internship Office. 

Students enrolled in a.y. 22/23 may apply for the recognition of:

• 3 cfu in the second year, with code AAF1985 - TIROCINI E ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L’INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO, by registering on Infostud at the first convenient call opened by Prof. Paola Panarese. The internship must be completed for at least 75 hours, equal to 3 CFU;
• 3 cfu in the second year, code AAF1173 - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALI, by requesting validation from the Internship Office. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 CFU.

Students enrolled from a.y. 23/24 may apply for recognition of:

• 3 cfu in the first year, code AAF1985 - TIROCINI E ALTRE CONOSCENZE UTILI PER L’INSERIMENTO NEL MONDO DEL LAVORO, by registering on Infostud at the first useful call opened by Prof. Paola Panarese. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 CFU;
• 3 cfu in the second year, code AAF1173 - PER STAGES E TIROCINI PRESSO IMPRESE, ENTI PUBBLICI O PRIVATI, ORDINI PROFESSIONALI, by requesting validation from the Internship Office. The internship must be at least 75 hours long, equal to 3 CFU.