Stage and Internship

Master's degree programme internships

The Master's degree programme organizes meetings with students once a year to illustrate thesis internship procedures.

Students can choose between an internal internship (in the laboratories of the Department of Biosciences or of the Politecnico) and an external internship (in other departments of the University of Milan or in third-party laboratories or institutions). The external internship can be carried out also in the framework of the ERASMUS program. External internships require the approval of both an external and of an internal supervisor (the latter a professor of the BCG Master Degree of the University of Milano or Politecnico di Milano).  

Internal internships and external internships carried out in other Departments of the University of Milano or Politecnico of Milano.

Once the internship project has been approved by the programme's internship committee, the student must submit the following documents to the Course Administration (via Celoria, 26 - 2nd floor, A tower) during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 10-11.45am):

  • before the beginning of the internship, the Thesis project application form signed by the tutor and the internal supervisor  - see forms section
  • at the end of the internship, the Final Thesis project approval form signed by the tutor and the internal supervisor  - see forms section

External internships carried out at third-party institutions

Students have to submit to the Course Administration (via Celoria, 26 - 2nd floor, A tower) during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 10-11.45am):

  • before the beginning of the internship, submit the Thesis project application form signed by the external and the internal supervisors  - see forms section
  • at the end of the internship, the Final Thesis project approval form signed by both the external and the internal supervisor  - see forms section

External internships carried out in the ERASMUS program

Students admitted to the ERASMUS program for research training in a foreign lab have to submit to the Course Administration (via Celoria, 26 - 2nd floor, A tower) during opening hours (Monday to Friday, 10-11.45am):

  • before the beginning of the internship, the "Practical research training admission form" signed by the external supervisor - see forms section
  • at the end of the internship, the "Practical research training evaluation form" signed by both the external and internal supervisor - see forms section
Covid Emergency - Internship guidelines

Internship guidelines for employers and students are available on the COSP page.

General information (COSP)

An internship (or traineeship) is a training experience encompassing different options:

  • Students can participate in curricular internship/work placement
  • Those who have completed their study programme not more than 12 months ago can do extracurricular internships/traineeships.

The Cosp manages setup procedures for internships in public and private companies and institutions aimed at enrolled students, graduands and postgraduates.

How to find a stage opportunity

Students can either select one of the available internship positions on the University noticeboard or find an internship by themselves.
In any case they must follow procedures established by the Study and Career Guidance Centre (COSP).