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Curricular internship

An internship is called curricular if it is compulsory in your Master's or Bachelor's programme and entitles you to ECTS.
You can check each course's conditions for carrying out an internship by consulting the Curricular internship guidelines and the Curricular Internship Requirements Table by Programme.

 

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Have a look at the leaflet with all the statistics and information about the curricular internship of last the academic year. 

In case of any issues that prevent the proper completion of the internship, contact us ([email protected]) and we will try to help you.

For students who wish to undertake an internship in another Swiss canton or abroad, it is recommended to attend the language courses offered for free by the university (Italian, English, German, and French), in order to develop essential language skills for their career and to enhance their application dossier.

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  • Curricular internships @ USI 2022/2023

    See here the comapnies, roles and functions where curricular internships were carried out in 2022/2023.

     

    Curricular internships AY 2022/2023    
    Total internships    425
    Average duration (months)   6
    Average remuneration in Switzerland (monthly)   CHF 1'700
    Internships with SEMP scholarships   132
    SEMP scholarship funds granted   CHF 454'782
    Internship offers published in job bank Careergate   497
     

     

    Place of curricular internships AY 2022/2023     
        Total (N%)
    Switzerland    208 (49%)
      Ticino 125 (29%)
      Other Cantons 83 (20%)
    Italy   53 (12%)
    Other countries   164 (30%)
    Total   425 (100%)
  • Curricular internships @ USI 2021/2022

    See here the companies, roles and functions where curricular internships were carried out in 2021/2022.

     

    Curricular internships AY 2021/2022    
    Total internships   279
    Average duration (months)   6
    Average remuneration in Switzerland (monthly)   CHF 1'750
    Internships with SEMP scholarships   97
    SEMP scholarship funds granted   CHF 365'249
    Internship offers published in job bank Careergate   458

     

    Place of curricular internships AY 2021/2022    
        Totale (N%)
    Switzerland   116 (42%)
      Ticino 75 (27%)
      Other Cantons 41 (15%)
    Italy   59 (21%)
    Other countries   104 (37%)
    Total   279 (100%)
  • Curricular internships @ USI 2020/2021

    See here the companies, roles and functions where curricular internships were carried out in 2020/2021.

     

    Curricular internships AY 2020/2021    
    Total internships   273
    Average duration (months)   6
    Average remuneration in Switzerland (monthly)   CHF 1'650
    Internships with SEMP scholarships   90
    SEMP scholarship funds granted   CHF 315'480
    Internship offers published in job bank Careergate   390

     

    Place of curricular internships AY 2020/2021    
        Totale (N%)
    Switzerland   126 (45%)
      Ticino 84 (29%)
      Other Cantons 42 (16%)
    Italy   40 (15%)
    Other countries   107 (40%)
    Total   273 (100%)

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Updated on: 01 July 2024