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Important Note

To begin the internship, all steps of the procedure must be fully completed.
Do NOT start the internship if:
– the training project has not yet been signed by the tutors
– you have not received the activation confirmation
Before these steps, insurance coverage is not active and any hours completed will not be recognized.
In brief, the procedure includes:

  • selection of the host organization
  • matching
  • validation by the Degree Program
  • signing of the training project
  • activation
  • internship period
  • completion

 

The Degree Program includes a compulsory curricular internship carried out at companies, public or private institutions, professional firms, and DidaLabs Laboratories:

  • full 300 hours > 12 CFU
  • partial 225 hours > 9 CFU + 3 CFU other activities

Before starting the internship, the trainee must complete the Workplace Safety Training Course – MEDIUM RISK (4 hours of General Training + 8 hours of Specific Training), as required by Legislative Decree 81/2008.

 

N.B. Before requesting a placement through the Internship Office, the student must contact the company or laboratory directly to confirm their availability to host them as an intern.

To begin the internship, it is mandatory that the student has earned at least 120 CFU and has passed all compulsory exams from the first year of the Degree Program.

 

Curricular Internship in Italy

Curricular Internship Abroad

link to the School’s website

Extracurricular Internship


FORMS to be sent to andrea.deliguori@pin.unifi.it

Documents for STARTING the Internship
> Self-certification of family relations and prerequisite exams
> PDF of the validated Internship Project
> PDF of the Certificate from the Workplace Safety Course

 

Documents DURING the Internship
> Interruption/Extension
> Modification
> Off-site Activities

 

Documents for COMPLETING the Internship
> Final report
> Internship diary and completion certificate

 

Attachments

To be delivered, complete with revenue stamp, to the reception of the PIN campus in Prato, or sent by ordinary mail to the address: PIN S.c.r.l. - Polo Universitario "Città di Prato" - Academic Services | Piazza Giovanni Ciardi 25 - 59100 Prato (PO) - Italy

REQUEST FOR WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE CREDITS RECOGNITION

ATTACHMENT 1

To request the recognition of credits in order to reduce the internship hours to 9 CFU, you must submit Attachment 1 (complete with revenue stamp) for the recognition of 3 CFU, along with the certificates signed by the supervising professor, combined into a single PDF document.

NOTES:

  • 1 CFU = 25 hours of workshop activities
    In the case of a workshop with a total duration of less than 25 hours, it must be supplemented with other activities until the remaining hours are fulfilled.
  • 1/5 CFU = 1 single conference
    (Example: 5 conferences = 1 CFU)
  • Attachment 1 and the certificates for credit recognition can only be submitted once the student has fully acquired all 3 CFU.

The 3 CFU are recognized by filling out Attachment 1 and attaching the required documentation.
(A certificate issued by the hosting structure, or in the case of workshops coordinated by Bachelor's or Master's Degree courses of the Design section, by the coordinating professor, stating at least 75 hours of learning activity completed and signed by the person in charge)

 

CERTIFICATE FACSIMILE

To be signed by the person in charge of the Workshop/Conference and attached together with Attachment 1 (complete with revenue stamp)


How to submit the request

The complete dossier must be submitted to the Internship Office, specifically to Andrea De Liguori, who will forward it to the Teaching Committee.
The Teaching Committee will issue an opinion within 30 days of receiving the COMPLETE documentation. Applicants will be contacted ONLY in case of incomplete applications or a negative evaluation.

REQUEST FOR EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN WORK ACTIVITY AND INTERNSHIP

ATTACHMENT 2

 

To be recognized as equivalent to a curricular internship, work activity must be evaluated and approved in advance by the Teaching Committee.
Full Internship: 300 hours - 12 CFU
Partial Internship: 225 hours - 9 CFU
to be integrated with 3 CFU - see LINK

To request the evaluation of work activity, send an email to the internship coordinator (andrea.deliguori@pin.unifi.it) attaching the WORK ACTIVITY REPORT (see forms) in PDF format - signed and stamped by the employer. This report must describe the activity performed and demonstrate its relevance to the goals of the Degree Program (minimum 6,000 characters, spaces included, and a minimum of 4 explanatory images with captions) - signed and stamped by the employer.
A response will be sent within 30 days.

In case of approval, submit ATTACHMENT 2 (original copy - complete with revenue stamp) to the PIN reception (Piazza Giovanni Ciardi, 25 - 59100 Prato – Italy) along with:

  • for EMPLOYEES
    Employment contract
    , of any type, signed and stamped by the employer, and at least one pay slip.

  • for FREELANCE WORK (VAT/Partita IVA)
    Letter of appointment (clearly specifying the activity to which the Report refers) signed and stamped by the employer/client, along with at least one invoice. A copy of a traceable payment record must also be provided.

  • for OCCASIONAL WORK / FREELANCE GIGS
    Letter of appointment (clearly specifying the activity to which the Report refers) signed and stamped by the employer/client, along with at least one traceable payment receipt.

  • for NON-CURRICULAR INTERNSHIPS
    Training project
    , a copy of a traceable payment record, and the attendance register.

 

ATTENTION!
The Degree Program WILL NOT consider:
- requests for equivalence based on self-employment / independent business
- contracts / assignments for teaching activities
- aggregated forms of work activity
- incomplete applications
- any other forms of work activity for equivalence purposes other than those specified above

The Teaching Committee will issue an opinion within 30 days of receiving the COMPLETE documentation.
Applicants will be contacted ONLY in case of incomplete documentation or a negative evaluation.

 

The School of Architecture and the Degree Program have established that:

  1. the internship CANNOT be carried out at a professional firm owned by a relative of the student;
  2. the internship CANNOT be carried out at the professional firm of the student's thesis supervisor;
  3. the internship CAN be carried out within one of the DidaLabs Laboratories, where the Head of the Laboratory MAY also be the student's thesis supervisor.

 

 

ACCESS TO THE ST@GE ONLINE SERVICE

 

 

INTERNSHIP OFFICE CONTACTS

PIN - Piazza Giovanni Ciardi 25 - Prato

Andrea De Liguori
Tel. 0574 602513
andrea.deliguori@pin.unifi.it

 

Opening Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri - 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Wed - 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
or by appointment

 

Last
update

02.07.2026

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