NEWS- COVID EMERGENCY

Given the complementary instruction of D.R. of the 04.05.2020#iosonoprudente, it will be possible to activate or re-activate traineeship at the following conditions. 

Only in necessary, a traineeship will be activated or reactivated with in person activity. To do so, the student will have to submit the ordinary documents provided below and, because fo the sanitary emergency, also the following documentation: 

• Internal Traineeship: it is necessary for the tutor to declare the laboratory activity as necessary, to specify the lab and the dates of frequency (beginning-ending).
• External Traineeship: it is necessary to submit a declaration from the Hosting Institution regarding Security protocol on Covid 19 as follows "Hosting Institution Declaration" (updated on the 29/09/2020)  and a copy of the Safety Protocol for Covid 19 or Internal Regulations on the matter. 
• Traineeships at Scuola Normale : The University of Pisa and Scuola Normale Superiore have signed an agreement to handle the attendance in the facilities during the sanitary emergency. Consequently, all students carrying out internships or traineeship in the labs of the Scuola Normale Superiore will have to fill in and submit these documents. 
• Traineeship Abroad: it is possible to activate traineeship organized within the Erasmus programme, University's programmes or approved by the Course Board. In case of a traineeship abroad, students must submit the ordinary documents provided below and the special docuentations required here: Documents required for mobility activities. Expect for students activating a mobility project with the Erasmus programmes, all students must activate a sanitary insurance regardless for the country in which the mobility will take place. 

 Notice: for students carrying out their internship in medical facilities of the University of Pisa. 

Students, interested in activating a type 1 or type 2 Intenrship in one of the medical facilities of the University of Pisa, will be able to do so:

- if they have already been vaccinated;
- if one of the tutors will submit the following declaration " Activitis will take place in environment neither hosting Covid patientes nor containing potentially infected materials" .

Students will have to submit the proof of vaccination or their tutor's declaration while presenting the documents for the internship or forwarding them to Cristina Mela.

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The Master's Thesis is a sperimental work generally known as " internship for thesis"

The experimental work for a second cycle degree (Master's Degree) thesis can be done in a University department, in a public or private company, structure or laboratory, both in Italy or abroad.

The internship can also comprehend for 24/25 ECTS (to be checked in each year's regulation). The choice to add the traineeship is advised for students in need of acquisition of ECTS for example for scholarships.

(Regolamento  for traineeship - approved with deliberation n.71 of the Accademic Board of the Courses in Biological Sciences on 18.11.2014).

For a general overview on the topic please visiti Thesis: General info

Following the information to activate a traineeship 

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If an apprenticeship is involved, the student will organize with an internal tutor both the apprenticeship and the remaining part of thesis internship, which are strictly connected. The internal tutor will therefore be responsible for all the activities and will figure as the thesis supervisor.
Apprenticeships are regulated by official agreements with the structures or companies where the apprenticeship will take place.

Please verify the Operating agreements or contact Mrs Magliocchi Gabriella (050/2211516 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

Students who wish to activate an apprenticeship must fill out the following forms:

Form Activation of Internal Apprenticeship or Activation of External Apprenticeship;
Educational project Form for internal apprenticeship or for external apprenticeship, with signatures;
Educational project Form for abroad apprenticeship .

Both documents must be delivered to Mrs. Cristina Mela (050/2211517 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and will be evaluated by the Council of the Study Course. The Didactic Office will communicate the outcome of the evaluation to the student and will give him / her the Attendance Register that the student will have to fill in and give back at the end of the apprenticeship. The tutor will transmit the evaluations of the apprenticeship to the Didactic Office (Evaluation Form).

The students applying for a Type B thesis internship do not have to submit a form for the beginning of thesis internship. Such form is substituted by the request of an internal or external apprenticeship