Useful information

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

The General Commissioner’s Office for Italy’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka, in collaboration with Italian universities and with the organizational support of the CRUI Foundation, has announced a selection process for 24 three-month curricular internships at the Italy Pavilion during Expo 2025 Osaka. The internships are divided into two cycles, with 12 positions per cycle.

Intern Responsibilities:

• Welcoming, assisting, and providing information to national and international visitors at the Italy Pavilion.
• Supporting the organization and management of cultural and educational events within the Pavilion.
• Actively participating as speakers or moderators in events, including remote sessions.
• Contributing to the creation of content for storytelling about Italy’s participation in Expo 2025.
• Facilitating connections with youth communities at the national and international levels on topics related to Expo 2025.
• Taking part in internal training sessions and team-building activities.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or single-cycle degree program at an Italian university participating in the selection process.
• A minimum exam grade average of 25/30.
• Under 28 years of age.
• At least 120 ECTS credits earned for bachelor’s or single-cycle degree students, and 40 ECTS credits for master’s degree students.
• Certified English proficiency at B2 level or higher.
• For non-native Italian speakers, certified Italian proficiency at B2 level or higher.

For full details, please refer to the official call for applications.
 

Application Process & Deadlines:

Applications must be submitted through the dedicated portal by March 10, 2025. For detailed information on application procedures, required documents, and additional requirements, please consult the full announcement at this link.
 

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

The programme

The CRUI-MAE Internship Programme is a collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (through the Diplomatic Institute) and Italian universities, with the support of the Conference of Rectors of Italian Universities (CRUI) as organisational manager.

The MAECI-MUR-CRUI call for applications specifies an offer of 14 curricular placements at 6 Italian schools abroad, in the cities of Athens, Barcelona, Istanbul, Madrid, Paris and Zurich.

Information about the programme
 

Application deadline: 21 November 2024 (17.00) 
Dates of the placement: February - May 2025

For questions about the programme, write to: tirocini@fondazionecrui.it.

Applications are open to students on Master’s Degree and Single-Cycle Degree programmes of ALL degree categories, although for each offer there are some degree categories that are preferential and for which extra points will be assigned during selection.  

Language prerequisites

Before applying, check what prerequisites are set out in the application call.

A minimum B2 English language level is specified by MUR (the Ministry of Universities and Research) as a prerequisite.

Università Cattolica specifies the following students as eligible for application.

1. Those with the following language certification certifying a minimum level of B2:
   • TOEFL 65 or above
   • IELTS 6.0 or above
   • Cambridge: FIRST (160-179) or above
   • B2 certification issued by one of thei certifying bodies recognised by MIUR
      
2. Those who have passed the BUSINESS ENGLISH or ADVANCED ENGLISH Università Cattolica exam.
    
3. Those who have taken the internal Internaional Office English test for an international programme application. The test must have been taken no earlier than April 2022 with a result of B2.1 or above.
    
4. Those who are officially enrolled on a Master’s Degree programme delivered entirely in English.

English language documentation must be sent to wea@unicatt.it.

Contacts

Cattolica International - MILANO
Tel: 02 7234 5252
@: info.outbound@unicatt.it

Cattolica International - BRESCIA
Tel: 030 2406 250
@: ucsc.international-bs@unicatt.it

Cattolica International - PIACENZA
Tel: 0523 599 107
@: programmi.internazionali-pc@unicatt.it

Cattolica International - ROMA
Tel: +39 06 3015 5819
@: ucsc.international-rm@unicatt.it

Find out about the 2025-26 Fulbright scholarships for Italian citizens. Scholarships are offered for study, research and teaching projects at top US universities.

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Disclaimer 
The programme published on this page is not designed or managed directly by Cattolica International. Cattolica International simply publicises the Fulbright Commission’s initiative and has no control over the content and application process. 

The involvement of Cattolica International is limited to publicising this opportunity. Cattolica International does not assume responsibility or provide any guarantee for this external content, the sole responsibility for which lies with the Fulbright Commission.
 

To facilitate academic and scientific mobility to Germany, the DAAD offers a wide range of short and long term study and research grants for students, graduands, graduates, PhD students, researchers and professors.

FIND OUT MORE FROM THE DAAD SITE

Also on Facebook and Instagram.

Disclaimer 
The programme published on this page is not designed or managed directly by Cattolica International. Cattolica International simply publicises the DAAD’s initiative and has no control over the content and application process. 

The involvement of Cattolica International is limited to publicising this opportunity. Cattolica International does not assume responsibility or provide any guarantee for this external content, the sole responsibility for which lies with the DAAD.