Internships at Italian Schools Abroad

Cattolica International offers the opportunity to undertake curricular internships at certified* Italian schools abroad: (*non-state schools integrated into the Italian national education system):

PRIMARY SCHOOLS:

The "Aldo Moro" Italian International School in Bucharest (Romania)
The “Leonardo da Vinci” Institute in Lugano (Switzerland)

SCUOLE DELL’INFANZIA:

The Italian “Maria Montessori” Kindergarten in Barcelona (Spain)
The Italian Kindergarten in Madrid (Spain)
The Italian Kindergarten in Athens (Greece)

Programme details

The programme is open to students enrolled in the Primary Education Science degree programme at the Brescia campus:

Internships at the primary schools in Bucharest and Lugano are reserved for students who need to complete T2 and T4.
The internship at the kindergarten in Barcelonam, in Madrid and in Athens is reserved for students who need to complete T1 and T3.

Students selected for the programme will arrange their training project on the basis of their internship year together with their university and school tutor.

Dates: School year 2025/26 (October 2025 – May 2026): departures are scheduled in both the first and second semesters. When registering, students must choose their destination and preferred period.

Application deadline: 21st May 2025

Students selected for the programme will be able to organise their internship on the basis of the internship hours for their study year, agreeing start and end dates directly with the foreign school.

The applicants will be selected on academic merit:

Destinations	Available places
Destinations	1st semester	2nd semester
“Aldo Moro” Italian International School in Bucharest	3	2
“Leonardo da Vinci” Institute in Lugano	2	2
Italian “Maria Montessori” Kindergarten in Barcelona	1	1
Italian Kindegarten in Madrid	2	2
Italian Kindegarten in Athens	3	3

Students selected for Lugano (Switzerland) must independently check whether they need to apply for a residence permit.

Since the schools use an Italian curriculum, full credit recognition for internships is granted for these activities, as specified on page 5 of the Faculty of Education's Guide to Study Abroad Programmes. For further information, refer to the Faculty guidelines available at this link.

You can check the Scholarship Regulations for more details and information about:

Requirements
Amounts
Application process.

How to apply

Attend the internship meeting organised for your year and the info session: register here
Complete the online application for your desired internship programme (after login, select “STeP Portal” and then the programme), and pay the €35 application fee (non-refundable);
After applications close, candidates will be sent an email with the result of their application. Selected students will then be asked to attend an orientation meeting (mandatory), and their information will be shared with the host school.

Register here

Post-selection steps

After being selected and confirming your participation in the program, you will receive an email invitation to an initial orientation session, where we will provide information on the next steps.

After selection, students must contact their internship tutor to apply for recognition of curricular credits.
Internship tutor names and office hours are available at this link.

After selection, students are required to activate their internship via the STeP portal. This procedure is mandatory and must be started at least 30 days before the internship begins, following the instructions set out in the Activation Guide.

Insurance and Safety App

It is compulsory for all students taking part in an international programme organised by Cattolica International to take out a “Student Safety Package,” which includes insurance cover and an emergency app. Activation costs €75.

Contact Us

Cattolica International - BRESCIA
Tel: 030 2406 250-358
@: ucsc.international-bs@unicatt.it