Once you have been selected by a host organisation or company abroad, you may check whether the internship can be recognised as curricular, if your study plan provides for this option. To do so, you must consult the Internship Regulations for your degree programme and contact the Internship Tutor in your Faculty.

Each Faculty appoints Internship Tutors who are responsible for the academic and organisational aspects of curricular internships.Their names and office hours are available on the webpage dedicated to internships for your degree programme  (Course Details / Internships and Placements).

The procedures for awarding credits and the number of ECTS credits vary according to the regulations of each Faculty and degree programme.

For internships abroad, regardless of whether the credits are recognised, one additional ECTS credit for international activities will automatically be added to your academic record, provided that this is your first experience abroad with Cattolica International during your current degree programme.

After being selected, in order to proceed with activating your internship on the STeP portal, you must first check whether the host organisation or company abroad where you will carry out your internship is registered on the portal.

To verify this, you can contact the International Office by email at wea@unicatt.it. If the organisation is not yet registered, the company must complete the registration procedure independently by following the instructions provided in the Company Registration Guide.

Please note that registration must be completed exclusively by the company.

Once the registration request has been submitted, our Office will verify the information provided and approve it, sending an automatic confirmation email directly to the organisation.

To start the activation procedure for the Trilateral Agreement relating to an internship abroad carried out in person or in a blended mode, you are required to take out the insurance policy with a contribution of € 60.

This insurance, provided in partnership with AXA, includes:

• travel insurance
• health insurance
• third-party liability insurance
• workplace accident insurance

The cover is valid from 7 days before the start of your internship until 7 days after its completion.

Once your internship has been officially activated, you will be able to download the full insurance documentation.

In addition, all students and recent graduates who activate an internship abroad are required to download and activate the “Safety Check Students” app, which is dedicated to managing emergency situations.

Firther information is available on the dedicated webpage.

After completing the steps mentioned above, you proceed with the activation of the internship through the STeP portal.

The procedure is mandatory and must be completed at least 5 days before the start of your internship.

For further details you can consult the Internship Activation Guide. 

When activating your internship abroad, you may apply for the scholarship through the STeP portal.

Please refer to the Regulations for further details and information on:

• eligibility requirements
• amount
• application and payment procedures