Internships for the thesis

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                                                        Thesis Internship - What is it?  

It is an activity aimed at writing the thesis.

It offers students the opportunity to engage in research or practical activities at either external or internal university facilities.

The study plan of the Master’s Degree in Agrifood Sustainability includes 12 ECTS that MUST be covered via a Thesis Internship.

The thesis internship is MANDATORY for graduation.

                                                           Thesis Internship - Where?  

Internally to UniPV:

● in a laboratory of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
● in a laboratory of another UniPV Department

Partially internally and partially externally / partially in Italy and partially abroad:

●depending on the topic of your thesis and your thesis supervisor inputs, you might end up doing your thesis internship partially in a lab and partially in another one
 

Externally to UniPV, either in Italy or abroad:

●in a laboratory of an external institution (another University, Research center, private company, farm…) - Students are encouraged to seek for a company if they wish to!

IMPORTANT:

  • An internal thesis supervisor (UNIPV prof) is always required!
  • Discuss and agree on your thesis topic ideas with your thesis supervisor beforehand! 
 
Thesis internship options and related procedures can be found in the sections below (click on the title of the section to open the section and read the related procedures)

1. Identify your thesis supervisor (UniPV prof) based on the matching of your interests/their research topic & availabilities

2. Before starting the internship for the thesis:

● fill in the ‘starting form’ (find it here) - it must be signed by your thesis supervisor too!
● at least 15 days before starting to attend the internal lab, send the ‘starting form’ to both:

3. At the end of the thesis internship:

● fill in the ‘ending form’ (find it at the bottom of this page) - it must be signed by your thesis supervisor too!
● send the ‘ending form’ to Segreteria Didattica didattica@dsta.unipv.it - at least 10 days before the closure of the booklet (graduation deadlines here)
 

Important: If you agree with your thesis supervisor to do part of the internship in a structure external to UniPV, please communicate this via Filo Diretto at least 15 days in advance so the relevant office can activate the required insurance coverage.

 

1. Spring 2026: dedicated meetings organised by the LM+ rep for Agrifood, Prof. Stefano Protti

-projects & companies presentation
-specific deadlines and procedures explanation
 

2. September 2026: Call for selection opens - find the last year one here

3. October 2026: Application deadline (exact date indicated in the call)

4. October 2026: Interviews with the companies

5. November 2026:  Results of the selection are published

6. February/March 2027: thesis internship normally starts - 12 months duration

IMPORTANT: Students enrolled in 2025-26 as 1st year and who are admitted to the LM+ will have to graduate in the April 2028 session.

They cannot graduate before, and if they graduate later, they will have to pay for a further academic year subscription.

Still, LM+ students can opt for a part-time subscription: this way, they can graduate from July 2028 (not before, though!) until April 2029, without having to pay for an extra academic year subscription.

Different Mobility programs -> for each of them, there might be a few calls per year

(information sent to students via email by the UniPV mobility office & published on the UniPV here )

IMPORTANT: before applying to the mobility you MUST:

● identify your internal thesis supervisor (within UniPV) and get the approval about your idea to apply for mobility
● discuss with Agrifood mobility rep here
 

Type of Mobility programs available at UniPV (find information more here and here):

● Erasmus+ for Traineeship
● Overseas Exchange Program
● Erasmus+ for Study (not every Uni accepts students who want to do thesis prep without attending courses too!)
 

For more info:

●useful presentation here
●dedicated meetings organized by the Mobility Office and the Department Mobility Delegate & Reps
●UniPV dedicated website section here
●DSTA dedicated webpage here
●UniPV Mobility Office: find out here how to contact them

1. Identify a company or research institution interested and available to take you for internship and identify an internal thesis supervisor (UniPV prof) and get his approval

2. Before starting the internship for the thesis:

● fill in the ‘starting form’ (find it here) - it must be signed by both your thesis supervisor and the hosting institution rep
● at least 15 days before starting to attend the external lab, send the ‘starting form’ to both:

IMPORTANT: You MUST NOT start to attend the external lab until you get confirmation from the Filo Diretto that insurance coverage has been started

3. At the end of the thesis internship:

● fill in the ‘ending form’ (find it at the bottom of this page) - it must be signed by your thesis supervisor too!
● send the ‘ending form’ to Segreteria Didattica didattica@dsta.unipv.it - at least 10 days before the closure of the booklet (graduation deadlines here)