1. APPLICATION
Student complete the internship + program application here including:

• Resume
• A cover letter describing:
  – educational background, previous work or internship experiences, community service, and leadership activities
  – objectives for the internship experience abroad and the responsibilities/projects the student would ideally like to be involved with
  – an official transcript
  – a copy of valid passport
  – two letters of recommendation on formal letterhead, with signatures, submitted as pdf, that speak to the student’s academic expertise and professional skills

2. INTERVIEW
The Internship Coordinator will set up an individual interview with the student via video chat to better understand his/her personal and professional ambitions that the internship may help him/her achieve.

3. INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT
Each student is matched with a local company that best suits their desires and needs and vice versa.

4. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The student receives notification of their internship assignment via an individualized Internship Program, including project ideas that the student may consider developing in their internship role. The student is also assigned work shifts that work around their course commitments at Sant’Anna.

1. ORIENTATION
During the first day of the program student interns attend an Internship Orientation to learn key cultural factors about the professional environment.

2. INTRODUCTION
Each student is introduced by the Internship Coordinator to his/her workplace during an initial meeting between their employers and the Sant’Anna Internship Coordinator, in order to discuss guidelines and expectations for this collaborative experience.

3. WEEKLY MEETINGS
The student interns meet weekly with the Internship Coordinator to review successes and challenges of the internship experience, as well as goals for the upcoming week. The Internship Coordinator is available to help with any advice/assistance that may be deemed necessary.

*Depending on the Internship location, students may need to commute (via train or bus). The transportation costs (bus or train tickets) are not included in the program fees and are the responsibility of the student to cover. Bus tickets cost approximately € 1.60 each way, and train tickets cost approximately €4.90 each way.

*In order to complete the required number of contact hours (135 hours for 3 credits and 270 hours for 6 credits) scheduled around their other academic commitments, students may be scheduled to work during the evenings and/or weekends at their internship site.

At the last internship meeting students will present their final projects and receive a certificate of completion of the internship as a reference for future job opportunities.