To earn the International Master’s Degree in Neuroscience, you must complete a practical laboratory internship of at least 8 months. The research conducted during this period will form the basis of your experimental Master’s Thesis. The internship can take place at the University of Trieste or at another university, research center, or company, either in Italy or abroad.
You will conduct the internship and write your final thesis under the supervision of a Supervisor, who must be a lecturer or researcher affiliated with the program. Supervisors can also include lecturers from other departments or universities, as well as temporary lecturers, as long as they are teaching a course or part of a course in the Neuroscience program during the relevant academic year. If the person directly overseeing your experimental work is not your official Supervisor, a co-Supervisor will be required. Your Supervisor will take primary responsibility for your training activities, guide and support you, and address any issues that may arise during the internship.
If your internship takes place at a research center or company, it must comply with the regulations set out in Ministerial Decree No. 142 (March 25, 1998). In these cases, an agreement must be established between the university (through the department hosting the Neuroscience program) and the external research center or company to ensure you are covered for accidents and third-party liability. If the chosen research center or company does not already have an agreement with the University of Trieste, the necessary process to establish one must be completed before your internship begins.
Guidelines for internship application
- Complete the Internship Application Form at least 1–2 months before the start of the internship.
- Submit a copy of the Internship Application Form to the Program Commission for approval via the Academic Office (didattica.dsv@units.it) and retain the original until the end of the internship.
- Verify that the training project has been approved by checking the Council of the Neuroscience Program meeting minutes, which are published and made available to students.
Contacts
- For inquiries regarding the internship application: didattica.dsv@units.it
- For inquiries about agreement activation: didattica.dsv@units.it
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