Internship & Job Placement

Fondazione Campus believes that vocational training within companies plays an important role in the professional and personal growth of students and complements what students have learnt throughout the courses. The Campus has its own official Internship and Job Placement department giving students of both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses the necessary support needed. The benefits of this service are numerous with student satisfaction as its main focus.

Services offered by the Program.

The main activities carried out by the staff of the Internship & Job Placement for students of the Campus and companies are:

• Organisation of workshops, meetings and interviews for careers guidance selection of the Internship and employment opportunities;
• Internship advice is given on subject material and employment through individual interviews with students held daily during public hours;
• Support with the compiling and editing of necessary tools required when applying for work in either Italian, English, Spanish, German or French languages such as the curriculum vitae, letter of presentation and student transcripts, etc;
• Gathering and analysis of internship requests from students and graduates;
• Reviewing of requests to evaluate the eventual prospective work opportunities from business partnerships;
• Research of possible internships and/or employment opportunities in line with the needs and professional ambitions of each student;
• Providing information to arrange agreements with companies, institutions and associations;
• Regular contact with companies and institutions, so as to collect and assess possible training offers;
• Support in the selection of candidates who meet the needs of companies;
• Preparation of internship projects in collaboration with tutors and business managers;
• Implementation of all administrative tasks required by law;
• Continuous monitoring of students development throughout the internship;
• Job placement.

Who can offer an internship?

An internship can be offered by public and private companies who operate in the sectors consistent with the training path of the Campus.

Areas of interest for the development of internships:

• Tourist promotion companies;
• Cooperative companies and consortiums in tourism;
• Associations and organisations that relate to the third sector and operate within the tourism system;
• Organisations of cultural events and expositions;
• Cultural and Environmental Heritage;
• Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations in Tourism, Cultural and Environmental Heritage and local development;
• Traditional or multimedia Tourism publishing;
• Travel agencies and tour operators;
• Hotel Management;
• Public Relations agencies;
• Art Galleries and Museums
• Other related companies.

The collaboration between Fondazione Campus Studi del Mediterraneo and the companies involved are regulated by a five-yearly mandatory agreement.

Who can be a part of the Internship Program?

An internship is undertaken by students registered in the three-year under-graduate courses, masters and training courses organised by the Fondazione Campus.

The Internship Department of the Campus proposes its students complete internship training of 3-6 months allowing the complete vision of each facet of the actual referential company.

The full length of the Internship program must not exceed more than 12 months.

The Placement

Internship Program:

Internships have been completed in the following EU and non EU countries:

• Italy
• France
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Great Britain
• Holland
• U.S.A.
• Australia
• Japan
• Mexico
• India
• Canada
• Morocco
• Kenya
• Egypt

Job Placement:

90% of students who have completed the under-graduate and post-graduate courses, training courses or Masters organized by Fondazione Campus, have so far been employed in Tourism.

Graduated students:
- 37% have continued with Postgraduate or Masters in Tourism;
- 63% have found employment in Tourism in Italy or abroad in the following areas: hotel management, tour operator agencies, on cruise liners, tourist promotional companies, local marketing companies, tourist public relation agencies, museums and art galleries.

Internship & Job Placement Supporting Partnerships:

Office Hours:

Monday-Friday 8.30am-1.00pm / 2.00pm-5.00pm

Public Hours: (by appointment only):
Monday & Thursday 2.15pm-5.00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10.00am-1.00pm

Contact details:

Department of Internship & Job Placement
Website: www.campuslucca.it/stage_ita.htm
E-mail: stage@campusmed.org
Tel. +39 0583 333420 (option 3)
Fax +39 0583 333256