Italian Internships
Saint Mary’s College of California Department of World Languages and Cultures
DATABASE OF ITALIAN INTERNSHIPS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Developed with the support of the Educational Effectiveness Fund by Maria Grazia De Angelis Nelson in 2011. Last modified in 2018
Students must have approval from the professor before enrolling in any of these programs (especially the ones in the Bay Area).
Sections:
- Internships in the Bay Area
- Organizations that find internship opportunities in Italy
- Companies in Italy that offer Internships
- Job Opportunities
- Italian Schools and Institutes that offer internships
- TESOL programs in Italy (Teaching English as a Second Language)
1. In the Bay Area
BAIA Business Association Italy America offers internships to students of Italian who are fluent in English and Italian and have some business/marketing or engineering background and computer literacy. Students work with professionals in the Bay Area. These are 12-week programs, 25 hours per week, with a flexible schedule. Some travel expenses will be covered.
https://www.baia-network.org (Talking to them about joining on Monday and may attend an event on Thursday)
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iTAL Foundation: https://ital.us (formerly SVIEC, Giacomo Marini the founder of Logitech is here, attending an event on Thursday at Stanford)
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Innovit: https://innovitsf.com/
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Science Focused
ISSNAF: https://www.issnaf.org/chapter-bac-news (They're co-hosting the event on Thursday with iTAL. They are connected to a lot of these other ones)
Leonardo Da Vinci Society: https://www.davincisanfrancisco.com (They get talked about but I know nothing about them)
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Government Focused
COMITES: https://www.sfcomites.org
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Community Focused
Italian Community Services: https://www.italiancs.org
Refettorio: https://farminghope.org/refettoriosf/ (Soup Kitchen founded by Chef Massimo Bottura)
SFIAC Foundation: https://sfiacfoundation.org
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Cultural Focus
Il Cenacolo: https://www.ilcenacolosf.org
Museo Italo Americano: https://sfmuseo.org
Istituto Italiano di Cultura: https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/it/
Istituto Italiano Scuola: https://sfiis.org
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Social Focus
SFIAC: https://www.sfiac.org
2. In Italy
Organizations that find internship opportunities
Global Experience. This is a program that offers internships for all levels of Italian and in a variety of sectors. Some of the internships include a language course prior to the work experience. The cost depends on whether an Italian course is included and on the individual positions.
https://www.globalexperiences.com/general/internationalinternships.php
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Go Abroad is a compilation of study (including high school programs), internships, volunteer, language, and employment options.
https://www.internabroad.com/search/italy/internships-abroad-1
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The International Institution of Education is an organization that offers
250 programs worldwide ranging from study to internships. They sponsor many scholarships, perhaps the most famous of which is the Fulbright.
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Aiesec. Offers one- to three-month internships to graduate and undergraduate students who want practical experience in business related fields if their schools have AIESEC chapters
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Practigo Live the Language, is a company who offers internships in the Florence, Milan and Rome. They have a network covering a lot of fields in addition to language courses.
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Edilingua: L'Italiano nel mondo
https://www.edilingua.it/it%2Dit/Default.aspx
3. Companies in Italy that offer Internships
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection Museum in Venice, Italy - Ideal for Art History and Anthropology majors
https://www.guggenheim-venice.it/inglese/education/internship.html
4. Job Opportunities
Oakland Unified School District: Montclair Elementary School offers Italian classes in the morning four times per week, half an hour each time September to June. Students who apply for the position must be 21 or older, fluent (or almost fluent) in Italian. They need a criminal background check and a TB test. Starting pay $ 50 per hour.
https://www.montclairelementaryschool.org/languageleague
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All Language Jobs.com is a research engine for graduating students who would like to use their language skills in job opportunities. Sometimes there are interesting things that come up
https://alllanguagejobs.com/s/find-italian-jobs-in-usa
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Career Opportunities in Italy
http://www.weloveitalian.org/resource/italian-creates-exciting-career-op...
5. Schools and Institutes that offer internships
Study in Italy, Genoa offers a large variety of internships from government jobs to theater and music, from law office work to school opportunities. Students must have a good knowledge of Italian and need to pay a fee to the school of $1,500. They go from one to three months.
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The Istituto Europeo in Florence offers internship programs dedicated to providing hands on experiences in various businesses in Florence. Students who apply for an internship are required to take language classes at the Institute. Students don’t need to be fluent in Italian to apply.
https://www.istitutoeuropeo.it/english/internships_florence.html
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Education First, offers internships and courses abroad. This program is widely known in American universities.
https://google.ef.com/master/welcome/sem/internship/index.asp?ps=y&ctr=US&etag=GGUSS_INT_IT_00#form
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SACI: Studio Art Center International in Florence is mostly for artists and actors. The volunteer work and services students offer to the community are mostly in schools, hospitals and immigration programs where students show their art work. Students who enroll in Saci must take courses at the center.
https://www.saci-florence.edu/index.asp?s=1
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Sorrento Lingue in the Amalfi Cost area offers small internships (contact the director). It is a well known school of languages with programs on site and on line
https://www.sorrentolingue.com/index.html
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The Mediterranean Center of Arts and Sciences (Arcadia University) in Sicily offers volunteer and service learning opportunities for students of every level. Students must be enrolled in one of the programs at the school to participate in volunteer work (contact the director)
https://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/default.aspx?id=12664
6. Teaching English in Italy
TESOL: Teaching English in Italy (certificate + courses)
https://www.internationalteflacademy.com/florence-italy-tefl-tesol-certification-courses
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Turismo Culturale
https://www.studio-arcobaleno.it/