Milan – Full-Time Semester Internship

Why Milan?

Imagine having an internship in the city of Milan—home to the Borsa Italiana (stock exchange) and Milan Fashion Week, and the design and business capital of Italy. Here you can spend the semester honing your craft at an atelier or in public relations for an international fashion house, not to mention internship opportunities in ecommerce, luxury companies, and music.

Your Internship

The benefits of an interning abroad are many. An international internship develops your professional skills, your ability to communicate across cultures, and provides substantive work experience to jump-start your career in today’s competitive job market. You’ll be guaranteed an unpaid, for-credit semester-length internship placement at a local business or organization, where you’ll work for at least 25 hours a week.

Before you leave for Milan, we will work with you to fine-tune your résumé, perfect your cover letter, and hone your communication and interview skills as we prepare you for working in a new cultural environment. We will work with you to help find the closest match between your expressed preferences and professional goals with what’s available via IES Internships connections in Milan.

When you arrive, the staff at our Milan Center will welcome you for orientation. This includes an introduction to the city, housing, commuting, and professional and cultural expectations. The Milan Center is your central place for instruction, support, and meeting other interns. You also will enroll in a required 3-credit academic internship seminar with other IES Internships students, where you’ll learn about a variety of local business settings and opportunities, as well as a non-credit bearing Survival Italian Language course.

With IES Internships’ dedicated staff and international connections, you can be sure that you’ll find a semester internship that meets your goals in Milan. You’ll learn, and learn to stand out!

PLACEMENT EXAMPLES:
Past students have interned in placements* like the examples listed below. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive. We encourage students of all majors to apply.

Marketing combining data analysis, service design, creativity, content, and technology to offer customers marketing and communications solutions
English-language international school for Italian students
Advisory and coaching service helping companies and public sector bodies with digital transformation and entrepreneurial innovation
Modern art gallery
Research institute specializing in studying new economic models with a focus on sustainability
High-fashion clothing and accessory rental service with an online presence and showroom in Milan’s historic center
Contemporary music orchestra with education initiatives
Literary agency representing writers from around the world, which supports them throughout the editorial and publication process
And more! In fact, we guarantee we’ll find you an internship placement in your field. Reach out to your IES Internships Representative to learn about all of our internship offerings.

*Some fields may require a knowledge of the local language. Speak with your IES Internships Advisor to learn more.

Daily Life

With five major train stations and high-speed links to other Italian cities, you feel like you’re at the center of everything. For your daily commute to your internship, utilize the Milan Metro, the city tram, or Il Passante, the underground railway. While exploring the city, make sure to do a tour of Milan’s other specialty – food! On your lunch break, enjoy a plate of risotto alla milanese and if it’s around the winter holidays, follow it with a slice of panettone – mangia!

$5 Million in Scholarships & Aid

We firmly believe that financial limitations should not prevent a qualified student from participating in an IES Abroad Program. This is why we commit $5 million to our scholarship and aid programs.

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Academics

Before you go, we work with you to fine-tune your résumé, perfect your cover letter, and hone your communication and interview skills as we prepare you for working in a new cultural environment. You’ll be guaranteed a placement at a local business or organization that fits your professional interests.

Academic Seminar
While working in Milan, you’ll also enroll in a required 3-credit academic internship seminar with other IES interns, where you’ll gain context for your internship placement by examining cultural issues in the workplace.

Topics covered include:

Understanding workplace culture
Improving communication
Strengthening work attitude and aptitude
Navigating issues, challenges, and opportunities so you can succeed on the job in Milan and when you return home

Personalized Placements
Your internship coordinator will work with you to find a placement in the field of your choice, where you will work for 25 hours per week. We’ve placed past interns at companies and organizations in the following fields:

Accounting
Advertising
Arts
Business
Communications
E-Commerce
Education
Fashion
Finance
Marketing
Non-for Profit Organizations
Publishing

Don’t see your field listed here? Just talk to your IES Internships Representative—new internships in Milan are always being added!

Survival Italian Language Course
In your first few weeks in Milan, you'll have the opportunity to participate in a Survival Italian Language course in order to learn some basic Italian that will help you navigate the city and your workplace. This 15-hour Survival Italian Language course will be optional and does not carry any credit.

Courses

Film Studies
Course Name	Term	Language	Credits
GS/FS 325 - Gender in Italian Cinema from Fascism to the Third Millennium	Fall, Spring	English	3

Gender Studies
Course Name	Term	Language	Credits
GS/FS 325 - Gender in Italian Cinema from Fascism to the Third Millennium	Fall, Spring	English	3

Internship Seminar
Course Name	Term	Language	Credits
IN 395 - Internship Seminar	Fall, Spring	English	3

Music
Course Name	Term	Language	Credits
MS 360 - Staging Italian Opera	Fall, Spring	English	3

Voice Performance
Course Name	Term	Language	Credits
VO 391 - Individual Performance Studies - Vocal		English	1

Field Trips & Events

All field trips are optional for Internship students and additional costs apply. Your participation will depend on your availability based on your work schedule. These trips are academic, not solely touristic, in nature. Potential destinations include:

Tuscany
Northern Italy
Swiss Alps

Field trips are an additional cost and availability will depend on your work schedule.

Daily Life

Part of making you feel at home in Milan is doing our best to help you feel safe and cared for. Whether it is an orientation program that makes you feel prepared, housing that is well-located and comfortable, or networking and social events with Milanese professionals—we’re all about our student services. This is just one of the things we’re known for.

Orientation

The program begins with a short orientation to help you become familiar with the IES Abroad Milan staff, your fellow students, and the city of Milan. Topics such as internships, housing, transportation, and health and safety are covered during orientation. The Milan Center is your central place for instruction, support, and meeting other interns.

Housing

We want to make sure that your greatest challenge is deciding which landmarks to see first or discovering the best café—not finding a place to live where you feel comfortable. We do our best to locate housing that is reflective of how the local students are living. Our goal is that when you leave Milan, it will feel like home.

Shared Apartments
Furnished apartments are single-sex and typically house three to six IES Abroad students and interns, in double or triple rooms. Some apartments are also shared with a live-in Italian Community Assistant who will guide your cultural integration. Meals are not provided but apartments have fully-equipped kitchens with dishwashers. Internet access and a washing machine are provided.

Homestays
Placements are available in Milanese homes throughout the city. This is a priceless opportunity to learn about Italian families first-hand and engage directly with Italian culture. You have a private room at your homestay and receive breakfast and dinner daily. Enjoy your other meals at university cafeterias, bars, or restaurants.

Collegio di Milano - Residence Hall
This residence for Italian and international honors students offers single rooms with private bathrooms and balconies. The facilities include a computer room, library, small gym, cafeteria, private park, security system, kitchenette, and an auditorium for special cultural programs. Breakfast and dinner are provided daily and lunch is available on weekends. Space is limited and students are chosen by the Collegio based on academic merit. Because of the extra amenities, this option carries an additional fee.

Peek inside Collegio living in this student-created video tour.

Extracurricular Activities & Cultural Events

Spend your free time seeing Milan’s treasures first-hand, like Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, the Duomo, and the local boutiques, art galleries, and cafés of the Navigli area.

Get to Know Your New City

Climb the Duomo

After you’ve explored this spectacular Gothic cathedral, make your way to the top of the Dome for the best views of the city.

Meet People & Get Involved

Make friends with Community Assistants, local university students who help you get to know Milan.

Enjoy the Milanese Aperitivo

Happy hour in Milan means, when you buy a drink, you get dinner for free!

Cheer On A.C. Milan

Catch a professional football match at San Siro stadium.

Travel!

Embrace Milan’s central location with weekend trips to nearby destinations.

Program Cost

Consider these prices as a starting point. We encourage you to contact your study abroad office to determine the actual cost to you when factoring in financial aid, scholarships, your home school policies, and other factors.

Term: Spring 2020
Term	Tuition	Housing	Insurance	Total
Spring 2020	$4,960	$3,800	$230	$8,990

Term: Fall 2019
Term	Tuition	Housing	Insurance	Total
Fall 2019	$5,405	$3,720	$230	$9,355

Scholarships & Aid

Use our budget worksheet to calculate your costs

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$5 Million in Scholarships & Aid

We firmly believe that financial limitations should not prevent a qualified student from participating in an IES Abroad Program. This is why we commit $5 million to our scholarship and aid programs.

Learn more

Our Center

The IES Abroad Milan Center is located in the city’s bustling historic center, within walking distance of the Duomo, DaVinci's "Last Supper" and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

Features include:

High-quality multimedia classrooms
Music practice rooms
Student lounge
Digital photo facility
Video editing lab
Library and reading rooms
WiFi Internet access
Student computer lab and printers

Our Staff

Roberto Andreoni, Ph.D.

Center Director

For more than 20 years, Roberto Andreoni has been the Director of the Milan program. Dr. Andreoni holds a doctorate in Music from the University of California, Berkeley. He earned his undergraduate degrees at the Conservatorio G. Verdi in Milan and the Civica Scuola di Musica. He has previously served as the director of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Assago and Milan. Dr. Andreoni is an internationally recognized composer whose works are regularly commissioned, performed, published, and recorded. Dr. Andreoni also serves as the Music Coordinator for IES Abroad Milan and is a professor of Composition at the Conservatorio di Musica G. Rossini in Pesaro. During Fall 2010, he was the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for Music and Italian Studies at Scripps College.

IES Abroad Staff

IES Abroad Milan Staff

Irene Baldoni
Assistant Director

Amanda Swain
Coordinator of Academic Affairs

Giulia Cossu Rocca
Academic Advisor and Customized Program Specialist

Laura Carrera
Internship Coordinator

Luca Blumer
Student Affairs Coordinator

Giulia Glouchtchenko
Student Affairs Assistant

Manuela Nigrelli
Housing Coordinator

Anna Salandini
Accounting and Fiscal Administrator

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Milan – Full-Time Semester Internship