Description

Renowned for its close links with the Kingdom of Saboya and its nearby winter sports facilities, Turin also boasts an outstanding university of engineering and the Politecnico di Torino making it an ideal site to intern in the North of Italy.

As the center of Italian monarchy in its day, Turin has now a heritage of breathtaking arquitecture (palaces, castles, etc.) contrasting with a modern metro system built for the 2006 Winter Olympics. For BEST interns Turin offers a distinct personality among globalized destinations and a high standard of professional opportunities. In addition to the renowned automobile industry, other important clusters are: mechanics, avionics and aerospace, ICT, e-business, agriculture, food and wines, textile and clothing, jewelry, environment and eco-industry and the writing instruments manufacture.

In this program first you will attend our 2-week intensive Italian course which will help you adapt and make friends. These classes commence on Mondays throughout the year in our centrally located, fully-equipped language school. Your schedule will give you time to participate in the optional organized cultural, sport and social activities with students from all over the world.

Upon completion of the language course you will begin your part-time internship in one of the divisions of an local firm. Our extensive data base is being extending monthly with new firms which we prospect continually to offer our students all fields of study and industries. We work directly with the firms with no intermediaries.

Highlights

Turin is a combination of major industrial city together with cultural center and its location in northern Italy with plentiful winter sports venues, makes it attractive and guarantees an unforgettable experience.

Turin is surrounded by Alps and boasts a slew of winter sports facilities the result of hosting the 2006 Winter Olympics. Our data basis contains companies in Turin such as Fiat, La Stampa, Lancia, Pininfarina, Bertone, Sparco, Italdesign, Ghia, Fioravanti, Stola, Intesa Sanpaolo, Superga, Invicta (1821), Lavazza, Martini & Rossi, Kappa and the chocolate factory Caffarel.

Additionally, this program highlights:
* Activities program for free and low cost excursions and cultural outings
* 2-week language course, centrally located, private language academy which specializes in the teaching of Italian to foreigners
* Intern placement in one of your three pre-selected fields of interest
* Lodging service for shared apartments
* Personal service
* Limited bureaucracy
* Very competitive pricing
* Full coverage health and accident insurance

Qualifications

* 18 years of age
* Intermediate Italian (except for English language companies)
* Professional and/or academic experience in the field of your choice
* Free to commit for 2 to 6 months

Intern Types

Languages

• Italian

Cost in US$:

2,247-2,440 USD according to duration

Program Fees Include:

* Internship in one of your choice areas
* 2-week Italian language course (40 classes)
* Airport retrieval
* Full-coverage insurance
* Housing placement service (We will help you finding lodging at no extra cost)
* Free-time activities (Some free and some at student prices)
* Testing, certificates, taxes, materials
* English speaking on-site tutor

**Travel and lodging costs are the participant's responsibility.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 months

BEST Programs's Mission Statement

BEST Program offers economic and packaged programs which team language learning through content-based workshops, focussed instruction and practical work experience in Europe. BEST was founded to provide interesting and flexible cultural experiences with native language models to participants from around the world in 1990.

Year Founded

1990