ITS MAKER Academy offers internationalization services because it cares about the development of students’ language, intercultural and transversal skills.
International experiences and internationalization
ITS MAKER Academy supports its students in carrying out vocational training experiences abroad, as part of curricular or extracurricular activities, by organizing internship projects and placement periods in European companies.
In every ITS MAKER Academy programme there are hours dedicated to learning English, both general and sector-specific, depending on the focus of each course.
All lecturers are either native speakers or highly experienced professionals and maintain strong links with the world of work.
Activities promoted
Internships in companies abroad
ITS MAKER Academy supports its students in gaining professional training experiences abroad as part of its curricular activities by organizing internship and traineeship projects at European companies.
English language training 2025 – Closed
Deadline: 20 february 2025
Learning objectives
- Significantly improve knowledge and use of English and/or the language of the host country, including in professional and technical contexts.
- Strengthen transversal skills, such as the ability to relate to others and learn in new contexts, become aware of one’s strengths and weaknesses, and develop autonomy and problem-solving skills.
- Enhance technical and professional competences and apply the topics covered in the classroom training experience to real work situations (with reference to the specific sectors of the training courses).
Characteristics of the internship abroad
- The internship projects are tailored, as far as possible, to the characteristics of each participating student.
- They will take place in one of the 27 countries of the European Union or, more generally, wherever a partner company is available, identified in line with the training objectives and the professional profiles for which each student is being trained.
- The internship period abroad will last between 320 and 400 hours, depending on the provisions of each course, for an INDICATIVE period of 60–80 days, including outbound and return travel.
- The internship is curricular and fully covers the company internship hours required by the ITS projects in the first year (unless otherwise specified due to organizational needs).
- The internship is expected to take place approximately between April and August 2024, as far as possible in parallel with the internships scheduled in the first year of the student’s course.
2025 allocation ranking list
Ranking for the allocation of Erasmus+ Grants for experiences in EU countries – 2025
IMPORTANT: Selected candidates must CONFIRM their participation by sending an email to their home campus BY 10/03 at 1:00 PM.
English courses
ITS MAKER supports language enhancement by offering training opportunities that include stays in English-speaking locations with courses in English.
English language training 2025 – Closed
Deadline: 18 April 2025
Learning objectives
- Significantly improve knowledge and use of the English language.
- Strengthen transversal skills, such as the ability to relate to others and learn in new contexts, become aware of one’s strengths and weaknesses, and develop autonomy and problem-solving skills.
English language enhancement in Edinburgh
Would you like to study English abroad?
ITS MAKER Academy offers a great opportunity for first-year students enrolled in the 2024–2026 courses.
This year, the summer English language training will take place in EDINBURGH at KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL from 16 to 30 August 2025.
2025 allocation ranking list
Ranking list for the allocation of study and English language enhancement experiences in Edinburgh, Kaplan – 2025
Erasmus+
Programme
Erasmus Plus is the European Union programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport 2014–2020.
The programme, approved by EU Regulation no. 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, brings together and integrates all the funding schemes implemented by the European Union up to 2013:
The Lifelong Learning Programme (Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig)
Youth in Action
The five international cooperation programmes (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Alfa, Edulink and the bilateral cooperation programme with industrialised countries). It also includes the Jean Monnet Activities and, for the first time, provides support for Sport.
The integrated programme provides an overall view of the funding opportunities available, aims to facilitate access and promote synergies between different sectors by removing barriers between the various types of projects. It also seeks to attract new stakeholders from the world of work and civil society and to stimulate new forms of cooperation.
Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS) ed ERASMUS CHARTER
ITS MAKER takes part in Erasmus+ calls and promotes collaboration projects with international partners.
International projects
ITS MAKER participates in international projects as a partner or stakeholder together with some of the region’s leading institutions.
