Research/learning activities related to the final exam carried out at an external organization/company

INSTRUCTIONS for external activity for Master degrees thesis - Covid-19 containment

(Updated on March 2021)

The students of a Master’s degree that are carrying out external activities for thesis in companies/external institutions, in Italy or abroad, are required to agree with the host company and the university tutor the procedures for carrying out the research activity for the completion of the thesis in the following ways:

1. maintenance of the activity at the company in presence, if it is an activity that cannot be postponed (for example in the laboratory) and not compatible with remote working, in compliance with the measures of prevention of infections (anti-covid standards); such activity shall be duly justified and accepted by the university tutor and the host company/entity;
2. replacement of the activity with smart working where compatible, subject to acceptance of the university tutor and of the host company/institution. In this case, the student is required to communicate to the department secretariat  the activation of the smart working, the description of the activity carried out remotely, the period agreed and the location (place of residence);
3. suspension of the external activity for thesis, agreed with the university tutor, in the case that the conditions are not met neither for the continuation of the activity in presence nor for the activity from remote; also in this case the department secretariat must be informed.

HOW TO START THE ACTIVITY

In case the activity related to the final exam is carried out at a company/institution/organization different from the University of Trento (in Italy or abroad) the student must fill in and undersign the forms available in the Download box and deliver them to the Secretariat of the Department BEFORE the beginning of the activity.

• Annex A: student application
• Annex B: supervisor authorization
• Annex C: hosting company/institution/organization approval

FOR MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS
Before the above-mentioned form, Master's Degree students who plan to carry out their research activity at an external organization/company are required to deliver Request for the Dissertation Topic as indicated at the webpage: Master’s degree in Materials and Production Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering

Insurance policy
The Secretariat of the Department will set up an accident insurance policy before the beginning of the activity.

CREDITS ATTRIBUTION
Once the activity is finished, in order to obtain the corresponding credits the student must undersign and submit for approval the form in the download box and then deliver it to the Secretariat of the Department.