Global Experiences offers an exciting professional internship program in Milan, Italy. This is a fantastic way to experience the business capital of Italy and gain professional work experience within the framework of a structured program and local support staff. Global Experiences offers a group program experience including orientations, social activities and excursions while the internship component offers a truly independent opportunity to live and work in one of the world’s most amazing countries.
The Milan internship program offers the chance to immerse oneself into the language, people and culture of the city through a combination of intensive Italian language training and professional work experience. This Italy internship program is perfect for those seeking a fast paced, big city feel in what is regarded as the style center of Europe (shhh, don’t tell Paris). The program offers all the key components one needs to make the most of the opportunity, including Italian language lessons, single room accommodation in a shared apartment, and professional customized internship placements in a range of career fields.
Global Experiences Italy internship placements are arranged with a wide range of companies and career fields with Fashion Business Internships often as the most popular choice. All placements are fully customized to each participant and we guarantee placement once you are accepted into the program. Longer programs up to 24 weeks are available upon request.
Milan
Programs Includes
Our comprehensive international internship programs in Milan provide much more than just your customized guaranteed internship. While Global Experiences focus heavily on matching you with the best employer to provide a dream work experience, a wide range of other program components are offered to enhance the overall experience.
Guranteed Custom Internship Placement
Global Experiences guarantees internships to all participants accepted into its internship programs. Similar to traditional recruitment companies, Global Experiences works with each applicant on a one-to-one basis to understand their skills, talents and expectations. By getting to know an applicant’s academic background, career objectives, language proficiency (where relevant) and overall expectations for their experience abroad, Global Experiences is able to place each individual in a dynamic work environment providing real world work experience. Global Experiences helps each prospective intern create an effective resume, prepare for an interview with potential employers, and prepare for their experience living and working abroad. In Milan, in person interviews are arranged during the first month of the program once language levels and career goals are assessed.
Intensive Italian Language Training
During the first part of the program, each participant typically receives 4 weeks (20 sessions per week) of intensive Italian language training in a group setting at our language school in Milan. This training provides the language proficiency needed to allow you to enjoy your experience and immerse yourself in the Italian culture while also preparing you for the workplace once your internship component begins. This fully accredited course is provided by one of the most respected Italian Language training institutions and is authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education to teach Italian language and culture to foreign students. Program participants will take part in a full language immersion learning environment. All participants are expected to start studying before arrival in Italy to better prepare for the experience.
Accommodations
Participant accommodations in Milan consist of a single room in a shared apartment with other Global Experiences students or other international students. Please refer to the Housing section for more details.
Excursions and Social Events
Global Experiences wants to you to work hard and also play hard with our excursion and activities calendar designed to maximize your time abroad. Global Experiences offers regular happy hours and social events to help you network with your peers, travel independently with fellow interns, or use Global Experiences travel resources to fill your social calendar. Please consult your program coordinator to learn more about the excursions planned for your program.
Upcoming Events
Welcome aperitivo
May 30, 2011
Trip to Lake Como
June 11, 2011
Day trip to Venice
June 25, 2011
Day trip to Verona
July 16, 2011
Farewell aperitivo
July 20, 2011
Other Important Inclusions
Optional academic credit provided by accredited US university. Inquire further with a program consultant
Travel Medical Insurance (Emergency Medical + Cancellation) valid for a full year irrespective of your program length
Mobile Phone
Internet access at the language school
On the ground support & 24/7 emergency contact
Information and assistance obtaining required visa (as necessary)
Welcome social event and orientation meeting
Extensive pre-departure information provided by program consultants and online portal
Dedicated program coordinator to prepare you for your program
Career Fields Available in
Milan
We offer a wide range of career field options in
Milan
. If you do not see yours listed below please contact a program consultant as we are able to find placements in other areas.
SPECIAL SUMMER FASHION & DESIGN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2010
For those of you aspiring fashion designers or interested in a career in the global fashion industry, you will definitely want to check out our very unique program this summer in Florence, Project Moda: Season Two.
This company is a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, risk and financial management. With 14,000 associates around the world, they offer solutions in the areas of employee benefits, talent management, rewards, and risk and capital management.
This internship with a large multinational firm focusses on financial management and accounting practices. Those looking to expand beyond their home countries operations will be able to explore financial strategies in a new environment.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will be pursuing a masters in finance or business, with experience and interest in the field. Good Italian language skills are also a must for this high caliber, prestigeous placement.
This fashion showroom in downtown Milan features a host of well known exclusive designers. In a fashion business capacity, interns will learn how a high end showroom is run, interact with buyers and merchandisers, assist the team in day to day operations. The showroom is looking to further expand its international capabilities and will task the intern with helping with the process.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in marketing, fashion business, or business. Basic italian language skills are required. Speed and desire to learn should be the distinctive qualities the intern will need to succeed.
This company was founded in 1960, and focusses on production and distribution of childrenswear. Since the 1970s the entrepreneurial spirit has lead the founder to produce a prˆt … porter collection for women. Four important license agreements are signed with different noted fashion designers, and together this collective group represents the company as a whole. Interns with this company will work in a general fashion business capacity, touching upon all the facets that make the business successful. Specific tasks will vary depending on the intern's areas of expertise.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will be a graduate in business or fashion business, with basic italian language skills and good computer and internet competencies.
This large fashion showroom is a space where agents interpret each specific fashion sector's distribution strategies and provide more than 800 stores operational marketing support. Buyers and Merchandisers convene in a dynamic work environment, where the intern will be able to immerse themselves in a truly fast paced showroom environment. General fashion business, marketing, merchandising, and buying will all be touched upon in this internship.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will be graduate in fashion business, with basic italian language skills and good competencies with computer and internet.
Fashion Business in a Storied International Showroom
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Situated in the heart of the Milanese golden quad, this showroom is unique, completely dedicated and specialized in PR and distribution of important brands recognized on the fashion scene, worldwide. The founders were some of the first to believe in the power of accessories by opening their first showroom in Via Montenapoleone in the 1980's.
Season after season they reinforces their presence on the international market, by distributing to the best stores in the world: today, the showroom operates in 63 countries, exclusively distributing prestigious brands of shoes and bags produced by excellent Italian companies known for their artistic abilities as well as for their quality.
Interns who are accepted for an internship at this prestigeous showroom will be able to gain firsthand knowledge and experience with one of the premier showrooms of Milan.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will be a graduate in business or fashion business, with basic italian language skills and good computer and internet competencies.
This new brand is inspired by the number 1 as a new beginning. Starting a new adventure. the designer said that he wanted to "create a strong emotional impact with pieces capable of seducing with immediacy. The designs are simple and intense, using colors, contrasts, patterns, and intersection embroideries to create a distinctive brand. Design interns will work with the design team in every facet of design and production, obtaining an intimate design experience in the fashion captial of the world.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in fashion design, skills in sewing, draping, and cutting. Beginner Italian speakers qualify.
The company was founded in 2006 with the idea of two young entrepreneurs, fashion designers with the desire to find an opening in the pret a porter who turn milanese. They are looking for both a design intern to assist the design team in seasonal collections, and a marketing/merchandising intern to work on the showroom floor and learn from the merchandisers.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate for fashion design will have a degree in fashion design and skills in sewing, cutting and draping. For the experience in the showroom the intern will have a degree in business or marketing. For both kinds of internships, an intermediate level of Italian proficiency is required.
This brand was created in 2006 when two young entrepreneurs who came from different backgrounds but they share the love for art and the theater decided to join forces and create a young and dynamic company. The classic genre is banished from their collections that are dedicated to eco sustainability and the use of new technologies in the form of 3D modelling. Their shows are rich of visual stimuli, and their brand is striking a cord with the younger generation. Design interns with this company will learn all about sustainable design practices while improving their design skills and establishing themselves in the Milan fashion community.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in fashion design, skills in sewing, draping, and cutting. Knowledge of fashion computer programs is ideal for 3D modelling component. Intermediate to advanced Italian proficiency is required.
Fashion Design: Beautiful and Classic Dress Making
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This designer's style is both simple and elegant at same time. The collections are best described as "sculptures in movement", the designs made to compliment all female forms.
Collections pieces are simple, unique, and individually tailored. Design interns in this placement will work hand in hand with the designer to create dresses, and will be heavily involved in all stages of production.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in fashion design, skills in sewing, draping, and cutting. Beginner Italian speakers qualify.
This collection, started in 2005, is a typical Milanese luxury brand, focussing on ready-to-wear garments of a high quality. Design interns will be paired with the design team and assist in efforts of production. The interns will gear up for launch parties, prepare collections, and learn the ins and outs of this designer's MO.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in fashion design, skills in sewing, draping, and cutting. This role requires an advanced Italian speaker.
This design company was founded by a group of two emerging designers who wanted to carve out a space in a fashion world of constant change. Their first collections were an immediate success. The classic and the modern coexist in a single elegant and sober style with these artists, and design interns will be able to work hand in hand with them. They will be guided in various design and production tasks and will have the opportunity to expand on their design skills.
Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will have a degree in fashion design, skills in sewing, draping, and cutting. This role requires an intermediate to advanced Italian speaker.
Participants in the Milan internship program are required to be 19-30 years old at the start of the program and have had some relevant coursework in their preferred field of internship placement.
Visa Eligibility
Global Experiences can accept most nationalities into our Italy internship programs. All non-European citizens must obtain an Italy study visa to take part in the internship program. If you are uncertain regarding your eligibility please inquire within.
The following chart provides more detailed information regarding program eligibility (including Global Experiences and Country visa requirements):
VISA CATEGORY
NATIONALITIES
REQUIREMENTS
Study Visa required
Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Macao, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Valid Passport
19-30 yrs
Evidence of financial ability to support oneself
Eligibility and acceptance is determined based on a completed application form and formal acceptance into the program.
Milan
Internships Schedule
The following is a schedule of Dates & Fees for the
Milan
internships.
Global Experiences excels at matching each intern with the best employer by learning about YOU and YOUR expectations of your experience abroad. There is not another group or company that does this as well as Global Experiences, particularly in Milan (and Italy on the whole).
Finding the career that is right for you is a journey that will last a lifetime. Global Experiences takes you on the first step of this journey helping you identify your personal and professional skills and giving you the tools to apply those in a real world work experience placement.
Global Experiences does not place you with just any company, but rather conducts a comprehensive consultation to understand your academic background, career objectives, language proficiency (where relevant) and whether you are interested primarily in the cultural travel experience or the professional development opportunity. Getting to know you and understanding all of these variables help identify the best internship to serve your needs and expectations.
We work with thousands of employers worldwide covering a broad range of academic and career fields. Once you inquire with Global Experiences, we learn as much about you and convey the types of placements that are available. We are generally able to let you know in our first contact whether you are a good candidate for our program. As we guarantee our internships, Global Experiences will not accept you into the program unless we are confident about finding a suitable placement.
Once you are accepted into the program and pay your program deposit, Global Experiences will immediately begin formalizing your internship placement. We will work with you to create an effective resume, prepare for an interview (required for many placements), and organize the documentation required to secure your visa. All participants will have access to a portal of pre-departure information that will help prepare you for your Global Experience.
Placements in Milan require an in-person interview during the first few weeks of the language training component. Typically, Global Experiences has indentified a minimum of 2 or 3 companies that would be suitable for each applicant. These in person interviews are typically more due to the ‘handshake’ business culture of Italy than Global Experiences policies. Rest assured, Global Experiences has an excellent track record at placing interns with the best employers in Milan for many years.
Summary of Placement Process
Determine your program eligibility (see eligibility page)
Submit an inquiry form to connect with a program consultant
Submit application form as soon as possible for your preferred dates and pay $50 application fee
Receive acceptance into the program
Pay $1000 deposit to reserve your place in the program
Begin preparation process for internship and apply for your visa (as necessary)
Complete application steps and make final fee payment. Payment plans are available.
Arrive in Milan to start your program!
Housing in
Milan
The accommodations in Milan consist of a single room in a shared apartment with other students. Apartments have a shared kitchen and bathroom. Most household amenities are provided and you can expect a student style shared accommodation situation. All you need to bring is a towel and personal items. Apartments are close to public transportation.
Residential housing in Milan is mostly in historic apartment buildings. The character of each apartment varies throughout the city and no two apartments are the same. The network of buses and metro system allows easy access across the city to both your language course and internship placement.
Academic Credit
Yes, you can earn academic credit for this program. There are two ways to obtain credit for a Global Experiences program; transfer credit from our foreign institutional partners or earn independent study credit from our US-based affiliate university, Eastern Washington University. One may also combine foreign transfer credit with independent study credit. The best credit option will be determined by your home university and academic advisor.
Testimonial: "I cannot fully express in words how my internship with Global Experiences has changed my life. Coming back home, I am a new person who has grown more than I ever realized I could in 3 months living abroad."
Name: Anitha
Company: Indiana University
Field: Fashion Business
Testimonial: "Global Experiences allows for an amazing experience in a foreign country. Not only are you fully immersed in culture and language, but you meet amazing people and you gain valuable work experience."
Name: Isabel
Company: Field: Law/Legal
Testimonial: "Global Experience's Language + Internship program gave me the opportunity to meet amazing individuals from all over the world with whom I was able to practice and improve my Italian language skills and at the same time create great friendships. I also experienced what it is like to be part of the Italian professional world, which provided me with incomparable knowledge and skills.”
Name: Marinella
Company: NYU
Field: Advertising/Marketing/PR
Testimonial: "I improved my Italian speaking and writing skills immensely. I learned better ways to research and solve problems without being pushed every step of the way. I learned marketing skills and how to market a specific product to potential buyers. This experience has helped me hone down on what I would like to do with my life and in the future. Global Experiences gives you an international business experience that you cannot find elsewhere."
Name: Amanda
Company: Drexel University
Field: Fashion Business
Testimonial: "Certainly, I believe that my work experience abroad will give me an edge against the competition especially in this economy. It will also boost my resume. It was a great experience and worth every penny."
Name: Eric
Company: Cloud State University
Field: Fashion Business
Testimonial: "Was what I hoped it would be. I could ony do so much not knowing the language, but I was able to observe and learn a lot. I think I got a competitive edge in my career by getting experience in a large international showroom and in one of the fashion capitals."
Name: Antonello
Company: Johnson and Wales University
Field: Advertising/Marketing/PR
Testimonial: "My position in Milan proved to be very challenging and enabled me to fine tune my Italian language skills in a practical work environment. One of the highlights of my position was a business trip to Genoa with the company's Managing Partner. I expect many doors to open in the future thanks to this experience. Global Experiences was great in facilitating my placement, providing an opportunity I may not have found otherwise, and helping me to earn a full semester of university credit from Johnson & Wales."
Name: Sindy
Company: Boston University
Field: Advertising/Marketing/PR
Testimonial: "I have just completed a 6 month language internship course in Milan. Having the opportunity to live and work in Italy has always been a dream of mine and thanks to Global Experiences I was able to fulfill this. I completed my internship in the Marketing and Communications department of a real estate company and was responsible for all the translation into English on their new website. I also translated the company's first book and was involved in organising the launch party for this. The company has now offered me a 12 month contract with them, based in Milan, to assist further with the translating, the translating of their second book in the summer and also with the opening of their new office in New York. This experience so far has been amazing, and this is only the start. I would strongly urge anyone who is considering something similar, to do it, as it can be a life changing experience and if it is anything like mine, you will enjoy every minute, make many new friends and learn a new language as well. Good Luck!"
Name: Caroline T
Company: University of Colorado
Field: Architecture
Testimonial: When I think back on this past summer in Italy, I realize that it wasn't just the internship or living in the city, but also the little things that played such a significant part in making the experience so unforgettable.
Whether it was having a cappuccino with a chocolate croissant every saturday morning, spending all day at the language school laughing with my teacher and classmates, riding through the city to construction sites on my boss' motorino, coming home to my hostmom's fresh cooked spaghetti with pesto, or going on day trips to the coast, surrounding cities, or the beautiful north-italian lakes, I was constantly surprised and amazed by Italy's excitingly unique culture and lifestyle.
" I would strongly urge anyone who is considering something similar, to do it, as it can be a life changing experience and if it is anything like mine, you will enjoy every minute, make many new friends and learn a new language as well. Good Luck!"
