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Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): Innovative teaching and faculty development: Theoretical and operational dimensions

Toward remote work: Online internship in time of pandemics

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/exioa1-2023oa16045
Submitted
giugno 13, 2023
Published
2023-06-20

Abstract

The pandemic deeply affected the curricular internship in higher education since the emergency provisions included mobility limitations and companies’ closure. Since curricular internships are often compulsory for degree attainment, the universities reacted in different ways to ensure the completion of the study programme. This article reports on the collection of data carried out in April-July 2021 in the frame of the ON-IT project about provisions adopted by universities during the worst period of the pandemic emergency. Results are discussed, and the conclusion highlights the next steps of the project development to ensure the quality of online and blended internships to support the acquisition of employability skills for remote work.

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