For Companies and Third Parties

Companies/private entities interested in working with the Department of Veterinary Science can send an e-mail to direzione@vet.unipi.it proposing a research activity in the form of:

Contract Research Activities (Contracts for third parties)

Third-party research is a paid service through which the Department makes its technological and scientific knowledge, as well as the professional skills of its lecturers, available to companies so that research, consultancy, training, professional and laboratory activities can be carried out in the interest of the company itself (client). The results obtained are the exclusive property of the client, unless otherwise agreed. The interested enterprise or external body must propose, to the educational-scientific structure of interest, the conferment of an assignment or the entrusting of a service or research etc. by means of a proposal setting out the terms, modalities and remuneration. The company, however, may directly access the activity of a routine nature, through a simple request on the basis of the fee schedules approved by the structure and visible on the Department’s website.

Collaborative research activities (research agreements)

Companies may be interested in carrying out collaborative research activities with the Department. These are agreements in which a research action of common interest prevails, on the basis of an agreed research project involving the cooperation of personnel and the use of laboratories and equipment. In this case, a contribution is provided for the facility to cover the costs incurred for the research. For further details please refer to contracts and agreements

Curricular traineeships are traineeships undertaken by those enrolled in Bachelor’s and Master’s degree courses, Master’s courses, PhD courses and specialisation schools. Individual traineeships may last up to a maximum of 12 months, including extensions, except in the case of students with disabilities. Information on curricular traineeships can be found on the University of Pisa website on the ‘curricular traineeships’ pagee Curricular traineeships may only be carried out in the Department’s facilities or in contracted facilities. Companies/Entities wishing to submit a proposal for the stipulation of a new agreement for curricular traineeships must connect to the appropriate University portal by following the instructions below in the ‘Section reserved to Companies/Entities’ select ‘Proposal of agreement with a university department for curricular traineeships’ and then select ‘Department of Veterinary Science’. The procedure for filling in the agreement is guided.

COMPANIES/PRIVATE ENTITIES After registering on the portal, the following documents must reach the address: Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie – Unità Didattica – Viale delle Piagge n. 2 56124 Pisa. the following documents (by post, courier, registered mail, etc. or delivered by hand):

• 2 copies of the agreement (text of the agreement generated by the portal once registration has been completed), both stamped and signed in original
• 2 copies of the company/institution form (text of the company form generated by the portal once registration has been completed), both stamped and signed in original
• 1 copy of the declaration of the legal representative concerning the training of tutors stamped and signed in original (drawn up according to the form downloadable on the page ‘Curricular traineeships – Training of Tutors’ )
• 2 revenue stamps of EUR 32.00 each

PUBLIC BODIES The agreement thus generated in PDF format must be integrated with the information sheet (generated by the system in PDF format) and with the declaration of acknowledgement and acceptance of the document ‘Tutor Training’, downloadable from this same platform on the page ‘Curricular Traineeships – Tutor Training’, also saved in PDF format. Both the information sheet and the declaration are integral parts of the agreement, which must be digitally signed by the legal representative of the public body and sent by PEC to the address scienzeveterinarie@pec.unipi.it, subject to stamp duty (€32.00) paid virtually. When all the documents relating to the proposal to enter into the agreement are received, they shall be submitted to the Department Council for approval at the first useful meeting (the Council meets on average once a month).

PRIVATE COMPANIES/ENTITIES In the event of approval by the Department Council, the 2 originals of the agreement will be signed by the Director of the Department a stamped original of the agreement together with the ID and PSW will be returned to the company/entity to be used for the on-line entry of the training projects relating to curricular traineeships. In the event of non-approval by the Department Council the 2 originals of the agreement together with the stamps will be returned.

PUBLIC BODIES In the event of approval by the Department Council, the text of the agreement will be digitally signed by the Department Director and returned to the public body via PEC together with the ID and PSW to be used for the online entry of the training projects relating to curricular traineeships. In the event of non-approval by the Department Council, the public body will be notified by PEC. The credentials for accessing the portal to enter training projects will be sent in advance by email to the address indicated by the company/body in the information sheet. For further information and contact details please contact the Didactic Unit convenzioni.tirocinio@vet.unipi.it (0502216701)

How to start a curricular traineeship after signing an agreement with the Department of Veterinary Science of the University of Pisa Once the training objectives have been defined, in agreement with the academic tutor and the trainee, the company/body proceeds to enter the data required to compile the training project on the ‘Curricular traineeship management’ portal by accessing the reserved area using the credentials received (ID and PSW). As an exception, it is possible to enter the training project at the Didactic Unit, by appointment, only for the Companies/Bodies authorised by the Director as per the list published on the ‘Didactic Unit Reception’ page. At the end of the procedure for entering the necessary data, the training project must be ‘finalised’, i.e. made definitive and printed in three originals, each of which must be signed by the tutor (academic tutor, who may be a professor or researcher), by the company tutor and signed by the trainee for acceptance. The department (academic tutor) and company (company tutor) stamps must be placed alongside the tutors’ signatures. An original copy of the training project must be delivered to the Teaching Unit – Department of Veterinary Science – Viale delle Piagge, 2 – Pisa (during reception hours), in accordance with the deadlines and procedures set out in the internship regulations of the relevant Course of Study. After activation, the trainee may start the curricular training period and hand over the second original of the training project to the company. The third original of the training project must be retained by the trainee. Obviously, it is important for both the company/body and the trainee to take note of all the information on the University website in the ‘Curricular traineeships’ section.

Before starting the work placement, the student must print out the ‘Attendance Register’ which, at the end of the activity, he/she must hand in to the Department’s Didactic Unit, duly stamped and signed by the two tutors: company and academic. Please note that all forms concerning the placement must always be stamped and signed by the two tutors before being handed in. For the purposes of recording the traineeship’s attendance, if the company/organisation intends to use its own recording systems, printouts of the printouts may be submitted to the Department, provided that they are countersigned by the company tutor and accompanied by the cover page of the ‘Attendance Register’ mentioned above, completed and signed by the two tutors. All the documentation and forms required for the management of curricular traineeships are available on the Department of Veterinary Science website www.vet.unipi.it in the ‘Practical Traineeship’ sections of the individual Study Courses.

For all information on traineeships, the specific contact for both trainees and host companies/bodies is pratiche.studenti@vet.unipi.it.

The Department of Veterinary Sciences can welcome individuals from other universities or organisations (students, research fellows, scholarship holders and PhD students), who do not have the status of trainee or graduate student, but who need to attend the facility, for short periods, to carry out teaching or research activities. In order to accommodate them, it is necessary to extend the insurance policy taken out by the University for civil liability towards third parties and for accidents they may incur within the University of Pisa facilities; Requests for the admission, for short periods, to the Department of Veterinary Sciences of students, research fellows and PhD students from other Universities or organisations may concern teaching activities (theses, internships, acquisition of methods) or research activities (collaboration in research groups, acquisition of data and survey methods). In the case of teaching activities, the request for attendance must be submitted by the President of the sending Course of Study. In the case of research activities, the request for attendance must be submitted by the Director of the Department or the head of the sending organisation. Requests for attendance by the structures of the Department of Veterinary Sciences must be sent to the Department Director by e-mail to protocollo-scienzeveterinarie@unipi.it or by PEC to scienzeveterinarie@pec.unipi.it using the special facsimile request form (English version Request for brief stage authorisation). The request must specify, in addition to the details of the external person, the description of the activity in which the external person should be involved, the period of attendance required, the laboratory or department facility that the person should attend and the name of the tutor who will follow the external person during attendance at the department. The Directorate, following the proposal received, will assess the authorisation of the Department of Veterinary Sciences’ short-term attendance and notify the writer and the internal tutor thereof.

• Making a donation
• Donations for research

It is possible for a third party to sponsor an event organised by the Department, either by providing direct funding or by offering to organise specific aspects of the event (e.g. a catering service). To sponsor an event, a proposal must be sent to the Director of the Department (proposal template) specifying both the type of sponsorship offered and the conditions under which the sponsorship will be provided. After the proposal has been sent, the Department will decide on the sponsorship proposal. If the offer is approved, the Department will send a letter of acceptance and detailed instructions for completing the procedure. For more information, please write to bilancio@vet.unipi.it.

It is possible for a third party to present a product or service subject to authorisation by the Department. If the presentation is addressed to an individual structured subject, it will be sufficient to make direct contact with the professor, researcher or technical-administrative staff member specifying the type of product/service to be presented. The structured subject will have to communicate the information about the meeting to protocollo-scienzeveterinarie@unipi.it. If the presentation is aimed at a group of structured subjects (professors, researchers or technical-administrative staff) and/or other non-structured subjects (freelancers, scholarship holders, assignees, doctoral students, postgraduates, students, etc.) the Company must request authorisation from the Department Directorate (request form) specifying the type of product/service it intends to present and to whom the presentation would be addressed. After the request has been sent, the Department Directorate will issue any authorisation. In the event that the presentation is addressed exclusively to structured subjects, an Order of the Director will follow, indicating the place, date, time and subjects involved. If the presentation is also addressed to non-structured subjects, the Director’s Order will follow and detailed instructions will be sent to complete the sponsorship procedure. For further information, please write to bilancio@vet.unipi.it.