All of Advanse’s training programs involve experiential learning, in which people learn by doing. Seminars and workshops are followed by hands-on participation in internships and visits to appropriate companies and institutions.

Youth Training

Executive Internship (Energy Industry)

Executive Internships (Economic Development Industry)

Testimonials

SPRINT Program

“I would like to thank you again for everything you have done for me. It has been a great pleasure meeting you and learning from you. This experience has given me the opportunity to grow professionally and socially.”

— Jennifer Bonacina – Master’s Degree Candidate, University of Bergamo, Italy

“I just want to thank you again for the wonderful possibility you gave me with SPRINT program. I had a beautiful experience in Washington both as a student and as a person! I will never forget that!”

— Alessandra Crotti – Master’s Degree Candidate, University of Bergamo, Italy

AMERIGO Program

“[Since participating] in Amerigo I’ve had a different view of the world, in addition to having access to work experiences and positions that were crucial for my career. A few days after my return to Italy, I began working at Baker & McKenzie. After working there, I created my own law firm, Portolano Colella Cavallo, with a few colleagues, beginning a new experience and maintaining the international approach.

AMERIGO was a growth experience not only at the professional level, but also on the human level. Through AMERIGO I got to know many people and friends from all over the world, many of whom I’m in contact with daily; it also helped me to realize that there is always another way of looking at things.”

— Manuela Cavallo – Attorney & Founding Partner, Portolano Colella Cavallo

“The professional experience I gained has been useful from at least two points of view: 1) It gave me the opportunity to see the modus operandi of a large American company [Morgan Stanley] for a few months. I gained some specific competencies in the areas of management of shareholder portfolios, developed my ability to work in teams and improved my technical English. 2) The internship was also a very distinctive element on my resume. After graduation, it provided an interesting topic of conversation during the selection interviews for the MEDEA master’s in energy economics, and during the interview to be hired at ENI, where I began working immediately after completing the master’s and continue working.

I can therefore state that without a doubt my participation in the AMERIGO program contributed to enriching my ‘professional baggage’ and clearly, along with other elements of my background, contributed to my being hired by ENI.”

— Chiara Lo Prete – Energy Analyst, ENI

“I would define my AMERIGO experience as a turning point. From an academic point of view, it opened my mind and allowed me to apply many of the things that I learned in theory. From a professional point of view, it truly put me far ahead and gave me a leg up.... First of all it was my initial contact with the world of work, a gradual contact (internship alternating with theoretical lessons). Second and more importantly, it was a very interesting topic in every interview I had. It always elicited lots of positive curiosity and was always received very favorably, certainly more than any Erasmus experiences.

I like to define the AMERIGO experience as more a life experience than a work/study experience...it allowed me to meet dozens of people from all over the world, with whom I remain in contact, creating a truly international network of friends and colleagues.”

— Leonardo Mattozzi – Van Product Manager, Nissan Motor Company

“I would undoubtedly begin with the personal and cultural enrichment that AMERIGO gave me. AMERIGO gives you the opportunity to spend a period of three months in Washington, DC, allowing you to come in contact with a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic reality very different from the typical provincial Italian reality. Another immense advantage of the AMERIGO program is the opportunity to gain great confidence with the English language.

Afterwards, I was admitted to George Washington University for an LLM in International and Comparative Law...winning two scholarships. I completed the LLM, and it was without a doubt the most beautiful and enriching year of my life. During the LLM, I participated in the New York Job Fair, where I received numerous offers from international law firms. One of them was Studio Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners, where I began working when I returned to Rome and continue today.”

— Giulio Gambini Pierleoni – Attorney, Studio Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners