PITON is a program created by the USMB, which enables students with different skills to carry out a team internship in a local company. Each year, various private and public organizations offer internships lasting from 3 to 6 months, focusing on innovative subjects!
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OFFERS IN VARIOUS FIELDS
PITON internships are open to students from academics BAC+2 to BAC+5and are part of academics ' compulsory paid internships.
Each year more than 40 internships offered each year in various fields marketing, mechanics, quality logistics, environment building energy, management and business administration, sports science, continuous improvement, communication, materials...
Companies and public bodies that have already offered internships include: Département de la Haute-Savoie, Galderma, Grand Chambéry, La Clusaz, Patriarche, Salomon, Somfy, Volvo, and many others!
By mail : piton@univ-smb.fr
By phone: 04 79 75 94 78
Interesting, professional internships
Companies offer these internships to develop a concrete project for which they need a team with different skills. The project could be the launch of a new activity, market research for a new product, setting up internal or external tools, product prototyping, or the development of digital tools.
The aim of working in a multi-disciplinary team is to enable everyone to contribute their know-how and and learn from each other for the success of the project (alone we go faster, together we go further!):
- 3 students, specializing in materials engineering, chemistry and marketing, with a project to convert waste into fiberglass
- 3 students, specialized in marketing, STAPS and design, to design an innovative new bag product.
Welcome to a professional internshipYou'll get to experience real-life aspects of the business, learning to work with people who have completely different specializations and personalities to you, while managing part of a higher-stakes project. You will be supervised by people within the company, but also by the PITON team and USMB referents.
- Valued autonomy This is not a classic internship where someone gives you daily assignments, but a long-term project where you learn to manage your time, prioritize your tasks and collaborate with your teammates.
- Additional skills developed You'll learn how to manage a project using practical methods, develop your proactivity and initiative, and improve your presentation skills. These skills will serve you well in your future professional life. !
- Comprehensive support You'll be guided to show your potential and thrive in the tasks assigned to you, with workshops from the first week of your internship and regular check-ups to keep you on track as the weeks go by.
- Networking made easy PITON internships are an opportunity to meet people from other sectors, and to network more easily with companies and structures in the sector.
- A first day dedicated to team building
- From academics workshops so you don't get lost in the project, understand the objectives, create team rules, etc.
- The PITON Awards: a a closing event organized to present the results of your project in front of a varied audience (companies, students, USMB staff, etc.) and a jury, which each year rewards several teams for the quality of their work.
Want to join a PITON internship?
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The recruitment phase ends in December.