The University of the Republic of San Marino is offering two students from the Bachelor's Degree in Design a two-month internship at a leading U.S. multinational automotive manufacturing and design company. The initiative is made possible thanks to a recently signed agreement with the Lear Corporation, a company with 136.000 employees operating in 36 countries with approximately 240 offices, including one in Detroit, where the students' activities will take place. To determine which of the San Marino University's students will have the opportunity to fly overseas and join the company's staff, which primarily specializes in automotive interiors and electrical components, a cross-selection process was conducted by representatives of the University and Lear Corporation. The process, which considered the candidates' CVs, portfolios, and the results of an interview in English, resulted in the selection of Filippo Onofri and Giacomo Roberti. Their work, which will involve a total of 400 hours at the company's New Detroit Innovation and Design Center, is scheduled to begin in October.
The agreement linking the San Marino academic institution to the American company is based on relations with the local San Marino community, which has provided contributions from Carlo Dall'Olmo, former consul at the disposal of San Marino in the United States, and from the CEO of Lear Corporation, Matt Simoncini, who is of San Marino origin.
"This agreement offers a tremendous intellectual experience, providing the opportunity to work and exchange ideas with international leaders in the automotive industry," says Dall'Olmo. "Experiencing the ingenuity, innovation, and culture of the Lear Corporation is the best experience a student can have. On a personal level," he continues, "this agreement gives me great satisfaction because it is a way to 'give something back' to my home country. It is the culmination of six years of work I have undertaken to provide international opportunities for young people. I could not have imagined anything better."