INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE ASPIRING INTERN
GENERAL:
BEST BETS FOR INTERNSHIPS ABROAD
There are literally hundreds of opportunities for internships abroad. This page contains links to general web sites, as well as listings of some of the more well-known programs that exist.
General International Websites
www.crossculturalsolutions.org
http://www.convoyofhope.org/go/internship
http://www.iepabroad.org
http://www.iiepassport.org/internships/
http://www.internabroad.com/search.cfm
http://www.itraineeship.com/Pro World focuses on Community Development Projects in International Locations
SPECIFIC TO LOCATION:
ASIA:
PROWORLD
The ProWorld mission is to empower communities, promote social and economic development, conserve the environment, and cultivate educated compassionate global citizens. Community development projects are at the heart of all ProWorld programs. (Construction, Health Care, Education & Literacy, Environmental Protection, Micro Business, and Community Development). Locations include Peru, Belize, Mexico, India, Thailand, Ghana, and Brazil. Visit http://myproworld.org for more information on an internship or semester abroad.
AFRICA:
VOLUNTEER IN AFRICA
Volunteer is Africa disseminates information about volunteer opportunities in Africa. It also organizes a wide range of volunteering and unpaid internships in Ghana. http://www.volunteeringinafrica.org
AUSTRALIA:
AUSTRALEARN
AustraLearn offers internships in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific. For a complete listing of internship opportunities offered, click on the following link: http://www.australearn.org/Programs/Internship/intern.htm
SYDNEY SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Picture yourself working in Sydney, Australia, one of the world's most exciting cities. You can earn academic credit, enhance your professional knowledge, and improve practical skills through a quality placement in one of Sydney's leading public institutions or commercial enterprises. Placements are available in a broad range of areas including business; social sciences; humanities; and the visual, fine and graphic arts.
ENGLAND:
THE LONDON SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Imagine earning academic credit while working side-by-side with British professionals in one of the most exciting multicultural world capitals! Our London Summer Internship will provide you with the opportunity to complete practical fieldwork while becoming fully immersed in the professional and cultural life of Great Britain. Students have been placed with a range of employers including arts and philanthropic organizations, media and broadcasting companies, healthcare establishments, government offices, and large corporate enterprises.
THE LONDON PARLIAMENTARY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
For a student of economics, government, or political science, there is no more rewarding opportunity than practical experience that makes a real difference and fosters an comprehensive understanding of the political process from the inside out. Our well-established London Parliamentary Internship semester program allows you to work in close conjunction with a member of the British Parliament in a once-in-a-lifetime context.
GERMANY:
DAAD
The German Academic Exchange Service has created dynamic internship opportunities for science and engineering students from the United States and Canada interested in gaining serious practical experience in Germany. http://www.daad.org.
GERMAN PARLIAMENT (BUNDESTAG)
The German Parliament (Bundestag) and the German Embassy invite you to take part in an internship in the office of a Member of the German Bundestag. This five month internship in Berlin is open to more than 100 young people in 25 countries. For more information about admission requirements, the scholarship details, please go to: www.bundestag.de/ips
IRELAND:
DUBLIN PARLIAMENTARY INTERNSHIP
Through the Dublin Parliamentary Internship, you'll enjoy full immersion in the culture, history and politics of Ireland. This program offers coursework and an exceptional opportunity to undertake research and support administrative activities under the direction of members of the Dáil and Seanad, the respective lower and upper houses of the Irish Parliament. The internship affords students insight into contemporary Ireland in ways that is not possible to obtain in the classroom alone.
MEXICO, CENTRAL, OR SOUTH AMERICA:
TRINITY MISSION CENTER
Trinity Mission Center offers summer internship positions in the U.S.A., Costa Rica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Visit www.TMC3.org for more information.
SCOTLAND:
SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY INTERNSHIP
Through the University of Edinburgh's Scottish Parliamentary Internship, you can enjoy a unique opportunity to help make history by working with members of the Scottish Parliament who are sitting to enact their own laws for the first time since 1707. If you learn by doing and are a student of government, law, politics, history, economics or sociology, an internship in the Scottish parliament may be right for you.
SPAIN:
SPAIN SUMMER TOLEDO INTERNSHIP
In conjunction with the Fundación José Ortega y Gasset in Toledo, Arcadia is pleased to offer a summer internship program in Toledo. This program offers students the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in the Spanish workplace while taking a course especially designed to support the internship experience. Internship placements are available in a variety of fields including: Local and regional government, Business and Economics, Health and Human Services, Communications, Social Work, Tourism , and Library and Museum studies.