Internships in Central and Eastern Europe

It can be tricky sourcing an internship in Eastern Europe with the increase of unemployment to more than ten percent in Central and South-Eastern Europe (non-EU), but there are certainly opportunities available. Interestingly, virtual internships are making an appearance, enabling you to work from home.

Here are some links to internship providers.

ACTR Business Russian Language and Internship Program
This program combines a curriculum focusing on the language of Russian business communication with a 20-hour per week internship in a U.S. or Russian business, NGO, or government agency. The program emphasizes speaking and reading skills for business communications, commercial document preparation, and reading the Russian business press. Contact: American Councils

Alfa Fellowship Program
The Alfa Fellowship Program is a high-level professional development exchange program placing qualified American citizens in work assignments at leading Russian organizations in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, public policy, and government. Key goals of the program are expanding networks of American and Russian professionals, developing greater intercultural understanding, and advancing U.S./Russian relations. The program includes language training, seminar programs, and extended professional experience. Fellows receive travel, free housing, monthly stipends, and insurance. Russian language skills are preferred but not required. Deadline: December 1.

Contact: CDS International
Phone: (212) 497-3500. Fax: (212) 497-3535
Email: alfa@cdsintl.org

Central Europe Review
CER work with students to train them in journalism and web publishing.

Contact: Alina Ghimpu-Hague

Human Rights internships
Open Society Foundations provide opportunities.

Language Link Teacher Internship Program (EFL)
Ten paid internships offered each year to non-TEFL certified applicants lasting 9 academic months within its English foreign language teaching programme. Normally, applicants are recent university graduates looking for both an international experience and the opportunity to develop skills as a Teacher of English to speakers of other languages.

Contact: Language Link, Novoslobodskaya 5/2, Moscow, 127055, Russia; Tel. +7 495 251 4889; Fax. +7 499 973 2155; jobs@languagelink.ru

Mladinfo
Information on various scholarships, training courses and conferences. Selected as one of the top five web portals in the world in the ‘Education For All’ category at the World Summit Youth Award, they also have a database of European universities. Mladinfo

Petro-Teach Program
Petro-Teach program in St. Petersburg places interns in state secondary schools and private institutes for 10 months from September. Deadline is June 1. Admin fee of $470 and Russian host families charge rent of about $200 a month. Contact: petroteach@petroteach.com

Projects Abroad

Archeaology in Romania – Work with the National Museum of History researching Dacia and medieval Transylvania.

Journalism in Romania – Work on an English-language monthly magazine in Brasov.

Veterinary Medicine in Romania – Work with Vets in and around Brasov.

Contact: Projects Abroad info@projects-abroad.org

Rothschild
A six month placement based in London, requiring fluency in one of the CEE languages. Application will open in January 2011. Rothschild CEE internship

JobMonkey.com – Translating and interpreting vacancies.

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Unusual ways to fund a work placement

Have you considered entering competitions to either fund your work placement or provide you with one?

Vestas invites all Masters Business and Engineering students to contend with students from top programs around the world in The Winnovation Challenge 2009.  Apply now for your chance to meet Vestas executives in Århus, Denmark, and turn your plan into reality. Go to VESTAS  for full registration details and competition rules. Application materials must be received by October 26. Final competition will take place in Århus on December 3-4. The winner will receive two airline tickets for a trip around the world.

Do you want to find out about starting a business, learn key new skills, and get a chance to win over £15,000 in cash prizes? Then join The London Entrepreneurs Challenge 2009/10. This event is a workshop programme and business plan competition open to all members of UCL and the London Business School that aims to show participants the process of starting a business by helping them do it for themselves. For more information and to enter now visit The London Entrepreneurs Challenge.        

 

      

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