GLOBAL VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS – TEAM-BASED PROJECTS – SUMMER 2021 Team-Based Internship (Australia) The Global Internships team works to match you with a team project that most closely connects to your career goals, interests, and experience level. Internships in Australia are available in a variety of fields, and a placement is guaranteed. Examples of past internships: ● Marketing Firm: developing and delivering all aspects of annual food innovation event that has shifted to online delivery ● Professional Services Company: supporting all activities related to new business developing including new client prospecting, marketing, resource planning, event management and client engagement coordination ● Public Health NGO: collecting data, analyzing results and presenting impact report for international public health project ● Trade Association: surveying local companies, identifying trends for expansion plans, and researching priority or regions Opportunities can vary year-to-year due to such factors as market trends, time of year, and economic trends. Common industry sectors for team internships include, but are not limited to: ● Arts & Culture: event management, web design, historical sites, galleries, research, communications strategy, and more ● Business & Logistics: infrastructure, transportation, delivery, supply chain management, market research, and more ● Entrepreneurship & Technology: EdTech, innovation hubs, start-up accelerators, UX design, VC funding, and more ● Healthcare & Education: policy research, NGOs, think tanks, community agencies, galleries, healthcare consultancies, and more Some challenging internship fields to place in Australia are: ● Government placements are typically reserved for local students or constituents. Alternate opportunities include community agencies or policy research. ● Law firms are challenging for remote placements due to difficulty in transitioning activities online. Alternate opportunities include policy, advocacy or research with nonprofit organizations. ● Medical placements or any field requiring handling of confidential data or information is unlikely. Alternate opportunities include public health or NGOs. ● MNCs or Big Four firms often have strict recruiting preferences or pipelines already in place. Alternate opportunities include mid-sized or boutique firms. Look forward to exploring Australia! Your program includes a series of professional events and cultural activities designed specifically to make the most of your internship, connect with the local community, and build global employability. You will always have a front row seat with the program’s online events! Below are examples of activities, the final calendar will be distributed in the month prior to program start. • Austrade discussion outlining global business strategy with consulates and companies • Interactive virtual tour of Immigration Museum in Melbourne • Live stream of musical performance from the Sydney Opera House • Movie night with Brisbane-based film company, sharing scenes and stories filmed throughout Australia • West Australia Chambers of Commerce Global Networking Night Did you know? • Ninety percent of Australians live on the coast • If you visit one new beach in Australia every day, it will take over 27 years to see them all • The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne • Canberra was selected as Australia’s national capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing which city should be the capital GLOBAL VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS – TEAM-BASED PROJECTS – SUMMER 2021 Team-Based Internship (Japan) The Global Internships team works to match you with a team project that most closely connects to your career goals, interests, and experience level. Internships in Japan are available in a variety of fields, and a placement is guaranteed. Examples of past internships: ● Human Rights NGO: providing support for Japanese team members when English is required and conducting research to support proposal writing or grant reports ● International Trade Association: creating articles or blog posts using social media and conducting research for reports on working styles and expansion opportunities within a specific country or region ● SaaS Company: assisting with the refining of the developer network site, including creating and reviewing documents such as English language reviews ● Start Up Company: supporting East Asia market expansion plan for emerging services company Opportunities can vary year-to-year due to such factors as market trends, time of year, and economic trends. Common industry sectors for English language team internships are as follow: ● Business & Communications: market research, brand communication, digital marketing, and professional services ● Information Technology & Computer Science: system development, beta testing, API development, product or services launch, and market research ● Marketing & PR: content creation, social media, corporate communications, tourism agencies, NGOs, and more ● Nonprofit & NGO: program development, policy research, data analysis, evaluation reports, and fundraising support Some challenging internship fields to place in Japan are: ● While the program assumes an English language placement within the industry sectors listed above, students with strong Japanese language skills may have access to a larger variety of internship options. Look forward to exploring Japan! Your program includes a series of professional events and cultural activities designed specifically to make the most of your internship, connect with the local community, and build global employability. You will always have a front row seat with the program’s online events! Below are examples of activities, the final calendar will be distributed in the month prior to program start. • Japanese Snack Box Tasting • Livestreamed Tour of Anime and Games in Akihabara • National Theatre Tokyo Kabuki via Video • Online Networking with Japanese Chambers of Commerce • Social Media Safari: Instagram Influencers Did you know? • Japan consists of over 6,800 islands • Tokyo is the largest metropolitan area in the world • The national flower of Japan is the cherry blossom • Being a gourmand’s paradise and food heaven, Osaka is known as the nation’s kitchen • Vending machines are very prevalent throughout the country, there is one every 12 meters (40 feet) in Tokyo GLOBAL VIRTUAL INTERNSHIPS – TEAM-BASED PROJECTS – SUMMER 2021 Team-Based Internship (Canada) The Global Internships team works to match you with a team project that most closely connects to your career goals, interests, and experience level. Internships in Canada are available in a variety of fields, and a placement is guaranteed. Examples of past internships: ● Arts Agency: assisting with planning for virtual events and lecture series, creating email newsletters, and researching funding opportunities ● Consumer Goods Company: providing marketing and sales support while updating database management protocols ● Engineering Firm: working on product development by building models that quantify the value of sustainability and researching new features for the model to modify it to be used in Canada as well as the United States ● Film Industry: assisting with post-production and editing or reviewing budget documents and supporting operations review Opportunities can vary year-to-year due to such factors as market trends, time of year, and economic trends. Common industry sectors for team internships include, but are not limited to: ● Business & Finance: professional services, auditing, recruitment support, consulting, trade associations, and more ● Engineering & Design: software design, website maintenance, impact reporting, game development, beta testing, model modification, and more ● Healthcare & Education: public health, research, policy analysis, constituent outreach, EdTech, and more ● Marketing & Communications: public relations, social media development, content creation, post-production support, brand management, and more Some challenging internship fields to place in Canada are: ● Banks often have strict recruiting preferences or structured internship programs with local universities already in place. Alternate opportunities include mid-sized or boutique firms that specialize in data analysis or auditing. ● Medical placements or any field requiring handling of confidential data or information is unlikely. Alternate opportunities include research, public health or nonprofit agencies. Look forward to exploring Canada! Your program includes a series of professional events and cultural activities designed specifically to make the most of your internship, connect with the local community, and build global employability. You will always have a front row seat with the program’s online events! Below are examples of activities, the final calendar will be distributed in the month prior to program start. • Chambers of Commerce Networking Night • Online Tour of the Oil Sands Discovery Centre • Digital Discussions hosted by TEDxVancouver • Watch party to cheer on the Montreal Canadiens • Highlights from Toronto International Film Festival Did you know? • The national holiday is called Canada Day and celebrated on 1 July • Canada has the largest coastline in the world, measuring 125,567 miles • 71% of the world’s maple syrup comes from Canada • Canada is the first country in the world to create a landing pad specifically for UFOs, opened in 1967 • The lowest temperature ever recorded in Canada was -81.4F GLOBAL VIRTUAL