Leading Change in Internships
CIEE leads change in internships by demonstrating the connection between international internships, the future that students seek to create for themselves, and the benefit to colleges in embracing the shift to career-aligned experiential learning models.

Conferences
- 13th Annual Global Internship Conference -- Singapore 2025
- 14th Annual Global Internship Conference -- Tallin 2026

Initiatives
CIEE has enhanced and expanded Global Internship options for students from U.S. and international colleges and universities by:
- Expanding our internship portfolio to offer full-time and part-time internship programs in 40+ international locations
- Sourcing over 4,000 placements with 1,500 employers around the world
- Leveraging technology and CIEE’s global footprint to connect talented students with high-quality experiential learning opportunities
- Launching CIEE Internship Search, a personalized matching process and powerful new industry-leading search platform, which provides students and young professionals from around the world easy access to internship placements at hundreds of U.S. companies plus J-1 Visa sponsorship.
- Partnering with African American Irish Diaspora Network (AAIDN) and Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs on the Frederick Douglass – Daniel O’Connell Global Internship in Ireland, an eight-week international internship program in Dublin, Ireland.
- Partnering with Scan Design Foundation (SDF) on the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship in Denmark, where eight students will receive fellowships and intern with Danish companies focused on environmental sustainability to prepare for their careers.
- With IIE, co-sponsoring a research study on career outcomes associated with global internship experiences.
Learn More About Leading Change In Interships
CIEE and Scan Design Foundation Launch the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship in Denmark
CIEE and Scan Design Foundation (SDF) are pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship in Denmark, that will launch in summer 2026.
Student Teams from Uganda and Brazil Named Co-winners of the 2025 CIEE UNHCR Student Challenge at CIEE’s 13th Annual Global Internship Conference in Singapore
At the 13th Annual CIEE Global Internship Conference (GIC) in Singapore, history was made as two student teams, Team Unstoppables (Uganda) and Team Path Seekers (Brazil), were named co-winners of the 2025 CIEE UNHCR Student Challenge, marking the first tie in the Challenge’s history.
Highlights from Day 3 of the 2025 Global Internship Conference
The 13th Annual CIEE Global Internship Conference (GIC) wrapped up Friday in Singapore, capping off a celebration of insights, collaboration, and bold ideas to shape the future of work through... keep reading
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