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 Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad - September Update
We’re pleased to share the September 2025 update on CIEE’s Leading Change in Study Abroad $1 Million Grants. Four of the nation’s leading universities are leading change in study abroad... keep reading
Applications Open for CIEE’s 2026 Frederick Douglass–Daniel O’Connell Global Internship in Ireland Program
Ten students to be selected for 8-week summer internship program in Ireland. Applications are now open for the 10th cohort of Frederick Douglass–Daniel O’Connell Global Interns in Ireland. The Douglass–O'Connell... keep reading
Applications Now Open for CIEE's Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship
Eight high-achieving American college students will be selected for 8-week summer internship program in Copenhagen. CIEE and Scan Design Foundation (SDF) are pleased to announce that applications are open for... keep reading
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