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Summer Global Internships

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Complete a summer internship abroad and advance your professional skills.

A CIEE Summer Global Internship advances your unique skill set and makes your resume stand out in a competitive and global job market. With overseas summer internships in 15+ locations around the world, you can explore your professional interests, all while making new memories and lifelong friends.  

Now more than ever, it is critical to enhance your cross-cultural skills for the global job market by completing an international internship. This summer, travel the world, grow your global network, and gain real-life work experience abroad! 

Summer Internships Abroad Fast Facts

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Weeks

1,000+

Successful Interns

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Global Locations

How Do Summer Internships Abroad Work?

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CIEE's Internship Placement Process

Our CIEE Summer Global Internship programs combine a full-time internship with an integrated academic seminar to provide professional exploration and specific skills development. You’ll learn to contextualize real-world experience while learning about local business culture, intercultural communication, professional development, and linkages between local and global industry trends.

When you apply for a summer internship abroad, we do the work to match you with the internship opportunity that meets your needs. 

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How to Apply for a Summer Internship Abroad

Students can apply for a summer internship abroad at CIEE through 4 simple steps:

  1. Search CIEE’s summer global internships
  2. Pick the global internship that best suits your academic and personal goals
  3. Consult your study abroad office
  4. Start your application! 

Europe

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin
  • Full-Time Internship

Draw inspiration from the legacies of two remarkable social justice leaders on this fully-sponsored program.

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Bike Friendly
  • Life by the Sea
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  • Seville, Spain
  • Full-Time Internship

Spend the summer in Seville learning about business, management, education and training, IT, or STEM while interning at companies of all sizes.

Program Interests
  • Small City
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  • Edinburgh, Scotland
New for Summer '24
  • Full-Time Internship
Program Interests
  • Host Institution
  • Life by the Sea
  • Small City
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  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Full-Time Internship

Spend the summer honing your skills with an internship in tech, entrepreneurism, arts, communication, business, marketing, or tourism.

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Bike Friendly
  • Life by the Sea
Prague cathedral square
  • Prague, Czech Republic
  • Full-Time Internship

Spend your summer working with leading organizations

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  • London, England
  • Full-Time Internship

As a Global Intern in London, and expand your professional portfolio

Program Interests
  • Art Capital
  • Big City
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  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Full-Time Internship

Copenhagen has undergone a transformation in the past decade and has emerged as a “must-stop” destination in Europe.

Program Interests
  • Bike Friendly
  • Life by the Sea
  • Small City
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  • Berlin, Germany
  • Full-Time Internship

Looking for an insider’s perspective on Europe’s largest economy?

Program Interests
  • Art Capital
  • Big City
  • Bike Friendly
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  • Full-Time Internship

A summer internship in Rome offers a unique professional opportunity in the city of the seven hills.

Program Interests
  • Ancient City
  • Big City
Paris
  • Paris, France
  • Full-Time Internship

Build new skills and intercultural competencies with an internship and become an active member of the Paris professional community.

Program Interests
  • Art Capital
  • Big City
  • Bike Friendly
milan skyscrapers
  • Milan, Italy
New for Summer '24
  • Full-Time Internship

Visit the capital of business, finance, fashion, design, media, and publishing

Program Interests
  • Art Capital
  • Small City
lisbon plaza with archway and yellow building
  • Lisbon, Portugal
  • Full-Time Internship

Lisbon is a major spot for tourism and Portuguese traditions.

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Life by the Sea
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  • Dublin, Ireland
  • Full-Time Internship

Expand your business portfolio and broaden your life experience.

Program Interests
  • Small City
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  • Glasgow, Scotland
New for Summer '24
  • Study Program
  • Full-Time Internship

Spend your summer gaining real-world work experience

Program Interests
  • Host Institution
  • Small City

Africa and the Middle East

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  • Amman, Jordan
  • Full-Time Internship

Gain real-world work experience in Jordan's ancient capital city, Amman!

Program Interests
  • Ancient City
  • Mountains to Hike
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  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Full-Time Internship

In Cape Town, opportunities abound in a variety of sectors

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Life by the Sea
  • Mountains to Hike

Asia-Pacific

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  • Shanghai, China
Resumes Summer ’24
  • Full-Time Internship

Learn about business ethics, corporate structure, and fiscal policies while completing a full-time internship in the largest city in China.

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Life by the Sea
seoul mountain night time
  • Seoul, South Korea
  • Full-Time Internship

Diversifying your resume with international experience in a city that never sleeps.

Program Interests
  • Art Capital
  • Big City
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  • Singapore, Singapore
  • Full-Time Internship

Singapore has a wonderland of lush green spaces

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Life by the Sea
bright street tokyo japan
  • Full-Time Internship

Experience international business firsthand in Asia’s largest metropolis.

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Bike Friendly
Sydney
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Full-Time Internship

Gain work experience and take in the urban beat of the Southern Hemisphere’s hub of business and industry

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Life by the Sea

Latin America

Monteverde
  • Monteverde, Costa Rica
  • Full-Time Internship

Gain new skills and abilities while living in one of the few ecosystems of a Tropical Cloud Forest.

Program Interests
  • Mountains to Hike
  • Small City
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  • Santiago, Chile
  • Full-Time Internship

Explore markets and museums of this modern metropolis

Program Interests
  • Big City
  • Mountains to Hike

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Frequently Asked Questions About Summer Internships Abroad

If you’re wondering how to find a summer internship abroad, simply search CIEE’s summer global internship offerings. From Singapore and Seoul to Barcelona, London, Berlin, and more, CIEE offers a diverse range of summer internships all around the world.  

Due to visa constraints and the need for work visas to get paid if you work overseas, all CIEE summer internships abroad are unpaid.  

Summer internships support your future career by developing practical skills, building a professional network, increasing future employability, gaining industry insights, developing soft skills, and receiving mentorship and feedback from experienced professionals. 

Read More: Top 4 Benefits of an Internship Abroad

Any time is a great time, but typically our student interns have completed their sophomore or junior year when they embark on a summer global internship. 

Live Like a Local on Your Internship

Interested in what it's like to intern abroad? Check out our Global Internship City Guides to get a glimpse of life in your new city!

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