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.
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
Scan Design Foundation Fellows Begin Sustainability Internships in Copenhagen
The inaugural cohort of students selected for the Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship has arrived in Copenhagen to begin an immersive internship experience centered on environmental sustainability and intercultural... keep reading
CIEE Launches 80th Anniversary Fund to Generate $10 Million for Study Abroad Scholarships
CIEE today announced the launch of its 80th Anniversary Fund for Global Engagement, a multi-year campaign to raise $5 million to expand access to international education. Through a matching initiative for gifts of $2,500 or more, the campaign has the potential to generate up to $10 million in total support, helping provide at least 1,000 new scholarships for high school and college students to study abroad or participate in global internships.
CIEE is Celebrating 80 Years!
On May 8, 2026, we begin our 80th year of advancing peace by building bridges of mutual respect and understanding through international educational exchange programs. To celebrate eight decades of... keep reading
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