Work Experience and Internship Opportunities
Information on internship opportunities at the partner universitiesÌýuniversities:
In recent years, IMESS students have enjoyed internships in the following organisations:
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Economic Affairs | Ìý | AddisÌýAbaba, Ethiopia | |
Austrian Embassy | International Affairs | London | |
Belgian Embassy | International Affairs | Kiev | |
Camden LGBT Forum | LGBT Affairs | London | |
Center for Strategic and International Studies | International Affairs | Washington, DC | |
Cold War History Research Center at Corvinus University of Budapest | History | Budapest | |
Creative Centre Carnation | Creative Industry | Tartu | |
DAPD News Agency | Media | Various in Germany | |
European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) | Minority Rights | Various | |
German Federal Foreign Office | International Affairs | Berlin | |
Hill+Knowlton | Consultancy | The Hague and Amsterdam | |
Information Office of the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Regional development | Ìý | Brussels |
International Centre for Democratic Transition | Democracy promotion | Budapest | |
Marks and Spencer China | Retail | Ìý | Shanghai |
PBN Moscow | Communications Consultancy | Ìý | Moscow, Washington, Kiev, Almaty |
Redgate Capital | Asset Management and Investment Banking | Tallinn | |
The Risk Advisory Group | Risk Management Consultancy | Ìý | Various, inc. London and Moscow |
Romany Museum | Ethnic minority issues | Ìý | Brno |
Study China Programme | N.A. (a short study programme that may include an internship) | China | |
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Institute of Child Health | Health | London | |
United Nations Development Programme, Bratislava | Public Policy | Bratislava | |
United Nations Development Programme, Montenegro | Public Policy | Podgorica | |
United Nations Global Compact | Sustainable and responsible business | New York | |
Urban Green Energy | Renewable Energy | UK and other | |
Verification Research, Training and Information Centre | International cooperation | Ìý | London |
Women for Women | Women’s Affairs | London |
Selected internship programmes of potential interest to IMESS students:
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ABA Rule of Law Initiative (Europe & Eurasia Division) | Public Service Project of the American Bar Association | Various | |
Adam Smith Institute | Economic and Social Policy | London | |
Amnesty International | Human Rights | London (Geneva, New York) | |
Article 19 | Human Rights | London | |
AsianÌý Development Bank | Economics, Energy, Infrastructure | Manila or world-wide | |
BBC | Media / Broadcasting | UK-wide | |
Belgrade Open School | Education NGO | Belgrade | |
Blackstone Group | Finance | London, New York and world-wide | |
British Council | Education, culture and society | Ìý | Various |
British Embassies in the Region – check individual embassy websites for updates | International Affairs | Various | |
British Embassy in Prague | International Affairs | Prague | |
Business Monitor International | Risk Assessment | Ìý | London |
Centre for Enterprise | Business and Economics | London and Leicester | |
Center for the Study of Democracy | Politics | Ìý | Sofia |
Centre for Economic and Social Development | Economics | Baku | |
Centre for Economic Policy Research | Economics | Ìý | London |
Centre for Policy Studies | Public Policy | London | |
Centre for Social and Economic Reform (CASE) Ukraine | Economic Affairs | Kiev | |
Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation | Finance | Ìý | London |
CentreForum | Public Policy | London | |
Chatham House | International Affairs | London | |
Civitas: The Centre for the Study of Civil Society | Public Policy | Ìý | London |
Control Risks | Risk Management | London | |
Counterpoint | Global Think Tank | London | |
Demos | Political Science | London | |
EastWest Initiative | Global Think Tank | Various | |
EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction & Development) | Economics, Finance, Banking | London | |
Ecologia Youth Trust | Youth and Environmental Charity | Russia | |
EIB (European Investment Bank) | Economics, Finance, Banking | Luxembourg and world-wide | |
Ernst&Young | Tax, Assurance, Audit | London and world-wide | |
ESRC Internship Scheme | Economics and Society | Various within UK | |
Eurasia Foundation | Communications, Public Policy | Washington D.C.,ÌýÌý USA | |
European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) | Minority Rights | Flensburg, Germany, or Tblisi, Prishtina, Skopje | |
European Commission Traineeships | International Affairs | Brussels / Luxembourg | |
European Council on Foreign Relations | Pan-European Think Tank | Berlin / London /Ìý Paris | |
European Council on Refugees and Exiles | Human Rights | London and Brussels | |
European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) | Human Rights | London | |
European Parliament | International Affairs | Luxembourg | |
European Union Delegation to NYC | Politics | New York City | |
European Union Delegation to Washington | Politics | Washington, D.C. | |
Fabian Society | Public Policy | London | |
Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Human Rights | London (Brussels, Berlin, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City) | |
ILO (International Labor Organization) | Law, Economics, Political Science | Geneva and world-wide | |
Institute for Fiscal Studies | Finance | London | |
Institute for Public Policy Research | Public Policy | London or Newcastle | |
Institute of International Affairs in Prague | International Affairs | Prague | |
Institute of Public Affairs (Warsaw) | Public Policy Think Tank | Ìý | Warsaw |
International Atomic Energy Agency | Energy | Vienna | |
International Crisis Group | Conflict Prevention | Ìý | London (and Brussels) |
International Institute for Strategic Studies | Strategic Studies | Ìý | London (and Washington D.C.) |
Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Poverty, Society | London | |
KAS (Korad Adenauer Stiftung) | Political science, Economics | Sankt Augustin, Germany and world-wide | |
Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center | Everything | Washington, D.C. | |
Marker Global | Risk Assessment | London | |
Minority Rights Group (MRG) | Minority Rights | London | |
National Centre for Social Research | Social Research | London and Edinburgh | |
National Institute of Economic and Social Research | Economics, Social Research | London | |
NATO Defence College | Politics, Security | Rome, Italy | |
NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation | Politics, Security | Norfolk, VA, USA | |
NATO HQ | Politics, Security | Brussels | |
NATO Parliamentary Assembly | Politics, Security | Brussels | |
NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | Politics, Security | Mons, BE | |
Nera Economic Consultancy | Economics | London | |
New Economics Foundation | Economics | London | |
New Local Government Network | Government | London | |
New Policy Institute | Politics, Society | London | |
OAS (Organization of American States) | Politics, Economics, Development | Washington, D.C. | |
Open Society Foundation | Society | London | |
Open Society Initiative | Society | Budapest | |
Open Society Institute | Public Policy | Various | |
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) | Regional Security | Prague and Vienna | |
Overseas Development Institute | International Development | London | |
Partners for Democratic Change (Europe & Eurasia) | Conflict and Change Management | Various | |
Policy Exchange | Policy Development | Ìý | London |
Policy Network | Public Policy | London | |
PriceWaterhouseCoopers | Tax, Assurance, Audit | London and world-wide | |
Psychologists for Social Responsibility | Society | Washington, D.C. | |
Pushkin House | Culture | London | |
Regulatory Policy Institute | Economic Policy | London | |
Royal United Servies Institute for Defence Studies | Defence | London | |
Rule of Law Initiative | Law | Belgrade, Kiev, Baku, varies | |
Runnymede Trust | Minority Rights | London | |
Smith Institute | Social Policy, Economics | London | |
Social Market Foundation | Economic and Social Policy | London | |
The BEARR Trust | Health NGO | London | |
The British Council – check individualÌýcountry websites for updates | Education and Culture | Various | |
The Delegation of the EuropeanÌýUnion toÌý Russia | International Affairs | Ìý | Moscow |
The Finnish Institute | Education, Cultural and Social Affairs | London | |
The Foundation for the Relief of Disabled Orphans (FRODO) | Charity with focus on Central Europe and the Balkans | Various | |
The German Marshall Fund of the United States | Public Policy, International Affairs | Ìý | Various |
The Great Baikal Trail | Environmental NGO | Lake Baikal region, Russia | |
The World Bank | Various | Worldwide | |
The Young Foundation | Public Policy | London | |
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) | Economics, Social science, Development | Ìý | Everywhere |
UNDP Turkey | Economics, Social science, Development | Turkey | |
UNDP China | Economics, Social science, Development | Ìý | Beijing |
UNDP Azerbaijan | Economics, Social science, Development | Ìý | Baku |
UNDP Georgia | Economics, Social science, Development | Tbilisi | |
UNESCO | Education / Culture / International Affairs | Paris and worldwide | |
International Development | Ìý | Paris and world-wide | |
United Nations | Politics | Ìý | Everywhere |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | International Affairs / Economics | Geneva | |
United Nations Headquarters | Politics | Ìý | New York City |
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Human Rights | Geneva | |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Refugees | Geneva and world-wide | |
Unlock Democracy | Politics, Democracy | London | |
Wilton Park | Executive agency of the Foreign Office – foreign affairs and public policy events | West Sussex, UK | |
Women’s Democracy Network | Politics, Social Policy | Washington, D.C. | |
Woodrow Wilson Center | Everything | Washington, D.C. | |
World Trade Organisation | Economics | Ìý | Geneva |
Useful internet search portals
EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal | |
Europlacement | |
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Volunteers | |
w4mp (Working for an MP) |