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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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Get paid to work in a selection of countries from around the world. Travel and see more on days off. Participants can also join a volunteer programme and immerse themselves in another culture or study languages abroad. Short group trips are available as w ...
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Interns receive a salary as they improve their professional skills while working on a variety of projects. The Internship Programme is open to students who are nationals of the Bank's member countries and attracts a large number of highly qualified candid ...
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UNESCO offers a broad range of work opportunities. Posts in the Organization are mainly filled by people in occupations linked to the Organization
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The Internship Programme aims to promote a better understanding of the United Nations and IFAD. IFAD recruits outstanding undergraduates and graduates students who are offered the opportunity to acquire knowledge of a "real work" environment to the mutual ...
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offers various unpaid Work Experience Placements throughout the year. British and overseas applicants are welcome to apply. Applicants should have a passion for and knowledge of the placement area.
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The United Nations International Computing Centre (ICC) has a limited number of places for final year or recently graduated students specializing in information technology. Eligible students are sponsored or encouraged by their institutes, during the cour ...
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Adelante Abroad offers internships in Spanish speaking countries. Internships are available in many industries and sectors, including law, administration and management, education, marketing and entrepreneurship, among others. Language components, and ful ...
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Professional Language Solutions have various teaching positions arising throughout the year and are always interested in meeting good tutors in any language. Applications are always welcome for ELT positions in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Algeria, Azerbaijan an ...
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Experiential Learning International (ELI) partners with local organizations to provide international internships in various fields including education, conservation, health care, law, business, media/communications, development and humanitarian work. Inte ...
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The programmes are available to international medical professionals who wish to learn more from a leading NHS hospital. We offer observerships in Nursing, Respiratory, Allergy, Pharmacy. Placements can last from 4 weeks to 12 weeks. Contact us for more in ...
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USEH is currently specialized in providing high quality international internships to university students/graduates from all around the world, in the fields of tourism and hotel management, business administration, finance, and engineering. Professional in ...
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In one year, this unique programme provides the skills, knowledge and experience required to identify, grow, develop and manage international development projects anywhere in the world. Programme faculty are chosen for their expertise and experience in in ...
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) accepts interns from time to time on an ad hoc basis. The internships are open to graduate or post-graduate students, who have specialized in a field related to UNECE programmes of work, namely: en ...
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The R J Cornish orchard offers seasonal jobs to fruit pickers. They provide good working conditions and work is generally available Monday to Friday with the strong possibility of Sunday work. Applications are welcome from people looking for seasonal work ...
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Zayed University has an extensive range of employment opportunities available for talented teaching faculty, and staff. They recruit both male and female teachers as English Instructors, and for other teaching positions. Most faculty commence in early Aug ...
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The objectives of the internship programme are: - To provide current students with important practical experience which complements their field of study, which at the same time will be of benefit to the UN offices to which the intern is assigned. - To pro ...
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The Commission offers every year a limited number of unpaid internships. Interns usually work on projects such as limited research or studies. Opportunities for internships are available subject to the current needs and resources of the individual Divisio ...
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