Virtual Internship in International Relations
Timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
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September 27, 2020Essay
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
Confirm the number of hours completed to date. The student should provide a comment describing (at a high level) what they've worked on to date.
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Department halfway through the internship e
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September 27, 2020Essay
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a twenty-page essay, which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience, accompanied by consideration on the link between theory and practice, namely between “academic learning”
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Social sciencesSkills
research writing international relationsBring on one more students from Glendon College at York University in the International Studies program to be your virtual interns! Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the internship period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
Students are available for 240 hours of placement; these can start at any time and the end date is flexible but can extend into Fall 2020.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.
Learners
Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete 240 hours with your organization.
Project timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
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September 27, 2020Essay
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
Confirm the number of hours completed to date. The student should provide a comment describing (at a high level) what they've worked on to date.
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Department halfway through the internship e
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September 27, 2020Essay
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a twenty-page essay, which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience, accompanied by consideration on the link between theory and practice, namely between “academic learning”
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Virtual Internship Opportunity
Students can complete a substantial project for your organization over the placement period. We suggest providing a starting project, but as the placement goes on there may be other duties or projects the student is asked to complete as well. Providing a central project creates structure for the internship, and gives the student (and company) a tangible goal.
The internship should focus on the international, namely on the relations between countries, at whatever level (governmental or civil society), in whatever dimension of the international (strategic, economic, legal, diplomatic, cultural,), and wherever the experience takes place (in Canada or abroad).
The activities and tasks should be directly linked to the solution of concrete international problems and the promotion of international cooperation.
The internee must be involved with the creation and implementation of projects or programmes dealing with the solution of international conflicts and the promotion of international cooperation, in the areas of special interest to the agencies, which employ them. The projects they work on can be quite varied; for an organization with an international cooperation focus, students could work on tasks including marketing, business development, and research (to name a few).
Types of organizations that could be a fit include:
- Embassies
- Consulates
- NGOs with an international component (eg. UNICEF, Amnesty International)
- Social Enterprise with an international component
Students are bilingual, with professional fluency in French and English.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
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September 27, 2020Essay
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December 16, 2020Experience end
Timeline
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September 15, 2020Experience start
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July 16, 2020Mid-point status check
Confirm the number of hours completed to date. The student should provide a comment describing (at a high level) what they've worked on to date.
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September 24, 2020Internship Diary
The internee must keep a succinct diary of accomplished tasks, together with personal reflections on the experience and knowledge acquired during the period of the internship. A brief interim report (3 or 4 pages) must be submitted to the Department halfway through the internship e
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September 27, 2020Essay
At the end of the internship, the student must submit a twenty-page essay, which should essentially consist of a self-evaluation of the tasks accomplished during the internship experience, accompanied by consideration on the link between theory and practice, namely between “academic learning”
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December 16, 2020Experience end