List of links

On this page we have collected some links to international organisations, internship programmes, etc.. They are intended to be a possible aid in finding an internship and starting a career. Further information and links can often be found on the websites of the listed organisations.

European Union
http://europa.eu

• For internships, you can apply directly to the institutions of the European Union or obtain a place through funding programmes such as the Carlo Schmid Programme (see also under Networks).

Federal Foreign Office
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de

• Internship Programme Abroad and Head Office
• International job pool of the Federal Foreign Office
• Distribution list for job advertisements for career starters (1x weekly)
  Inclusion in the distribution list at: 05-001@auswaertiges-amt.de

International Organisations

• German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
• German Development Institute (DIE)
  Internships in the fields of research/consultancy, training and press and public relations work
  Postgraduate programme for young professionals in German development policy (programme announced once a year in January)
• European Council
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
  offers unpaid internships not only for lawyers, there is also explicit interest in political scientists, journalists, etc.
• International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
• International Tribunal for the law of the sea (in Hamburg)
  offers unpaid internships, not only for lawyers.
• OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• OECD - Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development
  Young Professionals Programme, traineeships (unpaid), permanent positions from 3 years of professional experience onwards.
• United Nations / United Nations
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Political positions (examples of positions where MES students have completed internships, etc.)

• Directly with party members of parliament
• Liaison office of the German Bundestag in Brussels
• Representations of the individual federal states to the federal government, e.g. in the area of European and foreign affairs
• Senate Chancellery of the Mayor of Berlin, Political Coordination Department
• State Chancellery of the State of Brandenburg, Department for Europe, International Affairs

Forschungsinstitute / Stiftungen / Kulturinstitute

• Adelphi Research
• Friedrich Ebert Foundation
• Brandenburg Memorials Foundation
• Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning
• Polish Institute Berlin
• Euroregion Pro Europe Viadrina Middle Oder e.V.

Internship programmes / networks

• AIESEC, the largest student organisation; local committees in Berlin at HU and TU
• ASA programme
• BFIO - Office for Executives to International Organisations
  of the Central Placement Office (ZAV) of the Federal Employment Agency, offers
  very extensive download material, e.g. on internships and applying to international organisations
• Carlo-Schmid-Programme for Internships in International Organisations
• Mercator-Kolleg
• Study Foundation of the German People
• Association of German Employees in International Organisations
  extensive information material on working abroad; publication of a newsletter; good own link list!

Sonstiges

• Möglichkeit zur Finanzierung von Praktika im Ausland:
  europäisches Ausland: Erasmus+ über Career Center
  nicht-europäisches Ausland: DAAD
• Informationen über Praktikantenrechte erteilt students at work
• EURES - The European Job Mobility Portal
• Vielfältige Praktikumsangebote bietet auch das Career Center der Europa-Universität.
• Possibility of financing internships abroad:
  European countries: Leonardo office Cottbus
  non-European countries: DAAD
• Information on internship rights is available from students at work
• EURES - The European Job Mobility Portal
• The Career Centre of the European University also offers a wide range of internships.