Princeton University

Internships available for Global Seminar participants are listed below. Please note that you cannot apply for a Global Seminar Internship until you have accepted your offer of enrollment in a Global Seminar.

BRAZIL
EZLEARN
EZLearn is an e-learning startup with a mission to democratize access to high quality educational content in Brazil. Its first product is MeuInglês--an online course and network to learn English. The intern will adjust to the needs of the office and responsibilities may include:

• Defining new products and market requirements through strategic analysis
• Planning go-to-market propositions by evaluating and exploring strategic opportunities
• Working closely with the technology team to build new products that suit market demands
• Helping implement Web-marketing and advertising strategies
• Developing spreadsheets and presentations to showcase research, analysis, and recommendations

ILRIO
The ILRio Prep Program aims at increasing the number of talented Brazilian students at prestigious universities in the U.S. ILRio seeks to support a group of select students through a mentorship program that enables each student to develop a relationship with a professional whose academic background was acquired in an American institution. The mentoring program is a way to foster support to help candidates strengthen their applications and therefore increase the chances of being accepted.

GREECE
Archipelagos
Archipelagos is a Greek non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to the conservation of the marine and terrestrial environments of the Greek seas and islands. Archipelagos has research bases on the islands of Ikaria and Samos in Greece and is also active in various other parts of the Aegean Sea. Conservation strategies and campaigns are based on research carried out by Archipelagos’ staff and volunteer researchers and students. Their scientific research includes projects related to the studies of the marine environment such as ecology of coastal ecosystems and productive marine habitats, fisheries, marine mammal populations, and assessments of pollution sources, as well as of the terrestrial environment such as assessing biodiversity of flora and fauna and impact factors. Interns will work on a variety of possible projects related to the protection of the Aegean seas.

TURKEY
Istanbul Chamber of Industry

Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Department of Environment
The Department of Environment focuses on training, information, and consultancy services; efforts to develop environment-related legislation; corporate partnerships; forming opinions; providing awards to members in environment-related work; environmental projects; and environmental publications.
The intern would be expected to (1) prepare information documents on environmental management systems especially sector specific waste management; (2) understand the implementation of EU Environmental legislation; (3) become aware of working procedures of Turkish environmental organizations such as governmental organizations and NGOs; and (4) carry out research on clean technologies.

Istanbul Chamber of Industry, EU and Foreign Economic Relations Department
The EU and Foreign Economic Relations Department follows EU regulations and policies; informs Chamber members through seminars, workshops, publications, and bulletins; and prepares opinions for negotiations with the EU. In addition, the Department helps companies' internationalization efforts by organizing country days, country reports, creating product maps and trade maps, seeking business cooperation partners, and organizing inward and outward business delegations. The intern would contribute to the Department’s work by (1) preparing country reports about target countries; (2) preparing strategic positioning for Turkish goods in foreign markets; (3) tracking EU negotiations with other countries and developments in EU policies and regulations; (4) contributing to surveys prepared by the Department; (5) participating in inward missions; and (6) gathering data about macroeconomic indicators about Turkey and other countries.

Istanbul Chamber of Industry, SME Services Department
The SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) Services Department aims to serve member SMEs in pursuing sustainable competitiveness to cope with globalization of businesses. The Department functions as a "knowledge service" and providres information and tries to create awareness on the subjects of innovation, quality, technology, training, and finance through: publications; awareness raising activities; following and lobbying EU Framework Programmes and Turkish Industry Projects along with the preparation of a "road map" for Turkish industry to maximize the benefits of the possible membership; Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI) Vocational Training System; Industrial Design Project (working on developing university and industry cooperation); consultancy on intellectual and industrial property rights. The intern is expected to have a deep understanding of cooperative work, cooperative learning, team spirit, global perception, entrepreneurial drive and organization skills. Skills in Office programs, planning, reporting, and presentation will be complementary assets. As the intern is perceived as a department team member, s/he will have professional responsibilities in the department and will have the chance to participate in a professional environment. While the intern will be expected to contribute to the Department in all strategic (new business development, conducting research, generating and editing content for publications) and operational duties (data gathering, follow-up, seminar and training organization, etc.), the internship may be customized according to interest. Interested candidates should have good have good teamwork and organizational skills and an entrepreneurial drive. Skills in Office programs, planning, reporting, and presentation would serve as assets.