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Internships available for Global Seminar participants are listed below. We will be adding more internships and locations, so please check back.

TURKEY
Department of Environment, Istanbul Chamber of Industry
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 and alternative energies.

EU and Foreign Economic Relations Department, Istanbul Chamber of Industry
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 trademaps, 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.

Department of Research, Istanbul Chamber of Industry
The Department of Research produces several reports each year, including reports on the top 1,000 industrial firms, semi-annual industrial surveys, and monthly sectoral surveys. The Department also supports all media related material, including written press statements, TV commentaries, and press conferences. The intern is expected to be capable of (1) using Office applications to produce templates for research applications; (2) typing, proof-reading (and translating, if possible) all written material (3) entering data into Excel and Access applications; (4) conducting online research to locate the required economic data queried by other departments or the chairman’s office.

SME Services Department, Istanbul Chamber of Industry
The SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) Services Department covers the following areas: Innovation, R&D, Quality, Technology, and Intellectual Rights; Business Development; Training & Development, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Life Long Learning (LLL); Finance & Management; University-Industry Cooperation; and Issues enhancing the competitive strength of Turkish Industry. The Department seeks to stay abreast of all national and international developments and dynamics in the abovementioned areas on behalf of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry member companies. 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.

Drum for World
DRUM is a not-for-profit geared organization that aims to help cultures with admitted differences to find a common identity through a shared appreciation of music. Through concert style events, video/song production, and other music based platforms, DRUM is messaging the principles of harmony, tolerance, and respect. DRUM invites world-class Western and Eastern performers to lend their unique voices to the message. DRUM contributes end of year net proceeds to charities advocating youth empowerment as well as intercultural dialogue. Depending on timing, interns will take part in concert organizations (preplanning, booking, gathering technical equipment, ticket sales, and promotional activities) and maybe a few out of town concerts with DRUM's own singers. Normally a proficient knowledge of Turkish is necessary, but interns can be placed in the international booking department.

VIETNAM
The Vietnam Centre for Economic and Policy Research
The Vietnam Centre for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR)(CEPR), at the College of Economics, Vietnam National University Hanoi, is a research center specializing in economic and public policy studies. The intern will be expected to be involved in common activities of the Centre: conducting and presenting his/her own research, joining and contributing to discussions, editing works, etc. The student may also write a paper with support from the Centre’s faculty, etc. The Centre’s environment is multi-cultural and friendly. Some Vietnamese language skills would be useful.

Hanoi Friendship Association
Interns will teach English at the high school and in some offices in Hanoi.

Vietnam-USA Society
The Vietnam-USA Society, founded in 1945 under the name Vietnam-America Friendship Association, was one of the first bilateral friendship associations in Vietnam. The society will accept one intern who will serve either as an English Language teacher at the Vietnam-U.S. English Language Center or as reporter at the Vietnam-U.S. Magazine.