Internship programme
The GSD Internship Programme 2011/12
Introduction & Objectives
Internship projects are approved by GSD in order to ensure that they complement the programme and the job aspirations of the student. This guarantees that students make the most of the opportunity to adapt their academic knowledge to professional life in their field of interest, to explore career paths, to acquire relevant hands-on practice, and to make important professional contacts.
GSD ensures that interning students incorporate their internship experience into the academic programme, by assigning them an internship coordinator who guides them in the fulfilment of written and oral requirements:
- Researching and writing a paper on their internship (12 pages minimum).
- An oral report and discussion of the paper to be presented by the intern at the end of the internship to the internship coordinator.
In order to help students in their internship search, GSD has developed regular agreements with a network of organizations, benefitting from its Geneva location and the nearby presence of embassies, diplomatic missions, governmental agencies, NGO's, multi-national private corporations, etc.
Duration
- For Bachelor (BA-IR) students the internship programme receives 9 credits as an elective module (144 hours)
- For Master (MIR) students the internship programme receives 3 Credits as an elective module (48 hours)
In the past, GSD students have interned at:
- United Nations
- UNEP (United Nations Environment Program)
- UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
- OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
- Various Diplomatic Missions
- World Health Organization
- ILO (International Labour Organization)
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
- Various NGOs
