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Key Components of

Internships Abroad

Julianna Kobs, Barcelona SAE Julianna@barcelonaSAE.com

Jason Kinnear, University of Missouri kinnearj@missouri.edu

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What we’ll do today

Q &A

DISCUSSION

INTERNSHIP TOOLKIT

Discuss the key components included in a premiere internship program

From two perspectives:

The university The on-site team

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Questions for the Audience

Did you participate in an internship abroad?

Have you sent students abroad for an internship?

Do you use a provider or send students directly?

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Let’s hear it from a student

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What’s Included: Internship Package

Placement

Housing

Emergency Support

Insurance

On-site orientation

Airport Pickup

Customized placement process

(Interview, assessment on-site)

360 support from app to return

Cultural integration/excursions

Trained on-site staff

Visa assistance

Credit

Pre-departure orientation

Re-entry workshop

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Key Components of Internships:

University Perspective

Jason Kinnear

Assistant Director, Study Abroad

University of Missouri

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The benefits of Internships Abroad

•Adds to the educational value in the classroom

•Encourages students to study abroad

•Raises the profile of your office & university

•The economic factor (esp. summer)

•Increases diversity on campus

•Academic credit = income generation

•International experience for the C.V.

AND…

•Increased opportunities for students who are not able to S.A. (one of our main selling points for summer internships)

Marketing student

Sydney Australia

Summer 2009

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Models of Study Abroad

Offices – internships

University of Missouri

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University of Missouri

Decentralized structure

International Center

Departmental Study Offices

Career Services

Service Learning

Academic Departments

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Cultivate Connections

1 • Study Abroad Office

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• Career Services

• Experiential or Service Learning Office

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Discussion

Who is managing international internships at your institution?

If you are collaborating with other offices on campus, is this working well?

What can be done to optimize relationships across campus to effectively provide internship opportunities for students?

Who should providers contact first when presenting internship opportunities to institutions?

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Advising for Various Options

Logistics – Applications,

Resume, Cover Letters, & Interviews

Managing Expectations

Focus - Goal Setting/Learning

Plan

University Role

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Who to Choose?

Provider Internships

Bare-bones providers

Premier providers

Home University Internships

Faculty connections

Credit & Non-Credit Internships

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Credit vs. Non-Credit

What are the key components of an internship course on site?

Sharing experiences

Check in with ALL students

Journaling creates required reflection

Financial Aid

What are the key components of non-credit experiences?

Affordability

Continued evaluation and assessment by on-site staff

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Lots of Logistics

*Make Life Easier - Integrate with Existing Procedures

1. Application

2. Cover Letters

3. Resumes

4. References

5. Standard Study Abroad waivers, agreements, budget sheets,

etc.

6. Internship Learning Plan/Goals

7. Workshops & Seminars – Collaboration with Career Services

& Internship Coordinators

8. Consistent evaluation and refinement of learning plan/goals 16

Managing Expectations

Wash, Rinse, Repeat

Emerging Professionals – Back to the Basics

Current skills

Language ability

GPA requirements

Previous experience

Previous coursework

Cultural challenges and differences

Be flexibile but demand quality

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Managing Expectations

Current skills

Language ability

GPA requirements

Previous experience

Previous coursework

Cultural challenges and differences

Be flexibile but demand quality

Paid/unpaid

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Learning Plans & Goal Setting

Study: Goal setting activities have high impact on student

learning during in any international experience (Kitsantas,

2004)

Integrate goal-setting into existing campus policies and

expectations

SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,

and Timely

Personal, Professional, and Cultural Goals

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Learning Plans & Goal Setting

Integrate goal-setting into existing campus policies and

expectations

SMART Goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,

and Timely

Personal, Professional, and Cultural Goals

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Constructing the Premiere Internship Program

Julianna Kobs

Barcelona Study Abroad Experience

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Key Components of

Internships Abroad:

On-site Staff Perspective

End of Program

During Program

Upon Arrival

Pre-Departure

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Why is this so imporant?

Knowledge

Skills

Awareness

“Knowing why people act they way they do helps us adapt”

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Working in Unfamiliar

Environments

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Pre-Departure

Information

“You will have an internship”

“You will be interning in X field”

“Expectations for you at this specific location”

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Internship Questionnaire

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Skype interview

Internship Questionnaire

and Skype call script What is your ideal internship placement?

If your first preference isn’t an option, what else would you be interested in doing?

What tasks do you envision taking on?

Do you prefer a lot of supervision or more independence?

What experience do you have in that field?

Imagine I am talking to this company on your behalf, what should I say to them to convince them that you should work there?

Can we speak for a couple minutes in target language?

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Arrival Onsite

2 addresses: Housing & Placment

Orientation: Health & Safety, Transportation, City logistics

Orientation: Cultural differences, Personal Goals

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Cross-cultural Orientation

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Students’ initiative

Case studies of

past students

Signing a learning

agreement

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Awareness of Cultural Differencers

Goals:

Personal & Professional

During the program

No check-in

Phone call to student “how’s it’s

going?”

Continuing Evaluation

and Assessment

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During the Program

1st Evaluation (by e-mail)

To both student and placement

2nd Evaluation (in person)

Cross-Cultural Workshops to discuss, reflect, share…

Personal Space issues

Concept of time

Communication style differences

Re-visit goals

Weekly Work Logs

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End of the program

“Adios”

Packet of information about challenges of going home

Re-entry workshop & final presentations

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At the end of the program

1 Re-entry workshop: “How to use this internship

experience on your resume”

2 Final presentation by interns to Placement and on-site

staff

3 Tell them how to study abroad

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Documento

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Key Components of

Internships Abroad

Julianna Kobs, Barcelona SAE Julianna@barcelonaSAE.com

Jason Kinnear, University of Missouri kinnearj@missouri.edu

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