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IES Internships London – Full-Time Semester Internship

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London is the world’s leading city for international finance and a major driver of the global economy. While London is well established as a leader in the arts, digital communications, and marketing, it’s also a major player in education, media, politics, not-for-profits, and the startup industry, making it the perfect location for a semester-long internship abroad.

Build a global network of professional contacts while taking in everything that London has to offer. Our program guarantees an unpaid, for-credit, 14-week internship placement of at least 32-40 hours a week in the field of your choice. Develop your professional skills, your ability to communicate across cultures, and gain real work experience that will jump-start your career in today’s competitive job market.

Before you go, we work with you to find the ideal internship placement that fulfills your career goals. We’ve placed hundred of students in a wide variety of organizations and businesses. If we don’t currently work with a business or organization in your field of interest, we will search for a placement that’s right for you.

PLACEMENT EXAMPLES:

Past students have interned in placements like the examples listed below. Keep in mind that this list is by no means exhaustive. We encourage students of all majors to apply.

  • Parliamentary office working to improve government policies and the lives of constituents in their district
  • Artist management and music consultancy company
  • Finance technology start-up helping users save for their goals and create a personalized budget
  • Recruitment company focused on placing finance professionals in permanent, temporary, contract and interim opportunities
  • Boutique, independently owned investment advisory company specializing in alternate investments
  • Nationally recognized prison arts charity that encourages ex-offenders to change their lives through taking parts in the arts
  • Fashion company that works in partnership with an extensive network of international brands and partners for the distribution of quality, branded timepieces and jewelry in the UK and larger European market
  • Internationally awarded theatre company that produces over 30 productions a year
  • Social enterprise that invests in world-class, early-stage businesses that generate compelling financial and societal returns
  • Organization working to improve the health of the nation by getting more people, more active, more often
  • Small, fast growing technology company focusing on developing secure and data-driven applications with a focus on data analytics
  • Award-winning immigration law firm
  • Publishing house that publishes novels, essays, memoirs and children’s books

Don’t see what you're looking for? Just talk to your IES Internships Representative. We are always finding new opportunities.

Subjects

Subjects

  • Business
  • Education
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Marketing
  • Media and Communications
  • Arts
  • Journalism / Broadcasting
  • Non-Profit and Art Administration
  • Internship Programs
  • Theater
  • Technology
  • Museum Studies
  • Government
  • Music
  • Finance
  • Fashion Design

Required Languages:

English

Application Procedure:

Applying to an IES Abroad program is easy—just follow the three study abroad application steps outlined below. If you have any questions during the application process, visit the FAQs or contact your Program Advisor at 800.995.2300. You can do this!

1.    Check the application deadline and review the application requirements for your study abroad or internship program of interest. Plan to submit all of the required information by the deadline.

2.    Create an account or log in to complete and submit the initial online study abroad application.

3.    After 1-2 business days, sign in to your MyIESabroad account to view and submit the rest of the application requirements. You will also receive regular emails about deadlines and missing items.

Something unexpected is just around the world. Are you ready? Apply now at: https://www.IESabroad.org/apply

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