GLOBAL VIRTUAL INTERNSHIP
4+ weeks of remote placement with a host organization in Rwanda or Vietnam
AT A GLANCE
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Dates: Custom dates, year-round
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Duration: 4 weeks or longer
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Destinations: Rwanda | Vietnam
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Credit: 4 US credits (~ 8 ECTS credits) for eligible university students
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Eligibility: Undergrad/grad - any field and level of study
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Program fees: US $985 (4 weeks) + US $95 per extra week
Students should have already acquired a theoretical foundation and preferably a practical skill set in their discipline. To be eligible to apply for this course, students can be enrolled in any major and minor. Enrollment is generally reserved for juniors, seniors and graduate students, or by consent of the faculty sponsor. Professionals are welcome to apply for participation without credits.
To join our virtual internship program, students need a computer with reliable internet connection, speakers, a microphone, and a camera. Our courses are designed to follow U.S. academic culture and standards. The U.S. grading scale of A to F is used. Participants will receive a variety of assignments. You will be evaluated according to your course participation and engagement, a weekly reflective journal or blog, and an internship report. To be eligible to obtain the academic credits (for undergrad students), you also need to submit an essay.
1 U.S. credit (~ 2 ETCS credits) per 50 hours is available for eligible undergrad students via our academic school of record, The College of New Jersey, under a Community Field Experience.
The language of instruction is English.
Year-round (4+ weeks)
2 months prior
US $985 (4 weeks)
US $95 per additional week
US $95 per additional week
INSTRUCTORS & COORDINATORS
Meet our core team
All of our instructors and coordinators are highly experienced and resourceful professionals.
Program timeline
We are officially incorporated in New York and headquartered in Berlin. Our GEI Regional Study Centers are located in Kigali (Rwanda), Nairobi (Kenya), Cape Town (South Africa), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).We are officially incorporated in New York and headquartered in Berlin. Our GEI Regional Study Centers are located in Kigali (Rwanda), Nairobi (Kenya), Cape Town (South Africa), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
Our study abroad programs generally focus exclusively on our GEI Regional Study Centers in Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, and Vietnam. That said, institutional affiliate partners regularly request that we provide their faculty-led and custom programs also in neighboring countries. As such, we have the operational capacity and experience to provide programs across our three regions – in East Africa (Burundi, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda), Southern Africa (Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), and Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam).
We welcome applicants from all nationalities in our programs. If you seek academic credits or continuing education credits, please make sure that your home institution will accept the (typically U.S.) credits that we offer. More details about credits can be found on our program pages.
Yes, your application is only complete with the payment of a non-refundable deposit payment of US $300 that goes towards your total program fee.
Sure, if you’re still looking for answers, we’ll be happy to connect you with one of our alumni.
We have signed a School of Record agreement with The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). Undergraduate student participants of our courses are generally eligible for U.S. credits via TCNJ. You can find more information in the following blog post: Academic Credits.
Credits are not typically included in regular program fees. They typically cost an additional US $500 (4 credits), payable to us.
It can take up to 4 weeks for you or your home university to receive a transcript.
Yes. Our programs are generally inclusive. Students can be enrolled in any major or minor and can be at any level of study (both undergrad and grad).
Yes, the deposit counts toward your program balance and will hence be deducted from the final payment.
No. Your deposit is not refundable. However, should you not be able to join a program, deposits can be stored for one year and used for another GEI program after discussion with your GEI coordinator. Please contact us immediately if you need to cancel your participation.
Yes. GEI offers a variety of merit scholarships, trailblazer scholarships, and opportunity scholarships and grants. You can find further information as well as additional resources for external funding opportunities in the following blog post: Scholarships & Grants.
Don’t wait until the last minute to take care of this important point. Various options are possible (scholarships, fellowships, financial aid, grants or loans) and seeking multiple resources, including from friends and family, may be a very good idea.