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Work Experience and Internship Opportunities
Information on internship opportunities at the partner universities universities:
In recent years, IMESS students have enjoyed internships in the following organisations:
| Organisation Field of Work Website Location | |||
| African Union Commission Head Office | Economic Affairs | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| Austrian Embassy | International Affairs | link | London |
| Belgian Embassy | International Affairs | link | Kiev |
| Camden LGBT Forum | LGBT Affairs | link | London |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | International Affairs | link | Washington, DC |
| Cold War History Research Center at Corvinus University of Budapest | History | link | Budapest |
| Creative Centre Carnation | Creative Industry | link | Tartu |
| DAPD News Agency | Media | link | Various in Germany |
| European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) | Minority Rights | link | Various |
| German Federal Foreign Office | International Affairs | link | Berlin |
| Hill+Knowlton | Consultancy | link | The Hague and Amsterdam |
| Information Office of the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Regional development | Brussels | |
| International Centre for Democratic Transition | Democracy promotion | link | Budapest |
| Marks and Spencer China | Retail | Shanghai | |
| PBN Moscow | Communications Consultancy | Moscow, Washington, Kiev, Almaty | |
| Redgate Capital | Asset Management and Investment Banking | link | Tallinn |
| The Risk Advisory Group | Risk Management Consultancy | Various, inc. London and Moscow | |
| Romany Museum | Ethnic minority issues | Brno | |
| Study China Programme | N.A. (a short study programme that may include an internship) | link | China |
| UCL Institute of Child Health | Health | link | London |
| United Nations Development Programme, Bratislava | Public Policy | link | Bratislava |
| United Nations Development Programme, Montenegro | Public Policy | link | Podgorica |
| United Nations Global Compact | Sustainable and responsible business | link | New York |
| Urban Green Energy | Renewable Energy | link | UK and other |
| Verification Research, Training and Information Centre | International cooperation | London | |
| Women for Women | Women’s Affairs | link | London |
Selected internship programmes of potential interest to IMESS students:
| Organisation | |||
| ABA Rule of Law Initiative (Europe & Eurasia Division) | Public Service Project of the American Bar Association | link | Various |
| Adam Smith Institute | Economic and Social Policy | link | London |
| Amnesty International | Human Rights | link | London (Geneva, New York) |
| Article 19 | Human Rights | link | London |
| Asian Development Bank | Economics, Energy, Infrastructure | link | Manila or world-wide |
| BBC | Media / Broadcasting | link | UK-wide |
| Belgrade Open School | Education NGO | link | Belgrade |
| Blackstone Group | Finance | link | London, New York and world-wide |
| British Council | Education, culture and society | Various | |
| British Embassies in the Region – check individual embassy websites for updates | International Affairs | link | Various |
| British Embassy in Prague | International Affairs | link | Prague |
| Business Monitor International | Risk Assessment | London | |
| Centre for Enterprise | Business and Economics | link | London and Leicester |
| Center for the Study of Democracy | Politics | Sofia | |
| Centre for Economic and Social Development | Economics | link | Baku |
| Centre for Economic Policy Research | Economics | London | |
| Centre for Policy Studies | Public Policy | link | London |
| Centre for Social and Economic Reform (CASE) Ukraine | Economic Affairs | link | Kiev |
| Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation | Finance | London | |
| CentreForum | Public Policy | link | London |
| Chatham House | International Affairs | London | |
| Civitas: The Centre for the Study of Civil Society | Public Policy | London | |
| Control Risks | Risk Management | link | London |
| Counterpoint | Global Think Tank | link | London |
| Demos | Political Science | link | London |
| EastWest Initiative | Global Think Tank | link | Various |
| EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction & Development) | Economics, Finance, Banking | link | London |
| Ecologia Youth Trust | Youth and Environmental Charity | link | Russia |
| EIB (European Investment Bank) | Economics, Finance, Banking | link | Luxembourg and world-wide |
| Ernst&Young | Tax, Assurance, Audit | link | London and world-wide |
| ESRC Internship Scheme | Economics and Society | link | Various within UK |
| Eurasia Foundation | Communications, Public Policy | link | Washington D.C., USA |
| European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) | Minority Rights | link | Flensburg, Germany, or Tblisi, Prishtina, Skopje |
| European Commission Traineeships | International Affairs | link | Brussels / Luxembourg |
| European Council on Foreign Relations | Pan-European Think Tank | link | Berlin / London / Paris |
| European Council on Refugees and Exiles | Human Rights | link | London and Brussels |
| European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) | Human Rights | link | London |
| European Parliament | International Affairs | link | Luxembourg |
| European Union Delegation to NYC | Politics | link | New York City |
| European Union Delegation to Washington | Politics | link | Washington, D.C. |
| Fabian Society | Public Policy | link | London |
| Human Rights Watch (HRW) | Human Rights | link | London (Brussels, Berlin, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., New York City) |
| ILO (International Labor Organization) | Law, Economics, Political Science | link | Geneva and world-wide |
| Institute for Fiscal Studies | Finance | link | London |
| Institute for Public Policy Research | Public Policy | link | London or Newcastle |
| Institute of International Affairs in Prague | International Affairs | link | Prague |
| Institute of Public Affairs (Warsaw) | Public Policy Think Tank | Warsaw | |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | Energy | link | Vienna |
| International Crisis Group | Conflict Prevention | London (and Brussels) | |
| International Institute for Strategic Studies | Strategic Studies | London (and Washington D.C.) | |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Poverty, Society | link | London |
| KAS (Korad Adenauer Stiftung) | Political science, Economics | link | Sankt Augustin, Germany and world-wide |
| Kennan Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center | Everything | link | Washington, D.C. |
| Marker Global | Risk Assessment | link | London |
| Minority Rights Group (MRG) | Minority Rights | link | London |
| National Centre for Social Research | Social Research | link | London and Edinburgh |
| National Institute of Economic and Social Research | Economics, Social Research | link | London |
| NATO Defence College | Politics, Security | link | Rome, Italy |
| NATO Headquarters, Supreme Allied Command Transformation | Politics, Security | link | Norfolk, VA, USA |
| NATO HQ | Politics, Security | link | Brussels |
| NATO Parliamentary Assembly | Politics, Security | link | Brussels |
| NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | Politics, Security | link | Mons, BE |
| Nera Economic Consultancy | Economics | link | London |
| New Economics Foundation | Economics | link | London |
| New Local Government Network | Government | link | London |
| New Policy Institute | Politics, Society | link | London |
| OAS (Organization of American States) | Politics, Economics, Development | link | Washington, D.C. |
| Open Society Foundation | Society | link | London |
| Open Society Initiative | Society | link | Budapest |
| Open Society Institute | Public Policy | link | Various |
| Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) | Regional Security | link | Prague and Vienna |
| Overseas Development Institute | International Development | link | London |
| Partners for Democratic Change (Europe & Eurasia) | Conflict and Change Management | link | Various |
| Policy Exchange | Policy Development | London | |
| Policy Network | Public Policy | link | London |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers | Tax, Assurance, Audit | link | London and world-wide |
| Psychologists for Social Responsibility | Society | link | Washington, D.C. |
| Pushkin House | Culture | link | London |
| Regulatory Policy Institute | Economic Policy | link | London |
| Royal United Servies Institute for Defence Studies | Defence | link | London |
| Rule of Law Initiative | Law | link | Belgrade, Kiev, Baku, varies |
| Runnymede Trust | Minority Rights | link | London |
| Smith Institute | Social Policy, Economics | link | London |
| Social Market Foundation | Economic and Social Policy | link | London |
| The BEARR Trust | Health NGO | link | London |
| The British Council – check individual country websites for updates | Education and Culture | link | Various |
| The Delegation of the European Union to Russia | International Affairs | Moscow | |
| The Finnish Institute | Education, Cultural and Social Affairs | link | London |
| The Foundation for the Relief of Disabled Orphans (FRODO) | Charity with focus on Central Europe and the Balkans | link | Various |
| The German Marshall Fund of the United States | Public Policy, International Affairs | Various | |
| The Great Baikal Trail | Environmental NGO | link | Lake Baikal region, Russia |
| The World Bank | Various | link | Worldwide |
| The Young Foundation | Public Policy | link | London |
| UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) | Economics, Social science, Development | Everywhere | |
| UNDP Turkey | Economics, Social science, Development | link | Turkey |
| UNDP China | Economics, Social science, Development | Beijing | |
| UNDP Azerbaijan | Economics, Social science, Development | Baku | |
| UNDP Georgia | Economics, Social science, Development | link | Tbilisi |
| UNESCO | Education / Culture / International Affairs | link | Paris and worldwide |
| UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation | International Development | Paris and world-wide | |
| United Nations | Politics | Everywhere | |
| United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | International Affairs / Economics | link | Geneva |
| United Nations Headquarters | Politics | New York City | |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Human Rights | link | Geneva |
| United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Refugees | link | Geneva and world-wide |
| Unlock Democracy | Politics, Democracy | link | London |
| Wilton Park | Executive agency of the Foreign Office – foreign affairs and public policy events | link | West Sussex, UK |
| Women’s Democracy Network | Politics, Social Policy | link | Washington, D.C. |
| Woodrow Wilson Center | Everything | link | Washington, D.C. |
| World Trade Organisation | Economics | Geneva | |
Useful internet search portals
| EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal | http://ec.europa.eu/eures/ |
| Europlacement | http://www.europlacement.com/ |
| UCLU Volunteers | http://uclu.org/volunteers/ |
| w4mp (Working for an MP) | http://www.w4mpjobs.org/ |
"Studying at SSEES provided a program to hone my methodological research skills and deepen my understanding of the political and security concerns in Eastern Europe. Later, while studying in Moscow, I was able to put my regional knowledge into practice as well as further develop my language skills."