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Why Intern Abroad with CEA CAPA

In today's world, it's more important than ever to secure a job upon graduation that is personally meaningful and aligns to your professional objectives. CEA CAPA's Career and Internship Abroad programs are uniquely designed to serve as your personal career development consultant. We help you build the global professional experience you need and refine the career competencies employers are seeking most in new hires.

What You Gain When You Intern Abroad With CEA CAPA

Programs designed for you

A Transformational Career Readiness Experience

  • Engage with certified career coaches to help you clarify and define your career pathway
  • Experience what it takes to succeed in your chosen career field
  • Expand your capacity to work across and within unique global and cultural contexts
Programs designed for you

Boundless Personal Discoveries

  • Develop self-confidence, resilience, and intercultural awareness
  • Make lifelong friendships
  • Discover what brings meaning to your personal and professional pursuits
Programs designed for you

Unmatched Professional Growth

  • Differentiate yourself as a job candidate
  • Build your international career network
  • Refine important career skills like communication, leadership, and teamwork within a global context

Academics

“As a CEA CAPA intern, you’ll have access to our expansive course catalog that you’ll take alongside your internship. Whether you're completing a social justice internship in Buenos Aires or a marketing internship for a startup in Barcelona, you can continue to make progress toward your academic degree requirements, too.”

Holistic Experience

“We're specialists in ensuring you have the opportunity to experience life like a local. From living in apartments located in some of the best parts of each city, to weekly social and cultural activities and unique multi-day excursions throughout your host country, CEA CAPA sets you up to make the most of your internship abroad – personally, professionally, and academically.”

Set Yourself Apart

“Fewer than 1% of college students complete an international internship. And compared to 12,300+ university interns, domestic and global, CEA CAPA’s interns demonstrate higher levels of competence in the critical career skills employers are seeking. Equipped with these skills and the elevated access to employment that internships in general will provide, completing a CEA CAPA internship is a compelling way to elevate yourself above the competition.”

Overcome the Pitfall of Underemployment

“Research has uncovered that workers who are underemployed in their first jobs are “five times more likely to remain so after five years …even at the 10-year mark, three-quarters of workers who were underemployed at year five remained underemployed.” Further, underemployed graduates earn about 27% less than graduates obtaining competitive, college-level jobs.”

Internship Opportunities

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Who is a CEA CAPA Intern?

Curious

Curious

You are interested in learning about yourself and your role as a global citizen.

Humble

Humble

You have work experience and recognize this opportunity to expand and strengthen those foundations with new colleagues around the world.

Motivated

Motivated

You are open-minded, proactive, and eager to engage in new and demanding international opportunities.

Motivated

Mission Driven

You recognize the impact of putting your best foot forward and are committed to working with your new colleagues to achieve a broader collective vision.

Adaptable

Adaptable

You see change as opportunity and embrace the unknown.

How to get started with an Internship

Find an internship

1. Pick an internship and apply

Use our Program Finder tool to find your internship and submit an Online Application and supporting materials.

Engage in career coaching

2. Engage in career coaching

CEA CAPA provides a signature career coaching program to help prepare you for your internship.

Internship Placement

3. Internship placement

Embark on your internship placement process with the guidance of our CEA CAPA Internship Specialists

Start Your Internship

4. Start your internship

Prepare for your journey abroad and take the first step towards your future career

Get a Flight Credit worth up to $750 when you apply with code* by October 17, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Interning abroad provides a unique platform to develop personal and professional skills in a culturally diverse environment, fostering adaptability and intercultural communication. It significantly enhances your résumé, distinguishing you in the eyes of potential employers and broadening your career opportunities. It will also give you the chance to create a global network of professional contacts, a valuable asset in our increasingly interconnected world of business and beyond. CEA CAPA Global Internship Programs give you the opportunity to develop the skills that employers value most, and expand your professional growth to an international scale.

CEA CAPA global internships are offered in a variety of career fields and company profiles. CEA CAPA has a network of over 2,000 host organizations globally, ranging from small-medium to large multinational companies in for profit, non-profit, startups, and government agencies sectors. Internship placements focused in business, engineering, humanities, global health and social sciences, technology, communication, fine and studio arts, foreign language and literature, sciences, and social sciences can all be accommodated. You would be matched with the most aligned placement and host organization that will allow you to develop transferable skills and connect your knowledge, skills, and interests.

CEA CAPA global internship opportunities can be found all over Europe and Australia. Global Internships can be a standalone program or coupled with study abroad courses in both the summer and semesters. CEA CAPA Global Internship Programs can offer a holistic experience of support services before, during and after the program ends including visa support, housing, academic courses, career development, and excursions.

CEA CAPA Global Internships are unpaid academic experiences where students complete an internship alongside an academic program. Academically-focused international internships take a holistic approach to the placement, often ensuring career development and projects directly related to the student’s broader career interests. Advantages of an unpaid CEA CAPA global internship include academic credit, flexibility in scheduling and hours, competitive skill development, and more.

All standard CEA CAPA global internships are credit-bearing. You will receive credit through the accompanying Global Internship Course (GIC). This will range from 3-6 credits depending on your program location, term, and length. The GIC is designed to help prepare you for your future, whether that means entering the job market or applying to graduate schools, it is through this course that you will be assessed and receive your academic credit.

Once you receive your confirmed academic schedule, you will meet with your host supervisor to establish an agreed upon, balanced work schedule, taking into consideration academic commitments while allowing time for professional engagement and development at the workplace. Semester programs include a break week from the internship placement.

Global internships offer a competitive advantage upon entering the workforce, whether you aim for full employment post-graduation or aspire to secure a higher-level paid internship back in the U.S. During your global internship with CEA CAPA, you will not only learn how to effectively articulate your newfound skills to grad schools and hiring managers but also have the chance to collaborate with and learn from professionals in your host country.

You will be able to engage in meaningful work and build relationships with international references. Depending on the location, you may even develop foreign language knowledge. This hands-on immersion in your field from a global perspective equips you with a unique and valuable outlook and exposes you to diverse working cultures and practices. The experience cultivates a global professional network and instills a global mindset, which can be instrumental for future employment opportunities.

Available Countries

Find internships you're looking for from over 13 destinations in 7 countries

Explore Some of Our Placement Examples

CEA CAPA's signature placement process aligns a unique placement to student needs and interests. This means we’re getting to know you and then identifying a placement that'll support you in developing the foundational skills exclusive to you as you transition from student to professional. These placement examples give you a taste of the kinds of experiences our past interns have had. Future placements are subject to availability and alignment to your specific professional development goals.

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Discover your interests

Discover your career interests and goals while identifying your global internship placement

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Develop expertise

Participate in an international internship complemented by a career readiness course designed to strengthen your skills in the areas employers value most

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Demonstrate value

Leverage your personalized career readiness assessment with data and feedback you can use to optimize your career search

Let's get you started!

You are a trailblazer and ready to take control of your professional future.

Our certified Career Coaches and Internship Team are ready to mentor you through a process that will support your transformation from student to professional.

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