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Mount Holyoke students are eager to put their considerable talents, curiosity, and energies to work by participating in summer opportunities abroad.

Fortunately, as professors we are equally eager to help match their interests and talents with the research and service being done by our many overseas colleagues. This summer, one of my students participated in an archaeological excavation in Jordan, another worked with youth affected by AIDS in Zambia, and a third assisted a team of cataract surgeons traveling through rural Ghana. It can take a lot of work to find the right fit for each deserving student, but the rewards make it well worth the effort.

-- Lynn Morgan
Professor of Anthropology

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Home > McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives > Learning Abroad > Summer Internships

Summer Internships

Internships abroad give students the opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom in a practical setting and challenge students to adapt to a new culture within a professional context.   By doing an international internship, you can gain a global perspective on issues in your chosen field, develop competency in a cross-cultural work environment, and distinguish yourself in a competitive job market.

An international internship offers students the chance to immerse themselves fully in the host country, where they are working full-time and contibuting to the daily operations of the host organization. Working in a different cultural context challenges students to communicate across difference and develop a global perspective in their chosen academic or professional field.

Each year the College funds students for unpaid summer learning opportunities through the Universal Application Form

 

Deepika Menon Deepika Menon '07
Chennai, India

Although I didn't go abroad during the school year the way many of my friends did, I still experienced a similar transformation I had seen in them while I was in Germany over the summer; I realized that trying new things and new places was mainly about constantly seeing beyond yourself.

Read more international internship profiles...

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