Summer Professional Internship Program: June 1 - July 31.
Central European University in cooperation with Bard College Globalization and International Affairs program offers a select group of university students from North America and other regions a unique opportunity to gain invaluable professional experience while living abroad in Budapest, one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in Europe. Budapest is a hub for dozens of international development organizations and hundreds of local nonprofits, as well as regional offices for many Fortune 500 companies.

The Professional Internship Program at CEU places interns at a variety of private, public and non-profit organizations operating in areas such as:

- International Law & Refugees	- Human Rights & Minority Rights
- Public Health	- Education, Children & Youth
- European Integration	- Arts & Culture
- Envrionmental Policy	- Archival Research
- Media & Journalism	- International Politics & Security
- Countries in Transition	- Gender Issues
- Jewish History & Culture	- International Business & Consulting
(click here for the Fall and Spring internships)

Language

English is the operational language of the internship program.

Practical and Academic Work

Students work up to 40 hours a week for 8 weeks. Next to undertaking highly substnative internships, students take credited core seminar, which provides an academic framework to contextualize internship experience and improve students' skills in critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and written and oral expression. At the end of the seminar students are asked to submit a final written report detailing the internship accomplishments, lessons learned, and cultural experience.The core seminar is worth 3 credits awarded by Bard College for easy transfer to any US academic institution.

Dates

The Summer Professional Internship Program starts on June 1 and ends on July 31.

Admission and Placement Process

The program works on the basis of rolling admission but early applications are encouraged. Primary consideration is given to students who apply to the program before March 15, 2007. Students are informed about the acceptance to the program within 15 days after the submission of their complete application and receive documents needed to apply for a Hungarian student visa in thier country of residence. Please note: Students accepted to the program must apply for and secure the Hungarian student visa in their countries of residence before coming to Budapest to start their internships.

After receiving students' confirmation deposit credited towards the program fee, CEU staff in the US and Budapest will begin working closely with each student to ensure an appropriate internship match, taking into consideration the particular interests and skill sets of the students and the substantive opportunities available in the host organization in Budapest. CEU will help students develop an appropriate resume, cover letter and writing sample; conduct background research on the internship organization; arrange phone interviews between the student and the organization; and join the participant for the on-site interview once the participant arrives in Budapest. CEU staff are available to provide relevant assistance to the students throughout the placement period (March-May) and summer program (June-July).

Please note: The internship program is highly competitive. Students are not guaranteed an internship; assignments are developed in concert with CEU and are based on a student’s experience, interest, and internship availability.

List of Internship organizations in Budapest

A selection of Budapest-based organizations which can potentially host CEU interns:

· Amnesty International Hungary · Civil Society Development Foundation · Council of Europe Information and Documentation Center · European Roma Rights Center · European Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Freedom House · Habeas Corpus · Helsinki Committee · National Committee for UNICEF · International Organization for Migration · Menedek (Hungarian Association for Migrants) · Mental Disability Advocacy Center · NaNE (Women for Women together Against Violence) · NEKI (Legal Defense Bureau for National & Ethnic Minorities) · Open Society Institute (OSI)· OSI Mental Health Initiative · Partners Hungary Foundation · Public Interest Law initiative · TASZ (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union) · Regional Environmental Center · Roma Press Center · CEU Center for Media and Communication · DemNet (Foundation for Development of Democratic Rights) · Trafo (House of Contemporary Arts) · Metropolitan Research Institute · Hungarian Business Leaders' Forum · Hungarian Parliament.

Click here for the list of Budpaest-based internship organizations with thier short descriptions, which CEU closely cooperates with.

Please note: The above lists are not meant to be all inclusive. New internship placements are added regularly based on the students' interest and preferences.

Accommodation

The participants will stay at the CEU graduate dormitory during the time of their summer internship.

Cultural Activities

During the Summer Professional Internship Program CEU will organize a variety of cultural activities for the students, including a walking tour of the city; trips to concerts and a ballet at the National Opera House; visits to museums and cultural festivals, and trips in and around Budapest.

Program Costs

Fee for the Summer Professional Internship Program:	*$3,000
Mandatory Hungarian health insurance (two months):	*$100
*2007 figures

The fee for the Summer Professional Internship Program covers the orientation program, the internship placement, the core seminar with its 3 credits, monitoring and evaluation, and the cultural program. Each student is responsible for her own travel costs, visa fee, housing (either at the CEU dormitory or an apartment in the city) and living expenses.

Scholarships

The Summer Professional Internship Program offers financial aid on merit and need-bases to help eligible students in paying for the program. Scholarships are awarded through a highly competitive process. Students can apply for scholarships when they submit their application to the program. Undergraduate students are encouraged to check with their host college to see if any financial aid will transfer to cover the fee for the summer internship program. The scholarship application form is available below.

Applying for the Summer Professional Internship Program

Interested students must submit an application form with a statement of purpose, a resume and one recommendation letter. Additional documents must be submitted with the optional scholarship application as specified in the scholarship application form. The documents can be mailed to the address included in the application form or send by email to ceu@bard.edu.

To apply to this program, download and save the application PDF* below to your harddrive. You can fill it out electronically and e-mail back as an attachement along wih other requested documents to ceu@bard.edu. Alternatively, you may print out the PDF file, fill it out and mail it along with other documents to the address below.

• Application for the CEU Summer Professional Internship Program
• Scholarship Application for the CEU Summer Professional Internship Program (optional)

The application forms for the Fall and Spring internships click here

Address for mailing the application documents:

CEU Summer Professional Internship Program
P.O. Box 6216, Astoria, New York, NY 11106

E-mail address for sending application documents electronically and for any inquiries:

ceu@bard.edu

*To view and print the file, you may need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free.

 

Program Staff

In the United States	In Budapest, Hungary
Maciej Bartkowski, CEU Director of Recruitment, North America: Tel/Fax. +1 (347)-730-6813; Mobile: +1 (845)-546-1621; E-mail: bartkowski@ceu.hu	Andrea Matolcsi, Internship Coordinator: Tel. + (36 1) 327 3000 ext. 2377; Fax: + (36 1) 327 3190; E-mail: vismatolcsi@ceu.hu
Richard Harrill, Director Bard College Program on Globalization and Int’l Affairs: Tel. +1.212.333.7575; E-mail: harrill@bard.edu	Hanna Asipovich, Internship Coordinator: Tel. (36 1) 327 3000 ext. 2377; Fax: (36 1) 327 3190; E-mail: asipovichh@ceu.hu
Jonathan Becker, Dean of Int’l Studies, Bard College, Tel. +1.845.758.7378; E-mail: jbecker@bard.edu	Dr. Istvan Teplan, CEU Senior Vice President. Please direct questions to Helga Dorner, his assistant: Tel.: (+ 36 1) 327 3018; Fax: (+ 36 1) 327 3007; E-mail: dornerh@ceu.hu