Global Opportunities

Be a force for good for a world in need

Seek opportunities to expand your societal awareness through international programs that promote cultural fluency.  

Global competencies, cross-cultural fluency and language skills are among the top 10 career competencies employers are seeking today. If you are interested in expanding your cross-cultural experience, consider interning in another country.  Important to keep in mind, all countries have visa and work permit regulations, so be sure to gather country-specific information. GoinGlobal’s Country Career Guides are an excellent resource for work permit and visa regulations, financial considerations, resume/cv guidelines, interview tips and cultural advice.

To gain greater fluency in a language, see the Notre Dame Language Opportunities Programs, Critical Language Scholarship  or the Boren Scholarships/Fellowships for critical languages (connect with the Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement regarding the latter two) You can also utilize the study abroad Petition Program through NDI to meet an academic or curricular need not available through existing Notre Dame programs.

Sample Employers

International students seeking

• International Summer Service Learning Program - Center for Social Concerns
• ERRELegal Real Estate Law Firm - Rome Global Gateway Program
• Youth Business International - Notre Dame London Program
• Abbey Theater - Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre Dublin
• Bank of Ireland - Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre Dublin
• Ashinaga Japan
• CAFOD - Just One World
• L’Oreal
• NATO
• U.S. Peace Corps
• U.S. State Department summer internships

Finding and Applying

It can be difficult to determine the quality and substance of opportunities abroad. We cannot guarantee the quality of internship or job that you may find through some of these resources. Where possible we have included Notre Dame based opportunities. As a general rule, we do not recommend internships for which you pay a program or job opportunities that sound too good to be true - everything provided, including a salary.

One of the best resources for your global opportunity research is the Notre Dame alumni network. Connect with the Notre Dame Club and alumni in the location of interest through the Alumni Association's Club Directory and IrishCompass. Do your research first and know what kind of experience you are seeking and what you want to gain from it. Ask for their advice on the feasibility and options for an internship or job opportunity in their country. 

Resources

Worldwide

• GoinGlobal - global internship and job database; career guides by countries, international and U.S. cities which list numerous online job sites for every country covered, work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines, employment trends, salary ranges, networking groups, cultural/interviewing advice

• CareerShift - internet web crawler to find internships, jobs, contacts and companies in the U.S.; Canada; Mexico; a majority of South America including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; most of Europe including Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom; Asia including Russia. And Oceania including Australia, and New Zealand

• Academic Internship Council Customized Internship Programs

• Ashoka - search for internship; focus on social entrepreneurship

• BCA Study Abroad Programs - summer study programs

• Beacon Fellowship - The Beacon Fellowship is a global 4- or 8-week internship for undergraduate students interested in business, consulting, or parallel fields.

• Bunac - extensive support services for international intern and work abroad programs

• Center for Social Concerns International Summer Service Learning Program

• Cool Works Abroad 

• Volunteer Forever 

• Cultural Vistas Fellowships - 15 fellows selected for 8-week summer internships in Argentina, Germany, and Hong Kong

• Gilman International Scholarship - supporting students with high financial need and historically underrepresented in higher education; must be U.S. citizen or U.S. national; talk to Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested

• Global and globally-related internships -  listed by Notre Dame Kellogg Institute

• Graduateland - Europe’s largest career portal for students and graduates

• HELP International - internships

• InternHQ 

• International Bridges to Justice - law-related internships primarily in Africa, Asia, and South Pacific; see the Internship Opportunities pdf

• International Cooperative Education - summer internships across many industries, including science and engineering; placement fee; most placements pay stipend or salary

• International Volunteer HQ - focused on affordable,ethical, sustainable value to communities volunteer experiences

• Idealist - domestic and global nonprofit, NGO, and public service opportunities

• IAESTE - STEM focused internships abroad 

• Kellogg Institute Experiencing the World Fellowships - freshmen and sophomores

• Kellogg Institute Summer Entrepreneurial Internships

• Payne International Development Fellowship Program - fellowship funding for 2-year Master’s program in international development or another area relevant to the work of U.S. AID Foreign Service; see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement 

• Peace Corps - 2-year U.S. federal government volunteer program

• Putney Student Travel - lead and facilitate high school student cross-cultural programs

• Rangel Scholars Summer Enrichment Program - 6 weeks; must be U.S. citizen; see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement 

• Samuel Harrington Public Service Award - funding for 1 year of project-based service anywhere in the world

• Season Workers - summer jobs in camps, holiday parks, various seasonal businesses

• Student International Business Council (SIBC) - Notre Dame student organization

• Fulbright Teaching English Assistantship - must be a U.S. citizen

• Thomas Pickering Graduate Fellowship Program - must be seeking admission to 2-year, full-time, campus-based Master’s program; see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

• Transitions Abroad - intern, work, volunteer, teach English, au pair abroad

• WOOF International - live and learn on organic farms 

• Worldwide NGO Directory - extensive list of NGOs by country/region

By Region

North America

Canada

• Opportunities/Job Boards

  • British Columbia ND Alumni Club

  • Edmonton ND Alumni Club

  • Toronto/Central Ontario ND Alumni Club

  • Talent Egg

  • Wow Jobs

Mexico

• Notre Dame Puebla Study Abroad Program

• Opportunities/Job Boards

  • SIP Mexico 

  • CEMLA Monetary policy, financial stability, banking regulation Center

  • C Minds Internships - Adapting new technologies for social impact

  • Dalberg - Careers Information Webinars; check for available internships

  • Global Companies offering internships/jobs in Mexico:

    • Loreal

    • Pepsi

    • Coca-Cola

Latin America

• Accion - building a financially  inclusive world with economic opportunity for all

• Aliados - build community business based on biodiversity in the Amazon and the Andes

• Amigos - summer immersion, gap year, full-time opportunities

• Habitat for Humanity Global Village

• Manna - volunteer, summer internships and 3-13 month program directing addressing the cycle of poverty in Ecuador and Nicaragua

• Maximo Nivel - volunteer, TEFOL/TESOL certification - Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rica

• Notre Dame Latino Studies Summer Cross-Cultural Leadership Program

• Princeton in Latin America - year-long post-graduate opportunity with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations

Brazil

• Notre Dame Study Abroad 

  • Sao Paulo 

  • Brazil Summer

• Opportunities/Job Boards

  • Sao Paulo ND Global Center

  • Brazil list of “friendly doors”-don’t necessarily have an internship posted, but a Notre Dame alum or friend has volunteered to make an introduction for a student, and many students have attained internships in this way 

  • ND Brazil Internship Guide

Chile

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Santiago, Chile

• Opportunities/Job Boards

  • English Opens Doors - teach English in Chilean public schools

  • Santiago ND Global Center 

Europe

• Notre Dame Nanovic Institute Internship and Service Grants

• Nanovic Research Grants

• Nanovic Language Study Grants

• Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - internships in various European countries

France

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Angers

  • Paris Diderot
  • Paris Science Po

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Cultural Services Internship in the Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.

  • Teaching Assistant Program - also see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement regarding TAPIF

  • Pasteur Foundation - summer internship

United Kingdom

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • St. Andrews

  • London Kennedy Scholars 

  • London 

  • Oxford

• Opportunities/Job Boards 

• Hansard Scholars Programme - 12-16 week summer program

• Fulbright UK Summer Institutes - talk to Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested in applying

• INSTEP - academic program focused on European perspective on economics, politics, law and international relations

• Reed 

• Jobsite UK

• Digital Careers Portal - also see the “search jobs” link

Ireland

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Dublin DCU (Engineering)

  • Dublin TCD 

  • Dublin UCD 

  • Galway 

  • Dublin Summer 

• Opportunities/Job Boards
  • Keough Naughton Notre Dame Centre Dublin Internships 
  • Irish Jobs
  • Jobs.ie

 

Germany

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • German Engineering Summer Program

  • Berlin Summer

  • Berlin

  • Heidelberg

  • German Immersion Summer Program

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals - exchange program and intensive German language training; see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested

  • Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program 

  • German-American Internship Program

Spain

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Toledo

  • Toledo Summer Program

  • Alcoy Engineering Spring Program

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Maddeas Language Assistant Program 

  • North American Language and Culture Assistant in Spain

  • Spanish National Cancer Research Center - internships

  • Toledo Summer Internships - contact Rafael Guerra (Red Cross, TV and radio, Parliament, and more)

Russia

• Notre Dame Study abroad

  • Moscow, St. Petersburg, or Vladimir

  • Moscow and St Petersburg Summer

• Opportunities/Job Boards

  • Expat - internships difficult to obtain as a non-Russian citizen

  • GoinGlobal Russia Country Guide provides helpful job and internship search info

Africa

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • Dakar, Senegal

  • Kigali, Rwanda

  • Nairobi, Kenya

  • Rabat, Morocco

  • South Africa summer sessions 1 and 2

• Opportunities/Job boards 

  • African Impact 

  • Princeton in Africa - post-graduate, year-long opportunity

  • VACorps 

New Zealand

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Infrastructure Asset Management Course (Auckland) - 3 week intro course

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Summer Jobs in New Zealand - or “winter” jobs if you’re seeking May through August

  • Skills Shortages - NZ government encourages immigrants with these skills to apply

  • Organic Farm Internships

Australia

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Fremantle 

  • Perth

  • Sydney

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Summer Jobs - or “winter” jobs if you’re seeking May through August

  • Summer and Seasonal Jobs, Internship and Academic Programs - scroll down for key articles, great listing of internship and academic/experiential programs

  • CareerDC - arrange internships across many industries; check for fee

Asia 

• Asia-Pacific Jobs with Coca-Cola - other countries as well

• Asia Options - guide to jobs and internships, study, and life in Asia, 

• Freeman ASIA Scholarship - funding for high financial need to study abroad in Asia; talk to Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested

• Intern Asia - appears organized, well-connected, breadth of industries, all fee-based

• LUCE Scholars Program - year-long post-graduate program

• Princeton in Asia - post-graduate year-long fellowship with Asian host organizations contributing to global issues at the local level

China

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Study Abroad in China - multiple programs

  • Summer Programs - language, engineering, global professional experience, service learning

• Opportunities / Job board

  • China ESL - teaching opportunities; details about jobs

  • China Jobs Portal - supported by LockinChina, the largest online recruiting platform for overseas talent

  • LinkedIn Jobs - search for China and “entry level” or “internships”

  • NextStep Internship Programs - also see pricing info and program terms and conditions

  • NTK Academic Group - teaching opportunities in Hong Kong

  • Pioneer & Beyond - teach English in China

India

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • American India Foundation Clinton Fellowship for Service in India -  see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested

  • Teach for India - two-year, full-time teaching program

  • Careers India

Japan 

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Tokyo Keio - Spring, sophomore and junior

  • Nagoya 

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • AEON - leading Japanese corporation in the field of English language education

  • Elite Prep Careers - scroll down to Asia; about Elite Prep

  • GoinGlobal Japan Country Guide - see online job sites; links if you have GoinGlobal open

  • Interac Assistant Language Teacher -  also promoted by Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholar Programs 

  • JET - Japan Exchange and Teaching Program; highly regarded teaching program

  • Nano Japan IREU - international research experience for undergraduates

Korea

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Seoul

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Aclipse - English teaching program (locations also include China and Vietnam)

  • Asia Options - finding non-teaching jobs and internships in Korea (other locations include China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Japan)

  • English Program in Korea (EPIK) - also promoted by Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

  • Noumena - college prep, SAT/ACT prep education program using the Noumena Method

  • Seoul Job Fair - a 'meeting place’ to connect foreign job seekers with domestic companies

  • Scope of employment for foreigners - provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Government

Nepal

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Internship Nepal - fee-based program; internships in political studies, medical, human rights and  journalism/photojournalism; if interning is connected with research, funding may be available from CUSE or Kellogg

Thailand

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • Teach Thailand Corps - empower underserved youth and future leaders through English instruction

  • Several fee-based programs with internship placement

    •  Asia Internship Program - Thailand

    • CIS Abroad Chiang Mai International Internship Program

    • World Endeavors Internship in Bangkok

Middle East

• Notre Dame Study Abroad

  • Amman - volunteer, research, or internship opportunities are also available 

  • ISSLP in Jerusalem - Center for Social Concerns International Summer Service Learning 

  • Jerusalem - includes opportunity to work with local NGO’s and engage with local religious, political, and civil societies leaders

  • Jerusalem Summer Session

• Opportunities / Job boards

  • American University in Cairo: Presidential Associates Program - see Flatley Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement if interested

Additional Resources

Organizations on Campus

• Africana Studies Club of Notre Dame

• Asia Pacific Business Club

• Brazil Club of Notre Dame

• Canadian Association of Notre Dame Youths

• Caribbean Student Association (CARIBSA)

• Chinese Culture Society

• European Union of Notre Dame

• Filipino-American Student Organization of Notre Dame

• French Club

• German Club, Notre Dame

• Hong Kong Student Association

• Indonesian Student Association (PERMIAS)

• Irish Club of ND

• Italian Club, Notre Dame

• Japan Club

• Korean Student Association

• Latino Student Alliance (LSA)

• Russian Club

• South Asian Student Association of Notre Dame

• Student International Business Council

• Student Voices for Palestine

• Taiwanese Student Association

• Vietnamese Student Association of Notre Dame