Students from a wide range of disciplines are able to apply for individual 1-4 month internships at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Headquarters and Field Offices worldwide. Depending on qualifications, these internships relate either to UNESCO's strategic activities or to administrative or technical functions. The aim is to provide an opportunity for professional experience in an international organisation which relates to and supplements interns' studies.

UNESCO does not remunerate or pay interns. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation, health insurance, and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Applicants for internship must provide a medical certificate of good health prior to being admitted to the internship programme.

Applicants must be a student in graduate or post-graduate studies or in secretariat schools / technical institutions, and have already completed at least 3 years of full time studies at a university or equivalent institution. Interns must also have excellent spoken and written knowledge of either French or English, the two working languages of the organisation (and a good knowledge of the other for some positions), and be able to use office-related software (MS Office).

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Applications must be submitted at least one month before the start of the internship. If the applicant does not receive any response within 8 months of submission, the internship has not been retained. The application form can only be submitted online via "StageWeb."

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