Overseas Professional and Intercultural Training
Gain substantive professional experience through internships in business, STEM, and social issues in 20 countries throughout the Balkans, the Baltics, and Eurasia.
Through the Overseas Professional and Intercultural Training (OPIT) program’s six-week, English-language internships, students gain the substantive overseas professional experience and intercultural communication skills demanded by today’s global market. American Councils on-site staff arrange internship placements and provide ongoing support to participants. Internships in the fields of business, democracy-building, ecology, human rights, law, public health, journalism, and women’s issues are available throughout Eurasia and Southeast Europe. No foreign-language study is required.
Academic Focus: various professional internship disciplines; intercultural skills
Internship Disciplines:
• Democracy Building and Human Rights
• Business and Law
• Education Management
• Gender and Women’s Issues
• Journalism and Mass Media
• Public Health
• Ecology and Environmental Issues
• Social Services