UNC Charlotte Office of Education Abroad

Other Abroad Options

If you are interested in an international experience that includes more than study or does not include study at all, you may want to consider interning, working, volunteering, or simply traveling in another country. We have provided some links for these types of opportunities. There is also information available in the International Resource Center in the Office of Education Abroad (256 College of Health and Human Services) on all these topics.

Internships Abroad:
An internship is usually a combination of coursework for credit & a supervised work experience for credit, in a government agency or a profit or non-profit agency or company. They must be carefully planned in advance in order for you to receive credit. Very few internships are paid; some of them include room and board expenses as part of the internship. Church in Monterrey, Mexico At UNC Charlotte, internships abroad are arranged jointly by the University Career Center, the Office of Education Abroad, and the department granting credit.

For information about our sponsored internship programme in London click here.

For students who either do not need or do not want credit as part of their overseas experience, you may want to consider working or volunteering abroad.

Work Abroad:
In most countries, including the USA, non-citizens require special permission to work legally. This permission is usually in the form of a work visa. There are agencies that facilitate the process of obtaining a work visa, especially for students or recent graduates. Street Scene in Asian City Other legal work opportunities abroad include au pair placements (quite common in Europe) where you live with a family and care for the children in exchange for room, board, and expenses. There are also special English-language teacher programs that will help you find teaching or tutoring jobs. Not all of them require teacher training or certification. If you’re interested in working abroad in a non-English-speaking country, plan to acquire some language (the more the better) before applying! Also, don’t expect to make lots of money on these types of work abroad experiences. You will break even on some, and others will cost you money, but they’re experiences of a lifetime!

For links to other web sites that include information about working abroad, click here.

Volunteer Abroad:
You can volunteer your services to work in many foreign countries on important community projects involving health care, agriculture, community development, language training, youth camps, house-building projects, etc. Sometimes your volunteer work can be turned into a “service learning” internship for credit, by discussing it IN ADVANCE with your academic advisor and carrying out research or some type of learning project in conjunction with your volunteer responsibilities.

For links to other web sites that include information about volunteering abroad, click here.

WORK OR INTERN ABROAD

http://www.goabroad.com
Study, work/intern, travel, volunteer opportunities

http://transitionsabroad.com
Study, travel, work abroad resources

http://www.iaesteunitedstates.org
Paid internships in Engineering, science and Architecture

http://www.cdsintl.org/
Paid internship opportunities in Germany

http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/hr/student
US State Department internships abroad

http://www.idealist.org
Domestic and international job, internship and volunteer opportunities

http://www.bunac.org
British Universities North America Club organizes work opportunities in England and Australia

http://www.ciee.org/
Council’s work programs

http://www.interexchange.org
Non-profit work placement organization

http://www.summerjobs.com
Summer and seasonal jobs

http://www.infojapan.org/j_info/visit/jet/
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program…teach English in Japan

http://rtpnet.org/~intintl/
Internships International

http://www.ifeparis.org/
Intern in Francophone Europe

http://www.marist.edu/international/index.html
Marist College’s study/intern opportunities

http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/index.html
Data base of international work and intern opportunities

VOLUNTEER ABROAD

http://www.idealist.org
Date base of international job, internship and volunteer opportunities

http://www.charity.org/
A directory of international service agencies

http://www.goabroad.com
Study, work/intern, travel, volunteer opportunities

http://www.globalvolunteers.org/
Worldwide volunteer opportunities

http://www.peacecorps.gov/home.html
Peace Corps site

http://www.ipsl.org
The International Partnership for Service Learning

http://www.vfp.org
Volunteers for Peace site

http://www.volunteerinternational.org/
Explore many volunteer opportunities

TRAVEL ABROAD

http://www.worldsmart.org
The WorldSmart Leadership Program is a semester-long, study abroad program for international youth, ages 18-29.

http://www.statravel.com
Resources, discount tickets, rail passes…

http://www.eurail.com
Eurail homepage

http://www.iyhf.org
Hostelling International

http://www.europeanhostels.com/
List of over 1,550 hostels in Europe

http://www.oanda.com/converter/travel
Currency converter

http://visa.via.infonow.net/locator/global/jsp/SearchPage.jsp
Visa ATM locator and information

http://travel.state.gov/visa/americans/americans_1252.html
Passport and visa information

http://www.traveldocs.com/
Visa expediter

http://embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm
Embassies abroad

http://travel.state.gov/
US State Department info

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
World Factbook

http://www.atlapedia.com
Country facts and maps

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock
Check out the different time zones

http://www.ecola.com
Links to newspapers and magazines worldwide

http://www.wn.com
World news

http://www.budgetraveler.com/
Budget travel information

http://www.lonelyplanet.com
Site for the popular travel book

http://www.towd.com
Tourism offices worldwide directory

http://www.iagora.com
Network with other travelers and links

http://www.journeywoman.com
Travel magazine for women

http://www.indiana.edu/~overseas/lesbigay/student.htm
Resources and information for gay, lesbian and bisexual students

http://www.youreable.com/TwoShare/getPage/03Travel/Site/Introduction
Disability Net: Travel and links for disabled travelers

http://www.miusa.org
Resources for disabled travelers


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