Global internships see more cities, positions
With the International Bulldogs programs offering more internships than ever before, Undergraduate Career Services predicts the number of applications from Yalies looking to work abroad this summer will keep pace.
The Yale-coordinated summer internship program will offer a total of 240 to 250 positions this year, up from 207 last year, although some positions are still being finalized, UCS Director Philip Jones said. UCS added three new cities to its roster this year — Istanbul, Turkey; Joao Pessoa, Brazil; and Shanghai — bringing the total number of International Bulldogs cities...
Regarding the desire for more internships in Latin America, it is quite difficult to do this because in general the concept of "internship" is widely ignored in the region. There really is no culture of doing internships in Latin America, so it is hard to create good programs in the region that will be beneficial for Yale students.