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2016 World Trade Organization Internship Programme in Geneva, Switzerland

Applications are invited for the World Trade Organization internship programme in Geneva, Switzerland. Interns are recruited from among nationals of WTO Members state. The minimum age for an intern shall be 21 years and the maximum age 30 years

 

Applications are invited for the World Trade Organization internship programme in Geneva, Switzerland. Interns are recruited from among nationals of WTO Members state. The minimum age for an intern shall be 21 years and the maximum age 30 years. Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns’ knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more generally. Paid interns receive a daily allowance of CHF 60 (including weekends and official holidays falling within the selected period).

Field of Internship: The WTO Secretariat maintains a limited internship programme for postgraduate university students wishing to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system.

Course Level: Internship

Internship Provider: World Trade Organization

Internship can be taken in Geneva, Switzerland

Eligibility: Interns shall meet the following criteria

  • Interns are recruited from among nationals of WTO Members state.

  • Interns will have completed their undergraduate studies in a relevant discipline (e.g. economics, law, political science, international relations), and shall have completed at least one year of their postgraduate studies.

  • The minimum age for an intern shall be 21 years and the maximum age 30 years.

  • A roster of suitable candidates is maintained from which interns are selected. In addition to the regular internship programme, the need may also arise to recruit interns at short notice for particular tasks. These recruits will also be drawn from the roster. Names will not be maintained on the roster for longer than one year.

Internship Open for International Students: Nationals of WTO Members state are eligible to apply for this internship programme.

Is this paid internship? Paid interns receive a daily allowance of CHF 60 (including weekends and official holidays falling within the selected period). No other remuneration of any kind shall be paid.

Internships take place in Geneva, Switzerland only. Travel expenses to and from Geneva cannot be paid by the WTO, and such travel is not covered by the Organization’s insurance. Interns are also responsible for their own insurance cover for illness and accidents while they are working at the WTO.

The WTO may also employ unpaid interns funded from external sources.

Internship Description: The WTO Secretariat maintains a limited internship programme for post-graduate university students wishing to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system. Only a limited number of such internship posts is available.

A number of awards offered: Only a limited number of such internship posts is available.

Internship Duration: Internships are generally of a duration of up to 24 weeks, the length of the internship depending on the project the interns is requested to work on, and on the needs of each Division

How to Apply: The mode of application is online.

Internship Application Deadline: Intake to the programme is on a continuing basis, with no specific recruitment period. There is no opening or closing date for applications.

Further Official Scholarship Information and Application

by Scholarship Positions on May 28, 2016 in Uncategorized