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Internship program details
Program title
Project Placement, Canada (Dissertation or Thesis)
Program description
RESEARCH-BASED & ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS
These specialized placements are designed for students in universities, colleges, or vocational institutes requiring a specific placement for the purposes of research or academic accreditation. These placements are at a post secondary level and require a high degree of motivation and self-management. INTERNeX has extensive experience with university accreditation systems and understands the rigorous requirements of your faculty and can organize a placement that fits to the specific requirements of your institution.
PROJECT PLACEMENT
(dissertation or thesis program):
This is a specialized project based placement in a Canadian host company for a term or semester. INTERNeX will negotiate the placement with the host organization based on the topic outlined by you or your educational institution in advance; alternatively we have extensive experience in assisting the university, our participants, and host organizations in
determining an appropriate topic. Host organizations offer you the opportunity to access company information in order to successfully complete your project. The program is usually one semester in length, but may be shorter depending on your individual requirements.
Typical Project May Include:
• Conducting a business snapshot of a companies operations in one sector (e.g. HR) or overall
• Comparing differences in a companies region specific market development strategies
• Doing a cost analysis snapshot on a companies operations, sales process, or production
• Analysing the processes involved and the efficiency of a manufacturing operation
• Analysing a companies “lean manufacturing” implementation strategy in context
• Assessing how a company has implemented a quality standard system (e.g. ISO 9002)
Additional Information:
• Your project consultation, host organization interview, placement, and project outline will all be completed before you arrive in Canada.
• Placement duration is normally a term or semester, which is outlined by your institution (12 - 26 weeks)
• You are required to provide all of your own materials (including a laptop) for the completion of your project.
Highlights
Company description
INTERNeX (1999) is Canada’s leading placement and full service placement organisation specialising in tailor-made internships, research projects, work experience, volunteer, farm, executive, relocation and accommodation services for international students, graduates and professionals.
We believe everyone needs to gain real-world, practical experience in another country and as such are committed to developing and maintaining international relationships and supporting a global community of mutual understanding through tailor made real world experiences.
Through our offices in Toronto and Vancouver we develop innovative new programs, offer support and communication from the moment you arrive until the day you get back home and provide a friendly, international team with extensive local knowledge who are dedicated to meeting and exceeding your goals. We look forward to welcoming you to Canada on one of our many tailor-made programs.
Mission statement
About Us
INTERNeX is a company about people... people who want to explore their world and experience what our global community has to offer and this has been the philosophy of our organization since we began in 1998 and still drives us today. INTERNeX staff, participants and affiliates join an organization with its eyes to a future without cultural or linguistic barriers, our people understand what it means to live in todays world, and that as members of an ever smaller and more interconnected world village, we must know what the village looks like from the other side, and from other points of view. We believe one needs to gain real, practical experience in a country, and not just be a tourist to truely learn this view...INTERNeX's people are world citizens. Our staff come from all over the world and all have travelled extensively and have all lived abroad. We are all intimately aware of the barriers and opportunities facing our participants and affiliates and participate wholly in the betterment of the global community through the provision of opportunities for understanding and awareness.
OUR VISION "The INTERNeX International Exchange strives to provide the absolute highest quality, client-centered professional development services to participants seeking on-site practical experience, and host organizations seeking to enrich their capacity for globalization."
OUR MISSION "To promote personal success and facilitate the achievement of the professional aspirations of our participants, host organizations, and staff through tailored experiential programs which foster cross-cultural understanding, and a mutually beneficial comprehension of a multicultural global community."
Canada
British Columbia
Vancouver
Term
Deadline for application
Total cost
Throughout the year
Open Application Date
€ 1250
Costs include
Open to
Age range
In-country orientation/Training
In-country staff support
Pre-departure orientation/Training
Registration fees
Written materials abroad
Written materials pre-departure
American
Australian
Canadian
European
New Zaeland
South African
World Wide
Type
Living arrangements
Religion
Accounting
Admin (Health Services)
Admin (Hospitality, Sports)
Admin (Recreation, Parks)
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Sciences
Agronomy
Animal Sciences
Anthropology
Archaeology
Architecture
Art History
Art/Fine Arts
Astronomy/Astrophysics
Au Pair
Biochemistry
Biology (General)
Biomedical Sciences
Botany
Business Admin, Management
Camp Counselor
Chemistry
Comm (Radio, TV, & Film)
Comm. Sci & Disorders
Communications
Computer Science
Cooking
Counseling
Creative Writing
Criminal Justice
Development
Ecology
Economics
Education
Engineering (Chemical)
Engineering (Civil)
Engineering (Electrical)
Engineering (Mechanical)
English as a Second Language
Entomology
Environmental Management
Environmental Sci (Atmosph.)
Environmental Studies
Family and Home Studies
Fashion Business
Fashion Design
Field-Study
Finance
Food Science and Nutrition
Forestry
Fourth World Studies
Geology
Graphic Design
Health Sciences
History
Horticulture
Hotel/Restaurant/Hospitality
Human Resources
Human Rights
Humanities
Industrial Psychology
Information Systems
Interdisciplinary
Interior Design
International Relations
Journalism
Kinesiology/Exercise Science
Labor & Industrial Relations
Landscape Architecture
Law
Liberial Arts
Library & Info Science
Linguistics
Marine Science
Marketing, Ad, PR
Mathematics
Medicine
Meteorology
Museum Studies
Music
Music Business
National Park Employment
Nursing
Occupational, Envir. Health
Performance Design
Pharmaceuticals
Philosophy
Photography
Physical Therapy
Physics
Political Science/Politics
Psychology
Public Admin, Public Pol, Govt
Ranch Employment
Real Estate
Religious Studies
Resort Employment
Sales
Scuba
Ski Resort Employment
Social Sciences
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Sports
State Park Employment
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Technology
Theater, Drama, Dance
Theology
Tourism
Urban & Regional Planning
Women's Studies
Zoology & Wildlife Science
Apartment/Flat
Group living
Home-stays
Independent living
Other
No preference
Typical application process
Other
Phone Interview
Resume
Written Application
