New York, NY (1888PressRelease)
January 23, 2009 - The Cross-Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) is now accepting student applications for the 2009 program. Taking place in New York every summer from May to August, CCIP is an internship program emphasizing East-West cultural exchange and is designed for students who demand both a hands-on and cross-cultural experience. It provides participants a new glimpse of another culture's approaches to business challenges and helps participants build an internationalized portfolio, and strike a balance between hard and soft skills.
HOW TO APPLY? The program contains two sessions: May 25 to July 10, 2009 (Session I); July 13 to Aug 28, 2009 (Session II). Interested students may submit their applications via www.exploreinternship.com:
Step 1: Make sure that you meet all the requirements (program, placement, enrollment and relevance)
Step 2: Make sure that you're financially qualified
Step 3: Discuss with and receive support from your parents
Step 4: Register an account; fill out the application form (3 parts) and upload the required documents
WHEN CAN I SUBMIT THE APPLICATION? Though registration will take place from Jan 19 to Feb 28, DO NOT wait until the last second. Many positions especially those with a stipend fill up very quickly. The earlier you submit the application, the higher chance you have of being accepted.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF INTERNING ABROAD? There are literally hundreds of reasons why students should take advantage of the opportunity to intern abroad. For instance, students can broaden their horizons and gain new perspectives; learn to think and act globally; obtain career experience that may not be available in your home country…
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? Every cultural exchange internship program charges a fee unless students find the internship and handle arrangements on their own. Compared with other internship programs, CCIP's program fee is considerably low. The program costs $650 and it covers placement , basic support plus a 30-min SIM card, airport pickup, training plan write-up, emergency support, activity, training… Other costs include visa sponsorship fee, health insurance, housing, visa application fees. Visit http://www.fusia.net/ccip/index.php?choice1=CCIP&choice2=3 for more information.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE POSITIONS? Marketing, Design, Web Programming, Operation/Logistics, Media, Accounting/Bookkeeping, Reporting and Translation (Journalism), Database Developer, Social Work, Legal Assistant, Civil Engineering.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Hsiao Chi Weng (Chinese) at fusia_17 (Skype), Elizabeth Kay (English) fusia_18 (Skype) or Joseph Smith (English) fusia_11 (Skpye). Or email info ( @ ) fusia dot net dot If you have a user account, email CCIP through the User Panel's Message Center dot
Special thanks to the following host companies: Asian American Federation (AAF), Admerasia, ChinaSprout, SCO Family of Services (Center for Family Life Sunset Park), FUSIA Communications, Han Jung Li Attorney at Law, Healthmonitor Network, L3 Advertising, Sing Tao Daily News, Yu & Associates.
Special thanks to the following universities: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), The National University of the Singapore, Tamkang University, SIM University (SIM), Singapore Management University (SMU).
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