Deadline: As soon as possible
Location(s)
Palestinian Authority
Overview
Internship in Palestine Program provides internationals the opportunity to live in Hebron, Palestine and intern with the Excellence Center (EC). Participants have the opportunity to learn some Arabic, gain practical experiences for their specialization, meet Palestinian people, learn more about the culture, stay with a Palestinian host family, visit different institutions, factories, refugee camps in Hebron and get know what is happening in Palestine with their own eyes.
Details
The Excellence Center was founded in June 2011. Since then around 170 interns and volunteers have worked with us from different countries like the USA, Germany, United Kingdom, China, The Netherlands and Switzerland etc. We have year round international who are volunteering, interning, studying or visiting the Excellence Center.
Excellence Center welcomes international students from all majors and nationality to apply for internship in Palestine. The internship in Palestine program is design for students who would like live in a dynamic place like Palestine to get practical experience according to their fields of interest and skills . Excellence Center issues a certificate and recommendation letter as well as credit letter for your university.
Duration and activities:
Excellence Center accepts applications year round from applicants who can do internship with our institution for 1 month. If you wish to do an internship from 2-3 months, we will be able to serve you.
The internship in Palestine program includes four main activities which will help interns getting a life changing experience in Hebron, Palestine as follow:
When is the Internship in Palestine takes place?
The Excellence Center offers internship in Palestine position year round, participant freely choose when they would like to start and end their internship.
- Learning Palestinian Arabic
- Engaging Culture, politics, and site visits
- Engaging and leading Community Development Activities
- Participating in Educational Activities
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility for Internship in Palestine program
Students who are between 18 – 50 years old are eligible to participate in the Internship in Palestine.
Excellence Center accepts applications year round from applicants who can work with our institution for 1 to 3 months.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Program’s fees:
Excellence Center charges a fee of 1250$ per month. The program fees include: pre-departure support, accommodation, some meals, full coordination while interning in Palestine, some visits to different sites in the city of Hebron.
Participants of internship in Palestine program are provided with
– 20 hours of conversational Arabic a week.
– Accommodation with a Palestinian host family or a shred flat
– Breakfast meal (5 times a week)
– Support during their time in Palestine
– Visits to different site in the city of Hebron (refugee camps, old city, different factories)
– Engagement in educational, community social activities
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.