A number of official institutions and other organisations offer internships for students of English. See below for links to positions at:
- German International Schools
- Goethe Institut
- Schools and Young Adult Institutions
- Other Organisations
Note that all such internships must be applied for independently - the university does not control the application process.
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German International Schools
Deutsche Schule, London – www.dslondon.org.uk/uber-uns/stellenangebote/praktika
St Kilian’s German School, Dublin – www.kilians.com/our-school/praktikum-2/
German-American International School, Silicon Valley (California) – www.gais.org/about-us-internship/
German International School, Boston – www.gisbos.org/about-us/career-opportunities/
German International School, Cape Town (South Africa) – dsk.co.za/
Deutsche Höhere Privatschule Windhoek (Namibia) – http://www.dhps-windhoek.de/
Deutsche Schule, Nairobi (Kenya) – www.dsnairobi.de/index.php?article_id=114&clang=0 (school) and www.dsnairobi.de/index.php?article_id=173&clang=0 (kindergarten)
German International School, Sydney – www.germanschoolsydney.com/de/working-with-us-1-1/internships
German School, Melbourne – see here
Note: for the vast majority internships at German International Schools, you will usually need to apply at least a year in advance. Deadlines are usually the previous September at the latest. For example, as of June 2018, most schools are currently looking for interns from January 2019 or even later.
Goethe Institut
Goethe Institut, London – www.goethe.de/ins/gb/lon/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Dublin – www.goethe.de/ins/ie/de/dub/uun/prk.html
Goethe Institut, Glasgow – www.goethe.de/ins/gb/gla/uun/prk/deindex.htm
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Goethe Institut, Sydney – www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/uun/prs/enindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Melbourne – www.goethe.de/ins/au/lp/uun/prm/enindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Wellington – www.goethe.de/ins/nz/de/wel/uun/prk.html
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Goethe Institut, Cape Town – www.goethe.de/ins/za/kap/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Johannesburg – www.goethe.de/ins/za/de/joh/uun/prk/fst.html
Goethe Institut, Windhoek – www.goethe.de/ins/na/win/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Accra (Ghana) – http://www.goethe.de/ins/gh/acc/uun/prk/deindex.htm
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Goethe Institut, Toronto – www.goethe.de/ins/ca/tor/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Ottawa – www.goethe.de/ins/ca/ott/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, New York – www.goethe.de/ins/us/ney/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Washington DC – www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Boston – www.goethe.de/ins/us/bos/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Chicago – www.goethe.de/ins/us/chi/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, Los Angeles – www.goethe.de/ins/us/los/uun/prk/deindex.htm
Goethe Institut, San Francisco – www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/uun/prk/deindex.htm
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Goethe Institut, New Delhi – www.goethe.de/ins/in/en/sta/new.html
Goethe Institut, Kolkata (Calcutta) – www.goethe.de/ins/in/de/kol/uun/prk.html
Goethe Institut, Mumbai – www.goethe.de/ins/in/de/mum/uun/prk.html
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Praktikantenprogramm Ausland, Auswärtiges Amt – www.auswaertiges-amt.de/DE/AusbildungKarriere/AAmt/Praktika/PraktikumAusland_node.html
A note about funding: internships at German International Schools and the Goethe Institut cannot be funded via Erasmus+ – you need to apply via the DAAD scholarship programme. This also applies to internships with major institutions such as the European Union or the Auswärtiges Amt. The Mobilitätszuschuss may also be an option in these cases.
Schools and Young Adult Institutions
Language Teacher Assistant Australia – www.nacel.org/cdlp/study-and-volunteer/australia/english-jaut1.php
School internships in New Zealand – www.open-side.co.nz/
Teaching internships in New Zealand – www.internships.co.nz/available-internships/education-teaching-internships-nz
Teaching internships in New Zealand – www.worldinternships.org/international-education-internships-in-new-zealand/
Camphill – working with children and adults with learning disabilities.
- Camphill England and Wales – www.camphill.org.uk/recruitment
- Camphill Scotland – www.camphillscotland.org.uk/camphill-scotland/
- Camphill Ireland – www.camphill.ie/Volunteering–p-18.html
Be aware that Camphill has a distinctive philosophy (anthroposophy) -you need to be comfortable with this before undertaking an internship there!
Other Opportunities
Internships in developing countries (esp. Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, the Philippines, South Africa and Tanzania) – www.easygo-easycome.org/
Internships in Australia – internships.com.au/
Deutsch-Amerikanisches Praktikantenprogramm – www.giz.de/de/weltweit/16220.html
US Camp Counselors – j1visa.state.gov/programs/camp-counselor
US Internships – j1visa.state.gov/programs/intern/
US Summer Work-Travel Program – j1visa.state.gov/programs/summer-work-travel/
Please note: Internships in the U.S. always requires a visa, independent of their length or the fact that a salary is not paid. Visas for internships (J-Visa) can only be applied for by university students after the first year of studies or applicants with a non-academic degree (Ausbildung).
Cultural Vistas – www.culturalvistas.org/ – has several commercial internship and J1 visa programmes. It is the company used by the Goethe Institut in New York.
The Deutsches Haus at NYU has an internship programme – as.nyu.edu/deutscheshaus/about/jobs-and-internships.html
Internship at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies – www.aicgs.org/about-aicgs/work-with-us/
Internship at the German Historical Institute, London – www.ghil.ac.uk/internships/praktika.html
Internships with AISEC: projekte.aiesec.de/
Volunteer with the National Trust in the UK: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/