Student Experiences

Sophia Vahanvaty
Brooklyn, NY
Social Science Research Council

I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to intern at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) headquartered in Brooklyn, NY. My experience at SSRC really cemented my passion for conflict prevention and my conviction in the power that…

Alyssa Ma’ili Yee
Auckland, New Zealand
University of Auckland

Conducting community-based research through the Global Studies Internship Program has been an impactful and invaluable experience for me at Stanford. I now look forward to continuing community engagement and research important to Pacific Islander…

Jiayi Li
Tokyo
Rogers Investment Advisors

This summer, I interned at Rogers Investment Advisors based in Tokyo. Although I was not able to work in its office near the beautiful Zojoji Temple, I was still impressed and thankful for the guidance I received from my mentors, and the support…

Katherine Waissbluth
New York
Social Science Research Council

I had a wonderful time virtually interning at the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) this past summer, and I feel so grateful to have been able to learn so much about their work while getting to contribute. I was assigned to SSRC ‘s…

Kelsey Carido
San Salvador
Cristosal

I am a junior majoring in International Relations with a human rights minor. I hope to attend law school and pursue human rights or immigration law. This summer I was an External Relations intern at Cristosal, an NGO based in El Salvador whose…

Matin Mirramezani
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

I’m a rising senior majoring in economics and minoring in Iranian Studies. Over the summer, I worked with the Carnegie Senior Fellow, Karim Sadjadpour on radicalism in the Middle East. My work focused on the relationship between sexuality and…

Theodore Kanell
Taipei
Intumit

This summer I hoped to gain valuable experience working at a tech company in order to determine if I wanted to major in computer science. After my time working with Intumit, a company in Taipei, Taiwan, I am confident that I will major in CS.…

Christopher Cross
Beijing
PlusAI

My time so far at PlusAI has been amazing! Working as a software engineering intern, I’ve felt as if I’m learning so much about the intricacies behind the self-driving car industry. At the Beijing office of PlusAI, I’m currently…

Paris, France
INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research) - Chromosome Biology & Dynamics Group

During my summer internship at Paris, France, I learned and utilized a battery of molecular genetics tools together with high-throughput in vivo microscopy and image analyses to figure out the chromatin motility. As the project was directly…

Emma Smith
Sarajevo
Post Conflict Research Center

I spent this last summer in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where I interned at the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC). The PCRC is an NGO that works to restore a culture of peace in Bosnia and the greater Balkans region by using an…

Faith Harron
Moscow
Skoltech University

Above the simple iron gates, the painted towers rise: yellow and orange, green and blue. An icy wind chills my fingers, but the cold and consistently damp rain of this Saturday morning hasn’t discouraged me—or any of my fellow students—from…

Various Cities
Global Studies Internship Program

With the 2019-20 academic year drawing to a close, graduating seniors reflect on their experiences with the Global Studies Internship Program. In spite of their final quarter’s unusual circumstances, our former interns discuss their post-…

Harry Cole
Sydney
Art Gallery of New South Wales

This summer, I worked as a design intern at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, a prominent public art museum in Sydney, Australia. During the internship, I focused on creating a map redesign for the art museum. This project involved research…

Julian Samuels
Hong Kong
Asian Charity Services

The first few weeks of my internship in Hong Kong have really been off to a great start! From the first day I stepped inside the office of Asian Charity Services (ACS), I received a warm welcome and a smooth onboarding process. The entire team is…

Kiara Harding
Tokyo
Venture Republic

This internship has been everything I dreamed it to be and more. Everyone at Venture Republic is so nice. I’ve learned more than I thought I could ever know about the travel industry, how companies in Japan operate, and how international Japan…