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Project Management
Location: Nepal: Kathmandu, Pokhara
Term: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter, Academic Year, Throughout the year
Program Duration: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad)
Description
The trainee will be assisting the Kathmandu Academy to conduct seminars and workshops on Project Management. She/He will be responsible of documenting the proceedings of the discussions for publication in newsletters and archiving them on the website or other appropriate forms. She/He will be visiting a number of organizations and meeting project management professionals to share information about the monthly discussions "Eating Projects for Breakfast".
Trainee will also be involved to organize various activities and competitions for school going and high school students. She/He will also be on occasion sharing information about the education system in his country.
Trainee will be encouraged to make him/her resourceful in other activities of the academy. Trainee could in addition take pictures of various facets of the academy's spheres for hosting them on the website or for other publication purposes.
Highlights
Internship Nepal believes that internships provide the best way for people to become aware about their future career. Learning by doing and being exposed to professionals working in the field provides valuable experience, a professional reference, which often leads to a position, upon graduation. The relevance of such a program to students is manifold.
Active learning by participants, inclusion of disciplined reflection about individual goals, inter-cultural competence, and personal attention from Internship Nepal's staff are at the heart of INs mission. Originally, this program was launched in November 2005.
IN is also involved in supporting some of the most underprivileged children of the country, in an effort to improve their education and development at the grassroots level, by awarding scholarships for primary and secondary education and strengthening community organizational capabilities.
Internship Nepal provides a great opportunity to interns and volunteers from around the world to visit Nepal, help Nepalese communities to support different activities, to gain cultural experiences, knowledge about Nepalese society, history and much more. It also provides opportunity to volunteers for conducting research works. IN has many urban and rural locations in Nepal where it can place volunteers from one month to five months.
Qualifications
Graduate or under graduate students or any interested person for doing internship or volunteering in Nepal.
Intern Types
- Information Systems
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
Cost Includes:
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- community organizing
- education
Age Range
17-70This Program is open to
American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Worldwide Participant.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to Nepal
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Resume
Volunteer Forum Nepal's Mission Statement
Volunteer Forum Nepal(Internship Nepal) believes that internships provide the best way for people to become aware about their future career. Learning by doing and being exposed to professionals working in the field provides valuable experience, a professional reference, which often leads to a position, upon graduation. The relevance of such a program to students is manifold.
