Internship Host Information

As an internship host, you welcome a young, enthusiastic, and committed student as a support for the existing staff and benefit the student’s education and future career.

Typically, the work undertaken during the internship may include the following types of activities: research, writing and editing, event planning, administrative and clerical support, all related to the mission of the host.

The unpaid internship should preferably have a duration of three months in the academic semester (between September and mid-December in the fall semester, between January and mid-May in the spring semester). Due to minimum wage law regulations, an unpaid, voluntary internship cannot be longer than three months.

The intern is required to work for 10 to 13 hours per week under a guidance of a supervisor. For these working hours, the student keeps time sheets that are signed by the internship mentor in regular intervals. The internship host commits to providing a workspace and a safe working environment for the intern.

It is expected that students who participate in the internship program will:

• ・Spend the required minimum of 10 hours per week working at their internship
• ・Work pro-actively with their internship mentor to set internship goals, identify work projects and priorities, and to problem-solve along the journey
• ・Complete all assigned internship tasks on a timely basis and communicate any questions or concerns to the internship mentor or to the Internship Placement Officer at BCB
• ・Regularly reflect on their internship experience, both inside and outside of the classroom
• ・Sensitively balance their own personal needs, expectations, and learning objectives with the needs, interests, and expectations of the internship host organization, and mentor

For questions prior to or during the internship please contact: