Internships and career-ready placements
Completing your career ready placement overseas is a great way to gain professional experience, increase your employability and cultural awareness, and explore a new city at the same time.
Some of our degrees have pre-approved overseas internship experiences, others you may need to organise yourself.
The University of Newcastle works with a range of organisations who can assist you to plan your placement. These organisations are screened by the University and an approved list can be found on the Global Experience Portal.
Please check with the course coordinator of your Career Ready Placement course if your internship can be completed overseas using one of our approved providers. Otherwise, you may be able to use an elective component of your degree to get credit through one of our Global Experience courses.
Hear from our students
"The more interesting an internship, the more differentiated you become against the competition and more varied things you can bring to the table for a prospective employer. I was able to bank on my experiences during my internships to secure a full time position with Macquarie Group by harnessing my work and life experiences in Beijing during those two winter months."
Hear from Thomas about his experience doing an internship in Beijing.
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