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NOV 2013
GL BAL
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
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ummer is probably the best time for students to explore the world and gain international exposure. Therefore, the
Office of Student Affairs (OSA) organizes the Global Internship Programme (GIP) in each summer since 1997, and
has brought a lot of rewarding experiences to students since its inception. In 2013, 570 students have engaged in various
types of internship in 24 countries around the globe under GIP. Unlike many others, these students did not just travel
around the world for fun, but with the aim to equip themselves with better international exposure, as well as cultural and
career competency in this increasingly competitive society.
Among which, some student interns were placed to social and community service industry and spent a meaningful summer.
Let’s see what they have learnt by serving the community.
Work and Serve around the Globe!
Cynthia Leung
(Professional Accountancy/ Year 2)
Intern in LC NSTU, AIESEC in Russia
I taught at a two-week international
summer camp to improve children’s
English speaking skills. The teaching team came from
Bulgaria, France, United Kingdom, United States, Cameroon
and Nigeria. It was like working in a small United Nations. We
learnt one another’s culture and language. At the beginning,
children were too shy to talk .They dared not to get too close
to me as they found it difficult to communicate with me in
English. Luckily, all Russian kids were fast learners and they
were all very eager to learn. After they knew how to say “How
are you?”, they kept asking me the same question and I had
to answer “I am fine, thank you. And you?” around 100 times
a day. Towards the end of the camp, children actively talked to
me in English. I felt so touched when they stepped out of their
comfort zones to speak in a foreign language and it made all
the hardships during my teaching worthwhile.
Florence Leung
(Journalism and Communication/ Year 2)
Intern in Gisborne YMCA, New Zealand
I interned in YMCA in New Zealand and the experience
was simply amazing. I was a supervisor and was
responsible for taking care of the kids. My duty was to
keep them safe when they were playing on different
facilities and going on excursions. It was really enjoyable
as the kids in New Zealand were so cute and fervent.
They loved playing with us and were so eager to learn
Cantonese greetings as well as the culture! My work
experience with the kids in New Zealand changed my
attitude towards life as I was influenced by their fervent
and genuine dispositions.
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