Credits
6
Prerequisites
None
Courses taught in
English
Dates
Jun 15 – Jul 28
Program Countries
Netherlands
Program Base
Amsterdam
Visa
Varies
Critical Global Issue of Study
Identity & Human Resilience
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Netherlands
Identity Matters Internship
(Filling; Apply by Apr 1, 2026)
Career-ready. Globally engaged. Put your values to work at the intersection of identity and action.
At a Glance
Overview
Why intern abroad in the Netherlands?
Engage with the city of Amsterdam as a working, academic professional in this immersive, six-week internship program. Explore the intersections of identity, power, and community through hands-on engagement and critical reflection. You’ll be placed at one of SIT Amsterdam’s partner organizations, where you’ll work with them towards their strategic goals, while practically examining how dimensions of identity shape individual and collective experiences and action. The program centers professional and personal growth, tailoring each internship experience to the student’s interest area.
Highlights
- Expand your professional network through cultivating relationships with professionals, experts, and potential employers.
- Develop professional skills and identify professional goals geared towards personal growth through the internship experience and interaction with professionals in the field.
- Learn from experts at NGOs, cultural institutions, community-led platforms and initiatives and archives.
- Analyze real-world challenges throughout the internship experience, translate theory to practice during dialogue sessions, seminar sessions and guided academic reflection at (I)NGOs and community organizations.
Prerequisites
None.
Academics
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Articulate the knowledge and skills they developed through their internship experience.
- Expand their professional network through their relationships with professionals, mentors, and potential employers within their field of interest.
- Collaborate with colleagues, mentors, and supervisors to achieve common goals and contribute to organizational success.
- Interact and communicate across diverse professional and cultural contexts.
- Apply problem-solving skills for real-world challenges encountered during the internship.
- Analyze how the socio-political context in the Netherlands shapes the issues addressed by the internship host and influences its work.
Coursework
The following syllabi are representative of this program. Because courses develop and change over time to take advantage of dynamic learning opportunities, actual course content will vary from term to term.
The syllabi can be useful for students, faculty, and study abroad offices in assessing credit transfer. Read more about credit transfer.
Key Topics
- Identity, power and community
- Social justice, equity, and inclusion
- The role of NGOs and community organizations
- Core career competencies
- Professional experience
Internship Practice & Seminar
Internship Practice & Seminar
Internship Practice & Seminar – syllabus
(ITRN3006 / 6 credits)
This course and seminar is based on a framework of four pillars: internship placement and practice; site visits and briefings to international institutions, companies, NGOs, and start-up organizations; thematic lectures on social impact in global contexts; and discussion/reflection sessions on internship experience to enhance professional and personal growth. Upon their arrival in the Netherlands, and following the orientation session in the first week of the program, students will visit partner institutions and meet internship mentors in the second week of the program. After briefings with internship institutions and interviews with internship mentors and the SIT Academic Director, students will identify the institution of their choice that has an opening and that may host them.
Students can undertake their internship in areas of social impact such as civil society initiatives, social entrepreneurship, innovation hubs, and think tanks leading to achievement of the UN SDGs-2030.
Previous internships have involved:
- Providing support work at Fite Qlub, a multidisciplinary platform operating from a queer, intersectional and decolonial perspective
- Creating content and providing social media support for TRANS Magazine (physical and digital), a publication by and about trans people
- Helping out at one of Amsterdam’s feminist and queer festivals
- Coordinating events at We Are Queer, a gym and coaching platform especially for people who identify as LGBTQIA+
Housing
Amsterdam Residential Housing
Residential Housing is available for students participating in summer global internships. Your room will be furnished and include a private bathroom, a desk, linens, access to shared kitchen facilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi.
Please note that specific housing locations and amenities are subject to change.
Orientation Accommodation
Students will stay in a hostel during orientation.
Faculty & Staff
Netherlands: Identity Matters Internship
Jonathan Key, MA
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Cost & Scholarships
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Visa
RequirementsDepending on your passport of origin, you may need a visa for this program. Please contact your admissions officer for more information.