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Cultural-Guide ++ Volunteer ++ Internship

Make Your Ways Abroad : Go and Shine

Experience abroad is increasingly seen as an important component in your Curriculum Vitae. In case there is more than one applicant for the same vacancy, those who have experience abroad are more likely to be chosen. But why? Is it simply the expectation of broader language skills, or is there more?

Why Do We Need to Make Our Way Abroad?

First of all, you have the opportunity to improve your language skills when staying abroad, provided that you surround yourself with native speakers. That means living together with the locals.

Secondly, you can strengthen your intercultural competences. This means to deal with people of different cultural origins, aiming at a positive and profitable working atmosphere.

Finally, of course, don't forget to bear in mind, that a stay abroad is far more than the previous mentioned: you have the chance to travel the world, to see new locations, to get to know various people and, most importantly, to make memorable experiences.

How About the Catch?

Besides all the goodness of staying abroad, there will, of course, be some drawbacks to be aware of. You will be away from your home country, that being said, you will have to be able to go on living without your family and friends from home for a certain period of time. But, aren't you going to spread your wings? New friends and families are waiting on the other side of the world!

It is important though, to find the right option when traveling abroad.

For some it may be relatively hard to organize it, resulting in raised costs. In order to prevent this, some important issues have to be considered beforehand: you have to pay transport and flight costs to get to your desired country and after having been arrived you have to bear for your daily living costs and maybe invest in a rental car.

Regarding that, a stay abroad is undoubtedly an investment in your education or further professional development.

Ways Abroad

There are many options for organizing and realizing the stay abroad. Whereas a vacation is usually not regarded as a stay abroad, a length of stay of 6 to 8 weeks is already defined as one.

There are various circumstances and motivations of a stay abroad: in the course of educational or academic training as an exchange student, as a high school year, as an au pair or, as a semester abroad. Besides, you always have the option to combine your stay abroad with a language course. A lot of people also manage it abroad in the course of an internship or as a volunteer at a social institution. The point of time varies between the time before, during or after graduating.

Depending on the level of education and profession you have the opportunity to go abroad when starting your career. Everyone who is planning a stay abroad should be aware of some important issues already at an early stage:

What is the purpose of my stay abroad (fun, career, change)?


Which option suits the most? (education, experience, language skills)


Which perspectives of funding are available (duration, kind of stay abroad)?


Which country do I want to go to (funding/financial resources, language)?

Internships Abroad with a Placement Agency

A placement agency for an internship abroad, like StudentsGoAbroad, offers a broad variety of interesting internships in diverse working fields. You have a broad choice of internships or voluntary works abroad in more than 20 different countries. Moreover, you are given help in all matters related to the programs, generally, such as:

consulting and assistance at the beginning (especially concerning place, duration, etc)


Search of an appropriate place for internship/volunteering program


Search for accommodation


Visa support


Supporting your CV and Letter of Motivation


Contract Implementation between intern and employer beforehand


Local Contact 24/7


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