TaLK (Teach and Learn in Korea) for SUNY

Program Description

TaLK (Teach and Learn in Korea) is a Korean government sponsored internship/scholarship program which invites undergraduate students in English-speaking countries to Korea to teach English in elementary school after-school programs. TaLK scholars work for 15 hours on average a week. Upon arrival, they participate in a month-long orientation before field assignment. Benefits include round-trip air tickets, health insurance, stipends (approx. $1,500 a month), $400 settlement allowance upon arrival and free housing. TaLK for SUNY is a year-long program exclusively designed for students applying from SUNY campuses. Application deadline is due October 15 for 2012-2013 Spring Admission.

Eligibility

• Finished at least two years of undergraduate study in any campus within SUNY system
• GPA 3.3 or above
• The preference will be given to those who have completed Elementary II or above Korean language courses or demonstrate the equivalent proficiency or have taken at least one or two Korean studies-related courses at the point of application

Program Requirements

• Term for appointment: August 1, 2012-July 31, 2012 (1 year)
• Register as a full-time student for 6 credits for International Internship (P/NC) and 6 credits for Research on Korea (Graded) through IAP Stony Brook.
• Successfully finish the internship as a TaLK scholar and complete the proposed research

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Contact

Professor Heejeong Sohn
Center for Korean Studies
N5520 Melville Library
hee-jeong.sohn@stonybrook.edu
Tel: (631)632-7311

Jeanine Guilbeault
Exchange Advisor
International Academic Programs
jeanine.guilbeaultleite@stonybrook.edu
Tel: (631)632-7030

VI internship program in Spanish companies

Program Description

The Fundacion Consejo España-Estados Unidos, in Madrid, Spain, is a private foundation which brings together notable representatives from financial, business and professional sectors, public administration and politics, as well as cultural and academic institutions. The aim of the Fundacion Consejo España-Estados Unidos is to promote plural dialogue - in economic, financial, cultural, educational, political and professional terms - between the Spanish and US civil societies. (To learn more on the Fundacion, please visit: www.spainusa.org)

Eligibility

Candidates must be U.S. citizens, should have graduated between December 2009 and June 2012, and must have an intermediate level of written and oral Spanish.

Benefits

The prestigious companies participating in the Program are leaders in their respective markets and have affiliates or interests in the United States. Thus, the possibility exists for these companies to offer full positions in Spain or back in the States, once the internship is over.

Duration

The nine-month Program will start In September 26th, 2012 with a course at the University of Alcala de Henares and finish on June 28th, 2012.

More Information

VI Intership Program in Spanish Companies

Contact

If you would like to receive further information please do not hesitate to contact Barbara Baggetto, practicas@spainusa.org or +34 91 394 8731.