Internship reports 2024
Name: Korbinian Franken
Institute: German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtige Amt), Berlin
What did I like most? Visiting different Embassies and talking to diplomats. Also to work on analysis for the European election 2024 was exciting and gave me lots of knowledge on the European Parliament.
Tip for the internship: Don’t be scared of applying for the Auswärtiges Amt, the work and the atmosphere is really nice. I can recommend doing an internship there 10 out of 10.
Korbinian, 10th Generation
Name: Audrey Ovet
Institution: APDHA: Andalusian Human Rights Association, in the immigration sector.
What did I like most? In addition to the diversity of the variety of tasks I have to do, the ambiance of the team, and their deep commitment in humans rights that I admire, I really appreciate when I am in direct contact with migrants during appointments with the legal advisor. To comprehend who they are, and their motivations to stay in the territory of Spain, what are the problems they can encounter, and how can we help them to resolve it.
Tip for the internship: I would advice to be able to speak a bit of Spanish and be aware about the politic and the culture of the country (and even the region), enjoying your independence and be flexible about the timetables. And of course, sharing an almost-equal values than the association.
Audrey, 10th Generation
Name: Gabriel Lapostolle
Institution: European and international outreach department of the Bourgogne Franche Comté region
How was it? I spent two months, from March 11 to May 15, working in the European and international outreach department of the Bourgogne Franche Comté region.
This internship enabled me to acquire a good general knowledge of the legal, political and economic institutions of the partner countries and regions. For example, I was able to find out about regions that we know quite well such as Opole and Rhineland Pfalz. The team is also very nice and friendly.
Tipp: It is also simple to get in contact with the head of this internship since they send an Email directly to Amandine Genty. Our Europamaster profiles are wanted for this internship
Gabriel, 10th Generation
Name: Pauline Mehl
Institute: Institut français of Leipzig for the « bureau pour la coopération éducative et linguistique »
What did I like most? I really enjoy what I am doing, I see and learn a lot! I am mainly helping with some educational projects and the preparation of the DELF exams. My favorite part is really to see a project come to life ! We mainly work for a young audience and it is so cute to see kids try to speak French !
Tip for the internship: If I could give you a tip about the internship I think it would be to not limit yourself to the 6 weeks. If you can aim for something longer, I think it's better because you can really learn and understand more how things work !
Pauline, 10th Generation
Name: Mathilde Garret
Institute: Bureau d'aide aux victimes at the judicial tribunal of Paris
What did I like most? I loved having a direct contact with the victims. Most of them could obtain what they claim if they knew better their rights. Thus, I'm happy to be able to help them in their proceedings.
Tip for the internship: Even if one can learn a lot and ask question during the internship, having some criminal and procedural knowledge is great. It helps with understanding faster everything that is happening in the service. But the team is amazing and cares a lot about internees. Thus I would 100% recommend this internship !
Mathilde, 10th Generation
Name: Célestin Schmitt
1st internship – University Research Centre (Centre d’études et de recherches comparatives, constitutionnelles et politiques (Cercop)) - 2 weeks
What did I like most? I particularly loved the atmosphere during this internship, everyone was really friendly. I got to meet with MA and PhD students as well as renowned academicians specialised in constitutional law, which was very enriching. I developed a better understanding of what academic research entails, and could visit the beautiful city of Montpellier (it's a treat).
The internship was really chill, I didn’t have to do much. What I learnt was mostly through talks with students and professors (whoever knocks at Habiba’s door, really). Networking is really important though, which is why I cannot overstate how helpful it can be to get in Habiba Abbassi’s good graces.
2nd internship – Senator’s Office (Sen. Thierry Cozic’s Constituency Office) - 2 weeks
What did I like most? I learnt a lot during this internship. MPs address different topics in their line of work, and every MP has their own specialties, fields of interest, constituency duties and responsibilities pertaining to their group, standing committee and any other mission they might be a part of. Also, every MP will design their team in the way they see fit, according to their priorities: they might decide to go for a few, highly skilled partners, or rather have many, cheaper assistants; they might pick people with a certain expertise in law, communications, politics, or any other area which is deemed useful, or rather bet on sheer motivation. Thus, the work of an MP or parliamentary assistant differs quite a lot from one to the next — and even the same person is likely to do a variety of completely different things along the years. I dealt with political, legal and PR issues during my internship, and discovered a very thrilling and stimulating way of life. I could even visit the Palace of Luxembourg from within, which hosts the Senate meetings but also a lot of historical artefacts.
I can only advise not to hesitate to contact elected officials. They might not come through individually, but there are a lot of them. When it comes to internships, as my supervisor told me, it’s more about timing than it is about profile: most MPs will take an intern if it fits in their schedule, not because they liked their CV. This is why you should not hesitate to contact a lot of them and to contact them again very regularly — they won’t be offended!
Célestin, 10th Generation