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"When I read Jeffery Eugenides’ novel "Middlesex," I never thought that I would meet the author - let alone that I would celebrate winning the Pulitzer Prize for the book with him in Prague. Being an intern for “The Prague Writer’s Festival” I found myself befriending world-renowned authors in the most surprising of circumstances."

- Eric Murdoch, NYU in Prague student

Befriending Pulitzer prize winning authors.... working as a research assistant for the former Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.... teaching English to the Minister of Transportation....writing investigative articles published in Prague magazines.... assisting with graphics on the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty web site... running an "Olympics" for refugee children... these are all experiences of NYU in Prague students who have participated in the excellent and varied internship and community service programs. Every semester, approximately 15 organizations take students under their wings. The work - which is usually 6-10 hours per week- gives students another perspective on the Czech Republic and the region, and is an excellent way to meet leaders in the fields of arts, politics, NGOs, economics, and media. All internships are unpaid, and credit must be arranged in advance by the students through their department of study. We are looking for motivated people who will take this experience seriosly.

To apply: please send your resume and cover letter to Jitka at jk1007@nyu.edu.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN ADVISORY GROUP (CEAG)
CEAG is an advisory firm based in Prague that specializes in providing legal and business consulting services to regional and international companies and ventures. Specifically, the principals of Central European Advisory Group are involved in private equity and venture capital investment transactions, joint venture transactions, acquisitions and sales, large technology projects, general counseling, and advising clients in connection with privatization and post-privatization transactions. 

The intern would be engaged in research and proofreading of documentation, in English and/or Czech, depending upon language skills.

THE NEW PRESENCE
The New Presence is a magazine published in English and Czech that focuses on the political, economic, social and cultural issues shaping the region's development.  Interns will get a 'behind the scenes' look at what goes into the production of a magazine, and play an active part in its production.   They will write an in-depth investigative article that ideally will be published in the magazine. 

PROJECT SYNDICATE
Project Syndicate is a not-for -profit international newspaper association affiliated with the Open Society Institute. With 225 members in 105 countries around the world, Project Syndicate is at the forefront of the changes affecting media around the world. The association provides commentary by statesmen, economists, scientists and academics shaping opinion on international relations, health, science, and development.

Project Syndicate is continuing its efforts to expand around the world and interns will likely be asked to do research into media markets as well as assist with the gathering of publication data. Students interested in international relations, communications, journalism, marketing and other fields are encouraged to apply; language skills a plus.

THE PRAGUE WANDERER
New York University in Prague is excited to announce the launch of its first ever Web magazine to display the works of students in its journalism classes. Be the creator of this maverick adventure, and then show off your achievement on your resume!  You will work directly with an NYU journalism instructor to build the site, make it linkable to other sites featuring serious journalism works and create a system to upload electronic copy.  The Prague Wanderer will feature travel blogs, news articles and feature stories written by our very own NYU in Prague students in their classes. The site will be showcased on the most popular English-language Prague Websites.

RADIO PRAGUE
Radio Prague is the international service of public broadcaster Czech Radio and broadcasts primarily outside the Czech Republic. The station covers Czech news and political developments, as well as sport, business, arts, social affairs and historical events and personalities. The intern will have the opportunity to work on an 8-minute radio feature from inception to broadcast, with the subject chosen by them in conjunction with Radio Prague. Students should expect to spend an average of 4-6 hours a week on the internship, with a good part of that time spent in the field gathering material.  We have one available position and require:

Intern duties include:

TRANSITIONS ONLINE

Transitions Online (TOL) is an internet magazine covering the former Communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. We are seeking an intern to work with our editorial staff in Prague. The editorial assistant's duties would include the following:
Posting edited articles on the web (training provided);

Monitoring our media partners and news agencies for items of interest;
General research to enhance TOL's content;
Fielding queries from our network of correspondents;
Locating photos for use with TOL content.

The Editorial Assistant Intern would work closely with TOL's Managing Editor and the editorial team, gaining valuable experience in an fast-growing multimedia company.

IN STYLE MAGAZINE
Fashion can be fun but it’s also a business. As interns, you will work directly with the Fashion Department at In Style. Your tasks will include research, “market” work, organizing clothing and accessories for fashion shoots and assisting on those shoots. The academic portion of this internship requires that you research upcoming fashion subjects and compile your findings for the Fashion Department. There may also be the chance to do some light writing. You will attend bi-monthly meetings to discuss trends in fashion, fashion business and the sociological effects of fashion.  The semester will culminate in a final project to be decided upon by the intern and advisor.  Past interns have gone on to intern in the NYC offices of Vogue and to work in fashion PR firms. One former intern went on to a position at Marie Claire (CZ).

Requirements: English required, some Czech a plus but not necessary. The qualified applicant should have a strong love for style, as well as some background knowledge about the fashion industry. Excellent writing skills are a must.  He/she should plan to work in publishing or another area of fashion upon graduation.  He/she should be meticulous, well organized and able to carry heavy loads of clothing for photo shoots.  ONLY INTERNS ABLE TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE SEMESTER WILL BE CONSIDERED.

ANO PRO EVROPU
ANO pro Evropu (Yes for Europe) is a leading Czech NGO, which deals with major European issues such as information society, energy security, regional development and the the Czech Presidency of the European Council. The civic organization was founded in 2002 by a number of Czech personalities under the auspices of the President Václav Havel and is now chaired by Monika MacDonagh-Pajerová.

There are three main goals in our effort: to work to try and make Europe as much of a "shared space" as possible in national debate, to build awareness of the benefits of taking a positive approach to full engagement in the European Union, including the necessity to avoid an elite-focus and finally to promote the idea that the EU membership is relevant to all groups and communities – that Europe is "us" not "them".

ANO pro Evropu, located right in the Prague’s City Center, gives opportunity to all young people who would like to use and develop their communication skills. We are searching for  reliable and partly independent colleague(s) who would like to benefit from co-managing unique projects in a friendly working environment.

Duties may include communication with our partners, assistance at fundraising activities, preparing background memos on ANO´s projects, writing minutes, editing English texts and internet research. Interns will also have the opportunity to attend and work at ANO’s conferences, which are attended by public officials, experts, business leaders, NGOs and other international figures.   Fur further details of our past activities visit our website (click the link above)

RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY Broadcast Division

RFE/RL is a private, international communications service for Eastern Europe and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East funded by the U.S. Congress.   2001 marked its 50th year of continuous broadcasts. Along with broadcasting to 26 countries in 33 languages (broadcasts to Afghanistan began in February), it has a dynamic Internet Department that produces the popular www.rferl.org news site (nearly 7 million page views in August).

An intern could aid in several different areas depending on his/her skills and interests.

UMĚLEC  MAGAZINE
Umělec Magazine was founded in 1997 as the first post-revolution Czech magazine devoted to “visual culture.” Although the magazine’s emphasis is on art in Central and Eastern Europe—a focus that stems from its unique position in that region—its interests are expanding exponentially, and the magazine is presently well-placed to critically address cultural issues in the countries of the former Soviet Union—and China.

Sometimes the articles published are shocking, but they remain sensitive to regional realities, and the magazine does not hesitate to transgress traditional frontiers of the definition of art. With two separate editions of 90 pages in English and Czech, the magazine has begun publishing in German as well. In September 2005, an edition of the magazine was published in Spanish.

The publishers are also seeking to expand the magazine’s readership abroad, and particularly in the US. 

Internship Responsibilities: Umělec Magazine, and its parent company Divus, could work with 2 Interns: Graphic and Editorial.

The graphics intern would work directly with the layout and preparation of all aspects of the preparation of publication for the Umelec Magazine and books associated with the magazine. An applicant who is qualified (basic knowledge in QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Illustrator required), would be working 20 hours per week intensively, and with potential for additional work.

The editorial intern would have considerably more flexible responsibilities associated with preparation of texts for publication. Although essentially an editing and copy-editing assignment, there may be considerable creative flexibility, as most articles arrive in forms written by non-native speakers. Additional responsibilities include communication with international institutions on behalf of projects as they emerge, including grant-writing, exhibition presentation and catalogue production.

FORUM 2000 FOUNDATION
The Forum 2000 Foundation was established in 1996 by the Czech President Vaclav Havel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellie Wiesel, and Japanese philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa. Their aim was to gather leading world figures – Nobel laureates, politician who have helped to achieve peaceful resolutions to conflict and wars, leading academics, ecologists, religious leaders, as well as writers and thinkers – to assess and deal with the threats and challenges facing humanity on the threshold of the new millennium.

Since 1997, Forum 200 has organized 9 annual conference, which have attracted a number of prominent leaders including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Francis Fukuyama, Wole Soyinka, Jose Ramos-Horta, Madeleine Albright, His Holiness the Dalai lama , Peter Gabriel, Anthony Giddens, James Woolsey and Henry Kissinger.
Apart from the conference, Forum 2000 has six major programs:

Interfaith Dialogue
Shared Concern Initiative
Students’ Forum 2000
Shared Experience Project
Water Middle East Project
Series of roundtable debates

If you’re interested in international relations, civil society, democracy and globalization, this internship is perfect for you. We’re looking for reliable and initiative people with strong communication skills. Duties may include but will not be limited to: Support of fundraising activities, preparing background materials for Forum 2000’s projects, editing English texts, internet research, assistance in preparing Forum 2000 Conference and other events, working as a hostess during the Forum 2000 Conference.

PRAGUE TV

Prague TV is an online city guide/magazine serving tourists coming to Prague and English-speaking expatriates already living in the city. We provide information on entertainment, culture, dining, shopping, business, accommodation, real estate, education, health, and travel, and aim to cover all aspects of life in Prague.The intern will be part of small but committed team creating original content, including articles and event previews, and posting it on the website.

Other duties may include:

* Copy-editing articles
* Photography
* Updating the "Prague Directory" venue database
 * Offering input on possible articles and features

 PEOPLE IN NEED
People in Need is a Prague-based Non-Governmental Organization whose mission statement is "to inspire a largeness of spirit in Czech society by helping others in need, and to promote democratic freedoms for all." Since being established in 1992, People in Need has provided more than US$ 30 million in relief, rehabilitation and development assistance to 33 countries and regions. People in Need is also active in advocating for human rights and democratic liberties.

Intern responsibilities: There are a few possibilities for internship at PIN. You can work on Burma Project (PIN frequently organizes visits of Burmese activists and journalists. PIN is a member organization of the Euro-Burma Network, it also cooperates with the Democratic Voice of Burma radio and TV). You can work at their migration section (in September they are starting European project focuses on the topic of migration and media). You will also be able to get involved in activities surrounding the One World International Human Rights Film Festival.

Interns are primarily responsible for English-language communications material. This involves proofreading and editing both documents and our web-site in collaboration with the authors. Depending on the Intern’s interests and experience, further tasks include specific development sector research, monitoring media coverage of development issues, fundraising support, assisting the desk officers for the different countries, etc. There is also a certain amount of general office administration assistance. You will also be able to get involved in activities surrounding the One World International Human Rights Film Festival to be held late February-early March.

An internship with People in Need offers an insight into the workings of a large NGO, and a range of development and human rights issues. It would be suitable for anyone interested in the non-profit sector, international development, human rights, international relations and politics as well as communications. Strong English-language writing skills are essential, as much of the work involves being able to put texts that have been written by non-native speakers into correct and appropriate English.

THE PRAGUE DAILY MONITOR
The Prague Daily Monitor is an online daily and the most complete source of Czech news in English. Since its launch in 2003 it has become standard reading for decision makers in the international business and diplomatic community in Prague and other English-speaking professionals living and working in the Czech Republic. In February 2007 the PDM re-launched with a new design and new content, including a daily Czech press summary, translated articles and original content. More new features are in development.

Interns will work both in the office and on their own on several aspects of production, including writing, proofreading, selecting and editing photos for stories, and scouring the Web for articles and information on Czech news, business, politics, personalities, music and film. Help us make Prague's best daily source of English-language news even better.

THE JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) was founded in 1917 in New York and is today a news service going out to 1 million readers via 110 newspapers and magazines including The Jerusalem Post. Dinah Spritzer, the instructor for international reporting at NYU in Prague, is the senior Europe correspondent for JTA. She is looking for an intern who can help initially with reporting and some writing. The goal will be to produce a story by the end of the internship that can be distributed to JTA readers. Duties will initially include writing two sentence briefs and conducting interviews. This is excellent training for those interested in learning more about what it's like to be a foreign correspondent covering a niche topic. Areas of coverage include international security, combating racism, Jewish community development, personality profiles,  inter-religious dialog, politics,  arts and culture and anything remotely connected to Jewish life.

Other responsibilities to include:

Updating site on a bi-weekly basis
Uploading and finding photos for the site
Developing on-line polls and interactive elements

Domecek DC

Domecek DC is a children’s playgroup which has been offering various activities for children for the past 6 years

Interested students can take part in classes at the “little English school,” which takes place Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 – 11:30. You can choose to do just one day or even part of the day.

There are about 12 kids in the group, aged 4 to 6. The playgroup provides an English speaking environment to the children where they can enjoy their first encounter with English through various activities. There is also English conversation for older children aged 6 to 11 every day from 11:45 to 15:15. One lesson takes 45 minutes and there are about 8 kids in the group.  You could choose which would work best for you.

You would be working together with a Czech lector. They will prepare most of the program, but you would be also expected to come up with your own ideas, e.g., teaching new games, songs or rhymes.

TEACHING ENGLISH
THE ACADEMIC PARISH OF PRAGUE
Tomáš Halík who is one of the most prominent philosophers and religious thinkers in the Czech Republic and was also one of President Václav Havel's external advisors, needs somebody to teach his students and others who meet under the auspices of the Czech Christian Academy English. The group meets in the Church of St Saviour in the centre of Prague.

Your job would be to discuss various topics with the group in English; they all speak some English and are really looking for conversational practice in the language. It's not normal English teaching, so if you've never taught English before, that's not a problem. Those of you who would like to get out and meet interesting people who enjoy discussing philosophy and religion would certainly enjoy this internship.


COMMUNITY SERVICE
If you are interested in a specific area for community service, talk to Jitka Kalasova and she can help you contact the right organization.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
In Prague, there is an English-speaking group of Amnesty International, an international organization that campaigns against human rights violations. The English-speaking group is made up primarily of foreigners from a variety of countries who are living in Prague. The group works closely with the national AI office in the country, and organizes various events and fundraising campaigns. The group
 meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Palackeho 9, between Jungmannova and Vodickova streets near Wenceslas Square. NYU in Prague students are welcome to attend these meetings, where they can get involved in different projects and learn more about human rights issues.

HESTIA
Hestia is the coordinator for many of volunteer projects in the Czech Republic; we work with many other organizations in the field of to a non-governmental organization based in Prague. HESTIA actively engages in research, training and educational programs. It advises professionals and supervises volunteers; it engages in publishing, and it makes contacts with partners within the Czech Republic and abroad. HESTIA also runs its own programs involving volunteers; examples of such
activities are: Pet P, the Czech version of Big Brothers Big Sisters; Volunteer activities for the unemployed, Volunteers in hospitals and others.

A volunteer could either work on one-day events or help on a longer-term basis.  Possible projects include:

- working at the Hestia in Prague to help website to list volunteer opportunities in the Czech Republic (especially helpful if someone knows HTML)
- one-day events that are focused on the environment, youth programs, or protecting cultural heritage sites

JEDLICKA INSTITUTE AND SCHOOLS
Founded in 1913 the Jedlicka Institute is a specialist in educational establishment for children and young people primarily with a physical disability. Our schools provide elementary and middle-school education, both mainstream and specialist, for children and young people primarily with physical disabilities. We also provide therapeutic rehabilitation (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, hydrotherapy, speech therapy, computer assistance, social skills for the workplace, a flat in which to develop independent domestic skills, a transition program and employment support), mobility consultancy services (support to children with physical disabilities in mainstream schools, assistance with the selection of schools, diagnostics, psychological , therapy).

Volunteers at the Jedlicka Institute can either help as teaching assistants or as assistants in the dorms.

School
Helping high school kids during English class. You may also be helping the students to move from one building to another; or you may be helping teachers with administrative tasks.

Dormitory “Topolka” (kids 12 and up)
Helping with the kids’ afternoon programs, helping the caregivers plan activities, assisting the kids moving between buildings

School Club (kids 7 & up)
Helping kids with homework, playing with them and running activities, possible trips

Dormitory “Tapka” (high school age kids)
An opportunity for more one-to-one work where you help the kids prepare for their exams and spend free time getting to know them.

Hypotherapy
For qualified volunteers!