Fancy interning with Indian Consulate?

Mission in Dubai begins internship programme following requests from university students

Fancy interning with a diplomatic mission? Well, Indian university students in Dubai will now get such an opportunity.

The Indian Consulate in Dubai has rolled out an internship programme for students and researchers who hold Indian passports, according to Vipul, the ConsulGeneral in Dubai.

Vipul told Gulf News that the mission had decided on the programme after witnessing strong interest on the part of university students, who attended the consulate’s first-ever annual meeting with Indian students here in February.

“We had convened the meeting after the scope of the Indian Community Welfare Fund was expanded to cover issues faced by the Indian student community. One of the things the students asked for was an opportunity do internship with the consulate,” he said.

Starting this month, the mission is rolling out the programme which will have a session ranging from four to eight weeks in both summer and winter (June-August and December-January, respectively).

The mission said the programme will provide an excellent opportunity for budding scholars to familiarise themselves with the functioning of the consulate and get acquainted with its work in the domains of trade, investment, passports, visas and Indian community welfare.

The students will be encouraged to do research on bilateral economic relations and community issues, especially in areas that are less explored.

Research

Vipul said the students will be encouraged to do research on bilateral economic relations and community issues, especially in areas that are less explored.

They may be required to conduct research, write reports, analyse evolving developments, or carry out any other task entrusted to them by the consulate.

In an announcement posted on its website, the mission said an intern may be required to work on-site, that is, within the consulate premises or off-site.

“Candidates for on-site internship should possess a graduate degree or equivalent ... However, for off-site internships, those enrolled in an undergraduate course are also eligible to apply.”