EUCN European Parliament Internships
Applications are now open for the EUCN European Parliament Internship for 2009.
Application Procedure
Applicants are required to submit a completed EUCN MEP Internship Application Form to the EUCN Projects Coordinator before 5.00 pm on Wednesday 1st October 2008.
Since 2003, the National Centre for Research on Europe, in conjunction with Members of the European Parliament's Delegation responsible for relations with Australia and New Zealand, has coordinated a programme allowing New Zealanders to work as interns for a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). This internship programme is now being organised by the New Zealand European Union Centres Network and in 2009 one postgraduate student from an EUCN Partner University will be selected to work as an intern at the European Parliament.
This programme forms part of the EUCN's wider objective to increase New Zealanders' awareness and understanding of the European Union. The internships are designed to provide post-graduates with an opportunity to experience working for an MEP as well as to assist their own research.
To be eligible for the internship you must be a post-graduate student registered at a EUCN Partner University for study in 2009 at the Masters or Doctoral level and a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
Reports From Past Interns
2007
EUCN European Parliament Internship: September - November 2007
Jordan Carter, Victoria University of Wellington
Report, full text (108KB) ; Power point presentation (5.45MB)
EUCN European Parliament Internship: May-July 2007
Gina Deerness-Plesner, NCRE presentation on internship experience. Power-point presentation (pdf.3MB) Report, Full text (pdf.179KB)
2006
EUCN European Parliament Internship: May - July 2006: a report
Anita Wreford (May - July 2006) Full text (doc.63KB)
EUCN European Parliament Internship: September - December 2006: a report
Simon Hollis (September - December 2006) Full
text (.pdf, 143KB)
2005
NCRE European Parliament Internship: September - December 2005: a report
Frendehl Warner (September - December 2005) Full text (.pdf, 238 KB)
International Business or Institutional Politics: The European Parliament Agenda
Sara Peary (February - May 2005) Full text (.pdf, 51 KB)
2004
European Parliament NCRE Internship Report 2004
Jamie Holder (November 2004 - January 2005) Full text (.pdf, 116 KB)
Inside the Caprice des Dieux: NCRE European Parliment Spring 2004 Internship
Jeff McNeill (February - April 2004) Full text (.pdf, 106 KB)
2003
Inaugural NCRE European Parliament Internships
Lucy Cassels (September - November 2003)
Contact Details
Applications can be submitted via email to manager@eucnetwork.org.nz with “EUCN MEP Internship Application” as the subject title, or by post to the following address:
EUCN MEP Internship Application
New Zealand European Union Centres Network
c/o National Centre for Research on Europe
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
For more information on applications or the application process, please contact:
Sarah Coleman
Projects Coordinator
New Zealand European Union Centres Network
phone: +64 3 364 3477
email: manager@eucnetwork.org.nz
We suggest that you contact the EUCN Staff Representative at your university to discuss the submission of your application. List of EUCN Staff Contacts at Partner Universities