CrossCulture Internships - Call for Applications 2013
The CrossCulture Internships Programme is an exchange and dialogue programme of the
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen/ifa (Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations). The
programme is implemented in partnership with the German Federal Foreign Office. Since
2005 it offers young professionals and committed volunteers the opportunity to expand
their professional and political competence as well as to gather international experience
through a stay in another cultural context. The CrossCulture Programme transfers our
commitment to intercultural dialogue into action.
Aims of the Funding Programme
CrossCulture Internships give young people from Germany and Islamic countries the
chance to gather varied experiences abroad within their fields of professional activity and
to share those experiences in their home countries. Besides the objectives of vocational
and specialist qualification, the participants also gain an overview of the cultural, social
and political structures in the host country. They establish new personal and professional
contacts for future co-operation and familiarise themselves with cultural characteristics
and behavioural patterns of the host country. Thus, the programme offers a forum for
open dialogue and mutual learning for all those involved.
The integration of the interns into their respective home organisations ensures that the
intercultural and professional experience gained abroad is incorporated into their
activities. The intercultural exchange fosters on-going dialogue of people and institutions.
Also, it boosts the formation of networks between organisations in Germany and Islamic
countries in a sustained manner and stimulates transnational co-operation.
Focus Areas and Target Groups
CrossCulture Internships are mainly offered in the following fields:
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Knowledge society & education
Legal dialogue, justice & human rights
International politics & political education
Environment
Economy & development cooperation
Media
Arts & culture
The target groups are young professionals and committed individuals in different areas of
civil society as well as multipliers in media and other relevant organisations.
Organisation of the Internship
The internship is scheduled individually according to applicants profile and the capacity of
hosting organisations. The internship is offered from a minimum of six weeks to a
maximum of three months. For each intern a suitable host organisation is identified by
CrossCulture team at ifa, based on suggestions of the candidates and adapted to the
specific profile of the respective participant. The internships can be complemented by
accompanying activities matching the profile of the intern, e.g. individual meetings,
conferences or seminars.
Application
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The announcement of the internships is carried out by ifa with the assistance of the
German diplomatic missions. The deadline for submission of your application
documents is 15 February 2013 (date of receipt at the German diplomatic mission in
your home country). More information on the application procedure is available at
www.ifa.de/crossculture.
Requirements
Requirements for taking part in the programme include a good command of English or
German and a permanent employment or volunteer involvement in an organisation or
institution in one’s own country. Applicants should not exceed the age limit of 20 to 45
years. Currently enrolled university students will not be considered for selection.
Furthermore the applicants must be in good health. Their physical as well as mental
working capacity must be sufficient for the requirements of a longer stay abroad and the
essential work requirements of the internship.
Benefits
The interns' travel and subsistence expenses are covered by the project funds. This
includes a monthly grant of Euro 550, travel costs to Germany, urban public transport at
destination as well as visa fees, health insurance and accommodation. The latter is either a
private room in a shared flat (according to gender), a private room in a host family or a
small furnished apartment. Accommodation includes cost for electricity, water and
heating; whereas telephone and internet facilities are not included.
Selection Procedure
The filled in and signed application along with a passport picture is to be submitted to the
German embassy or consulate of the applicant’s home country not later than 15 February
2013 (preferably by e-mail). Only complete applications will be processed!
The staff of the respective German diplomatic missions will screen all applications and
invite some applicants to an interview. Hereafter the embassies’ and consulates’ selection
of applications according to a set of criteria of the programme is forwarded to the
CrossCulture team at ifa in Germany. The final selection of CrossCulture participants is
effected in cooperation with the German Federal Foreign Office.
The nomination of the participants will be announced in April 2013. Letters of refusal will
be sent without further explanations between April and May 2013. No one has a legal right
to be selected for the CrossCulture Internships programme.
For further information please contact: [email protected]
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa), Charlottenplatz 17, D-70173 Stuttgart
www.ifa.de/crossculture
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Please submit the filled in and signed application along with a passport picture to
the German diplomatic mission in your home country
Country
German diplomatic mission
Contact
Egypt
German Embassy Cairo
[email protected]
Algeria
German Embassy Algiers
[email protected]
Bahrain
German Embassy Manama
[email protected]
Bangladesh
German Embassy Dhaka
[email protected]
Indonesia
German Embassy Jakarta
[email protected]
Iraq
German Embassy Bagdad
[email protected]
Iran
German Embassy Teheran
[email protected]
Yemen
German Embassy Sana'a
[email protected]
Jordan
German Embassy Amman
[email protected]
Qatar
German Embassy Doha
[email protected]
Kazakhstan
German Embassy Astana
[email protected]
Kazakhstan
German Consulate General Almaty
[email protected]
Kuwait
German Embassy Kuwait
[email protected]
Kyrgyzstan
German Embassy Bishkek
[email protected]
Lebanon
German Embassy Beirut
[email protected]
Libya
German Embassy Tripolis
[email protected]
Malaysia
German Embassy Kuala Lumpur
[email protected]
Morocco
German Embassy Rabat
[email protected]
Mauritania
German Embassy Nouakchott
[email protected]
Oman
German Embassy Muscat
[email protected]
Pakistan
German Embassy Islamabad
[email protected]
Pakistan
German Consulate General Karachi
[email protected]
Palestinian
German Diplomatic Mission Ramallah
[email protected]
Territories
Saudi Arabia
German Embassy Riyadh
[email protected]
Saudi Arabia
German Consulate General Jeddah
[email protected]
Sudan
German Embassy Khartoum
[email protected]
Syria
German Embassy Damascus
[email protected]
Tajikistan
German Embassy Dushanbe
[email protected]
Tunisia
German Embassy Tunis
[email protected]
UAE
German Embassy Abu Dhabi
[email protected]
UAE
German Consulate General Dubai
[email protected]
Uzbekistan
German Embassy Tashkent
[email protected]
CrossCulture Internships
Objective: increasing the cultural, political and specialist competence of future
representatives and multipliers of the civil societies from predominantly Muslim countries
and Germany
Application form for trainees from the Muslim World
Part One to be filled in by the applicant
Part Two to be filled in by the applicant’s home organisation
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Please add your photograph.
PART ONE
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Information about the person
Family name
First name
Street
Town
Country
E-Mail
Telephone
Date of birth
Place of birth
Nationality
Marital status
Children (if
applicable)
Please provide chronologically complete information in 2. – 8.
2.
Education/Formation/Studies (without Elementary School)
School/Institute/University
Subject
3.
From – to
Certificate/Diploma
Experience abroad
Country
Kind of stay
Length of stay
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(Holiday/Internship/Professional/other)
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4.
Knowledge of languages (Please mark where applicable)
Language
mother
tongue
very good
good
sufficient
basic
knowledge
English
German
French
5.
Other special knowledge and interests (e.g. EDP, hobbies, sports)
6.
Previous Internships
Place/Country
Institution/Organisation
Field of work
Length
from – to
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7.
Professional experience
Place/Country
Firm/Institution/Organisation
8.
Length
from – to
Field of work
Length
from – to
Voluntary work
Place/Country
Institution/Organisation
9.
Field of work
Information about your present professional or volunteer activity in your
home organisation
Organisation/Institution
Place/Address
Webpage
Your post/function
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Explain your field,
activities of work and
responsibility
Start of your work
Partner organisations
abroad
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10. Reasons for your application
Below, you should shortly give information on the following points:
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What motivates you to apply for an internship in Germany?
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What expectations do you have from an internship in Germany? What would you
like to experience and learn?
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What makes you an interesting candidate for your hosting organisation in Germany?
What experience is most important for you to share?
11. Additional remarks
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12.
Your ideas concerning the internship
a)
Which topic(s) would you like to address during an internship?
b)
Do you know a specific organisation/institution in Germany in which you would like
to do an internship? If yes, which?
c)
Have you been in direct contact with this organisation/institution before? If yes,
how?
d)
Which period of stay / which length of stay would be possible for your internship
(minimum length 6 weeks, maximum length 3 months)? You may also write “any
time” if any period of the year will be possible.
From
To
Maximum length possible (in weeks)
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13. Do you have an idea for future contacts, project or cooperation between
your home organisation and your host organisation.
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Name all family members and friends living in Germany / Europe
15.
Declaration of your willingness to write two internship reports
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Participants of the CrossCulture Internships programme are requested to write two
internship reports at the mid and at the end of the internship. Further conditions for the
participation will be agreed upon with the hosting organisations individually after the
selection process has been completed.
I am willing to write two detailed internship reports
Yes
16.
No
Declaration of consent
I hereby declare that the above statements are correct and complete. Furthermore I
declare that I am in good health and that my physical as well as mental working capacity is
not compromised for the requirements of a longer stay abroad and the essential working
ability within the internship.
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Place/Country
Date
Signature of the applicant
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PART TWO / To be filled in by your home organisation
17.
Recommendation of your home organisation
Name of the recommending person
Address
Phone number
E-mail address:
Post/Function within the home organisation
Reason for the recommendation of the candidate
Description of the benefit for the home organisation
18. Willingness to grant the candidate a leave of absence for the length of the
internship
We are ready to give the applicant a leave of absence for the length of the internship
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Yes
No
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Place/Country
Date
Signature of the recommending person
Please submit the filled in and signed application along with a passport picture to
the German diplomatic mission in your home country (see list above).
The application deadline is 15 February 2013 (date of receipt at the German mission
in your home country).
Please note that only complete applications will be processed.
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