Intern Application

Eligibility of Intern

Full-time undergraduates (Year 1-3; non-final year) majoring in business studies, media & communication, visual studies and social impact assessment from 11 universities:

• The University of Hong Kong (Business School, Faculty of Social Sciences, Journalism and Media Studies Centre)
• The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Business School, School of Journalism and Communication, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, Department of Creative Arts, Department of Social Sciences)
• City University of Hong Kong (College of Business, Department of Media and Communications, School of Creative Media, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences)
• The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Business School, Division of Social Sciences)
• Hong Kong Baptist University (School of Business, School of Communication, School of Creative Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences)
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Business School, Department of English and Communication, School of Design, Department of Applied Social Sciences )
• Hong Kong Shue Yan University (Faculty of Commerce, Department of Journalism and Communication)
• Lingnan University (Faculty of Business, Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries, Faculty of Social Sciences)
• The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (School of Business, School of Communication, Department of Art and Design, Department of Social Science)
• The Education University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Executive Management, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English Studies and Digital Communication, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Visual Arts) (Co terminal Double Degree), Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Social Entrepreneurship and Development, Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sociology and Community Studies )

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:

• Good academic performance;
• Proven track records in volunteer activities;
• Enthusiastic about contributing to the non-profit sector;
• Excellent interpersonal skill and leadership skills; and
• Proficiency in Cantonese and English.

Role of Intern

1. Upon selection, each intern is required to attend the pre-internship Induction Program and related activities;
2. Upon signing the “Undertaking” to indicate the acceptance of the internship, each intern shall commit to the internship and shall not withdraw unless for inevitable reasons;
3. Each intern is required to make best effort in the implementation of projects assigned;
4. Each intern is required to complete a questionnaire before internship and upon the internship ends;
5. Each team is required to submit a report addressing lessons learnt and achievements upon the completion of internship.

Application Procedures

Eligible students must submit their applications and upload supporting documents. Supporting documents included:

1. Recommendation Form completed by a referee from your Business Faculty.
2. Copy of recent academic transcript
3. A statement within 500-800 words (in English) that addresses the following:
A. Your career aspirations
B. Your most interested aspect of service with a non-profit organisation and its reasons
C. Reasons of deserving this internship opportunity
D. Why your personality, attitude, education background, special work skills and interests are ideally suited for an  internship.