MINISTERS AXWORTHY AND MARCHI ANNOUNCE NEW YOUTH INTERNSHIPS IN EUROPE
May 14, 1998 No. 121
MINISTERS AXWORTHY AND MARCHI ANNOUNCE
NEW YOUTH INTERNSHIPS IN EUROPE
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy and International Trade Minister Sergio
Marchi today announced that in addition to the 85 internships in Europe announced
on January 16, 11 Canadian organizations will place approximately 55 young
Canadians in international internships in Europe. The announcement was made in
London, during the Ministers' participation in the Canada-European Union Summit
with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Jacques
Santer, President of the European Commission.
The organizations and institutions that will implement the internship projects in
the coming year are the Canadian Society for International Health, the Norman
Paterson School of International Affairs, Confederation College, the Southeast
Treaty Four Tribal Council, the Canadian Film & Television Production
Association, Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada, Canadian Resource
Bank for Democracy and Human Rights, Human Rights Internet, the Parliamentary
Centre, Project Ploughshares, and the Association of Universities and Colleges of
Canada.
Through these new internships, young Canadians will be able to gain experience in
the areas of international health, international affairs, Indigenous issues, film
and television production, international trade and commerce, visual arts and
human rights. The youth will be placed in foreign government departments, non-governmental organizations, international institutions and the private sector.
"Most people define globalization in terms of large-scale impersonal forces in
international trade, finance and economics. Equally important, though, is the
birth of a "global commons," said Minister Axworthy. "The internships we are
announcing today prepare young people to be effective, engaged members of this
new world of partnerships."
The interns will be graduates with relevant backgrounds in areas such as health
care, international affairs, film and television production, international
commerce, visual arts and others.
"The connections young people make early in their careers are often the most
significant," said Minister Marchi. "These internships will give our youth an
edge, not only in starting their careers, but also in the experiences that they
gain working in an international setting."
These projects are part of the Department's Youth International Internship
Program, one segment of the national Youth Employment Strategy. Funding is built
into the existing fiscal framework.
Individuals wishing to be interns on these projects should call 1-800-559-2888 or
consult the internship Web site at
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/culture/youth/menu.htm for eligibility criteria and
additional information about application procedures.
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A backgrounder is attached.
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Debora Brown
Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
(613) 995-1851
Leslie Swartman
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
This document is also available on the Department's Internet site:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Backgrounder
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS
FOR YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROJECTS IN EUROPE
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is placing interns with
backgrounds in international business, marketing, management, area studies and
foreign languages in Canadian companies with growing export markets. Under a
partnership between the British Council and AUCC, 10 Canadian graduates will take
up internships in the United Kingdom. For more information, please contact:
Pari Johnston, Program Officer
AUCC
600-350 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1B1
Tel.: (613) 563-3961 ext.303
Fax: (613) 563-9745
E-mail: pjohnsto@aucc.ca
The Canadian Film & Television Production Association (CFTPA) is offering
graduates of film and television programs the opportunity to gain practical
experience by participating in international co-ventures or co-productions and
attending overseas industry-related conferences and trade forums. About five
interns will go to Europe to participate in international film productions. For
more information, please contact:
Katy Beach
Canadian Film & Television Production Association
20 Toronto Street, Suite 830
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2B8
Tel.: (416) 304-0280 or 1-800-267-8208
Fax: (416) 304-0499
E-mail: training@CFTPA.ca
Web Site: www.ted.cftpa.ca
Canadian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights (CANADEM) will place
interns with its client organizations in various countries where they will be
participating in the design and delivery of human rights operations such as the
ones in Rwanda, Guatemala, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Western Sahara and
Angola. Candidates should have completed studies in social or
political science, international affairs or law, or other relevant disciplines.
Most of the 20 interns will go to Europe. For more information, please contact:
Christine Vincent, Program Officer
CANADEM
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1102 (CCIC)
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7
Tel.: (613) 789-3328
Fax: (613) 789-6125
E-mail: canadem@ibm.net
The Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) is providing young graduates
planning a career in international health with an opportunity to gain practical
experience in a recognized health organization in the United States or Europe.
Interns should be graduates of programs in medicine, public health, nursing,
health administration, health economics, international health or the social and
natural sciences. Approximately five placements will be in Europe. For more
information, please contact:
Hélène Thibault, Project Co-ordinator
Canadian Society for International Health
1 Nicholas Street, Suite 1105
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B7
Tel.: (613) 241-5785 ext. 327
Fax: (613) 241-3845
E-mail: csih@fox.nstn.ca
Confederation College is seeking interns to work in the area of international
commerce and trade in Cuba, Ireland, Poland, Mexico, Paraguay and the United
States. Interns will be involved in delivering trade projects, conducting market
research, sourcing distributors and suppliers, developing partnerships and
conducting feasibility studies. A couple of interns will likely go to Europe. For
more information, please contact:
Mike Dunlop, International Business Advisor
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
1450 Nakina Drive, P.O. Box 398
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4W1
Tel.: (807) 475-6462
Fax: (807) 623-7250
E-mail: mdunlop@baynet.net
Human Rights Internet will place young Canadian graduates of international
relations, international development, area studies or law with human rights
organizations overseas, primarily in countries in the South or in societies in
transition in Eastern and Central Europe. Interns will work in research,
advocacy, documentation, communications and other areas where they are able to
make a substantial contribution to the work of the organization. HRI may send two
interns to Eastern Europe. For more information, please contact:
Johanna Myyra, Project Co-ordinator
Human Rights Internet
8 York Street, Suite 202
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5S6
Tel.: (613) 789-7407 Ext. 9202
Fax: (613) 789-7414
E-mail: interns@hri.ca
Web site: http://www.hri.ca
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton
University will place interns with private and public sector organizations in the
broad field of international affairs. Interns will be exposed to the realities of
work in an international environment and to policy-oriented writing. NPSIA may
send one or two interns to Europe. For more information, please contact:
Elizabeth James, Project Co-ordinator
DFAIT Youth International Internships
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Carleton University, Level 2A Paterson Hall
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6
Tel.: (613) 520-2600 Ext. 6671
Fax: (613) 520-2889
E-mail: ejames@carleton.ca
The Parliamentary Centre, a non-governmental organization that supports
democratic development through projects intended to strengthen parliaments, is
offering internships in the Congress of Mexico, the Japanese Diet and one in the
European Parliament to work on legislation in support of parliamentary
committees. For more information, please contact:
Shari Currie, Co-ordinator -- International Programs
Parliamentary Centre
250 Albert Street, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6M1
Tel.: (613) 237-0143 Ext. 302
Fax: (613) 235-8237
E-mail: parlcent@web.net
Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada (PADAC) is looking for interns to
assist in the promotion of visual arts on the international arts scene. Interns
will be placed in art galleries where they will be involved in art promotion,
organization of exhibitions/craft shows, gallery operations and artwork sales.
Overseas placements are available in locations such as Germany, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Japan, France and Sweden. About six interns will go to Europe. For
more information, please contact:
Asha Croggon
Professional Art Dealers Association of Canada
80 Spadina Avenue, Suite 307
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2J3
Tel.: (416) 703-0061
Fax: (416) 703-0063
E-mail: padac@sympatico.ca
Project Ploughshares is placing interns with partner institutions and
organizations in major regions of the world affected by conflict. Internships
will focus on peacebuilding and security projects that are timely and
substantial, such as light weapons control, the containment of surplus weapons in
a postwar situation, the International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers,
converting defence resources to human development, landmines, and multinational
peace operations in Africa. Interns will typically be graduates of peace and
conflict studies, political science, history, international studies and
communications programs. Two interns will be in Europe -- one at Saferworld in
London, England, and one at the International Centre for Conversion in Bonn,
Germany. For more information, please contact:
Grant Birks, Project Co-ordinator
Project Ploughshares
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, Conrad Grebel College
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G6
Tel.: (519) 888-6541 Ext. 269
Fax: (519) 885-0806
E-mail: gfbirks@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca
Web site: http://www.watserv1.uwaterloo.ca/~plough/
The Southeast Treaty Four Tribal Council (SET4TC), in
co-operation with the Ochapowace Indian Education Authority, will provide First
Nations Youth with an opportunity to obtain training and experience working in an
international environment. Internship activities will include researching
indigenous issues, gathering information on country situations that affect
minorities and ethnic groups, taking part in working group discussions, preparing
reports, and advocating on behalf of targeted minority groups. It may send two
interns to Europe. For more information, please contact:
Wes George
Southeast Treaty Four Tribal Council
Box 686
Whitewood, Saskatchewan SOG 5CO
Tel.: (306) 696-3160
Fax: (306) 696-3146