Internship Periods
- Summer full-time internship (5 days per week, June and July)
- Part-time internship (one day per week, from October to April)
Interested?
We are always looking to expand our network of local and non-local Community Partners for internship partnership. In addition to placement-based internship, we are also open to project-based outside classroom learning opportunities.
Quotes from our Community Partners
“The community-engaged internship enabled us to co-learn with students, it was a win-win experience for all of us. The teaching team has worked with us closely in guiding students and offering feedback throughout the journey. We received lots of constructive advices and useful insights for our project through the reflective process. Much looking forward to collaborate with the team and the students again.”
“It has been a privilege guiding and walking with each student in discovering their unique gifts and talents within our organization, where their strengths and weaknesses have grown to compliment the team’s culture and spirit. We are thankful for the opportunity and look forward to a continued partnership in building character and raising leaders.”
“The internship provides a great platform for the students to widen their horizon and get a first taste of working in a corporate environment. More importantly, it allows them to get involved and understand how corporate social responsibility can make a positive impact on our community.”
“We are always glad having students from FOSS as our interns at Orbis who are hardworking and creative and they always bring new ideas and suggestions to our work. They contributed a lot to the promotional work here in Hong Kong, bringing hope to the needlessly blind worldwide.”
“We have been partnering with Faculty of Social Sciences since 2010. Through this Internship Programme, student gets to also learn the practical ways of supporting a good cause. Over the years, we have been pleased with the caliber of the students and they have more than met our expectations.”
“Shanghai Untied Foundation has collaborated with SIGC programme for 6 years. We are grateful to have HKU interns who are passionate about social innovation and social change. The programme is a wonderful bridge to connect talented students and outstanding nonprofits together towards a better society.”
“The program is very organized from intern recruitment to final evaluation. The interns are responsive, devoted, and capable. We'd love to work with them for a longer time period!”
"We have been a partner to HKU's 'Social Innovation Global Citizenship' program for 5 years straight. Even during the difficult COVID time, we never stopped offering our Summer Internship opportunities to HKU students. HKU students are full of innovative ideas and they simply love working with the rural students we support. We highly recommend this experiential learning program!"
