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UNPARALLELED INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES

A UChicago education is a passport that opens opportunities throughout the world. Through UChicago’s global network of alumni and employer partners, students gain access to a highly diverse range of international jobs, internships, career treks, and more!

Your International Career AdventureINTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AT UCHICAGOUChicago partners with employers around the world to provide internships, career "treks," networking events, and other substantive opportunities ranging from two-day explorations to lifelong careers. The University provides personalized support for each student to help them identify experiences that align with their interests and goals.

Internships. UChicago’s Jeff Metcalf Internship Program provides paid, substantive internships in more than 50 countries and 95 cities outside of the U.S. each year.

Funding for Career and Research Experiences. In addition to internships with current UChicago employer partners, the University also provides grants to support students who have secured unpaid opportunities with other organizations. These grants have supported experiences across a wide range of countries including Brazil, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Rwanda, and Spain.

Career Treks. UChicago partners with organizations throughout the world to host students for career "treks," which are a two- to three-day series of immersion visits with different employers. Previous international career trek destinations include Beijing, Dubai, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Seoul, and Tokyo.

International Recruiting Forums. These “speed-networking” events help students meet many employers in just one day. UChicago holds recruiting forums in several cities around the world, including Hong Kong, Lyon, and Shenzhen.

Wanxiang Ambassador Fellows Program. Organized in partnership with the Wanxiang Corporation, the program brings students for a six-week immersion experience in Hangzhou, China on Chinese language, culture, and clean technology initiatives.

Global Health Scholars Program. In partnership with the Center for Global Health at UChicago, the program provides global health internships, research opportunities, and career programming, including a global health career trek to Africa.

POST-COLLEGE OUTCOMES: YOUR JOURNEY BEGINSAfter four years of substantive academic and career experiences, UChicago students apply their education to a highly diverse range of opportunities after graduation. These include working with leading employers worldwide, continuing their studies at some of the world’s most respected graduate and professional schools, starting their own businesses, and serving the greater good with organizations such as the Peace Corps and Teach for America.

96% 96% of recent graduates have substantive post-college plans.

40+Recent graduates are working and studying in 40+ countries across 6 continents.

400+Each year, the graduating class secures opportunities with 400+ different organizations worldwide.

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On average, 10% of students work or attend graduate school abroad after graduation.

UChicago students enroll in graduate school at top global universities, including the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Peking University, and Tsinghua University.

Students receive prestigious scholarships for graduate study and research abroad, including the Rhodes Scholarship, Fulbright grants, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, the Marshall Scholarship, and the Schwarzman Scholarship.

250+Students receive internships in 250+ cities throughout the U.S. and around the world each year. 6 50+95+

INTERNSHIPS IN

CONTINENTS CITIES OUTSIDE THE U.S. COUNTRIES

20+10%4A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

OF STUDENTS WORK ABROAD AFTER GRADUATION

INTERNATIONAL CAREER TREK DESTINATIONS

INTERNATIONAL CAMPUSES AND CENTERS

SAM K.

• Studied abroad in Berlin, Germany

• Politics and economics internship in Hamburg, Germany

• Legal internship in Leipzig, Germany

• Full-time job in Frankfurt, Germany

Law, Letters, & Society

Paralegal, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

JULIETTE H.

• Studied abroad in Beijing, China

• Creative production internship in Hong Kong

• Full-time job in Beijing, China

Cinema & Media Studies

Educational Consultant, Elite Scholars of China

Career Advancement supports

UChicago students throughout

their career journey, no matter

where in the world it leads them!

Employers from many different

countries and industries partner

with Career Advancement to

identify talent for jobs and

internships. Through UChicago’s

international career programs,

both students and employers can

reach their recruiting goals.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES

JOSH L.

• Data analysis internship in Hong Kong

• Microfinance internship in Kakamega, Kenya

• Full-time job in Johannesburg, South Africa

Economics, Public Policy

Associate, IDinsight

WILLA W.

• Career trek to Seoul, South Korea

• Studied abroad in Paris, France

• Career trek to Hong Kong

• Studied abroad in Athens, Greece

• Career trek to Beijing and Shanghai, China

• Full-time job in New York, NY

Economics

Investment Banking Analyst, Lazard

Political Science

Strategy Consultant, IBM

AKUA O.

• Studied abroad in Paris, France

• Career trek to Helsinki, Finland

• Career trek to Paris, France

• Career trek to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE

• Full-time job in Chicago, IL

TAMAR H.

• Studied abroad in Santiago, Chile

• Women's rights internship in Bogota, Colombia

• Conservation internship in Mfuwe, Zambia

• Fulbright grant for employment and graduate school in Mexico City, Mexico

Global Studies

Fulbright Scholar & Venture Coordinator, Ashoka

Public Policy

Policy Analyst, Chicago Metro Agency for Planning

ASEAL T.

• Career trek to Paris, France

• Career trek to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE

• Policy internship in Amman, Jordan

• Full-time job and graduate school in Chicago, IL

HOB D.

• Career trek to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE

• Business development internship in Dubai, UAE

• Finance internship in Shanghai, China

• Consulting internship in Hong Kong

• Full-time job in Chicago, IL

Economics, Mathematics

Business Analyst, McKinsey & Co.

JULIETTE H.

HOB D.

SAM K.

ASEAL T.

AKUA O.

WILLA W.

JOSH L.

TAMAR H.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

SANTIAGO, CHILE

MFUWE, ZAMBIA

KAKAMEGA, KENYA

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

ABU DHABI / DUBAI, UAEHONG KONG

SHANGHAI, CHINA

BEIJING, CHINA

HELSINKI, FINLAND

AMMAN, JORDAN

ATHENS, GREECE

PARIS, FRANCEBERLIN, HAMBURG, LEIPZIG, FRANKFURT, GERMANY

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA