International Volunteer & Academic Internship Program

  Ireland

Dublin

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Winter 
Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Flexible

Description: Intense project work and development ranging from being involved in the international Charleville Castle Management Team, Sustainable Conservation, Event Management & Implementation, PeaceZone Activities and Organisation, Meeting with public and providing hospitality, to mention but a few.

Highlights: Total immersion into Ireland's only volunteer driven castle and education campus. This is a highly famous project with years of successful volunteer and internship involved - here leaders ar discovered.

Qualifications: At least two years of college or university studying any discipline but committed to inter-disciplinary and multicultural experience with high end action-learning approach. capability of self-discipline and self-financing. Commitment to start and complete the internship/volunteership mission to the best of ability. Willingness to study the opportunity in advance and to egage with irish faculty/leaders prior to commencement. Declaration of any reservations or disabilitues with willingness to work collaboartively to overcome. Stated interest in developing peronal leadership skills and team based action. Declared interest in Global challenges and local responses - sustainable development, new renewable energy systems, appropriate technology, peace keeping and conflict resolution - engineering, businss and arts.

Minimum Education: Associates

Cost in US$: 1,000 - 3,000

This is a not for profit program - cost recovery is all that is required.

Credit Available: yes

Salary / Pay: Depending on the position chosen some local stipends will be provided by prior agreement.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: There is no "typical" volunteer per se. But successful applicants are normally seeking to gain work experience, work placement or internship credits. Volunteers normally come to Quest campus because of our reputation for nurturing and releasing latent leadership skills. Veterans of quest campus go on to advance rapidly in their careers. This is an intense high commitment opportunity with solid Global sustainabilit goals.

Age Range: 22 to 58

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and South African Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ireland Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5

Scholarships are Available. Credits are available by agreement with your college or university. Scholarships are limited but available for priority areas and high merit applicants.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Quest Campus's Mission Statement: Through action-learning, to empower our learners to appreciate and to reach out to a world of many cultures, traditions and opportunities, to enable our partner universities to provide first class, for credit, international experience and courses to their students, in search of the common goal of a better more sustainable World. In this regard to actively pursue the reduction of World Poverty through economic opportunity and social reform. Also our interns and volunteers gain valuable leadership experience and personal development pushing forward the Charlerville castle sustainable conservation Project, The International PeacZone Movement and the Micro Electricity Generation Association - along with extreme event management experience - Castle Palooza & ShakeFest 7 and much more -A Life changing Experience.

Year Founded: 1997