Types Of International Internship Experiences

According definition, Internships are different from co-ops. As defined by the National Commission for Cooperative Education (NCCE), co-ops are a “well structured educational system combining studying in classroom with learning from real working experiences in the same field related to students’ academic or career development goals. It not only provides professional experiences in integrating theory but also in real life. Co-op creates an important relationship among students, educational system (universities) and companies with particular responsibilities for each part” (NCCE, n.d.).

A study of UNESCO 2006 claimed that there are approximately 2.5 million students studying and working in other countries all over the world. It showed obviously

Moreover, it not only highlights your curriculum vitae but also globalizes your career path in the future (CEA, 2016)

International educators believed that the students can show their potential for the position which are global competencies and skills if the students know how to master them from international internship experience. Therefore, this research will be conducted to understand student’s motivations in making decision for what types of international experience in order to help student have good career path. 3.2 Practical Knowledge & Experience

The Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) expresses the selling points of global internship programs by stating that “ a degree of supervision and self study that allows students to “learn by doing” and to reflect upon that learning in a way that achieves certain learning goals and objectives” (CAS, 2008 p.1). In other words, if the students can not make academic knowledges become real benefits, those knowledges will be useless or nothing. Therefore, very important, global internship is one of the most effective methods to master the knowledge studied at universities in professional working

al, 2007 p. 20). In 2000 Albers-Miller, Sigerstad, & Straughan surveyed 68 college-campus recruiters of business students in the American Southwest, explored that the reality may be even more complicated. The results show that the authors of this research divided the companies joined the survey into three types based on their main characteristics: Internationalists, Traditionalists and Ethnocentrists. The group “Internationalists” participated in the most international business activities. This group appreciates an interdisciplinary international business certificates much more than traditional business ones and gave a strong respectful hiring priority to potential applicants who had took part in international internships journey .Moreover, a internationally professional recruiter said that “Whether or not you are a good student; working experience is the most essential issue that comes from intern abroad” (Albers-Miller et al, 2000, p.