Category: Asia

Asia, IEDP, IEDP 24-25

Stretching, Relationship-building, and Adventure: Joy Kim on her UNICEF Internship in Istanbul, Turkey

Recently, I sat down with IEDP second year student, Joy Kim to learn more about her internship experience as the Technical Intern for the Early Childhood Education and Care team with the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) in Istanbul, Turkey this past summer. This was a particularly special interview, as Joy was one of the first students I had the opportunity … Continue reading Stretching, Relationship-building, and Adventure: Joy Kim on her UNICEF Internship in Istanbul, Turkey

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Spotlight On…Brandon’s Internship & Job with UNESCO!

I recently spoke with Brandon, a 2021 IEDP graduate who is now working full-time at UNESCO Bangkok, where he completed a remote internship during spring semester 2021. Brandon was raised in Tennessee, and — prior to IEDP — worked in Bangkok as an English teacher.   Brandon has shared his experiences on the blog before — You can read more about his decision to apply to … Continue reading Spotlight On…Brandon’s Internship & Job with UNESCO!

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Asia, By Regions, IEDP 18-19, Internship

Reflecting On My Internship

I still remember my very first day of internship and now it’s approaching to an end. In this blog, I would like to share some of my reflections on the past 4 months. During my internship, I’m mainly responsible for two projects. One is about Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MLE) and the other one is related to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).  MLE  … Continue reading Reflecting On My Internship

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Asia, By Regions, IEDP 18-19, Internship

My Top 10 Favorite Things in Bangkok

Hi everyone I’m Lijin. My internship is going well so far but I would like to share something other than work in this blog. There’re many amazing places in Bangkok and here are my top 10 favorites. 1. Office Yes, office is one of my favorite places. I came to the Bangkok knowing no one and it was people in the office that made it … Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Things in Bangkok

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Asia, By Regions, IEDP 18-19, Internship

Working in Bangkok

Hi everyone I’m Lijin. As two thirds of my internship has past, I’ll share some of my working experience with my organization in this blog. My organization held many conferences during my internship, so in the past 9 weeks, I spent half of my time in office and another half in hotels supporting different conferences and meetings. Days in office Working time is pretty flexible … Continue reading Working in Bangkok

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Asia, By Regions, IEDP 18-19, Internship

Start of a New Journey

Hey everyone my name is Lijin and I started my internship in Bangkok early September this year. Although my visa application started 9 weeks before, I was so pressed for time that I got my Thai visa one day before the flight departure. But anyway, I caught my flight, arrived Bangkok on time and fall in love with the city immediately. First impression of the … Continue reading Start of a New Journey

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About my work in Beijing office

Time flies, I have been working as an intern in Beijing office over two months. Let me introduce what I have done at work so far. Our geographical scope contains East Asian Countries (China, Japan, Mongolia, South Korea). We organized and participated a number of meetings, workshops and events related to education impact in these regions. My job is to assist to contact the participants … Continue reading About my work in Beijing office

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