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Intern for 1 to 6 months
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Food and housing included

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Receive a monthly stipend

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Intern at a Chinese start-up

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Boost your prospects in China.

If you’re here, you probably know that internships are pretty important when it comes to securing a job. You probably are also aware that 90% of employers view prior experiences as a key factor in hiring decisions. 

You may still be asking yourself whether trekking halfway across the world to intern in China is a brilliant career move or just completely crazy. We’re here to tell you it’s probably a bit of both.

4 Reasons Interning In China Isn’t Completely Crazy

And why you should totally do it.

1. Stand out from the crowd

All of your friends are getting the same education and the same experience back home. How are you going to get ahead of the pack? (Hint: a work placement in the world’s fastest growing economy may help).

2. Challenge of a lifetime

We’re not pretending it’s gonna be easy. But if everyone could do it, it wouldn’t be worth doing in the first place, right? Working and living in a completely different culture is going to help you grow in ways you couldn’t even imagine.

3. Right place, right time

Everyone in business wants to work with China. Do a placement through ImmerQi and you’ll return home with heaps of relevant experience, dozens of useful contacts and enough Mandarin to make you in-demand to the best employers.

4. Work hard, play hard

Whether it’s eating something you can’t pronounce, taking a quiet wander through the Hutongs or making dumplings with your new work colleagues, you’ll be sharing your extraordinary memories for years to come.

CORPORATE INTERNSHIP

Our Corporate Internship Program is our most flexible internship option. Choose from a range of industries – from finance to engineering to healthcare – and let us know exactly the type of experience you want.

We’ll make it happen!

 

Duration: 4-24 weeks
Monthly intakes
Some positions offer stipends
Locations: Beijing or Shanghai
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HOSPITALITY INTERNSHIP

Hospitality internships are perfect for hospitality students or professionals wishing to get experience in top hotel brands. It’s also a great option for people looking for an affordable way to discover China for 6 months as housing and meals are provided!

 

Duration: 24 weeks
Monthly intakes
Stipend, housing, meals
Location: Beijing
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ENTREPRENEUR INTERNSHIP

If you have an exciting business idea or just want to be part of China’s crazy start up boom, this is the experience for you. You’ll get advice and mentorship from entrepreneurs, get to work at a start up within a trendy co-working space and come up with your own business plan!

 

Duration: 4-24 weeks
Monthly intakes
Some positions offer stipends
Locations: Beijing or Shanghai
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Why pay for an internship?

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. Like most internship providers in China, we do charge a fee for our programs. And hey, we get it, not everyone can afford to pay to come to China (pssst check out our financing section for some tips on how to pay for your internship). But if you do decide to invest in a China internship, we want you to know exactly why you’re paying money and where that money goes.

ImmerQi. Your China education specialist.

Since 2004, thousands of participants from over 50 countries have taken part in our China programs whereby they learn, develop and grow to become culturally rich, confident and international professionals.

China Experts

We are headquartered in China and have 20+ years experience running programs for students and young professionals.

Family Owned and Run

We are an Australian owned company and take pride in caring for all our program participants like they’re our family.

On-Site Staff

Comprised of local Chinese and foreign ex-participants, our staff are based in Beijing and Shanghai and available 24/7.
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Success Stories

Don’t just take our word for it – hear personal stories and highlights from our ImmerQi alumni!

As someone who is always seeking life challenges and enjoys what the world has to offer, I’m glad I made my decision to come to China for my internship. I’m grateful that I found ImmerQi to assist me along the way and was offered a permanent role to assist the GM after my internship.

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Zhi Wei Ong, Australian

Public Relations & Events, Perth Institute of Business and Technology, Australia

I completed a Food and Beverage internship at a high-end Beijing hotel as part of my university’s required internship experience. Getting the exposure and mentoring at all the hotel’s various restaurants and bars gave me great insight into the each outlet’s management and operations.

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Jeremy Gallant, Indonesian

Food & Beverage, Taylor's University, Malaysia

I was looking for something more than just the commercial design that is reigning in Italy and different companies all over the world. China appealed to me as I wanted an experience that would allow me to mix my European background and personality with Asian culture.

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Sabrina Gennarino, Italian

Graphic Design, Istituto Europeo di Design, Italy

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