The Internship Experience

Estudiar en Washington A typical week blends a four-day-per-week internship with program-specific rigorous academics. Coursework forms the core of TWC’s learning initiatives; Governors Internship participants attend two evening courses each week. One course focuses on a project to aid the development and well-being of their home state; the other is tailored to increasing their knowledge in a specific area of interest.

Beyond regular courses, Mondays are dedicated to tours, lectures or other activities where students with distinguished leaders with diverse professional backgrounds; there they engage in substantive discussions from different topics of international relevance. Participants will visit organizations offer unique opportunities to tour and learn from leaders in influential organizations such as:

• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund
• Organization of American States
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Capitol
• Pentagon
• Library of Congress
• Newseum

Conferences also play a large role in the academic structure of the program. Throughout the semester students may participate in meetings taking place in Washington, D.C., that may focus on:

• Communication and Negotiation Skills
• Human Rights, Immigration Policy or U.S.-Mexico Relations
• Transparency and Accountability
• Entrepreneurship or Free Trade Agreements in Latin America
• Environmental Issues
• Drug Trafficking

Experiential Learning From Tuesday through Friday they go to their internship placements [1] where they gain work experience and acquire skills, abilities and attitudes that will benefit them in their future careers. Moreover, a variety of additional opportunities enrich The Washington Center experience:

• Additional events on their own throughout the week around Washington, D.C.
• Practice networking skill and engage in deep conversations on different issues with fellow students, faculty, or internship site mentors.
• Join a civic engagement project over the weekends.