Location Overview:
Situated in a narrow valley surrounded by Andean mountains, the “City of Eternal Spring” is a vibrant city nestled among coffee plantations and flower farms. This city comes alive at night, where you’ll meet friendly people who love celebration and football (soccer). Medellin, the second-largest city in Spanish-speaking Colombia, is also very affordable, with plenty of free or cheap public gardens and museums.
Medellin’s robust public transportation and cablecars that take you up into the hills are some of the best in South America. Medellin has one of the fastest-growing economies on the continent and has become a world-renowned hub for sustainable urban development. After decades of civil war, Medellin has transformed itself to become a beacon of entrepreneurialism and resilience throughout Latin America. If you'd like to hear from one of our past participants about their experience, please take a look at this video produced by our partner, The Intern Group and a fellow UO past participant!
What is GlobalWorks?
GlobalWorks internships are personalized internship programs that bring you out of the country, and into the workplace. We connect academic study with real-world experiences by providing full-time international internship opportunities to UO students in various career fields. Working with local professional internship providers in locations around the world, we provide individualized placements for UO students. Students earn UO credits and life-changing work experience in a different culture. Immerse yourself in a new city, earn UO course credits, and gain professional experience with a GlobalWorks internship.
Internship Career Fields:
- Art + Design
- Business + Accounting
- Computer Science + Information Technology
- Education
- Environment + Sustainability
- Journalism + Communications
- NGO + Nonprofit (Requires Spanish - Email GEPC for more information)
- Social Science
- STEM + Healthcare
Past Placement Examples
Please note that the following are examples of where students have worked previously. The placement process is customized and individualized, and is not limited to the career fields represented below.
Placement Name: EcoRegistry
Field: Social Science
- Work on climate action through cutting-edge technology.
- Working on a platform that delivers scalable digital solutions designed to enhance climate efforts worldwide.
Placement Name:
Alcaldía de Medellín
Field: Social Science
- Intern at a government office
- Experience working on government forms
- Work alongside Medellín residents
Placement Name: Jaime Uribe & Asociados (JUA Agencia)
Field: Journalism + Communications
- A borderless creative agency that fuses storytelling, design, and technology to create meaningful experiences for our clients.
- Work with a multidisciplinary team of passionate professionals.
- Gain experience in branding, digital marketing, content, advertising, web development, and production and packaging.
Why Intern in Medellín?
Internships in Medellín offer a unique opportunity to gain vital professional experience, develop extensive networks and connections, improve Spanish language skills, and experience an emerging economy in rapid development. Colombia has so much to offer a young professional really looking to dive in and gain hands-on experience in their field during an international internship. Colombia is ripe with natural resources and with the second largest population in South America, leading investment banks such as JP Morgan have labeled it “the next star of the continent”. Medellín is the second largest city in Colombia and is home to many of Latin America’s largest companies and international startups, making it the perfect place for an internship. Set in a stunning valley, surrounded by lush greenery on all sides, Medellín offers an outstanding climate, beautiful views, and rich culture.
