Location
  • Colombia
    • Medellin
Length
6 to 24 weeks

Program Details

Compensation
Unpaid
Timeframe
Academic Year Fall Spring Summer Winter Year Round
Housing
Apartment
Language
Spanish
Weekly Hours
35
Age Min.
18

Pricing

Starting Price
2990
Price Details
* Accommodation (if requested)
* Airport pick up
* A leading internship in your field of interest (we offer all sectors)
* 24/7 support from our full time Colombia based team
* Alumni career coaching
* Social and cultural events with our large international community of interns in Colombia!
* Professional development tools and workshop

Program fees do not include visa fees, flights, insurance or daily food & drink. Please refer to our website for all of our scholarship and grant opportunities.
What's Included
Accommodation Activities Airport Transfers Wifi
What's Not Included
Airfare Meals Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
Dec 30, 2024
Mar 07, 2025
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About Program

We offer successful applicants the unique opportunity to gain invaluable work experience in Colombia, one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly growing economies. During your internship abroad, you'll gain hands-on professional experience and build a network that will support your future career. Interning in Latin America will give you a competitive edge and help you stand out from your peers to help you unlock your full potential.

We are incredibly proud of our strong partnerships with leading companies and organizations. Our past interns have gained experience with top names such as BanColombia, FIFA, and the Colombian Government.

As an intern in Colombia, your program includes accommodation, airport pick-up, regular social and cultural events, professional development workshops, 24/7 emergency assistance, alumni career coaching, optional Spanish classes, and many other exciting benefits. Apply now to join our award-winning program, featured in CNN, Forbes, and more.

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Program Highlights

  • Have a top-class international internship in Colombia! Our personalized process ensures that you will be working in the industry sector of your choice, in a role that is tailored to your professional goals.
  • For non native-Spanish speakers, perfect your language! Learn Spanish from some of the clearest Spanish speakers in the world.
  • It makes your resume stand out! In today's society, everyone does sport, plays an instrument and is part of a society. As one of millions of young people applying for their first job, you need to find a way to jump off the page!
  • Make friends and professional networks in Colombia and from all over the world! Whether you like it or not, its not what you know, its who you know.
  • Have an amazing life experience in Colombia! We know that moving to a new place can be nerve-racking. That's why our team on the ground is made up of Colombians who are there to give you support 24/7.

Program Reviews

4.69 Rating
based on 59 reviews
  • 5 rating 81.36%
  • 4 rating 13.56%
  • 3 rating 1.69%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 3.39%
  • Growth 4.5
  • Support 4.65
  • Fun 4.65
  • Housing 4.8
  • Safety 4.85
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Tara
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

12 weeks in Medellin, Colombia

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What would you improve about this program?
If I could change one thing I would recommend finding Colombian families who want to have foreigners stay with them and become part of their family, not just someone looking for a paycheck each month.
98 people found this review helpful.
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Aaron
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Fantastic opportunity

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93 people found this review helpful.
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Elizabeth
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Valuable Experience In Medellin

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What would you improve about this program?
Sabaneta was a nice hospital with good staff, but it would have been more useful professionally to be in a bigger, more modern hospital. The staff at Sabaneta really had no idea how to manage a foreign nurse with only student experience, and my opportunities to get hands on were sometimes limited when they conflated my lack of language skills with a lack of nursing skills (which isn't true).

Also, while the Intern LA staff is fantastic and super supportive, sometime it took too long to respond to requests. With the whole issue about the roaches in my bedroom, it took many days to make a change. That made it hard to settle in.

Finally, there could be more transparency about the cost and what exactly the money is going towards. Sometimes it felt like we were being taken advantage of, especially after talking to students in my Spanish class at the University and hearing how much the classes actually cost; how much similar lodging really cost; how interns are usually paid in Colombia; etc. I completely understand that services like this come at a premium, and that there will be administrative charges on top of the actual cost of living, but there seemed to be a good $2500 gap between the actual cost and the price I paid (per month). I'm still not sure exactly where that all went. And while the living accomodations were perfectly acceptable, they were by no means luxury (I really thought I had moved past the day when I would share one bathroom with five other people). Finally, I thought there were going to be more professional development opportunities (workshops, talks, etc.), but none took place during the 6 weeks I was there. I initially signed up for this program because it advertised these opportunities, so I was disappointed there weren't more offerings.
97 people found this review helpful.
Response from The Intern Group

Hi Elizabeth, we are pleased you would recommend our program. Thank you for your comments concerning the health care system in Colombia. It is precisely this kind of insight that we want our interns to develop during their experience as it encourages you to explore the differences between cultures. We’re sorry you felt that the breakdown of our fee was not communicated very well; we assure you that the cost of the entire program is maintained at the most economical for all involved. We’re pleased you found our Intern Latin America Staff so helpful and supportive as our interns well-being is our top priority during their internship.

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Mathieu
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

It is what you make of it.

An internship or a semester abroad is less about everything around you and more about yourself. You will get everything you put into it. IF its work experience you're looking for then you have to be in the mindset that you're there to work and be productive. And you can celebrate and have fun on weekends. I took a lot out of my internship because I put a lot of effort into it, every day, and I am glad that I did because I grew as a person as a result of that effort.

What would you improve about this program?
Medellin is a big city, the program did a good job organizing everyone in close quarters so that we could all spend together and given the relative new nature of the program more and more activities were constantly being added for new participants.
96 people found this review helpful.
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British
1/5
No, I don't recommend this program

Secretary of Education Internship, Accommodation, Safety, Support - review

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118 people found this review helpful.
Response from The Intern Group

We are saddened that you did not enjoy your internship in the Secretary of Education. The Colombian work style is certainly very different from the UK style and as we make clear in our pre-departure material, it is crucial that interns are much more proactive than they would be used to being in the UK. Interns in Colombian culture are expected to constantly be asking supervisors for feedback and for more tasks. With that said though, we will certainly be feeding in your comments to our partners at the Government to make sure future interns feel the internships are as meaningful and structured as possible. However we are glad you enjoyed the social events as we’re sure you could see how hard our country directors worked to make sure everyone had a good time! Also we’re pleased you found the accommodation wonderful! One of the most important aspects of our program is that our interns feel comfortable and at home.

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Eliza
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Internship in Human Rights

I had an amazing time interning in Colombia! I lived in an apartment with three roommates in the center of the city close to great food and a fun social scene. I was in Colombia to do research for my senior thesis on forced displacement, and my internship allowed me to interact with the displaced on a more personal level. The internship was great for me academically and professionally; I actually got an internship this winter/spring based on my ability to show that I had worked in an all Spanish-speaking workplace. There are so many wonderful weekend and day trips around Medellin, and the people are extremely friendly. I had a bit of a hard time at first with the accent, but I got used to it. I hope to go back to Medellin again one day!

What would you improve about this program?
When I arrived at my internship the other girl who was already working there didn't know I was coming, I think I would just make sure that the interns who will be affected know when someone new is arriving.
79 people found this review helpful.
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Adam
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Internship in Asamblea de Antioquia, Medellin

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What would you improve about this program?
My only critical feedback relates the accommodation. If I were to do the program again, I would choose the option to stay in an apartment with other students.
89 people found this review helpful.
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Brittany
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Internship in Pediatrics

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94 people found this review helpful.

Questions & Answers

Applicants have the opportunity to complete an internship in a wide variety of different industries in Medellín. More information can be found here: https://theinterngroup.com/destination/internships-in-colom… I am also happy to be contacted, as an alumnus of the Colombia programme...

Okay perfect, thank you so much!

Language can be a hurdle. You need to go with the intent of learning Spanish as to communicate better. They really appreciate it. Time is also not as strict, I remember getting to work for 8am as this was the designated start time and I was the only person there, so that is a little bit different. Apart from that, they are very friendly and curious to learn more, so just relax and enjoy!