# Internships: Global Career Launch

**Source**: https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad
**Parent**: https://global.utexas.edu/abroad

An internship abroad isn’t just an internship. It’s an opportunity to experience work cultures abroad, improve your foreign language skills and build a global network to support your professional growth all while strengthening your resume.

Global Career Launch (GCL) offers five tracks for internship opportunities.

### [GCL Customized Internships](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad/global-career-launch-customized-internships)

Internship abroad programs designed exclusively for UT Austin students. Students will be matched with a six-week summer internship through a trusted placement provider in Barcelona, Madrid, or Seoul.

### [GCL Faculty-Driven Student Internships](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad/global-career-launch-faculty-driven-student-internships)

International work experience develops important skills, builds resumes and expands professional networks. Faculty-Driven Internships provide students with the opportunity to intern or conduct research abroad under the guidance of a UT Austin professor.

### [GCL Internship Providers](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad/global-career-launch-internship-providers)

Internships with or without coursework are available in more than 30 countries through our [affiliate programs](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/affiliated) and [exchange partners](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/exchange).

### [GCL Alumni and Corporate Internships](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad/global-career-launch-alumni-corporate-internships)

Students can search for internships abroad with UT Austin alumni and corporate partners through [12Twenty@Texas](https://utexas.12twenty.com/Login). Students who identify an internship abroad should [register their travel](https://global.utexas.edu/risk/travel/student-international-travel) and receive advising support from the Texas Global Internship Coordinator by contacting [international.internships@austin.utexas.edu](mailto:international.internships@austin.utexas.edu "mailto:international.internships@austin.utexas.edu").

### [GCL Virtual Internships](https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/programs/internships-abroad/global-career-launch-virtual-internships)

The [UT Austin Global Career Accelerator](https://www.go.global.utexas.edu/) is a for-credit virtual internship program that gives students the opportunity to work with diverse collaborative teams across four innovative track offerings. Participants will learn in-demand skills and gain real-world experience from tailored projects developed by international corporations such as Uber, Spotify, Google, Netflix, and Shopify.

Contact

Have questions about interning abroad? Email the Internship Coordinator at [international.internships@austin.utexas.edu](mailto:international.internships@austin.utexas.edu).