The Summer Internship at the Youth Sustainable Development Studies Center aims to give youth the opportunity to gain insight into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the international community’s work. The objective of the internship is to empower Youth as today’s leaders for SDGs by developing their skills in observation, critical thinking, project management, communication, and problem-solving.
The internship focuses on building youth analytical skills and knowledge, developing their research abilities, and giving them the opportunity to present their recommendations to help countries achieve the 2030 Agenda.
Every year, under the supervision of RASIT’s experts, and professional fellows, the youth interns will be reviewing and examining the Voluntary National Reports presented by governments during the United Nations High-Level Political Forum.
Over a period of four weeks, Youth interns be examining several points, such as whether countries apply science-based solutions to meet the challenges, how they utilize technology to achieve the SDGs, and whether countries take the social aspects and cultural dimensions when implementing the programs, among other things.
The Youth are invited to present their findings and recommendation in a high-level panel held at the United Nations HQ in New York. At the end of the internship, Youth will receive a certificate of merit ink signed by the Dean of RASIT.
The First Panel was held virtually on 27th August 2021, and organized in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations.
