I genuinely had the time of my life doing this program, I think it was life-changing and overall incredibly positive because of the connections I made both professionally and in my friendships with others. Thank you so much !!

An international internship with CRCC Asia is the opportunity of a lifetime and not to be missed! I spent 2 months in Vietnam, based in Ho Chi Minh city completing a textiles and fashion internship. The internship came at the perfect time for me as I’d just completed my honours degree in Textiles and was ready to break away from study to an exciting experience.

The CRCC Asia’s staff and company who hosted me and 6 others interns in Vietnam were fantastic. The staff were friendly, welcoming and supportive, this helped us settle really well into life in Ho Chi Minh quickly. The host company was the perfect fit for myself and 2 other interns, we got amazing work experience which wouldn’t be available to us otherwise.

If you’re thinking about going to doing an internship in Vietnam, don’t hesitate. We experienced and grew to love the amazing culture, sights and people of Vietnam, who just have to be some of the friendliest and kindest out there. Thanks CRCC Asia!

Great course, awesome staff and awesome place!

Through this program, I had the privilege of getting the chance to work in the amazing culture of Vietnam. I appreciate the CRCC staff’s efforts in making this experience worthwhile and easy, especially Mi Tran, Sammy Pham, and Kelsy Nguyen. My host company was a perfect fit for me and made me feel very welcome. They introduced me to a lot of local food and activities. This is a great way to have work experience in your chosen field and travel at the same time. Highly recommend.

Thank you for the opportunity to work abroad and not only expand my career specific skills, but also my cultural competency!

Nearing the end when I had to update my resume, Career Bridge gave me a list of vocabulary to use and how to implement that in my resume after my internship. The examples they gave in the different countries about their business culture and just culture in general: the do’s and don’t’s, what’s normal here, and how to adapt accordingly.. were helpful

Initially, I applied to CRCC as I wanted to improve my employability. Graduate jobs in the UK can be so competitive and so I was looking to gain a unique experience abroad that would help my CV stand out amongst the rest; as demonstrating global networks is particularly important in today’s globalised world. I thought that an internship would be a really good opportunity to get a flavour for the media industry, as well as gain valuable hands-on experience, better preparing me for what to expect for media-related roles back in London. I would say that the internship met and exceeded my expectations in this respect.

Whilst working for a Shanghai based magazine, I was kept extremely busy by my supervisor almost every day. My tasks involved editing content on Adobe InCopy to cut down on words and check that grammar, spelling and information was correct, as well as improving the articles for them to read well. I also wrote my own content for both the company’s WeChat subscription page and the cover story of the magazine. I found it super rewarding to see my name printed in a magazine as ‘Assistant Editor’! Of course, there were some challenges at times, such as juggling my own deadlines, being thrown numerous different tasks that were to be done quickly and efficiently, but I found that I thrived more from being busy at work than when work was a bit slow. I learnt to write to a standard I was proud of in much shorter time frames. I attended events, represented the magazine and mingled with the expat community in Shanghai.

Nonetheless, I found living in China to be an exciting challenge. The language was way more of an obstacle than I imagined it would be (which, in hindsight, was perhaps a bit naive of me), but luckily, my supervisor was native British and so the language barrier was not too apparent in the workplace, and more when it came to weekend trips away. Difficulties such as VPNs and menus entirely in Chinese were still apparent despite Shanghai being more cosmopolitan and ‘Western’ in comparison to the rest of China. I liked that traditional Chinese culture was easy to find, even just in the local park on my walk to work every morning.

I really gained a lot from the experience in China. I learnt that I am a pretty resilient person, and I proved to myself that I am capable of thriving, professionally and personally, whilst being completely out of my comfort zone. I was genuinely surprised at just how strong my support network was whilst I was in Shanghai. I feel as though made friends for life from the British Council scheme and I am extremely grateful for the experience.

China is an incredibly vast country, with such a distinct culture, I feel like I barely scratched the surface – 7 weeks is such a short amount of time! Although I have no immediate plans to return as of yet, I am sure that I will return to China in the future. Going forward, I feel more confident to seek work both abroad and within the media industry.

Such a great internship. Great host company, great accommodation and the CRCC team in Shanghai helped and supported me throughout my whole program whilst out in China. So grateful I was able to undertake such a life changing program. I will cherish the memories made, and experience gained for some time to come. Thank you CRCC.

The Generation UK programme is an amazing opportunity to get a personal insight in China’s Culture. My time in Beijing is nearly over and I can honestly say that it has been an experience to remember, I have developed amazing friendships, and a unique collection of networks from a variety of industries – in China and internationally. It has enabled me to develop a keen interest in the country aswell as cultural awareness, I am planning pursue a masters in Shanghai which I intend to start next September.

Shenzhen is an amazing city, but when you first arrive it can be incredibly overwhelming, the culture shock was made easier due to CRCC perfectly matching me with my internship placement, being able to work in a sector that I love allowed me to feel more comfortable in a culturally unfamiliar setting and the company I was matched with, were a perfect fit for me. I was a production intern in a Chinese Film company, my daily tasks included working on sets, location scouts and pre production paperwork – which is exactly what I was looking for when I applied.

The internship also allowed me to meet other students from different universities all over the world that I ended up becoming great friends with.

Unfortunately, during my internship I fell really unwell due to a pre-existing medical condition and ended up in hospital. My CRCC Asia program manager ensured that I received the right medical help and accompanied me to hospital. One of my main fears about interning abroad was not being able to communicate due to the language barrier in a medical emergency, however CRCC supported me every step of the way and put my mind at ease. I can not thank the Shenzhen team enough for allowing me to feel secure, safe and supported.