Overview
Spend your summer gaining the skills and professional experience to build your career.
Global Career Launch (GCL) is a unique opportunity for university students to immerse themselves in the culture and customs of the United States, improve their English language abilities, and acquire real-world, global skills and experience that set them apart from peers and enhance their career prospects.
Students enjoy first-hand all that the American experience has to offer, while preparing themselves for professional careers through six-to-eight week summer internships that can be tailored to meet individual skill sets and interests.
GCL offers flexibility in its length of stay, its array of internship and professional opportunities, as well as the opportunity to receive academic credit from your university.
2012 Program Dates & Schedule
| Program City | Six-week Program | Eight-week Program |
| Chicago | June 8 - July 21 | June 8 - August 4 |
| San Francisco | June 22 - August 4 | June 22 - August 11 |
| July 14 - August 25 | ||
| Washington | June 15 - July 28 | June 15 - August 11 |
Applications for the 2012 program are due January 2, 2012
For more information on Global Career Launch, please contact gcl@culturalvistas.org
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GCL 2012 cities:
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington
GCL is administered by Cultural Vistas in conjunction with the Hong Kong America Center
My work was about online media. During my internship, I learned about so many companies in United States. For the final project, me and my workmate created a video for the marketing department of our company to sell our products.
Silena Wei
GCL Participant
It improved my understanding deeply towards foreign culture and gave me an enlightenment of how government and non-government organizations could work together to build an efficiency system for people, community and society.
Qin Muqing
GCL Participant
I think internship was the most meaningful part about my program city. I improved my English skill, especially my listening skill and oral skill. Secondly, I learnt the accounting software, which applied my knowledge to the practice. Moreover, I learnt how to adapt myself to a new environment.
Guo Jing
GCL Participant
This internship program taught me to adapt to a new and unfamiliar environment with culture totally different from my home country. And I got a good knowledge about the work and life environment in the United States. I believe this experience will bring me a better opportunity in finding a job after graduation. I really appreciate
this program.
Lei Xi
GCL Participant