{"id":152,"date":"2020-07-28T18:52:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2022-12-19T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T20:36:36","slug":"internship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/employability\/internship\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-625c17fa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"625c17fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101c5e06\" data-id=\"101c5e06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628d8f88 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"628d8f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Internships<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3914e46 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3914e46\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c2ce50\" data-id=\"8c2ce50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a37f6c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a37f6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">With the support of DEN\u2019s projects, we can provide professional learning experiences and practical work related to students\u2019 fields of study within the department. Our students have been involved in various local communities, such as\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rota.org.uk\/\"><u>Race on the Agenda<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\">, and<u>\u00a0<\/u><\/span><a style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif\" href=\"https:\/\/peacefulborders.org\/hopetowns\/\"><u>HopeTowns.<\/u><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #000000\">Some of our students have also benefitted from mentoring City and Islington College students.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #000000\">This had a positive impact on students\u2019 learning, as they have had to adapt their communication styles to meet the needs of other staff and students.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #000000\">DEN\u2019s projects help students not only with internships, but also in planning each mentoring session. Through them, students have developed good teamwork skills and learned from the support they provide for each other. Academics and local community workers have played essential roles in ensuring that mentors and mentees feel supported.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0In Najaha Choudhary&#8217;s words, second year International Relations Student, &#8220;this placement experience of DEN has helped me immensely. I would recommend students to consider it seriously; it will develop and increase their individual growth, and learn from their lecturers and fellow students&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdb4c7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fdb4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/insidewestminster.co.uk\/interning-with-den-reflecting-on-my-experience\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Najaha's experience as a DEN intern<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6991f elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6991f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1813889\" data-id=\"1813889\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ea4d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">DEN\u2019s internship and e-mentoring program has taken a new lead by providing hands-on experience, involving students, alumni and academics with Covid-19. Whilst \u201chands-on\u201d internships have become almost physically impossible while the University is being closed, we have used online platforms to engage with students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc4892\" data-id=\"6cc4892\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0775b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0775b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-08.49.54-2-476x357.png\" class=\"attachment-single-project size-single-project wp-image-614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-08.49.54-2-476x357.png 476w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-08.49.54-2-276x207.png 276w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2021-05-21-at-08.49.54-2-320x240.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e956cd elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e956cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eefdc3\" data-id=\"4eefdc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e3881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16e3881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"823\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/den\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/07\/IMG_C7083E8FED10-1-2-823x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-single-page size-single-page wp-image-156\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3856ea3\" data-id=\"3856ea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1627204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1627204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">DEN has decided to use the opportunity positively, providing students with valuable real-world experience, with increased flexibility and freedom. We have started to encourage strong communication and time-management skills by training students with virtual collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a1687c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a1687c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c09b4b\" data-id=\"9c09b4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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