{"id":1943,"date":"2023-08-07T13:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:19:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T14:19:58","slug":"get-to-know-what-etoi-program-is-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/en\/get-to-know-what-etoi-program-is-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know what EtoI Program is all about!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The \u201cExchanges to Internships\u201d Program is a professional development initiative, which is funded by the U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, and administered by the American Councils for International Education, Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The program aims at active, responsible, and capable young people, namely, university or postgraduate students and\/or young specialists who are graduates of the U.S. government exchange programs (FLEX, UGRAD, UBL PIE, PFP, Open World, etc.) and have experience studying in the USA. The program provides them with an opportunity to explore the organizational structure of Ukrainian state institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The program consists of several components that boost participants\u2019 professional experience and capacity, namely:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3-month educational internship<\/strong> in the Ukrainian government institutions or local self-government authorities in the regions of Ukraine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Professional development training\/workshops<\/strong> on topics related to public service (structure of the government institutions, public communications, financial system of Ukraine, etc.).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional experience trips<\/strong> to other state or local institutions during your internship to explore the work of other entities in addition to your placement institution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grant project<\/strong> \u2013 an opportunity to implement your own initiative in your community based on the gained experience throughout your internship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>The partners of the Program include but are not limited to:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukrainian ministries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Ministry of Digital Information, Ministry of Culture and Informational Policy, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>State agencies (Ukrainian Institute, Art Arsenal, Office of Representative of President of Ukraine in Autonomous Republic of Crimea (\u201cCrimean Platform\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>City Councils in the regions of Ukraine (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Kharkiv, Dnipro City Councils, etc.) \u2013 based on the region of your residence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All activities of interns throughout their internship will be accompanied by a supervisor who is a professional working at the placement institution, as well as with organizational support by the \u201cExchanges to Internships\u201d team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Eligibility criteria:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alumni of any of USG programs (U.S. Government academic and professional exchange programs: i.e., FLEX, UGRAD, UBL PIE, PFP, Open World, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Aged 26 or under when applying.<\/li>\n<li>Students of Bachelor degree program (3<sup>rd<\/sup> year of studies and older), Master degree program, Ph.D. program, or recent graduates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next EtoI program application process starts on August 11, 2023. In order to apply, please check our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/etoi_program\/\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/exchanges-to-internships-etoi-program\/about\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1930\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1930 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_Kyrylo_Sasha_Solya-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_Kyrylo_Sasha_Solya-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_Kyrylo_Sasha_Solya-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_Kyrylo_Sasha_Solya-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_Kyrylo_Sasha_Solya-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exchanges to Internships Spring 2023 participants at the meeting with representatives of American Councils Ukraine and US Embassy, Kyiv. May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1922\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1922\" src=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_training_all-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_training_all-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_training_all-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_training_all-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EtoI_May_training_all.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exchanges to Internships Spring 2023 cohort at Public Speaking Professional Development workshop in Kyiv. May 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1926\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1926 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/First-Aid-Workshop_Lviv_Dariia-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/First-Aid-Workshop_Lviv_Dariia-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/First-Aid-Workshop_Lviv_Dariia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/First-Aid-Workshop_Lviv_Dariia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americancouncils.org.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/First-Aid-Workshop_Lviv_Dariia.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants of the EtoI Grant Project &#8220;First Aid Workshop&#8221; in Lviv \u2013 implemented by EtoI intern Dariia Semenova. January 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cExchanges to Internships\u201d Program is a professional development initiative, which is funded by the U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, and administered by the American Councils for International Education, Ukraine. 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