Start Internship goes nationwide

START Internship Romania offered over 800 internships in 60 Romanian and international companies in 2008. According to a study conducted by GfK Romania, half of the interns selected in 2008 said the program met their expectations while 38 percent said their expectations had been exceeded.
Sixty-two percent of the interns were happy that they were involved in several projects, 55 percent liked that they did practical activities and 37 percent that they took part in training sessions. According to Jeri Guthrie-Corn, Charge d'Affaires in the US embassy in Romania, internships are used extensively in the US to ensure that students obtain valuable work experience and training, and their take-up here is proof of Romania's significant progress over the past 20 years.
Otilia Haraga