Engaging A New Generation
The Penn Biden Center works to foster the next generation of foreign policy leaders by creating opportunities for students and scholars in the Penn community and beyond. Drawing on Vice President Biden’s international, bipartisan network, we convene leaders and thinkers from around the globe to promote new ideas and shape smart policy. Through high-level dialogues, policy roundtables, and public events, we advance the Penn Global mission of bringing Penn to the world and the world to Penn.
The Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue brings President Joe Biden together in conversation with a fellow foreign policy leader to foster deeper understanding of complex international challenges while inspiring audiences toward greater global engagement.
The inaugural Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue was held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Irvine Auditorium on September 26, 2017, featuring former Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Penn students engaged in personal diplomacy while learning about another culture and the alliance between Japan and the United States by participating in the Kakehashi Project during January 2019.
Fostering Public Service
The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement seeks to inspire a new generation of leaders to engage in public service.
Internship Program
Our internship program offers current Penn students the opportunity to work alongside the foreign policy experts at the Penn Biden Center while experiencing life in our nation’s capital.
During the fall and spring semesters, the Penn Biden Center selects interns from the Penn in Washington program, which brings students to live and study in D.C. for half their school year while also completing substantive internships. Students who wish to intern with the Penn Biden Center during the school year must first be accepted to Penn in Washington.
The Penn Biden Center also offers summer internships to Penn students hoping to spend their summer in Washington. Applications for summer internships will be directly solicited and accepted for the summer session. Be sure to check the website and our social media feeds for more information on when to apply!
Career Day
In our first Career Day, PBC welcomed Penn students interning in Washington, D.C., for a day of discussions on how to build a fulfilling career in policy making—whether working in the federal government, on the Hill, or through outside advocacy, lobbying and think tank work.
Internship Program
Our internship program offers current Penn students the opportunity to work alongside the foreign policy experts at the Penn Biden Center while experiencing life in our nation’s capital.
During the fall and spring semesters, the Penn Biden Center selects interns from the Penn in Washington program, which brings students to live and study in D.C. for half their school year while also completing substantive internships. Students who wish to intern with the Penn Biden Center during the school year must first be accepted to Penn in Washington.
The Penn Biden Center also offers summer internships to Penn students hoping to spend their summer in Washington. Applications for summer internships will be directly solicited and accepted for the summer session. Be sure to check the website and our social media feeds for more information on when to apply!
Career Day
In our first Career Day, PBC welcomed Penn students interning in Washington, D.C., for a day of discussions on how to build a fulfilling career in policy making—whether working in the federal government, on the Hill, or through outside advocacy, lobbying and think tank work.
