Global Research & Internship Program

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Reflection on my experiences in Medellin

By: Emily Grossarth, HUNTSMANS ’24 Emily’s final presentation detailing a summary of her experience at Sempli! Sempli- Medellin, Colombia Upon starting my internship, I never thought it would be as difficult as it was to say goodbye to Sempli. Over the course of eight weeks, I engaged in six different projects focused on internationalization, investors,…

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Learning on the Job: Venture Capital

By: Philip Pan, WHARTON/CAS ’24 Philip with other members of the KK Fund team engaging with a founder during an investment screening meeting.  KK Fund – Singapore One of my most fundamental responsibilities as a KK Fund intern is to attend investment screening meetings with startups. These meetings are a critical component of the investment…

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Post-internship Reflection

By: Xiteng Lin, LPS ’22 The diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy reported created for the organization and presented to the CEO.  Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina My internship experience this summer has helped me define my professional goals much more clearly as I am about to finish my studies in the upcoming year. I benefited…

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A Global Health Perspective

By: Meghan Wenzinger, NURSING ’22 Gift from the World Medical Association after completing the internship.  World Medical Association – France While reflecting on the impact of my internship experience on my professional and personal goals, I remembered a question that I was asked in my interview: “You’re studying nursing, which is about as personal as you…

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Virtually Organic

By: Tejaswi Rajanbabu, WHARTON ’24 T-shirts for a Cocoa360 marketing campaign. Cocoa360 – Ghana It was the sweet spot of slowly being able to have a footing in the team and finding your own place for me in July. I was in a comfortable place with my coworkers as well as supervisor, learning a lot about…

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A Two Month Recap

By: Gigi Lam, SEAS ’23 Gigi and fellow intern, Justin, with the company director and other team members for their final Zoom meeting.  Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners – Vietnam The past two months as a virtual GRIP internship has been an incredibly valuable experience, for growing my professional interests and allowing me to learn a…

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9,544 Miles

By: Maria Jose Rodriguez Velazquez, CAS ’23 Maria Jose with her team during a coffee chat.  Israel Plan Organization – Shanghai, China If you were to visit each of our team members, you would have to trek a whopping 9,544 miles. Your trip would start in Philadelphia, where you would take a 10-hour flight all the…

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Overcoming Challenges

By: Toya Liu, WHARTON ’23 Toya analyzing multiple articles written in Chinese.  Jonathan and Co Capital – Sydney, Australia  After being a financial analyst intern at Jonathan and Co Capital for a month, I’ve been able to realize the significant progress I’ve made against the three biggest challenges I faced at the start of my…

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A Deep Dive Into Data

By: Katherine Han, WHARTON ’24 Katherine analyzing various data points at her desk setup.  Keru – Shanghai, China From interviewing the founder of a social enterprise to working with students on an online consulting project, my internship has helped me explore many aspects of Keru’s business. One project, in particular, allowed me to analyze survey data…

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Engaging the Process

By: Nam Le, CAS ’23 Nam reading a judgment from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court! Jingsh Law Firm – Beijing, China A major reason I chose to apply to GRIP: Law and International Affairs in Beijing was because I wanted to explore either law or international affairs. I realized the generality of my interest was…