Remote: Argentina & Uruguay

International Remote Internship Opportunity in Summer 2025

Argentina:

Get a glimpse of la vida porteña by interning remotely for eight weeks in a company located in Buenos Aires or Mendoza. As the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities of South America. Called the “Paris of South America,” this city of over 3.5 million people is full of arts, food, music, and sports. Mendoza is set in the foothills of the Andes Mountains, Mendoza is known as “the land of good sunshine and good wine.” Home to nearly 1 million residents, Mendoza boasts innovative startups and impactful nonprofit organizations.

Uruguay:

Spend eight weeks interning remotely with a company in the capital and largest city of Uruguay. Although it is a city of only 1.3 million people, it headquarters Mercosur and ALADI, Latin America’s trading blocs, and has a very international feel. Montevideo offers a vibrant culture and is a huge hub in the entrepreneurial and technological space due to its location and economic stability. It is known for its economic stability, as well as South America’s highest-ranking city for quality of living.

Remote Internships:

Interns will work with a team based in Argentina or Uruguay. You will have frequent engagement with your supervisor and working teams. Interns will also interact frequently with our internship provider, Puentes Abroad, who will coordinate additional internship oversight, professional development seminars, and cultural activities.

Internship Skill Development:

During this summer experience, you will apply the theories and concepts you’ve learned in class to a professional international working environment, learning and practicing the customs, behaviors, and norms of another culture.

The skills you develop on this internship will transform you as a leader and give you a distinct competitive advantage in the job market. Along with practicing fundamental workplace skills, you will prove that you can work in a diverse environment, adapt to change, be a flexible problem solver, and integrate successfully into a diverse and cross-cultural team—all high-demand skills for today’s globally-minded employers.

Work Location/Hours:

You will work remotely Monday through Friday for eight weeks at your placement company as an intern for 25-30 hours per week. Given this is a virtual internship program, your work schedule may vary depending on your project and team needs. 

This program is run through Puentes Abroad, a third-party provider.

Puentes Abroad’s internship services include:

• Personalized internship matching process, with an individual pre-placement meeting and interviews directly with potential internship companies and organizations. 

• Remote internship in a high-performing business, nonprofit, or government agency with meaningful work and close guidance. 

• Pre-internship preparation, including the completion of the Puentes Internship Work Agreement, outlining a detailed work plan and internship objectives, which is signed by the intern and internship supervisors and reviewed by Puentes. 

• Designated Puentes Mentor to provide personalized oversight of the internship experience. 

• Ongoing mentoring, training, and progress tracking from the intern’s supervisor at the organization or company where the student is interning. 
• Remote program orientation with an online virtual work training seminar to share best practices in remote work so that the interns become well-prepared for the unique characteristics of today’s business environment. 
• Personalized one-on-one career coaching session on a topic of the intern’s choosing, including job interviewing, resume building, informational interviewing, and time and life management.  
• Initial meeting during the first week of the internship with the intern, Puentes Mentor, and internship supervisor in order to review together the anticipated work plan. 
• Mid-internship meeting with the intern, Puentes Mentor, and internship supervisor to review challenges, learnings, and successes from the first half of the internship and look ahead to objectives for the second half of the experience. 
• Closing evaluation meeting with the intern, Puentes Mentor, and internship supervisor to review the intern’s deliverables and reflect on the experience and learnings. 
• Reflection seminar to conclude the experience by sharing insights and recommendations for future professional endeavors. 
• Ongoing participant support via telephone, email, or Zoom calls. 
• Alumni support, including letters of recommendation and professional networking. Invitation to join the Puentes Alumni Network with connections around the world and continued resources and support. 

Professional Development Activities:

• Remote program orientation seminar to provide an introduction to the virtual internship program and to share best practices on working virtually.  

• Personalized one-on-one career coaching session on a topic of the intern’s choosing, including job interviewing, resume building, informational interviewing, and time and life management.

Visit puentesabroad.com/remote to find out more about the program.

Meet with an Advisor

UBP students can schedule a meeting with Dr. Brian Peters or a Global Advisor to learn more about this and other International Internship programs by clicking on the “Schedule Appointment” link below.

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