The interested students will apply online at: apply online.
All applications will be carefully reviewed by a panel of qualified professionals. The short listed candidates will be called for an interview. Successful students will be placed with relevant departments/sectors and local government organisations, which would be in line with their academic background and aptitude interests.
Orientation session of the interns will be held at the Urban Unit. The orientation will be followed by placement of interns with relevant departments and/or sectors at the Urban Unit.
Intern tasks
- Report writing.
- Desk and field research.
- Attend workshops seminars and meetings.
- Develop presentations.
- Conduct field surveys.
- Participation in group work.
- Assist project development.
- Other assigned tasks.
* Internship will involve both office work and field work.
*Tasks may vary according to the sector/departments of the interns.
Internship Sectors
- Communications
- Environment
- Urban Economics
- Geographic Information System
- Information Technology (including web development)
- Municipal Finance
- Solid Waste Management
- Urban Transport
- Urban Planning
- Urban Sociology
- Water and Sanitation
- Human Resource Management
Placement:
The interns will be employed by the Urban Unit. Placement opportunities at public organizations listed below will be made available to the interns.
*All internships are not Lahore based. We strongly encourage students to intern in their home towns.
Potential Partners
- Housing Urban Development & Public Health Engineering Department (HUD & PHED)
- Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC)
- Local Government & Community Development Department (LG & CDD)
- Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA)
- Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA)
- Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)
- Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs)
- Water and Sanitation Agency (WASAs)
- Others
Certificate Award Ceremony:
At the end of internship, the interns will be given an opportunity to provide the Urban Unit with feedback and suggestions. Certificates to successful interns will be awarded based on work attitude, deliverables and attendance.