A Peek into Working for an International Humanitarian Organization

Rachel HUANG (BBA in Global Business and Operations Management) was selected as the first candidate to undergo the one-year traineeship in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, last year.

This valuable traineeship program, fully sponsored by HKUST, was the successful outcome of many prior communications and exchanges between ICRC and HKUST Connect Student Civic Fellowship Program. Unlike the usual practice where only postgraduate students would be recruited mostly from Europe for this highly competitive ICRC traineeship position, this one is exclusively for HKUST students. Rachel was recruited and assigned to work in ICRC’s Resource Mobilization division, with a focus on writing a fundraising proposal to donors with topics of their interest, and liaising the government representatives of different countries.

Don’t miss this sharing session by Rachel to learn more about the ICRC traineeship program and her first-hand experience supporting humanitarian work at an international level.

The Traineeship for 2020-21 is open for application now. Find out more at https://connect.ust.hk/get-involved/opportunities/200613-icrc-geneva-traineeship