Tailor-made internships and language programs in Russia (Saint-Petersburg and Moscow)

About the internship: I did an internship in an investment banking boutique as a mergers and acquisitions analyst intern. My overall experience is positive. I received a warm welcome on the first day, and the team in my department was very friendly. People get quickly interested in me, and a q...

My internship was in an IT company, that builds interfaces for complex and sophisticated digital products. As for the team I was part of, I can only say nice words. From only my first days there, I was treated with respect, they used to answer any of my questions, and they were always happy to he...

I came to Russia for an internship in Tourism and Hotels in Saint Petersburg and to explore the Hotel industry through working at a 4 stars Hotel Front Desk. My tasks were: Support the productivity of the Front Office Desk through reviewing documents and check in daily tasks. Answer gu...

About the internship I had such a great experience in internship in Russia. If I have a chance, I would like to intern again.  Personally, it was my first time doing an internship and I was very nervous at the beginning but the workers and boss in the company were nice and treated me as ...

Great experience! I spent a month in SPT: I studied Russian language for two weeks and, at the same time, I worked part time in a big Tour Operator (internship in the language field). Classes at school were really useful, instead, at work, I mostly spoke English. That's why, maybe, if there w...

I was recommended ProfIntern by a friend and was very happy with how everything was organised. They made the whole process very easy for me by quickly arranging my housing, Russian language classes, visa and internship. The internship options I was given were in the fields I wanted and in interes...

My internship was in the field of marketing. The company I was interning for wanted to expand into the English-speaking market, so it was my job to help facilitate that. My main tasks were writing articles about my company in English; for example, what set my company apart from competitors. I als...

When I first contacted Profintern, I had a really good feeling about them and I really thought they understood what I wanted. Indeed the internship they found me was what I asked for and I was happy about it. When I arrived in Russia, I had some problems with my flight but Profintern made sure th...

I did my internship in a company producing organic fertilisers. I assisted the general director (small company) with market research and partnership opportunities finding. I received a warm welcome from the team and was immediately integrated. I was assigned tasks but was also encouraged to pr...

If I had to summarize my internship in Moscow I would say something like "a challenging learning experience that had me on my toes the whole time". A big part of that was due to the language barrier and lack of understanding of the overall market I was targeting, but it didn't preve...

About my internship:  My internship is in the agri-food sector of activity oriented towards the commercial aspect. I work in an office with a team of 4 employees. The company welcomed me very well and trusted me. It is according to the most important point to develop in a company. I have...

I spent 2,5 months in St. Petersburg from February to April, taking Russian lessons in the morning and working part-time at a NGO-developing centre in the afternoon. Being almost a complete beginner with the language I highly benefitted from the Russian language course – also due to my very...

Being in Russia for 6 weeks was one of the best experiences I had in my life. I loved every minute of it. Moscow surprised me majorly as it was completely different than what people have told me. Not all people were rude and mean. Though must admit Russians aren’t the friendliest to strange...

My name is Declan Clarke I grew up in Australia Sydney, I have graduated with a diploma in applied physic at the University of Technology Sydney. I joined the Profintern program because I wanted to experience in my field while learning about Russian culture. I am interested in physic and software...

About the internship My internship took place in a NGO. The creation of this organisation stems from legal problems encountered by Russian eco-activists in the late 1990s. It had become necessary to protect the activists and provide them with legal support. And thus, to create an organization ...