About the Program
Shanghai is the beating heart of China’s growth. If you want to explore the cutting edge of Asia’s business boom, then one of our Shanghai internships would be a perfect fit for you.
There’s no better way to build your professional experience and boost your job prospects than with an internship in China. Putting yourself in the right place at the right time. What’s more, international work experience is a fantastic way to stand out in an increasingly competitive job market.
Our Shanghai internships are offered all year round for one, two or three month programs. Exclusively created to focus on your career development and to secure you real-world experiences and the chance to build the specific skills needed to enter your chosen professional field.
In addition to your guaranteed China internship in Shanghai, you will gain exposure to networking events, offering the chance to meet and socialize with important industry experts. Choose from the most exciting industries including finance, law, marketing, business, public relations and many more.
Our Shanghai internships will place you in outstanding accommodation in the center of this exciting and fast-paced city. Together with many other university students from all around the globe, you’ll enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime experience and acquire the necessary skills to start your professional career.
We guarantee to find you an internship in Shanghai in your industry of choice. You’ll benefit from our centrally-located Shanghai housing, meals, transportation to and from your internship, networking events, 24/7 on-site staff and planned weekend activities to the best tourist spots that surround this incredible metropolis.
Absolute Internship’s Shanghai internships offer a unique opportunity to explore a new culture and develop your skills, experience, and professional network. Set yourself apart from other students and graduates by applying for one of our Shanghai internships now!
Guaranteed Internship
The world is changing. You cannot learn business, marketing or entrepreneurship just by sitting in a classroom any longer. With Absolute Internship, you will learn to see the world differently. Shanghai is the ideal place to open your eyes.
Absolute Internship is unique — through applying what you learn at the university, our program will equip you with the characters of a world-traveler and the desire to follow your biggest aspirations after the university.
You will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university.
Explore Shanghai and read what previous interns have to say about life in China.
International Work Experience Matters
We are living in a fast-growing world and the new way to learn about the world is to experience it. Absolute Internship allows you to immerse yourself in one the world’s most influential cities.
The Shanghai Internship Program is designed to prepare students for the real world after graduation and provide you with a global perspective. Over the past years, many Absolute Alumni have gone on to leverage this experience to work in world-class companies such as Goldman Sachs, NBC News, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Citi. Whether you’re just considering a career in finance, business, marketing, thinking about creating your own business venture in the future or you’ve got your career path mapped out and are ready to take the next step, Absolute Internship will help you get there.
What Will You Get out of It?
We communicate with hundreds of employers in Shanghai and meet with companies to find the best firms who offer the most exciting intern places in the city. The internships we offer aren’t mediocre internships that explains you how to grab a coffee. Contrary, you’ll intern in a meaningful environment, develop transferrable skills and experience foreign cultures that will allow you to grow both personally and professionally.
You will build the skill-sets that recruiters and Human Resources Managers seek and require of their full-time hires. An internship in Shanghai offers you a unique opportunity to get ahead in the competitive graduate job market and make an impact in of the world’s most influential cities.
In addition to your internship in Shanghai, you’ll attend workshops and company visits to equip you with fundamental knowledge and skills in areas like LinkedIn, branding, job search strategy and many other.
With Absolute Internship, you will develop a global career, meet influential people and get equipped for a career after university. Intern alongside ambitious students from over 20 nationalities, and join a network of over 4,000 alumni—you never know where your next contact, job opening or investor to your business venture will come from.
Prepare for a global career. Apply now to the Shanghai Internship Program.
Your Home in Shanghai
The housing in Shanghai for our participants is centrally located downtown in the commercial district with walking distance to the extensive metro system, which will take you across this amazing city. All participants taking part of the Absolute Internship Program will stay in the same secure hotel-apart complex. You’ll have a private bedroom and share your apartment with fellow program participants, giving you the opportunity to get to know students from another part of the world. You’ll have access to a living room and kitchen that are shared among your roommates from the program. Each participant is provided spacious study and work area.
Living and socializing alongside other students from all over the world will be a fun and memorable part of your summer experience with Absolute Internship.
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Transportation in Shanghai
Shanghai is the city driving one of the world’s largest economies with over 24 million residents. You’ll depend on public transportation to get around during most of your summer. Shanghai has a fantastic metro system which makes navigation easy as signs are written in both English and Chinese.
Located in the heart of Shanghai, the residence is only a 12-15 minutes walk from the nearest metro station. You will receive a metro card upon arrival in Shanghai with a stored value. This electronic, stored-value card provides the most convenient way to travel and commute in the city by metro and bus by simply swiping it over sensors as you enter and leave a station or bus.
Commitment to Safety
Shanghai is a fast-growing mega city, yet one of Asia’s most safest cities and we’ll be with you every step of the way as you explore it. Our International Internship Program Program in China is run by a dedicated and knowledgeable team of Absolute staff. We have years of experience welcoming international students to China and ensuring the safety of our students abroad.
The security department is on call 24 hours a day and 24-7 front desk security is available for you. Each participant must present his or her Residence ID card in order to enter the residence and access the facilities. The housing in Shanghai provides CCTV recording 24-7.
All cultural excursions and weekend activities in Shanghai have been coordinated with student safety as our top priority. Upon arrival, you’ll have an orientation to familiarise yourself with the housing facilities, neighborhood and public transport. You’ll also be provided with key contact information along with guidance on health-, emergency procedures and staying safe throughout your summer in China.
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Weekend Activities
The Shanghai Internship Program provides fun and exiting weekend activities in order for you to make the most out of your time living in China. Although you will be working during the day, these events aim to give you full advantage of what the city has to offer. Even though your internship is the most important, it’s essential that you take advantage of living abroad. The events below are just a few examples of previous activities.
City Tour
What better way to get to know your new city than a guided tour? You will have the chance to explore the different neighborhoods of Shanghai, the famous landmarks and attractions around the city!
Day Trips
With Absolute, you will have the chance to spend a day trip or a weekend in a nearby city such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing or Zhujiajiao and explore China’s culture, local cuisine and rich history.
Cultural Visits
As part of the program you have the opportunity to explore Shanghai’s various architecture styles, museums and art scene. You will have the chance to do some serious sightseeing and visit the famous landmarks and temples around the city!
Unsponsored Events
We want to help you build friendships and get acquainted with your new city. To help you, our Absolute staff will be planning unsponsored events for the entire group every week. These events are voluntary, but we recommend that you attend these as they will make sure that you will get to know your new city and the other interns on the program.
Networking
Interested in expanding your professional network? Our Absolute staff will be helping you meet both local- and expatriates living, working in Shanghai through organized networking events. This is a great opportunity for you to speak, socialize and network with important business people from all around the world!
Career Development Workshops
The Career Development Workshops by Absolute Internship take place before you arrive in Bangkok and before you leave back to your home country
The purpose of the first session is to introduce you to Bangkok’s unique business culture and to prepare you for what to expect while interning there. We will cover the main cultural differences in the workplace but also in the day-to-day.
The Second Career Development Workshop session happens just before you leave back to your home country and it is an exceptionally valuable aspect of the internship program, as it allows you to gain insight on how recruiters work and how you can sell your international internship experience on LinkedIn, your CV and when interviewing with your next employer.
In addition to the series, we regularly inform our participants about relevant networking events in the city as we have strong collaborations with some of the largest and most important Chamber of Commerce and specific industry organizations that hold events every month.
Health & Safety
Absolute multilingual on-site staff is available 24/7 and is dedicated to delivering a top-quality experience for you to make sure that your stay abroad is as safe as possible.
Staff members will act as program guides, leading you to all the program events and excursions. Our staff will also follow up with you ongoing making sure that you are having a productive time abroad both socially and professionally.
Once you arrive in your host city abroad, we will pick you up at the airport together with all the other interns and accompany you to the intern housing. We will be providing you with an inclusive Welcome Pack, transportation card, and much more. The same evening we will be treating you to a Welcome Dinner where you will have the opportunity to meet the other interns and the program staff.
Visa
When joining the Shanghai program, if you do not own a Chinese Citizenship or a Home Return Permit (港澳居民来往内地通行证) you must obtain a Chinese Visa allowing you to undertake an internship in China for a limited period of time. This visa will give you one entry to China.
Upon enrollment into the program you will receive a list of documents needed for you to process your visa. Please note that the visa process and fee is not included in the program fee.
If you are already in China on a student visa (X1/X2)
An X1/X2 visa allows you to study and undertake an unpaid internship in Mainland China. Make sure to register with the police within the 30 days after your arrival in China to get a residence permit.
If your student visa will expire during the internship you must apply for a new visa in your home country or Hong Kong.
What’s Included
Guaranteed Internship
Networking
Career Speaker Series
Housing in City Centre
Planned Weekend Activities
Internship Workshops
Orientation
Housing in City Center
Welcome Pack & Banquet
Visa Assistance
24H On-Site Support
Global Alumni Network
Program inclusions may vary for Spring, Winter, and Fall programs.
For university cohort programs, inclusions may differ based on the agreement between Absolute Internship and your university. Please refer to your acceptance letter or contact your university for details.
Dates & Fees
| Duration | Price | Start Dates |
| 4 Weeks | €4,695 | June 6 / July 4 / August 1 , 2025 |
| 8 Weeks | €6,595 | June 6 / July 4 , 2025 |
| 12 Weeks | €7,295 | June 6, 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to speak Chinese?
No. English is the only language requirement for an Absolute Internship.
What companies do you partner with?
We work with both small and large companies with established internship programs. Unfortunately, we can’t provide a list of companies that we work with due to confidentiality reasons.
What type of accommodation do you have?
You will reside in high quality student housing, centrally located in the heart of the city. Transport connections are just a short walk away. Living and socialising alongside other students from all over the world will be a fun and memorable part of your summer experience with Absolute Internship.
What additional costs should I expect during the summer?
You will need to purchase your own flights and international insurance. Additionally, you will be required to cover any food, drinks and personal shopping expenses accrued throughout the summer.
What's included in the price?
- Accommodation
- Guaranteed internship placement
- Transportation card
- Welcome dinner
- Welcome pack
- Career speaker series
- Weekend activities
- 24-hour onsite support
Additional costs
- Flights
- Visa costs
- International insurance
- Airport pickup (optional service available)
- Food
- Accommodation safety deposit (returned upon check-out)
- Personal shopping
Are these internships paid?
Generally, no.
Work-based learning is regarded as an educational opportunity, and more often than not visa specifications require that international internships be unpaid.
Nevertheless, in rare cases, interns can and do receive renumeration.
Our placement team will not make this a priority when searching for your internship and we therefore recommend that you assume your internship will be unpaid.
Do you provide flights?
Flights are not included in the price but we can help suggest flights for you in advance.
Can I get Chinese lessons?
We will help organise group lessons for participants who want to learn Chinese. This is not included in the price. Please speak to the Absolute Internship team before arrival in order to arrange your language lessons.
Is there a minimum age to attend Absolute Internship?
You must have turned 18 by the program start date.
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