The Shadowing Programme takes place to help mark United Nations Day (24 October) and offer students the opportunity to have a one-hour virtual encounter with a UN staff member and join a virtual career workshop. It is coordinated by UNIS Vienna and organized in cooperation with all participating Vienna-based organizations.
Students enrolled in a Master's or PhD programme at universities in the following countries are eligible to apply:
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Czechia
Georgia
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Türkiye
Ukraine
You can apply by sending an email to the UN entity you wish to shadow. Please note that you can only apply for one entity. Applying for more than one UN organization/entity will result in disqualification.
The call for application will be open from 16 September until 29 September 2024.
Staff members from a range of Vienna-based organizations including the following are joining the Shadowing Programme 2024:
The email addresses of the different UN entities you should send your application to and the latest information will be published as of 16 September 2024 on this page.
The following information will be needed for your application:
There is a limit to the number of applications that can be accepted, so you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Incomplete and double applications will not be considered. Furthermore, you might be placed with a different organization than you indicated, subject to availability of places.
The Shadowing Programme is an opportunity for students to gain insights into the work of a UN staff member and is not part of any recruitment process.
The selection of students who can participate in the Shadowing Programme will be made after all registrations have been collected. The successful candidates will be contacted by email.
