Shadowing Programme 2023

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, join a virtual guided tour through the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and a virtual career workshop. It is coordinated by UNIS Vienna and organized in cooperation with all participating Vienna-based organizations.  

Staff members from the following Vienna-based organizations will join the programme:

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - www.iaea.org
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) https://www.ctbto.org/
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - https://www.unodc.org/
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) - www.unoosa.org
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) - www.un.org/disarmament/vienna
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Austria – www.unhcr.at
United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna - www.unis.unvienna.org
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) - https://www.icpdr.org/main/
United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Vienna (UNLOPS Vienna) - https://unlops.unmissions.org/
IOM Vienna Regional Office - https://rovienna.iom.int

Students enrolled in a Master's or PhD programme at Universities in the following countries are encouraged to apply:

Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Czechia
Georgia

Hungary
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Türkiye
Ukraine

The following information will be needed for your application:

Name
Nationality
Telephone number
Email address
Field of study
University
Field of interest
Name of the organization you would like to “shadow”
If selected, what would you expect to get out of the Shadowing Programme? (max. 50 words)

The email addresses of each UN entity will be published as of 29 September 2023 for application.

The call for applications will be open from 29 September until 8 October 2023. Details on the application will be announced in September. Please visit our website for the latest information on the Shadowing Programme 2023.

Please note: Available spots are limited. The application might be closed earlier once the maximum number of applications has been received by the participating UN organization. Furthermore, the Shadowing Programme is not part of a recruiting process. It is an opportunity for students to gain insights into the work of a UN staff member.

The United Nations in Vienna 

Vienna is one of the four headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi. Since its opening on 23 August 1979 the VIC has become home to several different UN organizations. More than 5,000 employees from over 125 countries work for the 16 international organizations and units of the UN in Vienna.

United Nations

Information Service Vienna