Fletcher MALD students completed a total of 185 internships in 52 different countries during the Summer of 2012. Students found their internship opportunities through a variety of sources including organizations invited by the OCS to recruit interns, Fletcher Career Central (OCS’ online job and internship search database) as well as through formal and informal networking opportunities. Fletcher's alumni continue to be an invaluable source and resource for internships. In addition to the students who did internships, 13 students spent their summer engaged in language studies and pursing summer course work both at Fletcher and at other universities.

Internships by Sector 2008 - 2012

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Public Sector	28%	39%	32%	43%	39%
International Organizations	13%	17%	14%	18%	16%
US Government	12%	19%	16%	18%	21%
Foreign Governments	2%	2%	1%	8%	2%
Local Government	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%
Nonprofit Sector	48%	41%	41%	38%	37%
Private Sector	24%	20%	27%	19%	24%
Business	2%	4%	4%	4%	8%
Consulting	3%	2%	6%	3%	5%
Energy	5%	4%	1%	1%	3%
Banking/Finance	9%	5%	11%	8%	5%
Law	n/a	1%	2%	0%	1%
Tech/Media	5%	4%	3%	3%	3%

Geographic Breakdown

US	50%	50%	44%	43%	46%
Non-US	50%	50%	56%	57%	54%

Internship Locations

The number following each country indicates the number of students whose internship took them to that country.

Afghanistan	1
All around the Middle East and South Asia	1
Belgium	1
Benin	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina(BiH)	1
Burundi	1
Cambodia	2
China	7
Colombia	1
Ecuador	1
Egypt	3
Ethiopia	3
Fiji	1
Finland	1
France	1
Georgia	1
Germany	3
Ghana	1
Haiti	1
India	8
Indonesia	1
Iraq	1
Israel	3
Japan	2
Jordan	4
Kazakhstan	1
Kenya	4
Korea	1
Lao PDR	1
Lebanon	2
Libya	2
Malawi	1
Mexico	1
Nepal	1
Nigeria	1
Panama	1
Paraguay	1
Philippines	2
Rwanda	3
Senegal	1
Slovakia	1
Swaziland	1
Switzerland	5
Taiwan	1
Tanzania	2
Thailand	5
Togo	1
Turkey	2
Uganda	5
Ukraine	1
United States	86
Vietnam	1