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Summer Interns 2018 – 2019 Announced
News 7 Nov 2018
Nine New Zealand-sponsored Pacific and Timor Leste undergraduate scholars will find themselves immersed in real-life situations spending their summer interning in some of New Zealand’s and Pacific reputable organisations. The Summer Internship programme, now in its fourth year is an initiative facilitated by the Pacific Cooperation Foundation (PCF) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
PCF Programme Development Manager Linda Kaua, who led the selection process is pleased with this year’s selection.
“I am impressed with the quality of the scholars we had interviewed, and I look forward to learning about all the exciting projects they will be involved in with their host agencies,” she said
“I want to stress to them, that this internship requires a lot of professional expectations and will strengthen their work experiences which will be valuable once they graduate and return to their home countries.”
Participating host agencies have also been confirmed and have been matched with interns who have relevant skills and interests.
The internship will commence November 19, 2018 and will finish February 11, 2019.
Congratulations to our Summer Interns for 2018 – 2019!
| Student | University | Programme of study | Country of origin | Host agency |
| Sela Maka | Massey University | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) | Tonga | GHD |
| Talie Mundia | University of Auckland | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) | Samoa | Pacific Engineering Projects |
| Sonia De Oliveira | AUT University | Bachelor of Business | Timor-Leste | Pacific Trade & Invest |
| Jack Philip | University of Waikato | Bachelor of Electronic Commerce | Vanuatu | Waikato Innovation Park |
| Esmond Siope | UNITEC | Bachelor of Computing Systems | Solomon Islands | Datacom |
| Lania Temahua | UNITEC | Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Civil) | Solomon Islands | Auckland Council |
| Siosifa Sifa | University of Auckland | Bachelor of Science | Tonga | Waitemata & Auckland District Health Board (DHB) |
| Merari Nelson | Lincoln University | Bachelor of Commerce | Kiribati | NIWA |
| Tiueti Fangupo | UNITEC | Bachelor of Engineering Technology | Tonga | Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency |