Internship in Saudi Arabia for EU-national

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rrme Member

Member since 19 August 2015

rrmeMember19 August 2015 13:43:19

Dear All,
I am an undergraduate student of Political Sciences and Economics and I am currently writing my bachelor's thesis about the Saudi Arabian foreign policy and economy. Since I'm very interested in the topic and the country as a whole, i'd like to do an internship related to the field afterwards. Does any fo you know if there would be the possibility for a german citizen (with very little knowledge of Arabic language) to do an internship for about 3 month in a saudi company or an international one operating in KSA or in any institution dealing with economic issues in KSA? Would it be a problem regarding the nitaqat-program or are unpaid interns not part of those calculations? What about the regulations on gender-segregated workspaces? Do they apply on foreign companies or institutions in the same way? My internet research about that was not really successful until now, so I would be glad about any hint. Greetings, Roxana

Anooos Banned

Member since 28 July 2015

AnooosBanned19 August 2015 18:43:14

During my stay here I haven't heard about any foreigner doing an internship, I've only met saudi guys, and I think visas system here is not flexible with such an arrangement, I wish I'm wrong.
As far as I'm concerned, the regulations are applied on all companies, but companies themselves choose to what extent they apply gender segregation.
BTW, there are a lot of expat here, and it doesn't matter how modest is your Arabic.

hamudi ViP

Member since 28 January 2011

hamudiViP19 August 2015 21:07:52

1981

Only possibility I can see if your university has a collaboration with local university here. Some of the universities to check with

King Abulaziz University
Dar Al Hekma
Effat University
King Saud University
And some

alpha.one Serial expat

Member since 26 July 2015

alpha.oneSerial expat19 August 2015 21:09:24

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hamudi wrote:
Only possibility I can see if your university has a collaboration with local university here. Some of the universities to check with

King Abulaziz University
Dar Al Hekma
Effat University
King Saud University
And some

also KAUST

hamudi ViP

Member since 28 January 2011

hamudiViP20 August 2015 04:43:03

1981

alpha.one wrote:
hamudi wrote:
Only possibility I can see if your university has a collaboration with local university here. Some of the universities to check with

King Abulaziz University
Dar Al Hekma
Effat University
King Saud University
And some

also KAUST

Yea but KAUST is masters only. OP is doing bachelors.

rrme Member

Member since 19 August 2015

rrmeMember20 August 2015 19:00:39

Thank you guys for your replys. Unfourtunately my uni doesnt have any cooperations with Saudi ones, so it would have to be a company..

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