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By: Rachael Stowe
Anyone who is a student at STEM, especially a high school
student, knows that an internship is a graduation requirement. This internship
is required to be a minimum of 72 hours and is set in place to help students gain
more experience in career fields and in the real world as they move on from
high school into college and then society and eventually the job market.
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| INTERA Technology Park is located in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina |
There are many options for internships in local areas, but an
exciting new opportunity has arisen for completing both an internship and a
study-abroad trip in one setting. This opportunity is a trip to Bosnia &
Herzegovina, specifically a city called Mostar. This is a rare opportunity to
learn valuable skills in a new and exciting environment. Participants would
first complete a STEMmersion in which students from Mostar would come to Dayton
and create relationships with people here. Students would then go back to Mostar
with the students and participate in the two-week internship experience at ITERA Technology Park.
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| Students who participate in the experience will get many hands-on opportunities, including the chance to learn about CNC machining and entrepreneurship. |
Students will learn many crucial and interesting skills
during this opportunity, including international business. This experience
would give participants an exclusive view into the ins-and-outs of
international business, as well as the ability to compare these practices to
those in the United States. They would also get experience working with laser
cutting, 3D printing and CNC machinery. People who travel to Mostar would also
get the chance to visit local colleges, explore scenery and even intern with
local small businesses who call INTERA Technology Park "home."
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| A river runs through the heart of Mostar, and the city is a tourist destination for over 1,000,000 tourists each year. |
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| The seeds of the internship exchange were planted over the summer, when Mr. Grieve traveled with Mayor Nan Whaley, Commissioner Matt Joseph, and the Dayton Sister City Committee to Bosnia & Herzegovina. |
The experience would include STEMmersion, with the actual
trip being during the dates of June 2nd-June 16 (final dates TBD). In terms of cost, the approximate cost of
the trip would be around $3,000. However, the hope is that sponsorships would
help bring the cost down.
There is an information session for students and parents to learn more about this
experience on November 10th at 6PM in the school cafeteria. Students who are interested in learning more can email Mr. Grieve at arch.grieve@wright.edu.
