Engineers Without Borders Cambodia Humanitarian Design Summit
The Engineers Without Borders Cambodia Humanitarian Design Summit is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an immersive learning experience outside the classroom for students in engineering and other technical fields. Over the course of 14 days, students are immersed in a real-world learning context, working in small project teams guided by experienced facilitators from a variety of technical, development practice, and related sectors.
The Humanitarian Design Summit enables students to deep-dive into engineering practice and immersive themselves in a real-world, complex learning environment that complements and expands the bounds of their university experience. Programs are designed and delivered alongside EWB's staff team and partner organisations in country and include a community home-stay component where participants will practice connecting and learning across cultures.
The Summer 2024 Humanitarian Design Summit to Cambodia will be based in Siem Reap.
Experience
The EWB Cambodian Humanitarian Design Summit is designed to broaden participants' perspectives of design and engineering in a complex environment while building future-fit professional skills.
The program teaches skills and mindsets drawn from EWB’s decades of experience in community engagement and sustainable development. Participants are supported to step outside their comfort zone in order to develop a deeper under-standing of the role engineering and technology play in contributing toward positive social impact.
Participants will gain experience in
- Cross-cultural communication, relationship-building, and collaboration
- Humanitarian engineering skills and understanding of intersecting complexities in development
- Appropriate technology best-practice, including designing in resource constrained environments
- Creative problem-solving, including working with community and clients on problem definition and rapid prototyping
- Leadership initiative and teamwork
- Adaptability and personal resilience
Located in Siem Reap, Cambodia the program is targetted to Engineering students but also welcomes students from other fields:
- Engineering
- Development
- Commerce
- Science
- other fields that would benefit.
Participants on the Design Summit will undertake more than 80 hours of full-time engineering work experience during the two-week program. That is, ten days of full-time equivalent experience that meets the requirements of Australian university engineering courses that are accredited by Engineers Australia.
You can find out more about the EWB Humanitarian Design Summit by reading the EWB website.
Application Instructions
All applicants must meet the UQ Internship Eligibility Criteria and any other criteria as outlined by the host organisation.
Students are required to apply to both UQ and Engineers Without Borders via the buttons below.
Students will receive access to their Internships Workflow once their application is approved by the Internships and Global Experiences Team.
Costs
The program fee is $4,200. More information regarding program fees can be found on the EWB website.
Accommodation
Twin-share and homestay accommodation is provided for the duration of the program and included in the program fee.
For more information regarding accommodation, please see the EWB website.
Funding
Funding is not guaranteed even if all selection criteria are met. Funding should not be a factor when developing your budget and should only be considered supplementary financial support if awarded.
Applicants will be considered for only one grant per application round.
Internships and Global Experiences Grants
When you submit your application for an internship, you are automatically considered for funding that is relevant to your nominated experience. Please refer to the Short-Term Experiences Funding page for details.
Credit for Internships
Some students may be able to receive credit towards their UQ program pending faculty approval. The Global Experiences Team is unable to provide further advice regarding internships for credit. If you are interested in seeking credit, please refer to the Credit for Internships page for more specific details
EAIT Faculty
Engineering students may be eligible for Professional Practice. EWB is approved for up to 80 hours of Part A Practice. If you are seeking recognition for professional practice, please contact your faculty to receive confirmation of recognition.
Key Dates
Application Deadlines
UQ: 10 September 2023
Host: 17 September 2023
Program Dates
Start: 4 Feb 2024
End: 16 Feb 2024
Fast Facts
Type: Work Experience
Mode:Internship
Location: Cambodia
Credit: For-credit, not-for-credit
Cohort: Undergraduate, Postgraduate
*Postgraduates can attend the program as not-for-credit only
OS-HELP Loan
If you participate in an internship program you may also be eligible to submit an application for an OS-HELP loan if your program is for-credit and you are enrolled as a Commonwealth-supported student.
Application Deadlines
15 January for overseas study commencing March to August
15 March for overseas study commencing May to October
15 June for overseas study commencing August to January
15 September for overseas study commencing November to April
Refer to the funding page for more information on eligibility requirements and loan amounts.
Internship Information Sessions
Students are encouraged to register and attend an information session to receive more details on the internship application process, eligibility criteria, funding etc.