An excellent opportunity for university students at all levels and recent graduates from all over the world who are looking for a paid internship and an excellent hands-on experience in the field of development and sustainability to apply for the UNDP Internship Program in Copenhagen, Denmark, for a period of 6 months starting from February 2026. The internship offers a monthly stipend of 1000 US dollars.
About UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. This organisation advocates change and connects countries with knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life. It operates in 177 countries and helps them develop solutions to local and global development challenges.
About the UNDP Paid Internships
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Unit of Information and Technology Management (ITM) in Copenhagen is responsible for providing ICT and Green Energy solutions to UNDP Country Offices across the world. UNDP (ITMI Unit provides dynamic and varied paid internships in a global environment, with contact to multiple partners from the 166 countries where UNDP has a presence. We are a team that works in a dynamic and casual environment, and we want our interns to become valuable team members.
As an intern, you will be given tasks and opportunities that will have a direct worldwide influence on the international community's development efforts. The UNDP/ITM internship program enriches the academic lives of motivated students as interns and prepares them to be socially responsible, inventive, and ecologically sensitive leaders of the future. We bridge the gap between textbook learning and real-world industry experience by bringing interns behind the scenes of the world's greatest renewable energy and sustainability programs, where they learn to consider the local context.
As a member of the dynamic unit, you will make global contacts with other top-talented interns and UN officials from various agencies. The office is located in Copenhagen's UN City, allowing you the opportunity to meet with individuals outside of the UNDP ITM Unit.
There are 9 different internships with UNDP Internships in Copenhagen, each field asks students and graduates from a specific field, such as Software Engineering, Computer Science, Enterprise Architecture, Business Development, Marketing, Sustainability, Digitalization, Innovation, Civil/Structural Engineering, Administration, Logistics, Procurement, IT, Data Science, and Electrical engineering so you need to check each internship page to know the required skills, experience, duties and responsibilities from the following links:
- Software Developer Internship
- ICT Architecture and Projects Internship
- Business Development Support Internship
- Green Energy Civil/Structural Engineering Internship
- Business Operations Internship
- Cloud Service Engineering Internship
- IoT Operations Support Internship
- ICT Engineering Internship
- Green Energy Support Internship
Expenses & Benefits
- UNDP offices will pay a monthly grant of 1000 US Dollars for each Intern, in case the intern is engaged in person and is not financially supported by any institution or programme, such as a university, Government, foundation, or scholarship programme.
- For the remote interns, they will receive a reduced stipend (the rate varies depending on the duty location)
- The intern is responsible for obtaining the Visa (if you need a visa for Denmark) and arranging the travel to and from the duty location.
- UNDP will not reimburse the medical insurance and the travel expenses of the intern.
Eligibility | Who Can Apply?
- Candidates from all member states of the UNDP are eligible to apply.
- Applicants to the UNDP internship programme must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:-
- a. Be enrolled in a postgraduate degree programme (such as a master’s programme, or higher)
- b. Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (such as a bachelor’s degree or equivalent);
- c. Have recently graduated with a university degree and, if selected, must start the internship within one year of graduation;
- d. Be enrolled in a postgraduate professional traineeship program and undertake the internship as part of this program.
- Fluent in written and spoken English. Knowledge of other UN languages is an advantage.
Required documents
- CV
- Cover letter to state the area of your study and the reason for your application
- Graduation certificate if you are a graduate, Transcript of records if you are an undergraduate
Please group your CV and cover letter into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.
Timeline for UNDP Internships
Application deadline: 31 October 2025, midnight (CET).
Starting the Internship: 2 February 2026
End of the Internship: 31 July 2026
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and called for an interview following the deadline. If you have any questions, please write to the UNDP ITM unit at itm.internship@undp.org
How to apply for UNDP Internships
Step 1: Choose a suitable internship for you from the UNDP Internships page
Step 2: Read carefully the job description, criteria, and all the details to make sure this internship fits you, and you can apply
Step 3: Prepare your documents, a strong CV/ resume, and a professional Cover letter, "Motivation letter". Your CV should have all the important details about your education, experience, skills, contact info, languages, etc.
Step 4: In each internship Page, you will find an "Apply Now" button. Click on it, enter your email, then follow the next step, which will be to upload your resume "CV" until submitting your online application.
Step 5: After submitting your application, you have to week a few weeks to get the response
Note: Apply early and don't wait until the last days to avoid any technical problems on the website or on the internet.
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