Grab this great opportunity during your studies, learning and experiencing how an Innovation Norway Office in Europe operates!

Innovation Norway is the Norwegian government’s most important actor to support business development and innovation. We offer capital and competence to make ideas and businesses develop and grow. With offices in every region in Norway and 24 countries around the world, we connect Norwegian solutions to the international market and partners.

Our international offices support Norwegian businesses in assessing risk, scaling up and taking advantage of the global appetite for Norwegian products and services, as well as encouraging more people to visit, invest in and do business with Norway. We provide advice on opportunities and exposure to a diverse range of stakeholders and networks both nationally and internationally. Innovation Norway monitors important policies on the green and digital transition affecting Norwegian businesses.

The offices are an integral part of Team Norway, which includes partners such as the Norwegian embassies, the Norwegian Seafood Council and the Chamber of Commerce. As a student intern in Innovation Norway, you will for instance get the opportunity to work within policy areas that focus on business possibilities, and work on central questions linked to trade and export.

Please read more about the tasks of the different offices here: innovasjonnorge.no/vare-kontorer/kontorer-land-og-markedsmuligheter.

For the 2025 spring semester, Innovation Norway offers internships for students at the following offices:

EU policy & strategy and EU programmes (Horizon Europe etc.)

• Brussels (two positions): Hans Eirik Melandsø, +47 905 01 473, hans.eirik.melandso@innovationnorway.no

Export promotion and trade

• Germany: Gunnhild Brumm, +47 411 94 876, gunnhild.brumm@innovationnorway.no
• Milano: Mauro Migliavacca, +39 3469 79 6117, mauro.migliavacca@innovationnorway.no
• Stockholm: Robert Nygårdhs, +46 70608515, robert.nygardhs@innovationnorway.no
• Copenhagen: Kristine Kopperud Timberlid, +47 952 26 051, Kristine.Kopperud.Timberlid@innovasjonnorge.no

Please note that students must state choice of office in the motivational letter (see “How to apply” below).

Examples of tasks that an intern could be involved in:

• Participating in projects and deliveries to Norwegian companies and partners.
  
• Practical assistance when the office is organizing trade fairs, business conferences, networking events and executive visiting programmes.
  
• Collecting and analysing data for customers and partners.
  
• Communication work.
  
• Ad-hoc practical and administrative office tasks.
  
• Prepare news scan and other thematic reports.
  
• Monitor EU policy and programmes with a business focus (including the Green Deal, Fit for 55, Repower EU, the EU's industrial strategy, the taxonomy), and the EU's programs (Horizon Europe, Invest EU, etc.).
• Focus on opportunities for Norwegian exports and value creation.

The ideal candidate has:

• understanding of the commercial drivers of trade and investment
  
• international experience
• the ability to process great amounts of information
  
• relevant experience (or a strong interest) through work or studies in one or more of the main focus areas of our offices abroad. Relevant studies could for instance be related to economics, European studies and political science; but also related industrial degrees, such as engineering etc.

Qualifications:

• Qualified for Erasmus+ Grants.
  
• Candidates must be part of a student program (Bachelor/ Master) at a Norwegian university, preferable i.e. Social Sciences (European Studies, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Political Science), Engineering (green and digital industries) etc.
  
• Fluency in Norwegian and English. Proficiency in the local language of the desired office location will be an advantage.

Desired personal skills:

• An effective communicator and good interpersonal skills.
  
• Dedicated team player and service minded.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• A self-starter, able to produce results and manage own time in an effective manner.
  
• Flexible – the role will require an ability to work in many different areas, sometimes simultaneously.

Funding during the internship:

• Innovation Norway will cover travel cost (return trip) between Norway and the relevant office location.
  
• Innovation Norway will provide a grant of NOK 6000/month during the internship.
• Interns must qualify for Erasmus+ grants.

How to apply:

• Please state your choice of office.
  
• Include motivational letter, CV and diplomas.
  
• Only applications through the application link will be accepted.
  
• Application deadline: September 15th, 2024

Please note that these internships are reserved for Erasmus+ students only.

Further questions? Please contact the manager at the office of interest, or Recruitment Lead in Innovation Norway, Hilde Opdal (hilde.opdal@innovasjonnorge.no)

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