Internships

About EMI Uganda Internships

Our collaborative, multi-disciplinary work environment prepares interns for a career in architecture, engineering, surveying, or construction management. Interns will leave the program with an understanding of the design and construction process, knowledge of design software, and experience interacting with clients and peers to produce a high-quality product.

In addition to growing professionally, interns are challenged and enriched personally through communal living, cross-cultural relationships, mentoring, involvement in local churches, volunteering, and living on a budget. For those who come with an open mind and a willingness to be challenged, EMI’s internship programme is truly a life changing experience.

 
“As interns, we started out as strangers, but along our journey together we have shared our spiritual walk, learning how we can better serve Christ in our professional and personal lives. EMI is not just a place you come to grow in your career, it is a family you join to learn God’s greater purpose for your life.”
—Benjamin Rukundo, 2017-18 Architecture Intern

 

We accept applications from prospective East African interns who have completed their studies towards a Bachelor’s degree in architecture, a relevant engineering discipline, land and quantity surveying, or construction management. Interns will gain practical professional experience by assisting staff and volunteers on development projects both in the field and at our office at Kajjansi Airfield, just south of Kampala.

We offer our ministry partners full construction management services as well as design services. As a design intern working in the Uganda office, you will have the opportunity to visit active construction projects, and offer design support to our construction managers. Our construction management interns often spend a significant proportion of their time on site, assisting with daily site management.

Regardless of your role, you will join a multi-disciplinary team made up of experienced architects, civil engineers, structural engineers, surveyors, and construction managers, and will have the valuable opportunity to learn about disciplines other than your own.

You will live and work alongside international interns, giving you a cross-cultural experience and the chance to form international friendships. You might be surprised at the new experiences you find in Uganda as you socialize and take part in group activities in your free time!

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