UN Vienna Shadowing Programme 2021

Want to gain exciting insights into the world of the United Nations in Vienna? A virtual edition of the Shadowing Programme will take place from 24 October to 24 November 2021 It will offer students the opportunity to have a one-hour virtual encounter with a UN staff member and join a virtual guided tour through the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and a virtual career workshop.

Staff members from a range of Vienna-based organizations including the following are joining the Shadowing Programme 2021:

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - www.iaea.org
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) - www.ctbto.org
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - www.unodc.org
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) - www.unoosa.org
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) - www.un.org/disarmament/vienna
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Austria - www.unhcr.at
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) - www.unido.org
United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Vienna - www.unis.unvienna.org
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Vienna Office and Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention - www.unep.org
International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) - www.icpdr.org/main
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) - www.incb.org
United Nations Liaison Office for Peace and Security in Vienna (UNLOPS Vienna) - https://unlops.unmissions.org
United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) - www.unscear.org
IOM Vienna Regional Office - https://rovienna.iom.int

How to participate

If you are a student who is enrolled in a Masters or a PhD programme at a university in Austria you are invited to apply by sending an e-mail to the United Nations Information Centre in Warsaw unic.poland@unic.org with the following information:

- Name

- Nationality

- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- University
- Year of study
- Field of study
- Field of interest
- Name of the organizations you would like to “shadow” (first and second preference)
- If selected, what would you expect to get out of the Shadowing Programme? (max. 50 words)

PLEASE NOTE: The number of applications that can be accepted is limited, so you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. The deadline is 10 September 2021. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Furthermore, subject to availability you might be placed with a different organization than indicated. Applications sent directly to UNIS Vienna will not be accepted.

The Shadowing Programme is not part of a recruiting process. It is an opportunity for students to gain insights into the work of a UN staff member.

How to know if you are selected to participate

The selection of students who can participate in the Shadowing Programme will be made after all registrations have been collected. The successful candidates will be contacted by e-mail.

The Shadowing Programme takes place to help mark United Nations Day (24 October). It is coordinated by UNIS Vienna and organized in cooperation with all participating Vienna-based organizations.

Please see a webstory from last year’s Shadowing Programme: UN Shadowing Programme 2020 goes virtual.

The United Nations in Vienna
Vienna is one of the four headquarters of the United Nations, along with New York, Geneva and Nairobi. Since its opening on 23 August 1979 the VIC has become home to several different UN organizations. More than 5,000 employees from over 125 countries work for the 16 international organizations and units of the UN in Vienna. About a third are Austrians.