Postgraduate students of Slovenia,
this one’s for you!
WHAT: Working day at the UN – selection for the “Shadowing programme 2025”
APPLICATION DEADLINE: by September 28, 2025
COSTS: free of charge
Would you like to spend a day gaining insight into the workings of the United Nations (UN) in Vienna? The shadowing program allows students to accompany a UN employee for one working day and gain insight into the international world of the Vienna International Centre.
*The program will be held virtually, in English.
Are you interested in…
- How UN staff are working to advance global disarmament or how they are fighting drugs, human trafficking, and organized crimeim
- How are UN staff involved in protecting refugees or the peaceful use of outer space?
- How do UN press and information activities work?
Want to know more about how simultaneous interpretation of conferences in all six official UN languages works, or how to edit and print documents of over a thousand pages?
About the program
The Shadowing Program for graduate students interested in the workings of the UN offers you the opportunity to participate in:
- a one-hour virtual meeting with a UN employee,
- a virtual guided tour of the Vienna International Centre, and
- a virtual career workshop.
The programme is organised by the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Vienna in cooperation with UN agencies and organisations based in Vienna. The aim of the programme is to mark UN Day (24 October).
About the United Nations in Vienna
The Vienna International Centre is the fourth headquarters of the UN, alongside New York, Geneva, and Nairobi. Since its opening on August 23, 1979, it has become the headquarters of numerous organizations within the UN system. More than 5,000 people from over 125 countries are employed by 16 international organizations and UN entities in Vienna.
Location and timing of the program
The program will be held virtually between October 24 and November 24, 2025, at the Vienna International Centre or the UN Office in Vienna.
*IMPORTANT:
Selected candidates must be flexible in terms of time during the program, as the exact dates will be determined later depending on the availability of UN staff participating in the program.
Participants will be notified of the selection process in mid-October 2025.
