TRAVEL UN!

"Travel UN: Middle East" is a well-designed programme with Travel UN Team professionals, who inspire all participants with their passion for their work and create a cozy family atmosphere.
It's also great speakers, incredible people in the group, vivid impressions of the place where studied events take place.
Such study trips are an excellent opportunity to
gain new experience and broaden horizons!

I really enjoyed both parts of the study programme - lectures in Tel Aviv University and visits to the UN headquarters. Also I had an opportunity to communicate with other participants who have experience in fields of my interest, it inspired me so much!

At the end of the study trip we had a breathtaking tour in Jerusalem. We drank fresh pomegranate juice, listened to stories about the city and went to churches of various denominations. I wish everybody to experience it!

I am very grateful for the opportunities, which this programme provided to me.

I definitely recommend this program! First of all, I'd love to mention a well-considered organization of the trip: I didn't have any questions during the preparation, as all was explained in detail, I was told and shown everything. Even if there were some questions, they were all settled rather quickly.

Secondly, I was very pleased with the price. The quality justifies it! During the trip I received tones of valuable information, which would be quite difficult or even impossible to find without visiting organizations. Then, the internship program. It was rich and well-structured. However, during the first two days I was overflown with information, but in the end, I remembered everything that I needed. As part of the program, we visited all most important international organizations and departments, talked with their representatives and got a chance to learn everything "firsthand".

Thirdly, the accommodation. The conditions were comfortable, all facilities included. I'd also love to mention short range to organizations, which allowed to save up significantly on transport.

In conclusion, I would like to emphasize the fundamental difference from popular "UN Model" programs, which acted as a determining factor for me when choosing this internship.

It was an unforgettable trip to Geneva. Although I've already been to Geneva 2 years ago, this internship provided me with a deeper understanding of this city, the status of the UN specialists and its agencies. We've visited about 15 international organizations, and lectures and excursions in each international organization further strengthened my understanding and interest in International Affairs. I'd say I was very busy every day in our program. I gained a lot, I had an opportunity to personally communicate with employees working in international organizations and even got their contacts. I think this is a very valuable chance. I am becoming more aware of the importance of the UN to the world and working out my career plan, and now I intend to work for the UN in the future. Thank you for everything! I won't forget this wonderful trip to Geneva!

The internship at the UN went in one breath – all 10 days passed unnoticed thanks to the abundance of events, each of which left a lot of memories and emotions! The presence in the UN and other organizations gave an excellent opportunity to learn more about their structure, communicate with their representatives in person and ask them questions, as well as expand my knowledge – all of this will be very useful in future. Students interested in international relations, international law and interaction between the states will definitely find something useful for them. Thanks to the variety of activities in the organizations we visited, the professionalism and responsibility of the Travel UN team, I was able to achieve my goals, and not only that. Many thanks to the team for the internship program!

It took me a long time to write this post, because was difficult to fit in one text so many impressions from 10 days of the program. The Russian Mission to the United Nations and other international organizations, UNICEF, UNAIDS, The World Tourism Organization, WTO, ILO, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, WHO, The International Committee of the Red Cross and, of course, the Palais des Nations — and this is just a short list of organizations we have visited. Thanks to the Travel UN team, each of the participants got a full perception of the UN system, its structure and functions, and most importantly - getting to know and talk to people who face global problems every day and try to solve them. We have heard a lot of real stories that illustrate how difficult it sometimes is to counter threats to peace.

The team of the participants deserves special comments. Among us were guys from Vladivostok, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Chelyabinsk, Pskov, etc. from completely different fields (Management, Urban Planning, International Relations, Philology, Law). And each of them represented a completely diversified and unique person, so it was really interesting to communicate with them.

Travel UN team, thank you again for your invaluable experience and new friends!

The trip to Geneva was very interesting and informative. During the program we visited the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN and other international organizations, listened to lectures and participated in briefings at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, the Secretariat of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, UNICEF, the International Telecommunication Union, the UN Commission on Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, the World Tourism Organization, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. I learned lots of new and interesting things about the practical side of the activities of international organizations. This knowledge will be very useful for further research in the field of international law. I really liked the cultural program organized over the weekend: a sightseeing tour of Geneva and a trip along the Swiss Riviera (the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Chillon Castle, Montreux, Vevey). I would like to say a huge thank you to Alexandra for organizing the educational internship, who helped me prepare for the trip and gave advice on various issues over the phone, as well as to the scientific coordinators.

Participation in this educational internship brought a lot of impressions and valuable experience. Now I have a general idea of what international organizations are doing, what their purpose is, and why they are so important to each of us. The friendly managers and wonderful Geneva helped to make this trip amazing and unforgettable.

The educational internship "Travel UN" is a great opportunity to get acquainted with the structure and activities of the UN, as well as its many specialized agencies located in Geneva. Briefings are interesting because they are conducted directly by employees of organizations, specialists in their field. Thanks to this, the participants can not only learn the details of working in institutions, but also ask about the practice and the possibility of getting a job in certain structures from people who are familiar with all the necessary requirements for new employees. In addition to briefings at the UN and its agencies, a meeting with employees of the Russian Mission to the UN and other organizations was also very useful and informative. In general, the internship program is quite rich and informative, so you need to be prepared for long briefings and not to count on a large amount of free time.

I would like to express my gratitude to the managers of the program for a wonderful time spent in Switzerland, for the new knowledge and skills that this internship gave! I am happy to recommend this educational program to my friends!

The trip to Switzerland was very intense, productive and entertaining. And all this is the merit of our group leaders. Before the trip, I was extremely skeptical about the activities of the UN and other international structures, as I could not see how all of this works in reality. In just a week, the "Travel UN" program enlightened me on how international organizations in Geneva work; moreover, it convinced me that I was wrong and that the UN's activities are necessary for the international community. As one of the lecturers said: "The world has paid too high price for the United Nations to exist. Therefore, it must not be allowed to collapse." I was a skeptic before the trip, but now, inspired by the example of the workers of organizations such as the Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the UNECE Sustainable Energy Division and others, I am confident that the world is in good hands. Thanks to our organizers for this chance to touch something truly great and monumental.

Overall, the trip was successful. Accommodation wasn't the best, but quite acceptable for students. The flight and connections were convenient. The entertainment side of the trip and sightseeing tours was ok. The coordinator's approach was friendly. We would like to thank the entire Travel UN team for organizing and conducting the trip!

Thank you for the internship. It was a very interesting and motivating trip. My trip to Geneva and main international organizations, such as the Main Office in the UN, WHO, WTO, the Red Cross, and the Intellectual Property Organization, gave me an understanding of the basic principles of their functioning.

The briefings conducted by the UN staff themselves were so informative that a complete picture of the principles of its activities in various spheres and regions was formed at the end.

Now I can imagine what the organization is doing and how issues and problems on a global scale are being solved in practice. Thanks a lot to our team, and I look forward to my next trip to the UN headquarters in Nairobi!

Everything was very good. We returned home with ideas of where to go after finishing our bachelor's degree. Thank you to Katya and Varya for swiftly-provided information and answers to even the most stupid questions.

Thanks! It was an unforgettable trip that I will remember for the rest of my life.

First of all, I learned a lot of interesting things about the UN and the organizations that are somehow related to it, about their structure, what do they do, what are their main goals, etc. It was very informative and useful: this is the moment when learning is a joy! It was really great.

Secondly, I met a lot of cool guys, and we had much fun together in our free time. It's amazing how so much can happen in just 7 days! I'm very glad I came with you.

I didn't know about the "Travel UN!" program before, but it just so happened that I went.

I was thrilled with every day I spent in Geneva! Each organization we visited left a bouquet of impressions with the notes of enthusiasm and humanism.

We were shown and told what organizations do, what their goals are. Of course, I was very lucky with the team and with the Travel UN team, who went with us, every day with these people was great.

Thank you very much for creating this program! Now I'm going to go New York!)

I was impressed the most by visiting missions from different countries, as it allowed us to look at the same situation from different positions and opinions.

In the cultural program, I can mention an excursion to the Metropolitan Museum, which was unforgettable thanks to a professional guide.

It turned out to be an unforgettable visit to the Permanent Missions to the UN, an opportunity to understand the point of view of individual UN Member-States. You can increase the number of UN briefings to get a better idea of the organization.

I am very glad that I became part of this program and visited America. I liked the trip in all aspects: educational program, cultural, living conditions in the States, and so on. First of all, it was an unforgettable experience, an opportunity to make useful contacts, which is especially important for me as a future journalist.