This company has been in the international market since 1987 and considers themselves pioneers in the areas of management, insurance, risk management, quality and security in information systems (IT).
Private Investment Group Service Center
Entrepreneur Incubator
This global nonprofit pioneered the concept of High-Impact Entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Headquartered in New York City, with 21 independently run country affiliates, the organization transforms economies by identifying and supporting high-potential entrepreneurs. Practicing a tested “mentor capitalist” model, the NGO affiliates help entrepreneurs overcome barriers to growth by providing the key ingredients to success: mentorship, networks, strategic advice, talent, skills, access to smart capital, and inspiration. Guided by the NGO, these entrepreneurs generate sustainable economic growth and jobs, become role models, and help nurture a culture of entrepreneurship, which spurs investment and encourages people to innovate and think big. The intern could work in Fundraising, Communications, and/or Research & Analysis.
Uruguayan Software Development Agency
The Software Development Agency identifies as Latin America’s most stable and advanced tech epicenters and was named one of the Uruguay’s top three custom software companies by Clutch. They are proud to have a multinational team that hails from all over South America that has successfully completed over 100 projects.
Structural Engineering Consultancy
The Structural Engineering Consultancy takes on the challenge of transforming the construction industry in Iberian America. For 11 years, clients from different countries have put their trust in this firm due to the their values and high-quality work. With their technical solvency and innovative approach, they pride themselves on being protagonists in the structural design industry in the region and providing solutions tailored to the needs of their clients. They focus on analyzing problems through the perspectives of all parties involved to provide creative solutions that complete the greater objectives of each project rather than only the minimal structural requirements.
Industry: Engineering & Operations
Sector: For-profit company
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Possible Intern Roles:
Research and analysis intern
The intern will be tasks with researching how incorporate artificial intelligence into the operations of the organization and the larger scale ramifications to the industry.
Suggested Spanish level: Advanced Spanish
Candidate requirements: The intern should have an academic background in computer science, computational engineering or artificial intelligence. Experience in artificial intelligence is preferred, strong research skills are a must.
GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN INTERN
To achieve the company’s goal of further enhancing its marketing efforts, the intern will design and launch the website/virtual materials in coordination with the marketing department’s plan.
Suggested Spanish level: Advanced Spanish
Candidate requirements: The intern should have prior experience in and/or be studying web design and communications.
Robotic Seed Planting Company
Sustainable Education Center
This Sustainable Education Center is a place that seeks to put forward ideas about a future that is not only sustainable, but regenerative. A place to consider resilient paths toward the future. The central principle guiding our teaching is how to make the human and natural world healthier and more diverse, which includes social equality, freedom and tolerance. The intern could work in Fundraising and/or Research and Analysis.
Community Development Organization Uruguay
Community Development Organization Uruguay is a civil society organization that seeks to overcome the situation of poverty for millions of people living in popular settlements, through the joint action of their inhabitants and the young volunteers who work with the organization in 19 countries in Latin America. The organization works together with impoverished communities to improve their habitats and living conditions, to promote economic and social development, and to encourage civic action and advocacy. The intern could work in Research and Analysis and/or Monitoring and Evaluation.
Boutique Consultancy Firm
Boutique consulting firm founded by Santiago Pastorino (one of the Rails Core Team members) that specializes in web development through its expertise in Rails, Javascript, and Agile practices. The company’s focus is and has been the U.S. market, especially startups in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York. The intern could work in Marketing and Writing.
Prestigious Private University
Located in Montevideo and other cities in the country, this university is the oldest private university in Uruguay with the widest coverage within the national territory. From its creation, the university gave itself the challenge of becoming a different and better option in higher education. This has led the institution to focus on areas that had not been considered before and to play an innovative role in the development of new educational methodologies, as well as in the evangelization of culture. The intern could work in Project Coordination Intern for the Office of International Relations.
Personal Nautical Rentals
Personal Nautical Rentals allows both national and international tourists to access nautical activities and experiences in order to enjoy spending time on the water year round in all places where nautical options are offered. The online application links owners of nautical artifacts with tourist users, who have the convenience of searching and comparing prices from a cell phone at any time of the day. The intern could work in Business Development and/or Graphic and Web Design.
Fintech Startup
This fintech startup company is dedicated to providing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with solutions to short-term financing problems (working capital), using technology and innovative business models. While SMEs benefit from better solutions for financing their businesses, investors will also gain new investment opportunities that were always controlled by a few institutions. The intern could work in Business Development, Research and Analysis, and/or Graphic and Web Design.
Entrepreneurial Digital Marketing Firm
This is a digital marketing firm that started in 2015 with an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for staying on the cutting edge in the industry. The goal is to go farther than the competitors to identify what the clients need by getting to know their business and finding the best strategy to help them achieve their desired results. The intern could work in Marketing and Writing and/or Communications and Social Media.
Technical Automation Solutions
This technology consulting company focuses on innovation and the transformation of human work, by using engineering to build automation solutions between companies and customers in a simple way, leveraging new technologies such as artificial intelligence, chatbots, mobile applications, IOT (internet of things), and virtual assistants. The intern could work in Research and Analysis, Marketing and Writing and/or User Experience Design.
Educational Support Foundation
The foundation manages a network of twenty-four Catholic educational institutions and seeks to improve these schools’ academics and provide quality education for over 4000 students of disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Reading, Mathematics, and English are the three main axes of pedagogy. To monitor the students’ improvement, standards are being applied in all participating schools, and practices are being systematized in the different school grades. The intern could work as an Educational Consultant and/or in Research and Analysis.