About The Program
University students selected to participate in WIP, travel from Ireland and Northern Ireland to face a unique and challenging two-month leadership course in Washington, D.C. The leadership curriculum includes professional development training from Accenture, master classes with leaders from Academia, Business, Diplomacy and the Sciences, and policy development on important issues relating to the issues facing Ireland and Northern Ireland.
As part of the experience, students undertake a demanding internship in various roles that will help train them for roles as leaders of a peaceful and prosperous Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Past students have interned with then Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, then Senator Barack Obama, the Library of Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency, the American Chemistry Council, Habitat for Humanity, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the World Bank, the Embassy of Ireland, the Northern Ireland Bureau, ABC, CNN and C-SPAN. As part of WIP's commitment to service and leadership, each student also completes a thirty-hour public service placement in their local community before departing for D.C. The students also participate in projects while in D.C., giving back to the local community. The WIP program culminates with the Graduation ceremony in September.
WIP has grown from strength to strength over the past 19 years and this success has been dependent on the generosity and hospitality of the DC based host families who open up their homes to the WIP students each year. This immersion in U.S. family life gives WIP students a real sense of what working life is like in America.
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