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USEFUL WEBSITES FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

(Updated Jan 2005 by Careers Service)

CAREERS ADVICE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICE: www.ntu.ac.uk/careers
News and events, employers, vacancies Help with c.v’s applications & interviews, links to other sites.

ERICA: http://eresources.ntu.ac.uk/mle/acc/subjects/inter_relations/erica/index.html
NTU s very own International Relations careers website.

PROSPECTS: www.prospects.ac.uk
Major source of information for graduates on employment, vacancies and postgraduate study.

UNITED NATIONS: www.un.org
Do not normally recruit straight from University. Experience and a Masters degree may be essential for a number of posts.

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS (UNESCO):
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=11707&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

BRITISH COUNCIL: www.britishcouncil.org/

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN THE UK: ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/

COUNCIL FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION: ec.europa.eu/stages/

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT(OECD): www.oecd.org

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION: www.ilo.org

THE WORLD BANK: www.worldbank.org

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND: www.imf.org

WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION: www.who.int

COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE: www.ciee.org
International work & study opportunities.

NATO HEADQUARTERS: www.nato.int

Charities Aid Foundation (CAF): www.cafonline.org/Default.aspx

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE: www.odi.org.uk
(Run a fellowship scheme for postgraduates)

TUC
Trades Union Congress Website lists all affiliated unions www.tuc.org.uk/

CIVIL SERVICE: careers.civil-service.gov.uk/ Info on recruitment to all Civil Service departments including Europe www.ncvo-vol.org.uk includes links to government websites, research bodies, voluntary sector and much more.

WORLD ENQUIRY SERVICE: www.wse.org.uk Opportunities in overseas development, guide about voluntary work overseas for peace, justice and development.