Must be technically a student at time of internship (for visa purposes). www.upr.cn

Shenzhen, China: The Urban Planning and Design Institute of Shenzhen (UPDIS) is a comprehensive urban planning and design company with 400 employees. As the first planning institute in Shenzhen, UPDIS has helped guide the city’s development as it grew from 200,000 people 30 years ago to an estimated 15 million people today. About 40% of our projects are in Shenzhen (China’s first Special Economic Zone, just across the border from Hong Kong), with 60% elsewhere in China. Projects have ranged from regional planning and long range comprehensive planning, to statutory planning and detailed urban design projects to sector specific projects such as power supply and underground space planning.

Qualifications and Requirements:
Academic: Student in a master’s level urban design, landscape architecture or architecture program. This is a design internship.Must be continuing student (non-graduated) at time of internship.

Language skills: English or Chinese.

Computer software: Photoshop or Illustrator required. AutoCAD and SketchUp are a plus.
Portfolio: Format of your choosing. Include explanatory note defining your interests.

Salary: 3000 yuan/month (~US$ 500, paid in Chinese yuan) + housing and weekday meals (lunch/dinner). Flight to/from China is not included.

Start of Internship: As soon as student chosen and visa can be processed (probably one month)

Duration: 2-3 months