Information for Employers

IAESTE is a worldwide organization which partners highly qualified international students with local universities and industries. This is a reciprocal exchange program, which means that for each job raised by the local chapter at Virginia Tech, one of the IAESTE VT members will be guaranteed a paid internship abroad. There are numerous benefits for employers to participate in IAESTE:

1. Employers are virtually guaranteed to get some of the brightest students from a pool of 30,000 applicants in over 80 member countries.
2. It does not cost more than hiring someone locally. (In fact it is sometimes cheaper, with an average salary of $300/week and a small program fee. Additionally employers save even more because they are not required to pay FUTA or FICA taxes on international interns.)
3. Employers are not taking an internship away from a VT student, since it is a one-on-one reciprocal exchange.
4. Our local chapter will take care of welcoming the intern (airport pickup, finding housing, social activities, etc.) and the national office handles all visa issues.

To learn the easy steps to host an intern, please visit the IAESTE national web site's page about the IAESTE US Companies.

Our Past Employers

'03-'04:
- Dr. Michael von Spakovsky, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Ms. Beth Tranter, Research Associate, Center of Power Electronics Systems
- SynaptiCAD, local software company

'04-'05:
- Dr. Tim Larson, Professor, Biochemistry
- Dr. Finley Charney, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Nancy Love, Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Ms. Elizabeth Tranter, Research Associate, Center of Power Electronics Systems
- Dr. Ishwar Puri, Department Head, Engineering Science & Mechanics
- Dr. Brian Love, Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
- Dr. Uri Vandsburger, Professor, Mechanical Engineering

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IAESTE Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24060

International Association for
the Exchange of Students
for Technical Experience