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What is EIP?

Environmental Internship Programme (EIP) is an important component  of Ekonnect. As the name suggests, it is a programme designed to groom students to perform well in the professional world. EIP also seeks to reorient professionals to widen their career opportunities in the environmental domain and complements university curriculum and research. It has been re-designed to allow for a prospective Interns to be able to work closely on the current projects at EMC under the constant guidance and counsel of a mentor each.

Who is EIP intended for?

EIP is intended for students and young professionals studying or working in the environmental field.

Why EIP?

EIP has twin objectives. First, traditional classroom-based learning tends to rely on rote learning. The lack of hands-on training through internships means that students find it hard to put their learning to good use in the field. Additionally, in recent years, the remarkable growth of the inter-disciplinary environmental domain means that students and professionals have many more choices of potential careers to explore than was ever possible before. EIP is thus designed to help students gain valuable hands-on experience as well as help them widen their horizons in terms of building and furthering their careers. The newly designed EIP provides the selected Intern the advantage from working with their own Mentor on projects that interest and further their skills, knowledge and attitude.

What does EIP offer?

To a student, EIP offers a unique advantage of adding practical experience to formal environmental education. As a professional, one can strengthen core work areas and gain an additional short-term experience on emerging areas of environmental management. This unique model of 'EIP with Mentors' brings a different spin to the regular Internship model. The output of the Intern directly benefits because of this special arrangement.

How do I apply for EIP?

Go to the tab for Initiatives on the main menu to learn more about 'EIP with Mentors'. Read about ongoing projects and associated mentors along with each of their areas of specialization and skill. Go through all and submit an application to the areas and mentors of interest to you. Write with your CV and two references along with previous related projects/work/interests in application as an intern.

What are the takeaways of EIP?

A completion certificate is issued to each Intern after successful completion of her/his internship with EMC. In most cases, Interns have undertaken full time projects at their universities/institutions following the foundation work done with EMC.  In some cases, the outputs from Interns have been accepted and published at international conferences. Many interns have leveraged on studies abroad with scholarships or secured quality positions at reputed institutions.

Past Interns of EIP

More than forty  interns have participated in the EIP over last six years. These interns have come from premier institutes in India like Indian Institute of Technology, Centre of Environment Planning Technology, Pune University, Symbiosis, TERI University, etc. The topics in internship represent frontier areas such as Eco-housing, Environmental Management Systems, Eco-design, GIS applications, Carbon Footprinting.

Ekonnect’s EIP with Mentors

Read more about EIP under the Initiatives tab in the main menu of the site. Write to us if you need more details.