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Internship

The internship is an eight week placement in the summer of Year 3, and you find the host organisation yourself.

Responsible office BIR programme office

Last checked 30 September 2026

Updated 30 September 2026

Quick answers

How long is the internship?
Eight weeks, in the summer of Year 3. Details
Who finds the host organisation?
You do. The BIR office issues the letters once you tell it where you are going. Details
How is it graded?
S or U. The 100 marks are split evenly between BIR and your supervisor. Details
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When it happens

The internship is PI574 Internship in Politics and International Relations. It runs for 8 weeks in the summer of Year 3, from June to July. You complete your Year 3 coursework first to earn the credit.

The internship is compulsory for cohorts 64 to 67. For cohorts 68 and 69 (Curriculum 2568), PI574 is a free elective and the internship is optional.

The ID 67 schedule is not yet published

As of 30 September 2026 the BIR programme has published dates only for students with ID 66, whose internship ran from 2 June to 24 July 2026. The form deadlines and calendar for students with ID 67 are not yet published. Check the BIR internship page (opens in a new tab) for the current schedule.

How to arrange your internship

You find the host organisation yourself. The BIR office issues the paperwork once you tell it where you are going.

  1. Submit the Internship Request Form. It tells the programme which organisation you plan to join and asks it to prepare the documents for that organisation.
  2. Get two letters and submit them by the deadline. The first is a letter from the BIR programme to the organisation, asking it to take you as an intern. The second is a letter from the organisation to the BIR programme, confirming that it accepts you. The organisation also completes the Internship Acceptance Form.
  3. Submit the Secured Internship Form to confirm the name of the student joining the organisation. Hand it to the office by the deadline.

Both forms are submitted online, and the current deadlines are on the BIR internship page (opens in a new tab).

You cannot switch organisations freely

Once the organisation has decided and issued its letter, you cannot change or cancel without valid reasons and the programme's approval.

If you intern somewhere else instead, you must tell the organisation that accepted you and give your reasons. The internship will not be credited or graded.

How the internship is graded

The internship is graded S (satisfactory) or U (unsatisfactory). It does not use the grade point scale.

Marking criteria

The internship is marked out of 100, split evenly between the programme and your workplace supervisor.

Marked byComponentMarks
BIR (50)Internship supervision (focus group or Zoom)5
BIR (50)Internship report45
Your supervisor (50)First evaluation20
Your supervisor (50)Final evaluation30

If the first evaluation is below 10 marks, the lecturer in charge meets you and your supervisor to discuss your responsibilities and performance.

Internship report

The report is worth 45 marks.

  • Length is 12 to 15 pages, not counting tables, charts and pictures.
  • Font is Times New Roman 12 point, single spaced.

It covers four things.

  1. The organisation's structure, objectives and tasks
  2. A weekly journal
  3. A self-assessment of what you gained, your strengths and your weaknesses
  4. How the work links to the theories and approaches you have studied

Forms and downloads

For students

For your supervisor at the host organisation

Who to ask

The BIR programme office runs the internship, not BIRSA. Call 02-221-6111 ext. 3409 or email bir@tu.ac.th.

ID 66 calendar, for reference only

For students with ID 66 in academic year 2568, orientation was on 25 May 2026, the internship ran from 2 June to 24 July 2026, the first evaluation was due on 26 June 2026, the final evaluation between 24 and 31 July 2026 and the report on 2 August 2026. The request form was open from November 2025 to 31 March 2026 and the secured form was due by 28 April 2026. These dates have passed. The ID 67 dates are not yet published.

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