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- Aqua-Internship
- Dear visitors,
- You are visiting our internship program home page. It is our pleasure to inform you that this project has
assisted, so far, 65 MSc students of Asian partner institutions and 50 more are going to join internship to
work and get experience from the real world. Nearly 20 students from Europe, USA and other countries
joined the internship in Asia. We are expecting many more. Every month, our project page receive over
1,000 hits.
There are a number of opportunities of experiential learning. A wide range of placements and partners
offer their services and facilities for your use. You can do your research (experimental trials or
questionnaire surveys) or simply community services working on a day-to-day basis. Please take a look
by clicking "Placements" button. You can scroll through the placements. Select one suitable for you. Click
on "Apply" button if you are interested to join our network of dynamic people.
For more information and pass this information to others, Click here and download the brochure.
You can also hear from the interns who are in the filed and read many reports what they have been doing
by clicking here or by clicking on the 'Reports' button on the left.
Good news - we are collaborating with Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF). All the AwF projects will
serve as placements for Aqua-Internship.
- If you have any queries please feel free to send us by clicking on "Contact us" button. Thank you.
Interns News!
- Great news: 140 students / interns have been supported / facilitated by the program so far (see at the
end of this page). Recent current interns and their activities are described below:
- Mr Bram Bloks, a Dutch student at Wageningen University (Netherlands) is joining internship program to
work for AwF-Nepal project in Nepal from October 2, 2011 for about three months.
Nicolas Mazurier from Spain is also joining as a volunteer to work for AwF-Nepal project from early
October 2, 2001
Josh Cantrill from York has joined the internship program at AIT. He is a graduate of Bangor University in
Wales, UK. He will continue developing aquaponics including integration of prawn culture.
Txomin Azpeitia,a Spanish citizen graduated from Ghent University, Belgium arrived on May 3rd for
internship at AIT. He is conducting a trial to test an alternative to MT hormone for sex-reversal.
Mark Woollard from Plymouth joined internship program at AIT from March 2nd. While having experience
in tilapia hatchery, he is also assisting in editing documents and publication. Mark has got a job back in
UK. He is leaving soon.
Alex Kent from UK jointed internship in RIA1, who is assisting data collection on environmental
monitoring of cage culture in Halong Bay and surrounding areas being involved with the Head of the
Environmental Group of RIA1.
Nichola Van Os, a South African / British citizen joined internship at AIT in 2010. She assisted in
publication work related to aquaculture and aquatic resources management. Her article has been
published by World Aquaculture Magazine.
- Rhaul Oliveira from Brazil arrived at AIT, conducted eco-toxicity trials using bio-markers and is now in
Portugal to write up his PhD thesis.
- Zoe Featherstone from University of Stirling has joined the Aqua-Internship at University of Agriculture
and Forestry (UAF), Vietnam.
- Preston from the State University of New York at New Paltz joined internship at AIT from January 11,
2010. He completed his internship about tilapia farming as well as some other AARM activities. He is
back in US to join new job. Congratulations!
Nabin from IAAS, Nepal completed internship learning about tilapia farming at AIT. He also went to BAU,
Bangladesh to learn about Pangasias farming. He gained adequate experience for running tilapia and
Pangasias farms and has started his own in Chitwan, Nepal.
Ms Claudia Ferraz from the University of Aveiro, Portugal joined Aqua-Inernship and she conducted a
research on the use of probiotics in tilapia fry. She returned to Portugal.
Earlier SONIA and SUSANA from the same university in Portugal, who joined Aqua-Internship gave
seminars. Please click on their names to watch their videos of their presentations. Sonia has also
published a journal article. Please click here to read / download.
Mr. Mikael Chavelley from Montpelier, France completed his internship and also graduated from his
university. He met with Sonia and Susana, previous interns when they were at AIT for their internship.
Click here to see the video...
- Tida Leagnavar from US joined Aqua-Internship and assisted in organizing the International Symposium
on Aquaculture and Fisheries Education (ISAFE). Her assistance in editing abstracts was very much
helpful and she got a great experience. Upon completion she got a job in New Zealand.