Canterbury student heading to the European Parliament

Published by the Communications and Development Department

 

30 June 2004

The National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) at the University of Canterbury has announced that Jamie Holder will be its next European Parliament intern.

Jamie is completing a master’s degree at Canterbury University and will begin her internship in September.

 

The internship programme provides post-graduate students with an opportunity to work for a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and conduct research.

Former NCRE interns, such as PhD student Jeffrey McNeill, have found the hands-on parliamentary experience critical to rounding out their research and study of the European Union.

 

“Working within the system gives a depth of understanding that no amount of reading books, journals or Internet pages can ever capture,” he says.

Jeffrey spent six weeks with MEP Frau Ewa Klamt and a further six weeks working in the Environment Committee Secretariat.

“My dissertation will take on a new dimension and incorporate new material as a result of what I observed and my own reflections on those observations.”

The National Centre for Research on Europe at Canterbury University is the only dedicated European research centre in New Zealand.

It is a multi-disciplinary centre that operates nationally, uniting students and scholars from a wide range of fields to research and study European issues.

For further information please contact:
Professor Martin Holland
NCRE Director
03 364 2586

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