Energy specialists from ASEAN countries invited to enroll in a FREE internship in Russia
The ‘InteRussia’ internship will take place from November 9 to December 12, 2026, at the St. Petersburg State University of Economics. Knowledge of Russian is not required, as the working language of the program is English.
The program is dedicated to contemporary processes of transformation in global energy and the key directions of development of the Russian fuel and energy complex amid changes in the global energy architecture.
You can participate if you:
- are an energy specialist
- are between 21 and 40 years old
- are a citizen of an ASEAN country (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
- do not hold Russian citizenship and reside outside the Russian Federation
- at the time of application, have no ties to Russian educational institutions and no employment contract with the Russian Federation
- have an English proficiency of at least B2 level
What awaits participants?
The educational part of the program includes lectures, expert sessions and roundtables on pressing issues in global energy and sustainable development. Participants will become acquainted with Russian approaches to the development of the energy sector and will study topics such as international energy security, the energy transition and climate policy, LNG and natural gas motor fuel, innovative and hybrid energy systems and much more.
A separate part of the program is dedicated to introducing participants to Russian energy infrastructure and industrial facilities. In addition to the academic component, the internship includes a cultural program.
The application submission deadline is August 23, 2026.
You can read more about the program and submit your completed application on the interussia.com website.
The internship is implemented by the ‘Mezhdunarodniki’ Autonomous Non-Profit Organization in partnership with the Gorchakov Fund, SPbGEU, the Russia-ASEAN Business Council, the international network TV BRICS, the Global Energy Association and the Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, with the support of the Presidential Grants Foundation.
The Gorchakov Fund is a non-profit organization that facilitates the development of ties between Russian and foreign civil societies. With over 15 years of work, more than 90,000 people from over 150 countries have taken part in the fund's programs and projects and more than 500 international initiatives have received some form of grant support.
