The aims of Europol’s internship projects are to:
provide interns with unique and first-hand practical experience and knowledge of Europol’s workings, objectives, services and goals in particular and of the European Union institutions in general;
provide interns with the opportunity to work in a multicultural and multilinguistic environment, thus contributing to the development of mutual understanding and trust;
promote European integration;
provide interns with the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired during their studies and training;
introduce interns to the professional world and its constraints, duties and opportunities.
Through its official internship scheme, Europol:
benefits from the input of enthusiastic interns, who can offer staff a fresh perspective and up-to-date academic and educational knowledge;
creates a pool of former interns who will be better prepared to collaborate and cooperate with Europol in the future;
creates long-term "goodwill ambassadors" for European ideas and values both within and outside the EU.