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Union of Portuguese Language Capital Cities（UCCLA）

  • Type: INGO
  • Field: Culture&Art
  • Region: Europe
  • Location: Lisboa, Portugal
  • Internship Title: Program Assistant
  • Duration: 3-4 months, between July to December, 2021
  • Number of Interns: 3-5
  • Special Requirement: between July to December, 2021
  • Application Status: Available
  • Remote Internship: Unacceptable
UCCLA – Union of Portuguese-speaking Capital Cities – is an intercity association of an international nature, created on June 28, 1985. The founding act was signed by the cities of Bissau, Lisbon, Luanda, Macau, Maputo, Praia, Rio de Janeiro and São Tomé / Água Grande.

A true association of capital cities, representatives of free peoples and nations, the UCCLA has been the stage for fruitful and intense action of exchange and cooperation. It is an intermunicipal, non-profit association that proudly takes on the mission of contributing to the development and well-being of its people.

After 30 years, UCCLA currently has 43 cities (effective, associated and observers) spread across 4 continents and 45 supporting companies.

UCCLA intervenes in the field of decentralized cooperation and development cooperation, promoting economic, scientific, business and Lusophone culture, as well as professional training, basic sanitation, urbanism, finance and industrial cooperation. 

Its actions, in the scope of prevention, health and education, culture, infrastructure, sanitation and environment, rehabilitation and heritage, business and municipal training, and institutional, have developed over the 35 years in the universe of its member cities and, in a very positive way, have contributed to foster understanding, cooperation and economic development among its member municipalities. 
Internship Tasks：
● Collaborate in the activities to be carried out by UCCLA, in the cultural and International Relations field.
● Participate in the organization of exhibitions and conferences. We will organize an exhibition about the Portuguese Cartography on China, from October to December, in the National Portuguese Library.
● Support/maintenance the Observatory’s communication area by updating the content on the different platforms used (website, Facebook, twitter, blog), collecting news and relevant information.

Requirements：
● The knowledge of the Portuguese language. If the applicants cannot read or speak Portuguese, they must have a very good level of English in order to translate from Chinese to Portuguese or to English.
● Good English – Chinese translation skill.
● Have knowledge of history or of international relations between China and Europe.
● Must be creative, dynamic, entrepreneurial.
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Strong interpersonal and communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)
2005-07-05 | Salvador, Brazil – Annual General Meeting
2005 | Salvador, Brazil – Annual General Meeting
2004-11-18 | Luanda, Angola – Annual General Meeting
2003 | Lisbon, Portugal – Annual General Meeting
2002-11-19 | Praia, Cape Verde – Annual General Meeting
2001 | Macau – Annual General Meeting
2000-05-15 | Windhoek, Namibia – Financing local authorities for sustainable development and consolidating democracy
2000 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Annual General Meeting
1999 | Maputo, Mozambique – Annual General Meeting
1998 | Lisbon, Portugal – Annual General Meeting
1997-02-22 | Macau – Annual General Meeting
1997-02 | Macau – Capital of culture forum / Annual General Meeting
1996 | Luanda, Angola – Annual General Meeting
1996 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Capital of culture forum
1995-04-01 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Annual General Meeting
1995 | Praia, Cape Verde – Capital of culture forum
1994-04 | Sao Tomé-Principe – Annual General Meeting
1994-02 | Lisbon, Portugal – Capital of culture forum
1994 | Sao Tomé-Principe – Annual General Meeting
1993 | Guimarães, Portugal – Annual General Meeting
1992 | Praia, Cape Verde – Annual General Meeting
1991-04-13 | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau – Annual General Meeting
1990 | Maputo, Mozambique – Annual General Meeting
1989 | Praia, Cape Verde – Annual General Meeting
1988 | Macau – Annual General Meeting
1987 | Brasilia, Brazil – Annual General Meeting
1986 | Lisbon, Portugal – Annual General Meeting
1985 | Lisbon, Portugal – Annual General Meeting
Relations
Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Accredited by: 
E-XE7552 – United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). 
Cooperates with: 
Portuguese Speaking Countries Cooperation Office within B-XB3383 – UNESCO; North/South Working Group within F-XE1645 – Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Member of: 
D-XD7307 – Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities. Set up: 
E-XE4716 – United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa). Links with: 
U-XG6050 – Atlantic Rim Institute (ARI); 
G-XG1897 – Centro de Informação e Documentação Amilcar Cabral (CIDAC); G-XG7840 – Portugal-Africa Foundation; 
U-XE1076 – Towns-and-Development (T-and-D); 
U-XK0049 – United Towns Development Agency (UTDA); 
B-XF6714 – World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).

Members
Full (17); Associated (5); Supporter (51). Cities (22) and companies and institutions (over 50) within those cities in 9 Portuguese-speaking countries and territories:
Member Countries & Regions
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tomé-Principe, Timor-Leste