Olga Pavlovskaja / ICAMC / Ostrowiec Św., Poland

I did my internship in the ICAMC (which stands for International court of arbitration and mediation center). The ICAMC is a private international organization launched in 2010 which is dedicated:

a) to host arbitration and mediation proceedings as per the Rules hereunder described) to act as legal advisor in important cases, at the request of clients) to initiate international actions on behalf of, or in the interest of numerous claimants/victims in order to stop prejudice and/ or get compensation due to illicit practice and facts affecting natural, social, economic, political or health environment of people. So, basically it provides mediation, arbitration services and acts as a legal advisor for a party in arbitral, as well as non-arbitral litigation and cases.
My duties in the ICAMC were more administrative. I had IT-related tasks. My daily routine was providing a sort PR services of the company by registering the ICAMC in different advertisement websites, replying to the e-mails, greeting clients, accepting post deliveries and etc. During my stay period I was the only exchange student doing internship in this organization, so most of the time I have spent alone in the office. The supervisor is really nice. He is always there to answer any questions you have and his English is brilliant.

Living in Poland

First of all, I want to mention that you are going to be living in a small city. For me personally it was too 

small because I am more of an "asphalt kid". If you do really have intentions to do your internship in this

place you do need to know at least basic Polish. People here are nice but not all of them speak English/ Russian.

The ICAMC organizes housing. This is a huge advantage. So, before coming here I did not need to spend time searching  for a place to stay at. But I have to warn people who like living on their own - you are going to be staying with a family (which did not cause big problems for me).

Poland itself is a really nice country, so I have spent some time travelling here.

A sort of  conclusion

All in all, I do believe that Partners 4 value is a risk worth taking. It did bring a lot of advantages for my future career.