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    MESMER-EAST launches MESMER Graduate — a paid internship programme for final-year students


    MESMER Graduate is designed to bring young professionals into the company and build a strong talent pool. Interns will learn clearly defined practical skills under the guidance of a personal mentor, and the best graduates of the programme will receive job offers from July 2027.

    Five tracks, ten places

    The programme offers two places in each of five tracks:

    •     Project Management — schedules, FIDIC contracts, progress control and risks;

    •     Foreign Trade (Import) — equipment import, Incoterms, customs and logistics;

    •     Business Development — market reviews, IFI tenders, partners and presentations;

    •     Technical Office — drawings, quantity take-off, cost estimates and as-built documents;

    •     Finance — payments, reconciliations, 1C, budget, cash flow and dashboards.

    What interns get

    •     A monthly stipend, a workplace and the necessary equipment;

    •     A personal mentor and a month-by-month training plan;

    •     Work on the company’s real projects from day one;

    •     A weekly training block: Excel, business English, EPC/FIDIC, digital tools and AI assistants, presentation skills;

    •     A construction site visit;

    •     A MESMER Graduate certificate and job offers for the top graduates.

    The workload is up to 30 hours a week on a flexible schedule agreed around classes, state exams and the thesis defence.

    Who can apply

    4th-year bachelor’s students in a relevant field with English at B2 level or higher (IELTS 6.0+, TOEFL iBT 72+ or the MESMER test), fluent Russian and Uzbek, and working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Other foreign languages, strong academic results and participation in olympiads and case competitions are an advantage.

    How to apply

    Send your CV, a one-page motivation letter, a certificate of enrolment with your academic transcript and, if available, an English certificate to internship@mesmer.uz. Subject line: “MESMER Graduate — [track] — [Surname Name]”. Each candidate may apply for one track only.

    Selection timeline

    •     Until 30 November 2026 — applications;

    •     1–7 December — English and office software tests;

    •     8–14 December — track test and practical case;

    •     15–20 December — interview with the MESMER committee;

    •     By 25 December — results announced. The programme starts on 4 January 2027.

    MESMER-EAST is an EPC contractor that designs, supplies equipment for and builds water and wastewater treatment plants in Uzbekistan, with more than 1,200 employees. Questions about the programme: internship@mesmer.uz.