WORLD'S LEADING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

History

University of Dreams Inc. was founded in February of 2000. That first summer, 73 participants joined us at Santa Clara University, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, California, where they had the opportunity to meet other motivated college students, grow as individuals, and pursue their dreams in their desired career field with an internship. In that first class in 2000, were a handful of future employees, including the current president of University of Dreams.

Since then, we have continued to expand the number of programs we operate in to allow students the choice to pursue their dream jobs in the most exciting cities around the world. After the initial program in the Silicon Valley, we have added programs in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Barcelona, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, San Francisco, and Sydney. This summer we will add programs in Washington D.C. and San Diego. Additionally, we will begin to offer the option of Fall and Spring Internship Programs in select cities, for students who want to further their career through living, working and earning academic credit for an entire semester in their dream city. Enrollment in the University of Dreams programs has grown each year, including over 1,300 participants in 2008, proof that students are having fantastic experiences and are spreading the word about University of Dreams.


Program Progression
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Est.
Programs 1 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 22
New Locations Silicon Valley None New York L.A. Chicago London Barcelona,
San Francisco
Hong Kong, Sydney, Costa Rica Boston,Washington D.C., San Diego
Participants 73 90 125 225 330 520 867 1,328 1,800+
Alumni 73 163 288 518 848 1363 2,230 3,558 5,358
Participating Schools 35 54 68 117 200 314 422 500+ 750+

The University of Dreams Mission

Our mission is to positively change culture on a mass level by inspiring, equipping, and challenging people to discover and pursue their dreams.