For many Australian students, Bali is a familiar nearby destination — around 3.5 hours from Perth and around 6 from the east coast. Build your placement around a role in an international company, with matching and university paperwork support before you leave.
For Australian students, Bali is a nearby international destination that can fit around university timing.
Perth is roughly 3.5 hours direct; Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are around 6. Bali sits on UTC+8, the same time as Perth, two hours behind Brisbane, and two to three hours behind Sydney and Melbourne depending on daylight saving. Family back home is still within normal calling hours.
Living in Bali typically runs $725 to $1,040 a month, covering rent, food, transport, and everyday costs. Compare this with your own local budget and the full cost breakdown before deciding.
Turn a familiar destination into a purposeful placement with a real role, a supervisor, and experience for your CV. We provide the structure and documentation for your university to assess.
You're placed alongside interns from universities across Europe, in companies operating internationally. It reads on a CV like an overseas posting, because it is one, while staying a short flight from home. See the full cost breakdown.
You apply to a track, not a job ad. We match you to a vetted company and handle the parts that make an internship abroad actually work.
No cold emailing companies from the other side of the world. You complete a free application, have an intro call, and we match you to a vetted company that fits your field and how you work.
Internship agreement, named supervisor, learning objectives, and midterm and final evaluations, the standard package for Work Integrated Learning and placement credit. Confirm the requirements with your coordinator; we supply them.
On the Full Support plan we coordinate checked housing near your placement, airport pickup, and a scooter. Rent and scooter rental are paid separately, so you can confirm the costs before travelling.
A community of other interns and a local team you can contact when something comes up, with Full Support adding a structured orientation week. You're not figuring out a new country on your own.
Placements span the tracks below. Explore the one that matches your degree.
Content, digital, brand, and social roles.
BD, operations, and startup roles.
Software, data, and product roles.
Hotels, venues, and events.
Graphic, product, and visual design.
Environment, social impact, and NGOs.
Current intern“I was really nervous about how my first week was gonna turn out, but it's been really fun. I gained a lot of experience and knowledge. Really grateful I got to meet everyone; everyone is super friendly and I love the work environment too.”
Christoffer · first week in Bali
Paraphrased feedback“I was placed with a startup running operations across Indonesia. The work was real: market research and supplier negotiations from week one.”
Business intern · the Netherlands
Paraphrased feedback“My university wasn't sure at first, but Island Internship sent them everything they needed within a week. I got my credits and a reference I still use.”
International management intern · Germany
Christoffer is a current Island Internship intern, quoted and pictured with permission. The remaining quotes are paraphrased from real student feedback with identifying details removed. Our cohorts are currently made up mostly of international students.
Bali is one of the closest international destinations to Australia. Perth is roughly a 3.5-hour direct flight; Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are around 6 hours direct. Bali runs on Central Indonesia Time (UTC+8): there is no time difference from Perth, two hours from Brisbane, and two to three hours from Sydney and Melbourne depending on daylight saving. You can stay in touch with home during normal hours.
In many cases, yes. We provide the documentation universities typically require for Work Integrated Learning or placement credit — an internship agreement, a named supervisor, learning objectives, and mid-term and final evaluations. Credit rules differ by university and faculty, so confirm your placement requirements with your course coordinator before you apply. We provide the required paperwork.
An internship isn't covered by a tourist visa. The C22B company-internship visa is the route used for Island Internship placements; exact requirements depend on your placement and must be confirmed before travel. We guide you through the process. See our Bali visa guide for the current details.
Intakes run through the year, so placements can be arranged around Australian semester dates — the November–February summer break, the mid-year break, or a gap period during or after university. The minimum is 10 weeks; most placements run 3–6 months. Applying 2–3 months ahead gives you the widest choice of companies.
The program fee is €449 (Essentials, ≈ $740) or €649 (Full Support, ≈ $1,070). Full Support adds housing and scooter arrangement plus airport pickup; rent and scooter rental are paid separately. Living costs in Bali typically run €440–€630 per month (≈ $725–$1,040). Fees are billed in euros; Australian dollar figures are a guide and vary with the exchange rate. Full breakdown at islandinternship.com/pricing.
You only pay the program fee once you're matched and confirmed. The application is free and takes 10 minutes.