Let’s be honest, finding an internship abroad sounds amazing… until you actually try doing it.

Between endless emails, confusing requirements, and not knowing who to trust, it can go from exciting to exhausting real quick. And that’s exactly why Valiyon exists.

We’re here to make international internships feel doable — not like a full-time job before the internship even starts.

Valiyon isn’t a job board with 1,000 dead links.
It’s not a travel agency trying to sell you a package.
And it’s definitely not a platform that leaves you on your own.

It’s a growing network of students, schools, and companies all working together to make internships abroad more accessible, better supported, and genuinely meaningful.

If you’re a student, we’ll help you find internships that match what you actually want, and guide you through the process.
If you’re a university, we make your life easier by handling the outreach and staying connected throughout.
And if you’re a company, we help you welcome new talent without the usual chaos.

Valiyon was started by Wesley van de Laar, who saw this whole mess from all sides, as a student, as someone in education, and as someone who just thought, “There has to be a better way.”

We’re still building. Still growing.
But we’re not waiting to be perfect before we start helping.

Some of the photos on this site are still stock (for now). Some features are still being shaped. But what we stand for? That’s solid.

We believe students deserve real chances to grow abroad and real support while doing it.
That’s what Valiyon is here for.

Wesley van de Laar

CEO & FOUNDER OF VALIYON