The Citywide Information Technology Internship (CITY) Program

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CITY Program Overview

For more information, please contact Ms. Joyce O'Brien, CITY Program Director at Joyce.O'Brien@mail.cuny.edu.
CUNY's Institute for Software Design and Development (CISDD) and DOITT sponsor the Citywide Information Technology Internship (CITY) program, which is designed to provide City agencies with high quality Interns from the CUNY schools, and in turn provide the students with valuable work experience.

    Program Benefits
  • Low cost, qualified IT resources available full-time and part-time.
  • Easy to access - no MOU for your agency, just a budget modification to CUNY is needed. (Entities that do not participate in the FMS Payment system can pay by check.)
  • Able to use OTPS funds, no additional headcount requirements.
  • Hundreds of qualified pre-screened students to choose from.


    Student interns function as integral parts of project teams conducting work and developing skills in a variety of disciplines including:

  • Application Development- Programming and implementation; intranet, data model, documentation and electronic report development; client application development.
  • Business Analysis - Articulate business requirements for technological change and /or improvement.
  • Client Service- End-User training, technical consulting and hardware/software troubleshooting, helpdesk/desktop support.
  • Databases- Analyzing, coding, designing, integrating, testing and implementing.
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Environmental impact analysis, transportation planning, and health risk assessment.
  • Network Administration- Administration, configuration, troubleshooting, updates, and development of client/server applications.
  • Public Administration - Public management, policy analysis and evaluation, and health care policy
  • Systems Analysis and Design- Determining IT requirements and implementing appropriate system hardware/ architecture, hardware testing, PC surveys.
  • Urban Planning - Housing and real estate, economic development, land use and design, transportation and environment, and human services

Participating Agencies
Administration for Children's Services
Board of Standards and Appeals
Department for the Aging
Department of Buildings
Department of Citywide Administrative Services
Department of Corrections
Department of Design and Construction
Department of Education
 Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Department of Housing, Preservation and Development
Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
Department of Small Business Services
Department of Transportation
Office of Collective Bargaining

If you are interested in adding interns to your City agency, please review our Program Overview for City Agencies. We can assist you with everything you need to participate, from outlining your needs to budgeting to interviewing students. If you need further assistance, please contact Ms. Joyce O'Brien, CITY Program Director at Joyce.O'Brien@mail.cuny.edu.