8 Fun Activities to Welcome Global Interns

8 Fun Activities to Welcome Global Interns

Why Fun Activities to Welcome Global Interns Matter

For many interns, this is their first real experience of corporate life. A strong welcome sets the tone for everything that follows.

Well-designed activities to welcome global interns help:

• Build confidence early

• Make meaningful connections beyond their own location

• Learn more about the company in a relaxed, social way

• Feel proud and excited to be part of the organisation

These activities are most commonly used during week-one onboarding, but we’ve also seen them work brilliantly as mid-program rewards or end-of-cycle celebrations.

How to Welcome Global Interns (Without Passive Sessions)

Interns are curious, motivated, and eager to make an impression — which is why long talks and passive sessions rarely land well.

What does work:
• Interactive formats where everyone can contribute
• Small team collaboration (5–6 per team works well)
• Clear goals, light competition, and shared wins
• Properly run sessions that last 60–90 minutes, especially for longer internship programs

For global groups, multi-city delivery is key. When time zones are spread wide, we recommend running separate regional sessions (APAC, EMEA, Americas) so everyone gets the same experience — without logging in at midnight.

Here’s and article If you want to learn more about what makes a great intern program icebreaker activity.

TL;DR: Top 3 activities to welcome global intens

Here are the Top three events & activities to welcome global interns to your internship programs:

‍1. Best way to create a positive environment with a little friendly competition: Risk It!

If your interns are based in different offices around the world, Risk It! turns that into a strength rather than a challenge.

In Risk It! Teams must weigh up risk versus reward, make collective decisions, and adapt as the game unfolds — mirroring the kind of collaboration and judgement they’ll use throughout their internship. It’s especially effective for multi-city programs looking to create shared momentum across regions.

‍2. Best way for global interns to bond: Around the world

Kick off your internship program by taking your interns… everywhere.

Bring your global intern cohort together by placing them in random teams and sending them on a fast-paced journey across the globe. Interns collaborate virtually to solve challenges inspired by different countries, cultures, and ways of working. It’s an ideal way to help interns feel part of one global program.

‍3. Best way to see how new interns perform under pressure: Custom Escape the Office

Challenge your interns to work together in the Custom Escape the Office – based on our award winning Frame Job Escape Game.

This interactive virtual escape room experience pushes interns to think creatively in order to problem-solve and make it out in the allotted time. The experience allows interns to let their skill sets shine while working collaboratively towards a common goal, making it feel like they’re in the same room, even when playing far apart.

Here are 5 more activities to welcome global interns:

4. Mansion Murder Mystery

In this immersive murder mystery, interns are grouped into teams and tasked with uncovering what really happened by analysing clues, questioning suspects, and sharing theories. The format encourages discussion and critical thinking, helping interns build confidence in speaking up while working with people they’ve just met. It’s a great fit for global programs where storytelling creates instant engagement without putting anyone on the spot.

5. Connection Quest

Connection Quest is designed to help interns build real relationships through guided challenges and conversation-based activities. Rather than relying on awkward introductions, everyone has to complete a series of challenges, each challenge also reuires you to collaborate with a new team.

6. The Intern Games

The best way to mix full-time employees & new interns.

Participants split into smaller groups of 4-6 people in a team. One person from each team downloads our app and loads the game. Teams have 30-40 minutes to complete as many of the 20 photo & video missions. All submissions are scored live by the remote game master and the team with the most points when the time is up, is crowned the winning team.

7. Escape the Zombie Apocalypse

Escape the Zombie Apocalypse drops interns into a fast-moving survival scenario where teamwork and clear communication are the only way out. Your live remote host will set the scene with a dramatic activity briefing before sending teams into breakout rooms. Use your smartphones and our interactive app to solve 3 levels of brainteasers, crack puzzles and use clues you pick up along the way to reveal the location for your escape. 

8. The Ultimate GPS Challenge

The Ultimate GPS Treasure Hunt brings interns together in person by sending teams out into their city to complete location-based challenges and creative tasks.

Armed with your smartphone, teams race on foot to GPS hotspots, unlocking quiz questions and photo/video challenges that test knowledge, creativity, and teamwork. Every task earns points, every decision matters, but only one team will top the leaderboard.

Scalable for groups of all sizes and fully Multi-City ready, The Ultimate is the perfect two-hour experience to fuel competition, energy, and team spirit.

Plan your activities to welcome global interns with Team Events

Want interns to feel like part of the team? Invest in their experience, professional growth, and well-being. Our virtual events help you bring that culture to life.