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January 2017 Edition

LEARNINGTHE WORLD

CONNECTING THE POSSIBILITIES

International Short-term Programmes (for undergraduate students)

International Summer/Winter Programmes (i-S

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International Internships (i-Intern)In

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INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS (i-INTERN)

EAST & CENTRAL ASIACompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

CHINAChina Everbright Water • Environmental

Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Product Stability

• Stipend

Coca-Cola Beverages • Food Science/Engineering

• Housing• Airfare

Ctrip Computer Technology

• Computing and Engineering

• Business Development

• Stipend

InternChina (Internship Host)

• Business Development• Food Science/

Engineering

• NA

InternChina (Internship Provider)

• Engineering• Finance• Marketing• Logistics

• Fee-paying

Kidsglobal • Early Childhood Education

• Marketing and Events Planning

• Stipend• Housing

Mapletree Investments • Asset Management• Investment

• Stipend

NU Skin • Human Resources• Marketing and

Communications• Public Relations

• Stipend

Benjamin Liau Kian HoweFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences

i-Intern with Conservation International, Samoa

To prepare NUS students for the demands of an increasingly globalised economy and interconnected international community, IRO offers i-Intern for students to expand their knowledge and hone their skills in a cross-cultural workplace setting. Students are exposed to international best practices at the workplace and career development opportunities in diverse industries, companies and non-profit organisations. These programmes are generally held during the NUS vacation period from May to August and December to January. A longer internship for a full semester may be possible.

NUS-NUSRI China Internship Programme

• Engineering• Computing• Science

• Stipend

Volkswagen • Branding and Marketing

• Product line Controlling

• Joint Venture

• Stipend

HONG KONGAberdeen Asset Management

• Investment Management

• Operations and Risk

• Stipend

A.S. Watson Group • Finance• Human Resources• Public Relations

• Stipend

Asia Society • Business Development• Marketing Research• Management

• Stipend

Hang Lung Properties • Property Management• Marketing• Business

• Housing

Kerry Logistics • Operations Analysis• Preparation of

Sales Tools• Internal Reports

• Stipend

New World Development • Various • Stipend• Housing

Shangri-La International Hotel Management

• Market Research / Marketing

• Architecture

• Stipend

Benjamin (center) with the Conservation International coastal survey team at Falealupo.

JAPANAberdeen Asset Management



• Stipend

Asahi Glass Co. • Business• Chemistry• Engineering

• Stipend• Housing• Airfare

Ashinaga • Media• Fundraising Research• Student Support


BayCurrent Consulting • Consulting • Stipend• Housing• Airfare

HDE Inc. • Application Development

• Computing/IT

• Stipend• Airfare

International Cross-Cultural Committee

• Various • Fee-paying

Microsoft Development Japan

• Software Engineering • Stipend• Housing• Airfare

Sony • Software Engineering • Stipend• Housing• Airfare

KAZAKHSTANNational Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

• Human Resource• Research• Business

Development

• NA

Ritz Carlton Almaty • Front Office Trainee• F&B Trainee

• NA

MONGOLIASave the Children • Youth Development • NA

SOUTH KOREAKorea Register • Mechanical

Engineering• Stipend• Housing

TAIWANNational Cheng Kung University Crouching Tiger Programme

• Various • Stipend

SOUTHEAST ASIACompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

CAMBODIAConservation International

• Policy Analysis/Formulation

• Conservation Management

• Stipend

Delta Capital Partners • Finance• Capital Markets

• Stipend

DK Schoolhouse • Teaching Assistant• Operations

• NA

Family Care Cambodia • English or Chinese Teaching

• Curriculum Development

• Fundraising/Research

• NA

Friends-International • Social Business Development

• Sales & Marketing• Human Resource

• NA

Open Development Cambodia

• Social Research• Partnership

Management

• NA

Operation ASHA • Business Development• Communications• Fundraising

• NA

Phnom Penh Post • Editorial & Reporting• Print Journalism

• Stipend

INDONESIAAberdeen Asset Management



• Stipend

Dexa Medica • Marketing• Market Research &

Analysis

• Stipend

Wobe • Marketing Development

• IT


World Vision Indonesia • Marketing & Communications

• Accounting & HR• Social Work

• NA

MALAYSIAAberdeen Asset Management



• Stipend

THAILANDAberdeen Asset Management



• Stipend

AIP Global • Business Development• Data Analysis• Graphic Design• Community

Management

• NA

Asia Internship Program • Various • Fee-paying

Humanitarian Affairs Asia • Marketing• Communication

• NA

Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce

• Marketing• Business

Development


THE PHILIPPINESBagoSphere • Marketing • Housing

Large Marine Vertebrates Project

• Marine Conservation• Marine Research

• NA

TIMOR-LESTEConservation International



• Stipend

VIETNAMFulbright Economics Teaching Program

• Policy Research• Policy Formulation

• NA

Global CyberSoft • IT Development• Data Analytics

• Stipend

Hanoi Hotel • Hotel Management and Operations

• Housing

Intelligence Business Solutions

• IT Sales• Business Development

• Stipend

Mapletree Investments • Investment & Asset Management

• Stipend

Vietnam Investments Group


• Accommodation

Wilmar International • Sales• Marketing

• Airfare• Housing• Stipend

SOUTH ASIACompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

INDIAAgastya International Foundation

• Various • Housing• Food

Andhra Pradesh Higher Education Summer Fellowship

• Higher Education• International Relations• Public Policy

• Stipend

Children's Lovecastle Trust (CLT)

• Resource Development

• Marketing and Communications

• Research and Data Analysis

• Stipend

Garodia International Centre for Learning (GICL)

• Teaching • Housing

Infosys • Engineering• Computing• Business


Institute for Financial Management and Research

• Data Analysis• Design Research

Questions• Write Case Studies

• Stipend

Seva Mandir • Education & Development

• Social Enterprise

• Housing

Swades Foundation • Education & Development

• Research & Analysis

• Housing

UnLtd India • Communications & Liaison

• Social Media Management

• Stipend

Vistara • Various • Stipend

We School • Business Development• Programme Design

and Delivery• Research

• Housing

World Vision India • Data Analysis• Technical Writing

• NA

SRI LANKACandleAid Lanka • Education & Childcare

• Public Health• Community

Development

• Housing

World Vision Lanka • Various • NA

AFRICA & MIDDLE EASTCompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

GHANAWilmar International • Sales

• Marketing• Airfare• Housing• Stipend

OMANASM Technologies • Programming

• Digital Media Development


QATARCertis CISCO • Financial & Market

Analysis• Feasibility Study• Operations Planning

and Management


TURKEYHisar Anatolian Support Society (HADD)

• Various • NA

Koç University • Event Management• Marketing and Public

Relations• Research• Project Management

• Housing

Oyak Renault • Engineering• Logistics• Supply Chain

Management

• Housing

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSocialize Agency • Business

• Communication and New Media

• Design

• NA

AMERICASCompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

MEXICOTechnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

• Business• Social / NGOs• Engineering /

Research

• NA

USABoeing • International Business

Internship Program• Airfare• Housing• Stipend

Cross-Cultural Internship Program

• Various internships in New York City

• Fee-paying

Disney International Programs

• Frontline Service / Operations

• Stipend

Infinity Abroad • Summer Camp Counsellor

• Fee-paying• Housing• Stipend

Sonoma County Economic Development Board

• Economic Development

• Public Policy• International Business

• Stipend

The Washington Center • IOs and NGOs• Think-tanks• Advocacy Groups

• Fee-paying

Women’s Tennis Association

• Sports Marketing• Public Relations• Media &

Communications


INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIPS (i-INTERN)

EUROPECompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

FRANCEURGO Group • Business

Management• Commercial

Monitoring• Sales Analysis• Reports and Plans

Preparation

• Stipend

GERMANYHumboldt University of Berlin

• Summer School Assistant

• NA

HUNGARYAd Futurus • Digital Marketing

• Market Research• NA

IYASSU • Design & Prototyping • NA

ITALYNetwork Training/LearningApp

• Marketing • Stipend

IQUII • Software Development and Design

• Digital Marketing & Business Analysis

• Stipend

NETHERLANDSPhilips • Business Analysis and

Development• Stipend

Thales Group • Wave Propagation Research

• Modelling• Programming• Radar Research

• Stipend

University of Amsterdam • Marketing • NA

SPAINNeosistec • IT and Web Developer • Stipend

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

• Branding & Marketing • Stipend

SWEDENH&M • Business and Sales • Stipend

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

• Democracy and Electoral Processes Research

• NA

OCEANIACompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

AUSTRALIAFyfe Asia • Fibre Reinforced

Polymer (FRP) Research


SAMOAConservation International



• Stipend

GLOBALCompany Job Scope Benefits/Fees

AIESEC Global Talent • Various internships around the world

• NA

Academic Internship Council

• Various internships in Canada, Chile, Germany, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, UK, USA

• Fee-paying

Connect-123 • Various internships in Argentina, China, South Africa, Spain, UK

• Fee-paying

The Intern Group • Various internships in Australia, Colombia, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, UK, USA

• Fee-paying

IARU Student Sustainability Fellowship

• Environmental Management internships with selected IARU member universities


IARU Global Internship Program

• Various internships with selected IARU member universities

• Various

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

• Various internships with MFA Overseas Missions


SubsidyNext Step Connections (Internship Host)

• Business Development and Marketing internships in China, Hong Kong and Thailand

• NA

Next Step Connections (Internship Provider)

• Various internships in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand

• Fee-paying

United Nations • Various internships with UN agencies around the world

• NA

Students who are selected to participate in NUS-approved international internships (including IRO-administered, self-sourced and faculty-administered programmes) may receive up to S$300 per week* via the NUS International Internship Award and IE Singapore’s Young Talent Programme.

*Terms and conditions apply.

DID YOU KNOW?

Ong JiawenYong Loo Lin School of Medicine

i-SP with Tecnologico de Monterrey Queretaro Summer School, Mexico

EAST AND CENTRAL ASIAUniversity / Programme

CHINA• Beihang University International Summer School• Fudan University International Summer Session• NUS (Suzhou) Research Institute:

• NUSRI Summer Programme• NUSRI Winter Programme

• Peking University Summer School International• Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Global Summer School• Sichuan University: University Immersion Program• Sun Yat-sen University: International Summer Program • Zhejiang University: International Summer School

HONG KONG• Chinese University of Hong Kong: International Summer School• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: PolyU International

Summer School• The University of Hong Kong: HKU Summer Institute

JAPAN• Kyushu University: Asia in Today’s World• Waseda University: Waseda Summer Session

MONGOLIA• National University of Mongolia

• Summer School in Mongolian Language and Culture• Summer School in Archaeology and Anthropology

SOUTH KOREA• Hanyang University

• Hanyang International Summer School• Hanyang International Winter School

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST): KAIST International Summer School (KISS)

• Korea University:• International Summer Campus• International Winter Campus

• Seoul National University: International Summer Institute• Yonsei University:

• International Summer School• Winter Abroad at Yonsei

TAIWAN• National Taiwan University: Summer+

SOUTHEAST ASIAUniversity / Programme

BRUNEI• University of Brunei Darussalam: Global Discovery Programme

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER/WINTER PROGRAMMES (i-SP)

NUS students can participate in i-SPs offered by partner universities and global university networks of which NUS is a member. They allow students to explore and cultivate a deeper appreciation of the culture and lifestyle of the host country through opportunities for personal development and independent travel. Some i-SPs also allow students to explore non-traditional countries. These programmes are generally held during the NUS vacation period from May to August (summer) and December to January (winter).

Jiawen (last row, second from left) with classmates on an excursion to the Queretaro aqueduct and Santa Cruz church.

INDONESIA• University of Airlangga:

• Airlangga Summer Program• Community Empowerment Program at Airlangga (CERIA)

MALAYSIA• University of Malaya: Gateway to Southeast Asia as

Asian Emporium

THAILAND• Chulalongkorn University: Siamese Summer Program• Prince of Songkla University: Thai Cultural Camp• Thammasat University: Thai Studies Summer Programme

SOUTH ASIAUniversity / Programme

INDIA• Jawaharlal Nehru University: International Summer School

New Delhi• King’s College London: India Summer School

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EASTUniversity / Programme

ETHIOPIA• Technion-Israel Institute of Technology: Engineering for

Developing Communities in Ethiopia

ISRAEL• Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Global Health International

Summer Program• Hebrew University of Jerusalem: HUJI Summer Courses• Tel Aviv University: TAU Summer Institute• Washington University of St. Louis: Israel Summer Business

Academy

TURKEY• Boğaziçi University: Summer Term• Istanbul Aydin University: Delightful Istanbul Summer School• Koç University:

• International Migration and the Crisis• Urban Political Ecology on the Road: City’s Nature and Nature’s

City through Istanbul• Philanthropy and Civil Society: A Comparative View

SOUTH AFRICA• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

and University of Cape Town (UCT): LSE-UCT July School• Stellenbosch University: International Summer Programme in

South Africa

AMERICASUniversity / Programme

CANADA• University of British Columbia: Vancouver Summer Program• University of Victoria: International Summer Institute for

Business Management

CHILE• Universidad de Chile: Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN)

Summer School – Business Dynamics in Chile and Latin America

COSTA RICA• University of Costa Rica: Tropical Summer Program for

International Students

MEXICO• Technologico de Monterrey: Summer School in Queretaro

USA• Boston University: Boston Summer Term• Columbia University: Summer Sessions• Stanford University: Stanford International Honors Program• University of Alaska Fairbanks: UAF Summer Sessions• University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley Summer Sessions• Yale University: Yale Summer Session

EUROPEUniversity / Programme

AUSTRIA• International Network for Educational Support in Higher

Education (INNES) Institute Vienna: International Summer Schools • University of Vienna: Summer School for International and

European Studies • Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU): International

Summer University WU (ISUWU)

CZECH REPUBLIC• Charles University: East and Central European Studies

Summer Program

DENMARK• Aarhus University: AU Summer University• University of Copenhagen: International Summer Programme

FRANCE• Grenoble Institute of Technology: Summer School in

Nanotechnologies• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon):

INNOV@INSA – Summer Programme In European Perspectives In Engineering and Innovation

• Sciences Po Summer School

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER/WINTER PROGRAMMES (i-SP)

GERMANY• Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: HUWISU Summer University• Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich: European Studies

(Munich-Prague-Vienna)

HUNGARY• Corvinus University of Budapest: Corvinus Summer School

ITALY• Ca’ Foscari University of Venice: Summer School in Italian Culture

and Language in Venice• The American University of Rome (AUR): AUR Summer Program

NETHERLANDS• University of Amsterdam: UvA Summer School• Utrecht Summer School

SPAIN• Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM): UCAM

Spanish Language and Cultural Summer/Winter Program

UNITED KINGDOM• Exeter College Oxford: The Exeter Summer Programme at Exeter

College in the University of Oxford• King’s College London: King’s Undergraduate Summer School• The University of Edinburgh Summer School• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): LSE

Summer School• University of Cambridge: International Summer Programmes• University of Leeds: Leeds International Summer School• University College London (UCL): UCL Summer School• University of Glasgow Summer School

OCEANIAUniversity / Programme

AUSTRALIA• The University of Adelaide Winter School• The University of Sydney: Short Term Study Aboard Program

GLOBALUniversity / Programme

• International Alliance of Research Universities: IARU Global Summer Program (GSP)

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ATTACHMENT PROGRAMMES (i-RAP)

Zhang Ruirui Faculty of Science

i-RAP with Tel Aviv University, Israel

IRO offers opportunities for students to broaden and enhance their undergraduate research experience through attachments under the mentorship of top researchers at renowned universities around the world. Students will have the chance to be immersed in another culture, obtain hands-on laboratory experience and conduct research in world-class facilities. These programmes are generally held during the NUS vacation period from May to August.

EAST AND CENTRAL ASIAUniversity Research Area(s)

CHINAXiamen University • Chemistry

• Environmental Science• Life Sciences• Physics

HONG KONGChinese University of Hong Kong

• Arts• Law• Science and Engineering

JAPANUniversity of Tokyo – Research Internship Program (UTRIP)

• Biology• Chemistry• Geography• Physics

University of Tokyo – Summer Internship Program (UTSIP)

• Environmental Studies• International Studies• Science & Engineering

University of Tokyo – Amgen Scholars Program

• Science & Engineering

SOUTH KOREAKorea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

• Science and Engineering

TAIWANNational Taiwan University • Computer Science

• Science and Engineering

SOUTHEAST ASIAUniversity Research Area(s)

VIETNAMHo Chi Minh City University of Technology

• Environmental Engineering• Chemical Engineering • Telecommunication Engineering• Electrical/Electronic Engineering

AFRICA AND MIDDLE EASTUniversity Research Area(s)

ISRAELTel Aviv University • Biological Sciences

• Health Sciences • Medicine• Neurosciences

Ruirui and other participants of the programme on a hiking excursion to the Negev desert.

EUROPEUniversity Research Area(s)

AUSTRIAInstitute of Science and Technology (IST) Austria

• Science (Biology, Math, Physics)• Computer Science • Neuroscience • Interdisciplinary Areas

FRANCEÉcole Polytechnique • Science & Math

• Economics • Engineering• Computing

SWITZERLANDÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

• Computer and Communication Sciences

• Architecture • Basic Sciences (Chemistry,

Mathematics, Physics) • Engineering• Life Sciences

GLOBALUniversity Research Area(s)

IARU Global Internship Programme

• Research Internships with selected IARU member universities

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ATTACHMENT PROGRAMMES (i-RAP)

SAUDI ARABIAKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

• Computing • Engineering (Biological,

Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, Materials, Mechanical, etc)

• Science (Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc)

TURKEYKoç University • Computing

• Engineering • Science • Social Sciences

AMERICASUniversity Research Area(s)

CANADAConcordia University • Biology

• Chemistry • Environmental Science • Engineering • Medicine

USAUC Davis • Biology

• Chemistry • Environmental Science • Engineering • Medicine

MORE SHORT-TERM PROGRAMMES

IRO also offers other Short-term Programmes for students to participate in. These programmes, generally lasting from two weeks to a month, provide students with the opportunity to expand their outlook and gain valuable learning experiences, while exposing them to the historical, social, economic, political and cultural aspects of different countries.

STUDY TRIPS FOR ENGAGEMENT AND ENRICHMENT (STEER)STEER programmes are designed to familiarise students with the diverse socio-cultural-economic environment of new and fast-evolving regions through a mix of classroom-based learning and experiential site visits. Thematic curriculum help our undergraduates break existing mindsets about these emerging regions through participation in an immersive educational and cultural experience.

OTHER SHORT-TERM PROGRAMMESProgramme

CHINA• Sino-Singapore Undergraduate Exchange (SSUE)

INDONESIA• Project Skillseed Programmes

JAPAN• Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths

(JENESYS)

GLOBALAIESEC Global Citizen Programme

Overseas Student Conferences, Forums and Workshops organised by:• Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) • ASEAN University Network (AUN) • International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)• Universitas 21 (U21)

Semester-at-Sea

STEER DESTINATIONS IN 2017*

Country / Region

• Cambodia

• Central America (Costa Rica / Panama)

• China (Szechuan, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Yunnan)

• Cuba / Chile

• India

• Iran

• Kazakhstan

• Malaysia / Indonesia (Borneo)

• Middle East

• Myanmar

• South Africa (Botswana)

• Vietnam

* STEER destinations are TBC and will be confirmed later in 2017.

STEER Kazakhstan 2016

Participants of STEER Kazakhstan 2016 wearing traditional Kazakh hats on a visit to the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan.

Information is accurate as at January 2017. For the latest updates, please visit the IRO website at: www.nus.edu.sg/iro

CONTACT USINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE3rd Storey, Unit 03-03, Shaw Foundation Alumni House, 11 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119244T : (65) 6516 4356 | F : (65) 6778 0177 | E : [email protected]

Company Registration No.: 200604346E

General Requirements (applies to all programmes)

• Applicants must be full-time NUS undergraduates.• Students must complete the programme before their degree conferment date.

Programme-specific Requirements (refer to details on webpage for each programme)

International Summer Programmes (i-SP)• A minimum CAP may be required.

International Internships (i-Intern)• Job scope will require specific skills and experience.• Submit a copy of latest resume when applying.

International Research Attachment Programmes (i-RAP)• A minimum CAP may be required.• Prior research experience in relevant field/s is an advantage.• Letters of recommendation from faculty members may be required.

General information about the eligibility criteria and application process is listed below. Interested students should refer to the respective programme webpages on the IRO website for a detailed listing of specific criteria and application procedures.

ELIGIBILITY & APPLICATION PROCESS

FINANCIAL AID

FIND OUT MORE

NUS students participating in IRO programmes can apply for financial aid and other programme-specific funding. Please visit the IRO website for more details.

Want to find out more about the latest IRO programmes and events?

• Watch out for emailers from IRO, sent direct to your NUS email account.• Visit our website at www.nus.edu.sg/iro.• Attend Global Experience Fair (17 and 18 January 2017), International Exchange Day (7 September

2017) and information sessions (information in IRO emailers).

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