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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
P)
International Internships (i-Intern)In
tern
atio
nal Research Attachment Program
mes (i-RAP)
M
ore Short-term Programmes
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
• Investment Management
• Operations and Risk
• Stipend
Asahi Glass Co. • Business• Chemistry• Engineering
• Stipend• Housing• Airfare
Ashinaga • Media• Fundraising Research• Student Support
• Stipend• Housing• Airfare
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
• Investment Management
• Operations and Risk
• Stipend
Dexa Medica • Marketing• Market Research &
Analysis
• Stipend
Wobe • Marketing Development
• IT
• Stipend• Housing• Airfare
World Vision Indonesia • Marketing & Communications
• Accounting & HR• Social Work
• NA
MALAYSIAAberdeen Asset Management
• Investment Management
• Operations and Risk
• Stipend
THAILANDAberdeen Asset Management
• Investment Management
• Operations and Risk
• 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
• Stipend• Housing
THE PHILIPPINESBagoSphere • Marketing • Housing
Large Marine Vertebrates Project
• Marine Conservation• Marine Research
• NA
TIMOR-LESTEConservation International
• Policy Analysis/Formulation
• Conservation Management
• 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
• Investment Management
• 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
• Airfare• Housing• Stipend
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
• Stipend• Housing
QATARCertis CISCO • Financial & Market
Analysis• Feasibility Study• Operations Planning
and Management
• Stipend• Housing
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
• Airfare• Housing• Stipend
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
• Stipend• Housing• Airfare
SAMOAConservation International
• Policy Analysis/Formulation
• Conservation Management
• 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
• Stipend• Housing
IARU Global Internship Program
• Various internships with selected IARU member universities
• Various
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
• Various internships with MFA Overseas Missions
• Stipend• Housing
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).