OurFlagship–GlobalInnovationImmersion
OBJECTIVESThe12weekGlobalInnovationImmersion(GII)isintendedto:
I. Expandourstudents’globalinnovationnetworkII. Inspireactionthroughimmersioninvibrantinnovative&entrepreneurialecosystemIII. Strengthenentrepreneurialskillsetsthroughexperientiallearning
WHO
WHEN
• Year2–Year4SMUUndergraduates• MajorinBusiness,Accountancy,Economics,SocialScience,InformationSystems,Law
• May–August(7thMay2018–27thJuly2018)• Studentsinternfor12weeks
WHERE • MajorcitiesinUS,China,ASEANandEurope
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1. Developstudententrepreneursthrough‘Learning&Doing’
2. Reinforceacademictheorieswhileinterningwithventure-backedstart-ups
3. Regularcheck-inswithworldclassmentors
4. Immerseinemergingandvibrantentrepreneurialecosystems&gaininsightsonglobalopportunities
1.AcademicLearning(MasterclassesonInnovation&
Entrepreneurship)
2.ExperientialLearning
(Internship)
3.Mentorship
4.Networking GII
Hands-OnCurriculumtoInspireAction
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CopenhagenLeuven
Jakarta
Atlanta
NewYork
OurGlobalFootprint:2015-2017
Fribourg
98Studentssentsince201540 ParticipatingStart-ups 06GlobalCities
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NicholasHanSchoolofEconomics,2013
NicholasHancreditstheofsuccessofSchaffenWatchestotheexperiencehehadduringEIP.Hegained“significant insights intothewatchbusiness”and learnt“howtotacklepainpointsthestartupfacedamidstotherthings”.SchaffenWatcheshas since soldmore than300watchespriced at $300.OrderscomefromasfarasGermany,US,UKandLithuania.
ImpactOfOurProgramme–NicholasHan(GII2015Alumni)
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MervingotinspiredwhilstnetworkingwithFintechentrepreneursduringhisEIPstint,andkickstartedhisjourneywithHaste.
Thenewindustryconnectionshemadewereinstrumentalinhelpinghimvalidatehisidea.
Hasteislaunchingwithtwopotentialclients.
HASTE
ImpactOfOurProgramme–MervinHo(GII2017Alumni)
MervinHoSchoolofEconomics,2014
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ImpactOfOurProgramme–GIIJakarta2017Alumni
My internship at Kudo has shown me thatJakarta is a great place to be if you’reinterested to be an entrepreneur or join astartup. Startups here grow much fasterbecauseofthehugemarket.
MahChiaHuiSIS,2015
"It feels surreal to be given so muchresponsibility even though I am an intern.Fromsourcingforpartnersandsponsors,tohiringaHRmanager,there’splentytokeepmebusyandIenjoymyworkverymuch.”
RoyceHoeLKCSCB,2015
"You should internatan Indonesian startupif you want to see things happen fast andhappen big. At Fabelio, I worked togetherwith locals and expats in a youthful,dynamic, and relentless company. Theunique challenges I faced here definitelywidenedmyperspectives inbusinessand inlife."
AlastairTaySOCSC,2014
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IndustryTitansasGIIMentors
I. Pre-tripMasterclassesoninnovation&entrepreneurshipII. SmallgroupmeetupsonceamonthduringinternshipIII. ContinuedaccesstomentorsaftercompletionofGII
Dr.ZhangZhigangCEO
neoBayVentureCapital(China)
IanGohManagingPartner
01VC(China)
AllenQianCEO
PeeliVenturesIncubator(China)
AlbertChuManagingPartner
PoppyseedAdvisors(USA)
WillOngkowidjajaManagingPartner&Co-founderAlphaJWCVentures(Indonesia)
KatrinaChanInnovationHubDirector
QBO(Philippines)
AdrianTanProgramDirectorVIISA(Vietnam)
RajanKKalidindiCountryHead
GEHealthcare(Thailand)
Industry Titans as GII Mentors
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IndustryTitansasGIIMentors
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• Indonesia’sfirstUnicorn
• Grewmorethan900Xin<18mths
• Transport,food&grocerydelivery,courier,trucksaggregator
• Indonesia’syoungestUnicorn
• LeadingonlinetravelplatforminSEAsia
• ExpediainvestedUS$350million
• LargestecommerceplatforminSEAsia&Taiwan
• Providesconsumersease,convenience&security
• SubsidiaryofSEAGroup(IPOedonNYSEin2017)
• Expandedto>50citiesinSEAsia
• Solvecriticaltransportchallenges
• Servesthe620millionpeopleinSEAsia
OurNetworkofASEAN“Unicorn”RecruitingPartners
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OurGlobalRecruitingPartnersfromEurope&USA
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OurAsianRecruitingPartners
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FeaturedStartups
Labovoices(SanFrancisco,USA)• Acceleratedby500Startups• Empoweremployeestoprovidesupplychainintelligence• Preventslaborexploitation&modernslavery
Tallysticks(London&Fribourg(Switzerland))• Simplifiedend-to-endtradingprocess• Singletoolsettlestradedocumentation,
communicationsandpayments• Fintech100Europecompany,Barclays
TechstarsAccelerator&EYStartUpChallengegraduate
36Kr(Beijing,China)• China’sequivalentof
“TechCrunchonSteroids”• FoundedbyLiuChengcheng,
2X“Forbes30Under30”• One-stopservicetoprovide
lateststartupnews,venturefinancingandco-workingspace
Zimaging(Boston,USA)• Foundedby3Harvardstudents,• Buildsaugmentedrealitysoftware• Allowssurgeonstoseeinsideofpatients
Featured Roles
SoftwareEngineer DigitalMarketing BusinessDevelopment OperationsZImaging
• Developerstobuildweb&mobileapplications
• Workcloselywithotherdevelopersanddesigners
• Mustbeabletowriteclean&reusablecode&libraries
Shopee
• Roletoidentify,evaluateanddefinecontentandmediatoengagetargetsegment
• Plan,executeandmeasureperformanceofmarketingcampaigns
• Familiarwithdigitalmarketingtools(SEO,SocialMediaetc)
Erik&Lanssen
• Assistwithmarketexpansion
• Marketanalysis&insights• Planstrategiesforexpansion
• Workwithoperationstodevelopexecutionplans
honestbee
• Manageoperationstrategiesandday-to-dayoperations
• Fine-tuneSOPs&reviewcurrentsystems
• Providefeedbacktointernalstakeholders
• Maintainqualityservicetocustomers
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FeaturedRoles
ApplicationOpens
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG
IIESelection CompanyInterviews
Briefings&Masterclass
Post-TripDebrief
GlobalInnovationImmersion(12Weeks)
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ProgrammeTimeline
• Certificateofcompletion
• Fulfilinternshiprequirement
• Expandyourglobalinnovationnetwork
• BecomemembersofGIIAlumniClubandenjoylifelongaccesstoitsresources&network
• Mentoredbyindustrytitans
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ProgrammeTimeline
USA Denmark Switzerland China ASEAN
CourseFee 2,500 4,500 3,500
AirTickets 2,500 2,000 2,000 800 800
Visa&Insurance 700 500 500 1,000 1,000
Accommodation&LivingExpenses 5,000 5,000 6,000 3,000 3,000
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ApproximateCost(S$)for10–12Weeks
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RequirementsforAward• DemonstratedinterestinInnovationand/orEntrepreneurship• CompleteunbrokeninternshipwithstartupduringGII• Attendallmandatoryevents,briefings&classesorganizedforGII• Submitpost-tripreport(5slides)describingyourGIIexperience• BeastudentambassadorforIIEinthefollowingterm(AY2018/19)
• OfferedtostudentsonGIIEurope&GIIUSA• Eligiblestudentscanreceiveanawardofupto$8,000
SMUGlobalInnovationImmersionAward
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RequirementsforYTPGrant• Singaporean/PR• Completeunbrokeninternshipwithstartup• Attendallmandatoryevents,briefings&classesorganizedforGII• Submitpost-tripreport(5slides)describingyourGIIexperience• BeastudentambassadorforIIEinthefollowingterm(AY2018/19)• Mustnotholdanyotherawardwhichprovidesfundingforoverseasprogramme
YoungTalentProgrammeGrant(IESingapore)
• OfferedtostudentsonGIIAsia(SoutheastAsia&China)• Eligiblestudentscanreceiveawardofupto$4,200
S/N Description
1 CourseFee
2 Airfare
3 Visa&Insurance
4 Accommodation
5 LivingExpenses
Europe&USA
TravelAward Student’sCost
70% 30%
70% 30%
70% 30%
UptoS$1800/mth
ASIA
YTPGrant(IESingapore)S$300x(no.ofweeksofinternship)+Additionaltopup$600fromSMUTotal(12weeks):($300x12)+$600=$4200
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AwardDetails
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Eligibility&RequirementsforGII
• Programmeisopentoallfull-timeSMUUndergraduates
• Studentsshouldpossessinterestininnovationand/orentrepreneurship• Studentsshouldpossessmaturitytoliveandworkindependentlyinaforeignandfast-
pacedenvironment
Studentsarerequiredtosubmitthefollowingdocuments:
• Curriculumvitae(CV)
• Slides(3–5)tellinguswhyyouwillmakeagoodcandidateforthisprogramme.Youcanshareaboutyourinterestininnovationandentrepreneurshipandhowyouexpecttheprogrammetohelpyou.
• SMUUnofficialTranscript
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CommitmentRequired
Pre-DepartureBriefing GIIBootcamp PostTripBriefing
GII-USA&Europe 22ndMarch2018(Thursday) N.A. 13–17August2018
GII-ASIA 28thMarch2018(Wednesday) 30thApril–4thMay2018 13–17August2018
ParticipantsforGIIwillberequiredtoattendthefollowingsessionsandevents:Pre-DepartureBriefingBriefingonlogisticalandcountryspecificinformationGIIBootcamp(GIIASIA)• MasterclassesonASEAN&Entrepreneurship • LanguagecrashcoursePostTripBriefingMeetupwithIIEtoshareaboutexperiences&learnings
*Datesaretentativeandsubjecttochange
GIIASIAhttp://bit.ly/giiasia
GIIEUROPEhttp://bit.ly/giieurope
GIIUSAhttp://bit.ly/giisv
Applicationcloseson18thFebruary2018.LinktoJobOpeningshttp://bit.ly/GII2018JD
Application
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