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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

INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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


CopenhagenLeuven

Jakarta

Atlanta

NewYork

OurGlobalFootprint:2015-2017

Fribourg

98Studentssentsince201540 ParticipatingStart-ups 06GlobalCities


NicholasHanSchoolofEconomics,2013

NicholasHancreditstheofsuccessofSchaffenWatchestotheexperiencehehadduringEIP.Hegained“significant insights intothewatchbusiness”and learnt“howtotacklepainpointsthestartupfacedamidstotherthings”.SchaffenWatcheshas since soldmore than300watchespriced at $300.OrderscomefromasfarasGermany,US,UKandLithuania.

ImpactOfOurProgramme–NicholasHan(GII2015Alumni)


MervingotinspiredwhilstnetworkingwithFintechentrepreneursduringhisEIPstint,andkickstartedhisjourneywithHaste.

Thenewindustryconnectionshemadewereinstrumentalinhelpinghimvalidatehisidea.

Hasteislaunchingwithtwopotentialclients.

HASTE

ImpactOfOurProgramme–MervinHo(GII2017Alumni)

MervinHoSchoolofEconomics,2014


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



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


IndustryTitansasGIIMentors


•  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


OurGlobalRecruitingPartnersfromEurope&USA


OurAsianRecruitingPartners


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


FeaturedRoles

ApplicationOpens

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG

IIESelection CompanyInterviews

Briefings&Masterclass

Post-TripDebrief

GlobalInnovationImmersion(12Weeks)


ProgrammeTimeline

•  Certificateofcompletion

•  Fulfilinternshiprequirement

•  Expandyourglobalinnovationnetwork

•  BecomemembersofGIIAlumniClubandenjoylifelongaccesstoitsresources&network

•  Mentoredbyindustrytitans


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


ApproximateCost(S$)for10–12Weeks


RequirementsforAward•  DemonstratedinterestinInnovationand/orEntrepreneurship•  CompleteunbrokeninternshipwithstartupduringGII•  Attendallmandatoryevents,briefings&classesorganizedforGII•  Submitpost-tripreport(5slides)describingyourGIIexperience•  BeastudentambassadorforIIEinthefollowingterm(AY2018/19)

•  OfferedtostudentsonGIIEurope&GIIUSA•  Eligiblestudentscanreceiveanawardofupto$8,000

SMUGlobalInnovationImmersionAward


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


AwardDetails


Eligibility&RequirementsforGII

•  Programmeisopentoallfull-timeSMUUndergraduates

•  Studentsshouldpossessinterestininnovationand/orentrepreneurship•  Studentsshouldpossessmaturitytoliveandworkindependentlyinaforeignandfast-

pacedenvironment

Studentsarerequiredtosubmitthefollowingdocuments:

•  Curriculumvitae(CV)

•  Slides(3–5)tellinguswhyyouwillmakeagoodcandidateforthisprogramme.Youcanshareaboutyourinterestininnovationandentrepreneurshipandhowyouexpecttheprogrammetohelpyou.

•  SMUUnofficialTranscript


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

ContactMeTOHJiaxinManager,[email protected]

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