Overseas Internships

UPDATE – 16 November 2023

Please note that all overseas internship proposals must be subjected to approval for travel from the University via the Career and Attachment Office (CAO).  ADM can only review the suitability of the internship job scope. Please check out this CAO link for further reading regarding overseas internships. If you still have further questions that are unanswered, please get in touch directly with CAO’s overseas internship division:

Mr Desmond Woo
desmondwoo@ntu.edu.sg


 

In-person overseas internship

Students may go on an overseas internship for a credit-bearing internship programme.  Overseas internships are typically treated as a self-source internship. An overseas internship will have to abide by the same criteria as a regular local internship in terms of assessment and time of commitment from both parties (at least 10 weeks).

There are a number of things to keep in mind when going on an overseas internship that you need to consider:

  • relevant visa permit for a short internship stint (keep in mind that you should not be working on a tourist visa unless permitted by the host country). ADM will not approve a self-sourced overseas internship unless a valid internship working visa can be obtained from the host country
  • time taken to apply for an internship work visa/permit
  • additional expenses such as air tickets, accommodation and other daily necessity cost that you may incur
  • travel insurance
  • a commitment period of at least 10 weeks starting around mid May – mid July

For advice on the legality and application procedures of working visas and permits, please get in touch with the NTU overseas internship division – Mr Desmond Woo at desmondwoo@ntu.edu.sg

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