If you are interested to come to Singapore for internship or practical training, please contact your home university's International Relations Office or Internship / Placement Office to find out whether your university has an exchange agreement with NTU. If so, you may apply for one of the following through your home university's office.
Register for Attachment as a subject Under the exchange agreement, exchange students can register for Industrial Attachment (for engineering students), Professional Attachment (for Accountancy and Business students) and Professional Internship (for Communication & Information students) as a subject only if it is a course requirement for graduation at their home university.
Exchange students who register for attachment programmes as subjects, must comply with all the requirements of the various attachment programmes which include:
- Follow the period for the respective attachment programme as stated in the academic calendar.
- Subject to the same assessment system as NTU's matriculated students for the respective attachment programme.
- Subject to the same rules and regulations laid down by NTU for the respective attachment programme.
- Subject to the same disciplinary action as NTU's matriculated students for misconduct during attachment.
- Receive a Certificate of Accomplishment signed by both the organisation and NTU.
Register for Work Experience Programme (WEP)
If such internship experience is only an optional part of the home university's course curriculum, then the exchange students who are interested to gain work experience in Singapore should register for the Work Experience Programme (WEP).
Exchange students registered for WEP will have the flexibility to decide on the period of attachment. It is recommended that the period should not be less than 12 weeks as it would be difficult to secure placement for a short duration. However, once the students accept the offers from organisations, they must complete the entire period of attachment as agreed.
Students may indicate their preferred area of work and preferred industries, and our Career & Attachment Office (CAO) will try to secure placements to meet the students' interest as far as possible. However, if such placements are not available, CAO would work with the student to explore other possible work areas or industries. In any case, the arrangement is subject to availability of placements.
Students may also source for their own attachment placements and have OPA formalise the arrangement for them with the organisations concerned.
There will be no assessment and monitoring of students' performance during the period of attachment. However, if the student encounter any difficulty, they can approach CAO for assistance. Students will be awarded Certificates of Accomplishment, jointly sign by the Director of Professional Attachments, NTU and a nominated representative of the organisation. They could also request for testimonies from organisations where they are attached to.
Central Provident Fund and Income Tax
Both students and organisation are exempted from contributing Central Provident Fund. The allowance paid to the student is also not liable for income tax in Singapore as long as there is no employment contract between the student and the participating organisation. | 
