The National University of Singapore (NUS) has lined up two new
programmes this year to get students to engage in practical work
and sharpen their job skills.
Under the Industry Internship Programme (IPP), NUS will work with
big-name firms like Microsoft to create for students realistic
hands-on learning experiences.
Another scheme, iGen, aims to hone students' innovation skills
through internships that give them a chance to devise ways to
improve business, say, by making food deliveries more
efficient.
"NUS students are very strong academically. But it is also
important to expose them to knowledge from the industry," said Ms
Corrine Ong, director of the university's career centre, at its
career fair this year. This features 220 companies and around 4,200
job offers.
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