Professional Internship

Our Professional Internship programmes aim to enhance the employability of our undergraduate students by providing practical experience in applying their knowledge and skills to real-world problems.

While I was still interning at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), I managed to secure employment during my final semester via GSK’s Future Leaders’ Programme. This gave me a channel to explore and apply the skills I picked up as a CBC undergraduate, in the context of the pharmaceutical industry. The experience helped me to settle into my job quickly.”

Lim Jie Sheng
BSc (Hons) in Chemistry & Biological Chemistry
Chemist Associate, Technical Development Global Manufacturing & Supply, GlaxoSmithKline

Chemistry

All Chemistry and Biological Chemistry students are required to undergo a period of credit-bearing attachment, varying from 10-week (Professional Attachment, PA) to 20-week (Professional Internship, PI) depending on their track, in a private or public organisation locally or overseas during their course of study in NTU. The attachment organisation must be outside of NTU Schools and preferably industry-focused, although research-based organisations such as corporate labs within NTU, A*Star and other government entities are also permissible.

  • 10-week Professional Attachment (PA)
  • 20-week Professional Internship (PI)

Internship Period

  • Semester 1 20-week PI: July to December
  • Semester 2 20-week PI: January to May
  • Special Term 10-week PA: May to July

Registration Period

  • Semester 1 20-week PI: Mid-February
  • Semester 2 20-week PI: Mid-August
  • Semester 2 10-week PA: Mid-Jan

Internship Eligibility

  • 22-week PI (CM4079):
    • For students admitted in 2016 to 2018 – Pre-requisite: CM3061 and CM3062
  • 20-week PI (CM4081) (for students on PI-only, and PI+FYP track):
    • For students admitted in 2019 and 2020 – Pre-requisite: CM3061 and CM3062
    • For students admitted in 2021 and later – Pre-requisite: CM3062
  • 10-week PA (CM4082) (for students on PA+FYP track):
    • For students admitted in 2021 and later – Pre-requisite: Division approval

Internship Application

Once you are eligible to participate in the Professional Internship programme, you will be contacted via email by NTU's Career & Attachment Office (CAO) one semester before the internship.

The CAO email will contain information about the possible internship positions, and how to apply for them.

You will have two options:

  • Choose an internship position from the CAO list.
    Note that you must provide your resume as part of the application.
  • Find an internship position yourself.
    For a self-sourced internship, the job scope must be related to the study programme and must include a sufficient technical component related to chemistry. The internship is subject to approval by the Division and the CAO. The CAO email will provide instructions about how to request for approval.

After the CAO has assigned you to an internship position, you are not allowed to switch to another internship position, or to a Final Year Project.

For more information, you can visit the link here. 

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering

Internship and Attachment Programme

CCEB undergraduate courses emphasize the importance of industry-focused training.  Besides infusing industry experts lead lectures into various courses, students are required to undergo a period of attachment, varying from 10 weeks to 20 weeks, in a private or public organisation locally or overseas during their course of study in NTU.

The various internship programmes/periods are:

  • 20-week Professional Internship (PI) from January - May or August - December. Placements will be sourced by CAO or student.
  • 10-week Professional Attachment (PA*) from May - July. Placements will be sourced by students or CAO.
  • 30-week Enhanced Professional Internship (EPI) from January - August. Placements will be sourced by students.

*PA option only available to students who are reading 2nd major or double degree

For more information, you can visit the link here.

Overseas Entrepreneurship Programme (OEP)

The education and training of the entrepreneurially-minded individual is an important part of the entrepreneurial education process. Beyond methodologies and know-how, aspiring entrepreneurs require the right networks and contacts. OEP allows entrepreneurially-inclined students the opportunity to combine a 1-year internship at a start-up company, in a vibrant entrepreneurial eco-system, while studying at a prestigious partner university.

OEP is a one-year programme which consists of 20AU (6-month programme consisting of 10AUs is also available), with 10AU categorised under Professional Internship and another 10AU utilised from their UE/BDE. To facilitate the credit transfer for OEP, Engineering students who take up the programme will have their degree requirements adjusted to move the 10AU of UE to Core. There is no change in the total AU.