Internship in Singapore: The FAQs

Usually, internships in Singapore are without remuneration.

The working hours are Monday to Friday from about 9.00-18.00 hours and every second Saturday half-day. However, the times can vary depending on the company, some start earlier.

You can always contact the 24-hour emergency service of our partner organization.

We offer different areas for internships, which are listed below:

Marketing

Tutoring

Design

Accounting

Teaching Dutch

Teaching German

Information Technology

Event Management

Sales

Teaching Italian

Yes, because English is the only language of communication between you and your colleagues.

Our interns are accommodated in shared apartments together with other interns. There is a good bus connection to the respective workplace. If you wish, you can also take advantage of other accommodation options such as living with a host family or in your own apartment. Rental prices vary a lot, cheap accommodation is available from 600$ (ca.370€) per month.

No, you'll have to fend for yourself. However, the accommodation offers you enough possibilities for this through an integrated kitchen or through the cooking skills of your host mother. Otherwise, there are also many small snack bars, where lunch costs 3-5 Singapore dollars.

European students receive a 90-day residence permit free of charge upon entry. For a longer stay, you have to apply for a Working Holiday Pass.

In general, it can be said that the penalty in Singapore is comparatively high. Throwing trash and cigarette butts on the street can be punished with community service.

In Singapore there is a general ban on smoking in public.

In any case, one should get some detailed information about the rules in Singapore before leaving, but if one sticks to the rules that one knows from Germany, there are normally no problems. In addition, observe some moral guidelines, such as not polluting the environment, and you're on the safe side.

About 1000€ per month including rent and food. Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world.

The transport network is very well developed and the interns use bus and metro to get to work. One trip costs max. 1,80€.

From Germany, there is a time difference of 7 hours, thus Singapore is 7 hours ahead.

Singapore is located in the tropical climate zone right at the equator. This causes a high humidity throughout the year and in addition high temperatures of up to 33°C in the dry season (March-Oct) and temperatures of 23°C and a lot of rain in the rainy season (Nov-Feb).