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ASEAN INTERNSHIP SCHEME FOR HK HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS 2025
Dear Members,
Warm greeting from Hong Kong Business Association Viet Nam
The 2026 Round of the ASEAN Internship Scheme (the Scheme) for Hong Kong Higher Education Students is taking off. You and your company as well as your organisation are cordially invited to become Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Singapore’s host organisation, providing internship opportunities to Hong Kong university students in the summer of 2026 in your country and city.
As you may know, Hong Kong is one of the top education hubs with 5 universities ranking among the global’s top 100, where you can source the best talents. By joining the Scheme, you can utilise our students’ cross-disciplinary skills to re-imagine/ re-engineer operations to add value to your organisation. You may also tap the young generation's fresh ideas, identify suitable talents to assist in your future dual expansion in South East Asia or GBA (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area) while serving the meaningful purpose of grooming the young generation.
Key Features of the Scheme
- Interns: undergraduate & postgraduate students from 13 Hong Kong institutions, coming from a wide range of academic disciplines
- Internship period: any 6-10 consecutive weeks, usually between every May to Aug, subject to your discussion with the chosen institutions/ interns
- Logistical arrangement: air tickets, accommodation, work visa, insurance, transportation to be arranged by institutions & interns
- Honorarium to interns: optional
Timeline (indicative) for Host Organisations
| Oct - Nov, 2025 | To provide intern vacancies to respective HKETOs in Singapore, Jakarta or Bangkok |
| Jan - Apr, 2025 |
- To process applications received from Hong Kong Institutions - To screen CVs and conduct online / phone interviews where appropriate - To inform offer decisions / answer enquiries through respective Institutions - To support the preparation of successful student interns |
| May - Aug, 2025 | Internship period |
| Sep, 2025 | To provide evaluation of the Scheme |
Scheme details are available on HKETO website (https://www.hketosin.gov.hk/internship.php) and brochure (https://www.hketosin.gov.hk/assets/key-info/Brochure-ASEAN-Internship-Scheme-2026.pdf) Or [Brochure-ASEAN-Internship-Scheme-2026.pdf]
Actions to be taken
Should your company/ organisation be interested to join the Scheme, most grateful for your provision of vacancy details in HERE by Nov 14, 2025.
Achievements of the Scheme
- Around 1000 students joined the Scheme since 2014
- Host organisations included three Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (in Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta), APEC Secretariat, various private companies in the fields of aviation, port, finance, law, education, MICE etc.
About our office
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Singapore is one of the three representative offices of Hong Kong Gov in the ASEAN region. We foster the bilateral relations between Hong Kong and the three members of ASEAN, namely Singapore, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as India. Our office has been working with stakeholders, such as local governments, business chambers and associations, think tanks and media to keep them abreast of the latest developments in Hong Kong. This Internship Scheme is part of our ongoing engagement effort to link up Hong Kong youngsters with the prospective companies/ organisations, and to cultivating them as "ambassadors" in the thriving ASEAN economies.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Pei Pei LEE (peipei_lee@hketosin.gov.hk / +65 6330 9345) and Ms Joyce TAN (joyce_tan@hketosin.gov.hk/ +65 6330 9346). and Cc Mr. Calvin on calvin.on@hkbav.org and HKBAV Secretariat at memberservices@hkbav.org
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