AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF

SINGAPORE
Summer Engineering Research Internship
for US Students (SERIUS)
Now including the University of Toronto

Discover the future of innovation

and technological breakthroughs
at Asia’s top university
SUMMER
BETTER EMPLOYABILITY
Employers prefer
graduates with

VACATION,
international
experience 1

CAREER
LEARN GLOBAL SKILLS
Gain fresh
perspectives on
learning, working

ADVANTAGE and living

BE PLUGGED IN
Experience
A premier 8-week research Southeast Asia,
the world’s next
internship exclusively for tech powerhouse
engineering majors from
selected North American 1
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Global
partner universities Employer Survey 2018
SERIUS AT
NUS ENGINEERING

CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH OPEN TO JUNIORS

Join our top research (SOPHOMORES CONSIDERED)
teams looking at Designed for juniors; motivated
innovative solutions to and academically-ready
pressing global issues sophomores also welcomed

DELIVERABLES TRANSFER CREDITS

Submit a report of your Earn 4 NUS modular credits
research contributions at (MCs) when your report is
the end of 8 weeks graded “Satisfactory”
ASIA’S TOP UNIVERSITY
National University of Singapore (NUS)

NO.1 UNIVERSITY NO.8 UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE’S

IN ASIA; IN ENGINEERING AND FLAGSHIP
11TH IN THE WORLD 2 TECHNOLOGY 2 UNIVERSITY

Examine modern challenges of urban living, aging

society and climate change in a tropical Southeast Asian
context, and discover the unique technological solutions
from our researchers.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2019

2

WHAT PAST PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO SAY

Seok Jiyeux Kim
University of Pennsylvania

“The biggest highlight of the

internship was my ability to
Alexander Pletta take control of my project and
University of Wisconsin-Madison dive deeper into areas that
I’m interested in. SERIUS has
“I would 10/10 recommend the SERIUS enhanced my ability to apply
program. I think the exposure to ways of knowledge learned to actual
life in a different part of the world gives engineering problems. Singapore
a whole new perspective to living in a is a great place to experience
continually developing global world, both multi-cultures – you would never
from a societal stand point and with regard regret of coming here.”
to engineering through research in a top-
tier university.”
UNIVERSITY TOWN
(UTOWN)
Your home in the heart of NUS

You will find everything you

need at UTown, a self-contained
village with apartments, F&B
choices, learning facilities and
more! Nature trails and sandy
beaches are only a short hop
away, or channel your inner diva
with selfies at Instagrammable
hotspots easily accessible by
efficient public transport.

Sentosa Beach

Southern Ridges

Vivo City
 SUMMER IN
SINGAPORE
Internship period in 2020:
May 18 – July 10 (8 weeks)
Amounts shown below are in Singapore Dollars

Pick up valuable research skills at Asia’s No. 1 university, while

exploring this unique global city in the heart of Southeast Asia,
a trending destination for its rich cultures, flavorful cuisine and
affordable prices.

Student service fee $32

Health service fee $34

Accommodation (60 nights) $2,055

Meals $600 - $1,200

Public transport $200 - $300

Personal expenses $500

Estimated expenditure for 8 weeks $3,420 – $4,120

Converted to US Dollars Converted to Canadian Dollars

US$2470 – US$2970 C$3280 – C$3950

Based on Sep 2019 conversion rates

Learn more about

NUS ENGINEERING SERIUS

www.eng.nus.edu.sg www.eng.nus.edu.sg/undergraduate/
degree-programmes/study-abroad/
incoming/serius/