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Penelope – Singapore Management University, Singapore<\/h3>\n

Semester 1, 2017
\nBachelor of Business \/ Bachelor of Laws (Honours)<\/h4>\n

The most common question I\u2019ve been asked over the last few months is, \u201cWhy Singapore?\u2019 Why did I choose to spend 6 months studying and undertaking an internship there? I could answer this question in a million different ways but it mostly comes down to these two things:<\/p>\n

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Firstly, Singapore is the gateway to Asia, and as an International Business and Law student wanting to pursue a career in International Trade it was the perfect exchange destination for me. \u00a0I wanted to go somewhere different and challenging, and Singapore offered all of this and more.<\/p>\n

Secondly, I was given the amazing opportunity to undertake a 2 month internship at the National Australia Bank (NAB) Singapore, in the Trade and Working Capital Team (TWC). The internship was offered by QUT and the Australian Government New Colombo Plan.<\/p>\n

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Internship at NAB Singapore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The beginning of my exchange journey started with me completing a semester at Singapore Management University or SMU. SMU is located in the heart of Singapore City (compared to other uni\u2019s which are far away from the city). After what was an incredibly stressful few days of enrolling into classes, I began my journey at SMU studying international business subjects. The teaching methods at SMU were very different to QUT. All my classes had a 3 hour 45 minute tutorial each week, with lots of in class participation. While SMU was stressful at times, I was able to do a lot of travel during the semester to Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia.<\/p>\n

After finishing my semester at SMU I then commenced a 2 month internship at NAB Singapore in the TWC Team. I had no idea what to expect of the internship, but it greatly surpassed my expectations. The team were incredibly welcoming and I learnt all about International Trade. I would strongly encourage anyone to apply for the internship, especially if you are interested in International Trade and\/or Finance. As NAB has fewer than 100 employees in Singapore, I was able to see what each department did and how all the department\u2019s interacted with TWC. It\u2019s only since coming home that I realised how amazing of an opportunity the internship was. It\u2019s opened so many new doors for me already and given me a great group of networks.<\/p>\n

Overall my time in Singapore was one amazing journey. I strongly encourage students to consider Asia as an exchange destination and research the New Colombo Grants offered by QUT.<\/p>\n

Penelope’s exchange experience was funded by the Australian Government New Colombo Grant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Singapore Management University<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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