Another 5 reasons to intern in SE Asia!

A continuation of our earlier weblog 5 reasons to intern in SE Asia!

1.    Close Proximity and links to its peoples

ASEAN's proximity to Australia means its countries and peoples are part of the fabric of Australian society. Nearly one million Australians claim Southeast Asian ancestry and are an asset in understanding regional cultural and business norms and forging lasting business relationships. Austrade website

2.    Available funding

To support New Colombo Plan students' ongoing engagement with the Indo-Pacific while travel restrictions are in place, Government has agreed to online delivery of elements of the New Colombo Plan.

3.    Diversity in the workplace

The diversity in the SE Asian workplace would also lead you to be a more dynamic person as you will need to multitask most of the time, especially in startup companies.

This will contribute to making your resume stand out from the rest of your peers who only have domestic experience.

Besides, there are a lot of companies in Asia that wish to get foreign employees to help develop their businesses internationally, so foreign interns are much appreciated and given more opportunity to propose a new idea and conduct projects based on that.

Interns will get the chance to access firsthand experience in the participation of the globalization market.

4.    A one-stop multicultural destination where you can pick up a language in the process

Interning in SE Asia lets you broaden your cross-cultural and global perspectives extensively as the said region is packed with multicultural countries.

Take Malaysia for instance, the 3 main ethnics in Malaysia is Malay, Chinese and Indian, so just by interning in this country, you'll get a chance to experience at least 3 different culture and to learn even more languages in your daily lives. And that is why TGS has incorporated the Kenali Malaysia / Biết Việt nam / Rū̂cạk Pratheṣ̄thịy (‘Know’ Malaysia/Vietnam/Thailand depending on which country) as well as weekly language classes into its remote global internships.

5.       Be at the forefront on the road to recovery

As Asian markets already bouncing back from the economic impact of the global pandemic in advance of Western economies, business leadership that understands the need to build knowledge and skills relevant to operating in Asian markets is more urgently needed than ever. Winning Asia Report