This is an announcement on behalf of International Relations Office. Please direct your query to them.

Dear Students

If you are interested in innovation and entrepreneurship, especially in China, we have an interesting program just for you.

The Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)’s 6th Undergraduate Summer Program (USP) is on “Developing Entrepreneurial and Innovative Talent in 21st Century”. It will be hosted by Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China from 6-17 July 2011.

Taking advantage of Zhejiang Province’s strong tradition of entrepreneurial leadership, the two-week program aims to:

• offer students the opportunity to learn first-hand about innovation and entrepreneurship;

• provide students with practical approaches to examining critical issues and global challenges of the 21st Century in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship;

• provide participants with a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in traditional Chinese culture and gain insights into the rapid economic development of contemporary China;

• provide opportunities for networking, exchanging interdisciplinary perspectives and sharing best practices on innovation and entrepreneurship; and

• strengthen the mutual understanding and friendship among students from different APRU member universities.

Program proceedings will be conducted in English and will include:

• lectures on economic development, business innovation and entrepreneurship;

• site visits to local companies and commodity markets; and

• various Chinese cultural activities.

This program is open to full time 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students (excluding graduating students) from any school/ faculty/ discipline. Please refer to http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/apru/ for more information and to download the application form.

Applications should be sent to Ms Nooraini Rahman at ironr@nus.edu.sg  by 25 March 2011.