Local Summer Internship Programme
Background
The Office of Student Affairs has launched the Local Summer Internship Programme (LSIP) and put great efforts in soliciting and arranging internship places in local companies / organizations for our students in order to facilitate their job hunting and enhance their employability upon graduation. Through the internships, students would gain practical work experience under the local dynamic working environment and enhance their workplace skills which would be indispensable for their future career development.
Objectives
To broaden students' exposure to local dynamic and ever-changing working environment and cultures;
To enhance students' knowledge and generic skills in workplace and cultivate their sense of responsibility, positive work attitude and ethics; and
To develop students' open attitude to maintain good working relations with individuals of different cultural background.
Programme Structure
Internship Period: Jun to Aug 2024 (about 8-12 weeks)
Job Nature / Duties:
- Administrative, liaison and coordinating work;
- Event planning and management;
- Accounting and Banking;
- Preparation and implementation of training;
- Customer service and frontline tasks;
- Research and analyses;
- Translation and publication works;
- Marketing and promotion activities;
- Data and information management;
- General Office duties;
- and other ad hoc projects as assigned by supervisors.
Allowance:
Individual company / organization may offer some allowance throughout the internship period to cover the transportation and meal expenses for the selected student interns. OSA may provide a minimum amount of subsidy to students whose internship is unpaid, if necessary.
Insurance Coverage:
Will be provided for the student interns during the internship period by the placement company / organization or OSA.
Supervision:
A supervisor at the placement company / organization would be assigned to the student intern(s) for guidance and advice.
Post-Internship Self-Evaluation:
All student interns are required to complete and submit the Intern Self-Evaluation Form with photos and share their experience upon the completion of the Local Summer Internship Programme.
Pre-Internship Training Programme (PTP):
The Pre-Internship Training Programme (PTP) is a series of face-to-face/online training and self-learning courses that prepares you to acquire the skills which are deemed essential nowadays in job hunting and professional networking. Students who are applying for internship programmes and/or internship subsidies arranged by OSA to participate in an internship programme are highly recommended to join this PTP prior to the internships.
Placement Organizations
- Confirmed Placement Companies / Organizations in Summer
- Participating Placement Companies / Organizations in past years #
# Including placements which are offered by LU alumni employers and partly subsidized by the Lingnan Univeristy Alumni Association (HK) Ltd. (LUAA)
Target Students
- Non-final year full-time undergraduate students
- Priority will be given to penultimate year undergraduate students
- High motivation and commitment towards the programme
- Proven language ability (Cantonese, English and Putonghua)
- Effective communication skills
- Skills that meet the employers' requirements & other transferable skills
Briefing Session
Video Recording of LSIP 2024 Briefing Session
(Login with your Lingnan account for accessing the video)
- Date: 31 Jan 2024 (Wed)
- Time: 17:00 - 18:30
- Venue: LBYG02, Lingnan University
- Language: Cantonese
To register: Please click HERE
Application Guidelines
(Application period: 31 Jan - 18 Feb 2024)
Complete and submit the following materials in the Online Application Form on or before 18 Feb 2024 (23:59). Late and incomplete application will not be processed.
- CV
- Recent Photo (in Business Attire) - insert to the top right corner on CV
- Copy of Online Transcript
- Two essays (one in English and one in Chinese) (No more than 150 words each)
(1) Delineate why you apply for this Programme and what you want to achieve from this Programme (in English)
(2) Delineate your greatest strength and weakness (in Chinese)
Important Notes:
Selection Interview will be held during 22 - 28 Feb 2024. Please register for an interview session in the Online Application Form (first-come-first-served, and while seats are available). No make-up interview will be arranged.
Subject to the requirements given by individual placement companies / organizations, some selected applicants may need to submit additional / supporting document(s) or be invited to attend a second interview arranged by the companies / organizations. Please check your email regularly.
Each applicant would normally be nominated to no more than 3 placement companies / organizations.
Upon completion of the internship, student interns shall oblige to attend a debriefing session organized by the Office of Student Affairs and submit an Intern Self-Evaluation Form with photos taken in the workplace.
Provisional offer & Nomination:
Announcement of Provisional Offer will be released by mid-March 2024. Subject to the consideration / confirmation from the prospective employers, nominated applications will be notified via email confirmation.
Photo Album
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2023
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2022
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2021
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2020
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2019
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2018
- Local Summer Internship Programme 2017
Statutory Minimum Wage
Please visit the website of Labour Department for details of the exemption for student interns and work experience students during a period of exempt student employment under the Minimum Wage Ordinance.
Internship Opportunities
Employers who are looking for Lingnan students for summer internships are most welcome to contact us by completing the Internship Offering Form.
Enquiries
Ms. Angie Lau Tel: 2616-7023 Email: angielau@LN.edu.hk | Ms. Sarah Lee Tel: 2616-7306 Email: sarahlee@LN.edu.hk |
Local Summer Internship Programme - Sports Stream
The Office of Student Affairs has launched the Local Summer Internship Programme (LSIP) and put great efforts into soliciting and arranging internship places in local companies/organizations for our students to facilitate their job hunting and enhance their employability upon graduation. Sports Stream is designed for students who show interest in devoting themselves to a Sports Career, including sports associations, sports promotion companies and sports charity organizations.
Opportunities in 2024 summer
- K11 Concepts Limited
- CUHK Sports Medicine Team
- InspiringHK Sports Foundation
- The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
- Kai Tak Sports Park Limited
- Hong Kong, China Tenpin Bowling Congress Limited
Application Procedure
- Target student: Non-final year full-time undergraduate students
- The applications of Local Summer Internship Programme (Main Stream) and Local Summer Internship Programme (Sports Stream) will be handled separately. Students please make applications to the two streams, if applicable, separately.
- Deadline: 22 Mar 2024 (Fri) 17:00
- Suggested content in the short CV: Basic information, recent photo, 150 words of self-introduction, etc.
- Online Application Form
- Next Round: Selected applicants will be invited for an online interview in April 2024.
Enquiries
Dr. Mok Kam-Ming Tel: 2616-8601 Email: kmmok2@LN.edu.hk | Ms. Angie Lau Tel: 2616-7023 Email: angielau@LN.edu.hk |