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Revision as of 10:24, 12 October 2021
HOME | | COURSE | | ITINERARY | | ROLE | | TEAM | | ORGANIZATION | | REFLECTION |
Academic Year 2021-2022 (Term 1): Aug to Dec 2021 | ||
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Course: | IS405 Technopreneurship Study Mission (Non-Asia), previously IS427 | |
Facilitator: | Benjamin Gan | |
Office: | SIS Room 5034; SIS | |
Phone: | +65 6828 0267 | |
Email: | benjamingan@smu.edu.sg | |
Venue: | SIS SR ??? | |
Date/Time: | Mondays 15:30-18:45 | |
Travel Date: | May 15-21 (tentative) | |
Pre-requisite: | None. Students should not have taken any TSM previously (IS404, IS405, IS427 or IS456) | |
Course Attributes: |
University course requirements change all the time and is not the responsibility of the Prof to keep these updated. IF you need to satisfy a course attribute to graduate, please check with your school! Use these only as a guide (need to verify with school).
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Previous Years wiki: | TSM Virtual TSM New York City Hong Kong Silicon Valley Seoul | |
TSM's Facebook: | TSM SMU Blog TSM16 | |
TSM Videos: |
TSM19 Hong Kong/Shenzhen TSM18 Silicon Valley Day 5 TSM17 Seoul TSM16 Seoul TSM12 Seoul CLO Kaist Seoul Space KakaoTalk Moglue GoVenture KBS |
Important & Special Notes
To help us to understand you better, please fill up your particulars here!
- Students who are unable to make it on the travel dates are advised not to take this module.
- Students will be asked to sign an indemnity form.
- The cost of the trip is expected to be S$5500+ for double room excluding personal expenditure and some meals. Full payment is required in week 3.
- Students must contribute to petty cash fund $500, included in the estimate.
- No TA. We will not have a TA to reduce cost of the travel. Thus, students are expected to contribute to planning and organizing the trip.
- Subsidy: NOTE you can only apply for one of the subsidy below (cannot double or co-claim)
- Enhanced iPrep handbook C Overseas Exposure Programmes (PENDING IMDA approval)
- You must meet the following requirements: SIS students only, cumulative GPA of 3.20, Singapore citizen and not participated in previous iPREP program or did not apply for duding from other sources
- You must apply for funding (https://smu.sg/iprep-overseasexposure) BEFORE embarking on the overseas exposure programmes.
- Upon completion of the OEP, students can claim a prorated allowance of up to S$1,200 per month for the duration of the overseas programme (“Cost of Living Allowance”) and funding support towards the cost of economy-class return airfare (“Airfare Allowance). Total aggregate sum of the Cost of Living Allowance and Airfare Allowance shall not exceed S$2,000 for each student. (eg Based on 25 Apr-3 May, the max Cost of Living Allowance applicable is S$356.13 + airticket is S$1.8k = max $2,000)
- You can only submit claim for ONE overseas exposure programme (excluding overseas internship) within the candidature period of your degree.
- Enhanced iPrep handbook C Overseas Exposure Programmes (PENDING IMDA approval)
- No subsidy: If you pay your own trip, you are not subject to the terms of the subsidy above. Indicate "No subsidy needed" in your particulars
- If you do not already have a US visa to travel, please get a B1 visa, flight itinerary required. Singaporean may get authorisation for Visa Waiver Program {Electronic System for Travel Authorization | ESTA, flight itinerary not required}
- Singaporean
- You may use your PSEA funds. PSEA is based on reimbursement after payment.
- Please register at MFA
- Read Pre-Departure Safety Preparation Procedures
- SMU Insurance
Other Resources
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Characteristics
- Silicon Valley Startup
- Silicon Valley Is Still The Top VC Hub
- Marc Andreessen on the Future of Silicon Valley(s), and the Next Big Technology
- Software Is Dominating Venture Capital Investments In 2014
- Venture capital spending at highest level since end of dot-com bubble
- With Software Eating Hardware, Silicon Valley Enters ³Hard² Times
- What I'm reading: What Silicon Valley’s favorite word says about tech priorities
- Singapore