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Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Programme (UPOP)

The Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Programme (UPOP) is designed to develop career readiness among SUTD undergraduates. With a wide range of practical and experimental sessions, taught by Career Advisors and Professional Consultants, students can acquire the relevant career skills they need to navigate the job market upon graduation.

UPOP Essential Modules and Advanced Modules

Year Jan - Apr Sep - Dec May - Aug

Freshmore (Term 1)

Essential Module:

• Freshmore Welcome Tea

Year 1

Freshmore (Term 2)

Essential Module:

• E01: DYSUTD

• E02: The Art of Communication

• E03: Brand YOU: How to tell your story & create your personal brand

• E04: Career SUPERDRIVE

Year 2

Sophomore (Term 4)

Essential Module:

• E06: Showcasing Your Skills: Resume & Technical Portfolio

• E07: Ace Your Interview

• E08: The Super Intern with the X-cultural Factor

Activity:

• Career & Internship Fair

Year 3

Junior (Term 6)

Activity:

• Career & Internship Fair

Vacation/Summer Programme

Freshmore (Term 3)

Essential Module:

• E05: LinkedIn Up

Junior (Term 5)

Advanced Modules:

• Nailing the Assessment Centre

• Breaking the CASE

Vacation/Summer Programme/ Internship

Essential Modules:

• E09: Job Search Strategies

• E10: The Art of Persuasion & Negotiation

Advanced Modules:

• Nailing the Assessment Centre

• Breaking the CASE

Year 4

Senior (Term 8) – Capstone

Activities:

• Graduate Connect

• Career & Internship Fair

UPOP Essential Modules

Vacation/Exchange/Internship

Activity:

• Industry Night

Senior (Term 7) - Capstone

Activities:

• E-Resume Book for Graduating Seniors

• Industry Night

DYSUTD: Design thinking is a widely-used process for product and service designers to create user-centric solutions. Find out how you can apply these concepts to yourself by building, designing and creating a meaningful journey here at SUTD and beyond!

The Art of Communication: This workshop will help boost your confidence so you can network more easily and enjoy doing it! Meet and connect with people who could be pivotal to your career — be it a potential hiring manager, knowledgeable mentors and even investors for your future start-up!

Brand YOU: A good story can be both moving and inspirational. Learn how to tell compelling stories that not only create an impact, but convinces your audience to take the desired action.

Career SUPERDRIVE™: Learn more about yourself and what makes you tick in this refreshing take on career discovery. Find out what career paths you can take in a fun and interactive manner, and gain more insight on the possibilities you can pursue.

LinkedIn Up: Become your own career influencer! Enhance your professional presence online and harness the power of LinkedIn. Develop a plan to connect with influential people within your discipline an establish your brand, opening up opportunities to get into your dream career!

Showcasing Your Skills: Build an impressive portfolio to wow recruiters and hiring managers alike. Showcase the best of your skills and strengths with a well thought-out portfolio and create a brand for yourself.

Ace Your Interview: With technology, interviews are no longer just conducted face-to-face. At times, it does not have to be real time too!

Understand the different dynamics and expectations from each type of interviews. Learn how to stand out and pick up the best practices to help you win in any kind of interviews.

The Super Intern: Utilise tips and strategies to become the best intern you can be! Develop techniques on how you can break the barrier of diverse cultures in a multi-cultural environment.

Job Search Strategies: Looking for job does not have to be a daunting and time-consuming task. Learn how to better invest your time in activities that can help you maximise results. Knowing effective strategies for job-hunting will go a long way in getting that job you want.

The Art of Persuasion and Negotiation: Knowing how to negotiate is an important skill at work. Pick up on effective techniques on how you can persuade and influence more effectively so that you can work out solutions that benefit everyone.

Advanced Modules often have smaller class sizes, thus registration is based on a first-come-first-served basis and a nominal fee of S$10 is payable upon registration. UPOP Advanced Modules were strategically introduced to enhance students’ career readiness.

Freshmore Welcome Tea

At SUTD, we believe that career planning is best done early. All new freshmore students are invited to attend this session during Term 1 to learn more about the services CDC offers. This includes helping you decide on the fifth row and choosing the right internships. In addition, you are encouraged to approach your Career Coaches to discuss your future career plans. Students are also required to complete ten UPOP Essential Modules to be better prepared for upcoming internships and the corporate world.

SUTD eMentorship Programme

“How great would it be if I had someone experienced to help me through my studies/career?”

If you have thought through this before, the SUTD eMentorship Programme may be just the right resource for you. Launched in January 2022, this opportunity is open to all students from Year 2 by the CDC to connect you to mentors of your chosen industry.

Over the course of four months, this will be a one-on-one mentorship, where you can not only gain insider information on your chosen industry, but also advice and guidance on your career path. You may even potentially expand your professional network with help from your mentor, such as referrals to jobs or internship positions.

With all these benefits, the mentorship programme can provide you with a clearer career trajectory and better confidence for the journey ahead. Applications start up again in December, so do not miss your chance to sign up!