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Internships to build understanding of Asian business cultures

Top New Zealand students and graduates are “Thinking Asia” for their careers and spending their summer on business internships across Asia.

What we do

Our Business programme helps develop the next generation of Asia-savvy New Zealanders by facilitating internships in Asia for tertiary students and recent graduates.

Living and working in Asia provides interns with an amazing opportunity to discover a new culture, learn about Asian business models, acquire new skills and develop personally.

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Thinking Careers? Think Asia

The Asia New Zealand Foundation commissioned Colmar Brunton to conduct an online survey of young people (aged between 16 and 25) to gauge what, if any, career advice they had received that prompted th

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Intern discovers railway
company about more
than trains

Foundation business intern Eva Laurenson discovered Kyushu Railway Company extended well beyond just operating a train network during her six-week internship in Japan.

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Intern discovers there's
a lot to 'figure out' about China

Caitlyn Poole says she went to China on a Foundation residency wanting to 'figure out' the country but quickly realised the scale of the task. She describes her experiences.

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What we offer

Our business internships provide the perfect opportunity to discover what its like to live and work in Asia.

Interns gain insight into their host country and its business culture, and often come away with a better understanding of themselves.

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NZ visit for Southeast Asian tech entrepreneurs

The Asia New Zealand Foundation and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade offers six-to-eight young Southeast Asian technology entrepreneurs and business leaders the chance to visit Ne

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The Asian Dimension in New Zealand Business Education

This report aims to assess the quantity and quality of Asia-related business teaching, research, academic expertise and offshore connections. It is based on a survey of academic staff in New Zealand b

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Asian Investment in New Zealand

Research commissioned by the Asia New Zealand Foundation has found that investment from Asia accounts for a relatively small share of all foreign investment in New Zealand

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