Travel to Singapore to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

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Intro: life and experiences in Singapore

Backpacking in Singapore?

  • A small town/country, where many a backpacker makes a (transfer) stop to experience modern luxury and cultural experiences. 
  • Characteristics: small but nice!

Traveling in Singapore?

  • From food, to traditions, to architecture, in Singapore you will find a hodgepodge of cultures. A safe, comfortable and beautiful country to spend some time in. 
  • City spotting: Singapore... that's all there is to it.
  • Activity spotting: explore viewpoints, theme parks, explore livable neighborhoods like Chinatown and Little India, shop till you drop, visit botanical gardens and take a walk through Singapore's wetlands or last forests. 
  • Nature spotting: Singapore is mainly city, but besides the city parks, you can also visit Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, the Kranji Swamps, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve and Pulau Ubin. 
  • Animal spotting: long-tailed macaque, Malayan krait, red-cheeked toad, Pangolin. 

Studying in Singapore?

  • Education in Singapore: excellent education, known for its high standards. 
  • Language: nice and easy, English! 
  • Studies: you don't have to feel limited in your choices. 
  • Study cities: Singapore, of course. 
  • Study culture: the study culture in Singapore is intense and competitive, with a strong emphasis on academic achievement and extracurricular activities. Students often have a busy schedule of lectures, study and extracurricular activities.
  • Language learning: English is the main language of instruction, but students can also learn other languages through university programs and language schools. There are several opportunities for learning local languages such as Mandarin and Malay.

Internship in Singapore?

  • Internships: Singapore offers a wide range of internship opportunities in various sectors such as finance, technology, engineering, and business management. Large companies, startups, and international organizations often offer internships. 
  • Internship city: Singapore. 
  • Characteristics: Internships in Singapore are often well structured and offer valuable experience with a focus on professional development. They can have a competitive selection process and usually expect interns to be high performers and proactive. The work culture is formal and results-oriented.
  • Competencies: project management, professional communication, learning about a different work culture, working in an international and fast-growing business environment. 

Volunteer in Singapore?

  • There are not many options for full-time volunteering in Singapore, but there are many general options for part-time volunteering in community aid, animal protection, women's empowerment and all kinds of small initiatives. 
  • Animal/nature projects: animal protection, stray animals. 
  • Characteristics: hard to find anything, especially part-time volunteering opportunities.  

Working in Singapore?

  • Jobs: in specific fields, expats can find jobs especially those that require a higher level of education. There are also many jobs in IT, engineering, finance, healthcare and business administration. 
  • Work culture: a mix of more foreign work culture at international companies and more traditional work culture at local companies. In general, it is important to dress professionally, and hierarchy and respect for authority is very important. Strict rules often apply in the workplace, and cooperation is more important than individual performance. 
  • Features: you'll get away with English, prepare for a formal environment and lots of intercultural interactions, combined with a good salary and friendly tax system! 

Working as a digital nomad in Singapore?

  • An attractive country for digital nomads partly because of its excellent infrastructure, security and access to other countries in Southeast Asia, but expensive and sometimes difficult to find workplaces.
  • Features: safe, well laid out and nice and multicultural, but strict rules, expensive and you have to love the weather....

Living in Singapore?

  • Singapore is a vibrant city-state where you never have to feel unsafe and where you can enjoy a high standard of living. Living here means a mix of modern luxury and cultural diversity, excellent infrastructure and being surrounded by innovation.
  • Language: English is the main language for communication and business, although Malay, Mandarin and Tamil are also official languages and regularly used in various communities.
  • Quality of life: Singapore offers a high quality of life with a clean, safe environment and access to state-of-the-art amenities. The city is known for its good public services and high standard of living, but don't expect to get much into the wilds of nature to get far from city life! 
  • Culture: In Singapore, you will find a melting pot of different cultures such as Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western. So respect for different cultures is very important. In addition, core values are hierarchy and respect, punctuality and looking civilized. 
  • Characteristics: innovative environment, sustainability, strong economy, multicultural, excellent facilities and one of the safest countries in the world. 
  • Healthcare: Healthcare in Singapore is high quality and accessible, with modern hospitals and well-trained medical professionals. The city is known for its efficient and reliable healthcare systems. Be sure to arrange your own (international) health insurance.

 

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Toeristenvisum Een toeristenvisum is niet nodig voor een bezoek tot 90 dagen aan Singapore. Een terugvlucht is verplicht. Werkvisum Singapore probeert als handelsstad veel buitenlandse experts aan te trekken. Het is dan ook vrij makkelijk om aan een werkvisum voor Singapore te komen. Er zijn een paa...

"Singapore, The Big Apple of Asia"

Singapore is just a different world. First thing I thought when I arrived was; "Am I in Asia?" Everything is just 200 percent around. To illustrate, there is no garbish on the streets, even kewing gum is forbidden! Trains and subways are perfectly scheduled and arrives in time. The sk...

Remedial teacher in Singapore

Wat: Remedial teacher op een Nederlandstalige peuter- en basisschool (fulltime) Waar: Hollandse School Limited, Singapore Werkzaamheden:

  • Verantwoordelijk voor het verbeteren van het leren van de leerlingen.
  • Een intensieve samenwerking tot stand brengen tuss...

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"Singapore, The Big Apple of Asia"

Singapore is just a different world. First thing I thought when I arrived was; "Am I in Asia?" Everything is just 200 percent around. To illustrate, there is no garbish on the streets, even kewing gum is forbidden! Trains and subways are perfectly scheduled and arrives in time. The sk...

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Toeristenvisum Een toeristenvisum is niet nodig voor een bezoek tot 90 dagen aan Singapore. Een terugvlucht is verplicht. Werkvisum Singapore probeert als handelsstad veel buitenlandse experts aan te trekken. Het is dan ook vrij makkelijk om aan een werkvisum voor Singapore te komen. Er zijn een paa...

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Remedial teacher in Singapore

Wat: Remedial teacher op een Nederlandstalige peuter- en basisschool (fulltime) Waar: Hollandse School Limited, Singapore Werkzaamheden:

  • Verantwoordelijk voor het verbeteren van het leren van de leerlingen.
  • Een intensieve samenwerking tot stand brengen tuss...

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