APIA & AMES Awarded $260,000 For Freeman Intern Fellowships in Asia
APIA major Maggie Chu ’20 interned at Singapore’s Training Vision Institute, a professional education and development center. Her immediate supervisor was Dr. Kirpal Singh, TVI’s Chief Academic Officer. Maggie plans on relocating to Singapore to explore career opportunities as a result of her internship. Photo Courtesy of Maggie Chu.
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n summer 2019, twenty William & Mary students departed for internships in Asia this summer through the Freeman Intern Fellowship Program. They returned with souvenirs in their suitcase, professional work experience on their resume and a better understanding of the career path in their future. The Freeman Intern Fellowship program places undergraduates in structured summer internship opportunities throughout East Asia. Locations include Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore, Seoul, the Philippines, and many more. Each student receives around $5,000 to defray living and travel expenses. The purpose behind the Freeman Intern Fellowships program is to introduce American students to Asia. Through the internships,
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students will clarify their career interests and gain professional experience in a real-world setting, while improving their
Moody is on the pre-med track with plans to major in chemistry and Asia and Middle-Eastern Studies. She said her “I felt like I was actually making an impact in the Freeman internship work HekaBio was doing. Although I was an intern, I gave her fresh insights into the business was not just getting coffee” ― Daria Moody ‘22 side of medicine and working in a professional team. understanding of Asian cultures. One of these students is Daria “I was able to see how a new Moody ’22 who interned with drug or medical device goes from HekaBio in Tokyo. HekaBio conception, through trials, approval pursues healthcare innovations processes, and all the way to in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, something a doctor can prescribe,” medical devices and advanced Moody said. “I felt like I was actually therapies. During her internship making an impact in the work Moody conducted medical market HekaBio was doing. Although I was research, compiled corporate an intern, I was not just getting portfolios and revenue projections, coffee — I was able to work under translated reports, and summarized different people and learn how each and presented her findings to her of their specialties came together to colleagues. accomplish company goals.”
