Take your Next Step with a guaranteed award-winning internship in Asia
VISION Experiential learning in Asia, anytime, for everyone.
MISSION Inspire, equip and empower the next generation of learners to reach full potential.
PIONEERING In-person internships in Asia since 2008 and remotely since 2017.
Testimonial
I felt that a remote internship was really relevant in today's context, as a lot of businesses have moved their operations to a virtual setting, so it was really useful in preparing for the "new normal" once I've graduated from University.
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Pick your dates, duration, destination and get matched to a host company part of our curated network of 650+ partner companies across Asia. We ensure a placement fitting your academic needs and career goals.
“It was a really amazing and meaningful experience for me, NEXSTEP helped me through the whole process, including guiding me to ensure my CV was outstanding before applying to the internships.”
Asia specialists Helping Students Intern in Asia since 2008 and remotely since 2017
We have organised internships in Asia for over 3500 students and while other organizations started offering remote internships only recently as a reaction to the pandemic, we have been continuously refining our remote programs to maximize student outcomes since 2017.
“This experience was the best of my life and it couldn’t have been done without the help of NEXSTEP. “
Skills-building internships
Boost your employability by acquiring 21st century skills such as critical thinking, technology literacy, leadership, social collaboration, taking initaitive, solution-oriented thinking.
“I had never thought I would take my first internship remotely. I served as an investor outreach intern at Paragon Partners Asia, a boutique private equity firm engaging in investments. I had a really pleasant and fruitful time this summer and would like to thank everyone for this precious experience.”
What Universities Say About Us
“We have a fantastic collaboration with NEXSTEP. Besides having a large network of employers in Asia, they understand students' needs well and organise fantastic learning experience for them.”
Sara Chow - Assistant Career Development Manager, Office of Student Affairs, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
“I’m very keen on NEXSTEP. They really monitor what’s going on. They have a really good sense of the academic goals, internship placements and program planning. We have worked with NEXSTEP since 2016 and will continue to do so in the future.”
" NEXSTEP is going beyond on each occasion to provide the support to my students. NEXSTEP has an amazing network and connections in India in a very large range of sectors.. NEXSTEP has continuously strived to better each time and exceeded my expectations."
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What Do Parents Have to Say
Podcast with Our Alumni
Check out what our amazing alumni have to say about their experiences with us
Alex Wilkerson
It Started in the Fourth
Alex kept up with his language studies on his own, but it was at Rhodes College where he started taking formal Chinese classes again. It was also at college where he decided to continue his travels and do both an Internship & study-abroad semester with Next Step Connections in Beijing.
Tristine Lam
Why Is That Necessary?
Tristine was interested in seeing the world and learn from the experience of being in a new country and a new environment. She was convinced it would be more engaging and captivating that simply staying in the suburbs of the United States.
Her first foray overseas was a study abroad program at Thammasat University in Bangkok. She loved the experience so much that she missed it when she returned to Austin for her next semester. She came back as soon as she could to do an internship at Medical Departures via Next Step Connections.
Alex Dye
A Special Kind of Irony
Alex was easily the youngest person on the program, but she thrived as always…she actually did two internships while she was in Shanghai. The impact on her life continues to this day…as she has traveled back to Shanghai seven times since she left. She is also strongly considering working in Asia after she graduates. Somebody should hire her…
Yong Wang
I Am a Texan Too
Yong Wang was born and raised in Shanghai. While he was an undergraduate student at Donghua University, Yong interned at Next Step Connections in Shanghai and helped the firm with all manner of responsibilities.
It was great exposure for him to foreign students and the types of issues they encountered living and working in a foreign country. It was also a useful introduction to a non-Chinese work environment…all of this came in handy when Yong decided to get his Master of Science at Southampton University in the UK.
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Experience Thailand with a Semester in Bangkok.
Expose your students to new cultures and the world becomes their classroom when their study abroad. During your semester in Thailand, you will live in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, gateway to South-East Asia. Studying in Bangkok at Mahidol University is a unique opportunity to combine a rigorous academic program in a quaility university to living in one of the most exciting city in the world. A truly transformative experience awaits you.
"I loved this program so much I decided to come back and live in Thailand for another year!"
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“The experience I had of interning with Sinomedia in Shanghai has been memorable.Truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience I am grateful for NEXSTEP for providing me with this valuable opportunity.”