Internships

Internship is a credit-bearing subject to be taken during summer months. It is compulsory for BA(Hons) Scheme in Design Year 2’s or Year 3’s except for students studying Social Design.

  • Student interns take up full-time design positions for a minimum of 8 weeks between June and August.
  • The participating organisation will assign a Workplace Supervisor to set the framework, review progress and complete an evaluation report at the end of the internship.
  • Students are required to produce a written report on their internship experiences.
  • There is no formal element of payment for the internship. Any training allowance is at the discretion of the host organisation.


When to take the Internship Subject?

BA(Hons) Scheme in Design Year 2 Year 3
BA(Hons) in Advertising Design

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BA(Hons) in Communication Design

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(with option in Year 2, Sem 3)

BA(Hons) in Environment & Interior Design *

BA(Hons) in Product Design

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(with option in Year 2, Sem 3)

BA(Hons) in Social Design

*
(elective)


Internship Pack for Workplace Supervisor
Download HERE (Zip file, 317KB)
• Guidelines for Workplace Supervisor
• Workplace Supervisor's Report

Internship Pack for Student
Download HERE (Zip file, 1.3MB)
• Internship Guidelines
• Internship Contract
• Workplace Supervisor's Report;
• Internship FAQ

Read about some of the past Intern Experiences

Student Consultation
Make an appointment with WIE team via email with you name and questions.

Contact: Josephine Cheung | Erica Lam
Email: sd.info@polyu.edu.hk

Internship Companies from past 3 years
Advertising Design
Communication Design
Environment and Interior Design
Product Design
Social Design


Advertising Design

AIR Concepts Medium Rare
Alto Plus Design Solution Group Ltd METTA Communications
Andother Limited Moodmenfont
Auditoire MORE PR & Marketing Limited
Aventura Group Muse Group Limited
BBDO Narrow Door
BBH Shanghai New Century Marketing
Breakup Tours
New Media Group
CMRS Digital Solutions Limited Noah Workshop
Consult DB Co. Limited Ogilvy
Create and Yay Company Limited Pirata Group
Cura Box Limited Planbfilmhk
Curious Few Publicis Hong Kong
Design Momentum Rooftop Tokyo
Design Narratives School of Everyday Life
Durian Secret Tour
Edelman Public Relations Serviceplan
Elite Tactics SivanS Ltd
ESA Communications Ltd Sonmomdad
Ewell Stonewood Design Lab
Frengers Communications Stunz Creative
Good Morning Creative Swire Group
GoodPeopleBasically Shanghai TBWA Shanghai
Grey Advertising Hong Kong Tetra Optima
Havas Worldwide Hong Kong Ltd The Bread Digital Ltd
Hong Kong Observatory The Kitchen Ltd
Hong Kong Police Force The Langham Hong Kong
Improvide Co. Ltd The NINE Creative
InLab 3D Print Technology Limited The Right Side Hong Kong
IVM Technology Trend's Alliance
J. Walter Thompson Bangkok Turn Creative Ltd
Lifeheath Group Limited Whizoo Media Limited
M&C Saatchi Spencer Hong Kong Limited wowwowtank Co. Ltd
Madwell Hong Kong Young and Innocent
McCann WorldGroup HK Ltd Zipral Limited


Communication Design 

327 Creative Studio Lda Moodmen Font
A Good Company Mosi Design
AIR Concepts Mososisi
alonglongtime Muse Group Limited
Art Museum, CUHK Never-Never
Beams Creative Noiseless Design Limited
Birdintree Creative Studio Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Blackmilk Media Mumbai Onanoff Ltd
Block Studio One Bite Design Studio
CADG Transportation Consulting Center Beijing Pengguin
Carbon Limited PlayBrain
Cheeer Studio PNO Studio
Collectionstock Ltd PONG Product Design
Cool Japan TV Rabbit Studio
Count to Ten Ripen Limited
Create and Yay Rong Design
CUP Magazine Publishing Ltd Ruth Chao Studio

Cymballe Limited

Scentique Limited
Cypher Martin Systems School of Everyday Life
Dartmouth Brands Ltd Segno Creations
Edmond Wong Studio Sensible Lab
EF Education First Seoul Co-Lab for 7 Generations/ Kurikindi Center
Eggshell Creative Seoul National University
eMotionLAB Ltd Sino Administration Services Limited
Enesco Asia Ltd Sixstation Workshop
Fitch Design Sosomoongoo
Galaxy (Asia) Limited South China Morning Post
GrowthRing & Co Stonewood Design Lab
HALO Design Studio Studio Doozy

Hong Kong Observatory

Tech Nine Limited
Hongsugye The Brandy Company Ltd
IOIO Limited The Cabinet
IS Creative Studio The Tapestry Workshop
J Production THINGSIDID
JaM Group

Timberland

Korean Cultural Center in Hong Kong TMR Hong Kong
LLAB Design Ltd TNOP Design
Longevity Design House Today Studio
MAJO Design Turn Creative Ltd
Make a Difference (MaD) Viction Workshop
Making On Loft View Angle Studio
Matter Matters Studio Vision Desire Ltd
Ming Pao Education Publications Wunderman Thompson Limited
Moët Hennessy Diageo Hong Kong XDESIGN.TODAY


Environment and Interior Design

10 Design Links Interior Limited
3mm Studio Longevity Design House
AB Concept

Magnificent Scenery Limited

Alto Plus Making On Loft
Benoy Max Lam Designs
Bill's Design MLKK Studio
Brash Lui Limited Mori Biru Interior Design Company
CAN Design Nowhere Design Ltd
China Academy of Building Research Oft Interiors
CJ Studio One Bite Design Studio
Coutouwoodworking OPENUU
Design Studio Seoul Pang Architect
Design Systems Ltd Plaap Design Ltd
Earthasia Design Group Place Architects
Editecture PMDC Interiors 
Edmond Wong Studio Ptang Studio Limited
Eight Inc. Rocco Design Studio
eLandscript Limited Ronald Lu & Partners
Empathy Interior Design Room Five Concept
Eva Wong Architects Ltd Samson Wong Design Group
Feb Interiors Ltd Shadow Design
Golucci Interior Architects Spatial Concept
Greyscale Steve Leung Designers
HASSELL Studio Zhai
Heng Wah (Hong Kong) Decoration Company Limited The Block
Hintegro The Editors Company
HIR Studio Three Dogs Studio
HOK Torafu Architects Japan
Homify Engineering & Design Limited Turenscape
INHK Design U-Fire
Innergy Interior Design Studio Unite Unit
JJ Acuna Bespoke Studio Vg Design
Joyce Wang Studio Watt-Studio
Kei Ip Engineering Ltd WESTAR Architects Macau
Kent Lui Tactics Xiao Feng Design
Komatsubara Komuten Ltd. Yuan Architects
Lead 8  


Product Design

25TOGO Design Studio Co Ltd Making On Loft
A Good Company McCann Worldgroup Hong Kong
AI Guided Limited Milk Design
Artistic Printing Factory Limited MisoSoup Design
Artop Group Movement Studio
Artvend Limited Mufun Design Studio
ATB Auto Art Ocar Creative Design & Production
Avalon Steritech Onanoff Limited
Black On White Origami Labs
Boris Design Studio Ltd Playback Concept
Brownie Toys PointFit Technology Limited
C7DESIGN Hong Kong PONG Product Design
Carpenter Handmade Workshop Taiwan Ponti Design Studio
Chu Kong Optical Mfy. Ltd Qi Diagnostics
Coxper Rio Lindo
Cross The Pacific Ryota Yokozeki Studio
Design Narratives Sand & Birch
Di-mension Living Shanghai S Point Industrial Design Co. Ltd
edison.ai Shenzhen Qianhai Homerun Smart Technology Co., Ltd
Edmond Wong Studio Shenzhen Renrenzhuang Technology Co., Ltd
Eravolution Limited Shibaura Institute of Technology
Furrion Sino Group
Green Strike International Stickyline
Haoshi Design Studio Doozy Ltd
Hara Design Institute Studio RYTE
Hiroaki Nishimura Design Inc. Syzygy Outdoor Gear
HOT Design That's Chong Limited
I Heart Studios The Coop Idea Ltd
InnoSphere Ltd Think Thing Studio
Juciegypt Tints Development (H.K.) Limited
Kacama Design Lab TooManyDesigners
Kacepack Topchoice
Kay Chan Design Toyeast Limited
Kingfisher UrbanChain Group Ltd
Koo Design VF Asia Ltd
Kool Limited Vitasoy
Kwdezn Wonder Hobbys Limited
La Rotisserie Yu Matsuda Design
Loop Delft Zunosaki Limited


Social Design

2041 Limited Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation
Alice Wang Design Land Education Foundation Limited
Asian Lifestyle Design Lab, School of Design, PolyU Liber Research Community
Blue Bird Workshop Make A Difference Limited (MaD)
Concern for Grassroots Livelihood Alliance Making On Loft
Eunoia Design Muah Daily
Floww Studio Office of Ken Tsang Kin Chiu
Hitachi Japan Peri-Infinite Limited
Hong Kong Association of Christian Missions Campus Development Office, PolyU
Hong Kong Women Workers' Association Salvation Army Sunrise House
Innergy Interior Design Studio School of Everyday Life

Miscellaneous