Info Session: Build a Portfolio in 8 Days with Stanford Mentors in Singapore
Explore a new country, make friends from around the world, and build a portfolio-worthy project, all in one trip.
This January, Build Learning and eduK8 are bringing ambitious students aged 14–18 to Singapore for an 8-day program in AI, design thinking and entrepreneurship. No technical or business experience is needed.
Program at a glance
Dates: 9–16 January 2027
Location: Singapore city centre (Bugis)
Who it’s for: Students aged 14–18
Fee: S$2,700 early bird (by 4 Dec 2026) / S$3,000 regular
Places: 20 students, first come, first served, then a waitlist
Applications close: 13 Dec 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC+8)
Your 8 days in Singapore
Multicultural Singapore. Learn how to research what people need and how culture shapes those needs. Visit local universities, team up with Singaporean students, and document the journey on your own photojournalism site.
Innovative Singapore. Discover how Singapore plans its city and makes policy, including a visit to the World Bank’s Singapore office in Marina Bay. Apply Stanford design thinking to your own project.
Technology-Driven Singapore. Go behind the scenes at leading tech and AI organisations such as Google and IMDA, then build a working AI prototype with guidance from Stanford AI mentors. No coding needed.
Entrepreneurial Singapore. Sit on a mock investment committee to review real startup pitches. On the final day, pitch your own project to judges from investing, tech and innovation.
Fun-Loving Singapore. Team bonding at Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay, a games day on Sentosa, and shopping on Orchard Road.
What you’ll take home
A working AI prototype, built with local students
A pitch deck and demo video
Your own photojournalism site
A certificate of participation and a personalised statement of impact
About this free info session
Students and parents are both welcome. We’ll cover:
The full 8-day schedule
Mentors and industry experts
Accommodation, supervision and safety
Fees, key dates and how to apply
Live Q&A
Choose one session (both have the same content):
Session 1: Saturday, 14 November 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC+8)
Session 2: Saturday, 5 December 2026, 11:00 AM (UTC+8)
Program Brochure [Here]
About Build Learning:
At Build Learning, students explore their passions, embark on self-initiated projects, and solve real-world problems with industry mentors using Design Thinking and new technologies.
We are proud to have successfully organised the following full-house events, in collaboration and with support from organisations from Big Tech (OpenAI, Lovable, Cloudflare, Google, AWS, Kakao Corp, Coupang), higher educational institutes (Stanford University Institute for Human Centered AI, Singapore Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), as well as the Singapore Government (Singapore Global Network, AI Singapore, SGInnovate, Infocomm Media Development Authority):
2026: Build for Impact Hackathon, Seoul 2026
2026: Global Impact Competition (Virtual)
2026: Global Cultures Hackathon (Virtual)
2026: National Build for Impact Hackathon, Singapore AI Research Week 2026
2025: Global Winter Case Competition & Product Innovation for Kinaya Ventures, in collaboration with CaseCatalyst
2025: Build a World of Joy & Wellness, Providence Christian Academy, Seoul
2025: Supercharge your CoHASS Advantage, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2025: Design Thinking is Evolving, Are You? Stanford University
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