WHY
Benefits for student participants
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Social: creating new networks and potentially friends
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Awareness of ASEAN multicultures: new perspectives, rediscovering yourself
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Exposure to business situations by interacting with ASEAN Corporates
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Idea stimulation: Solving a sustainability issue through the lens of different countries
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Benefits for school and university partners
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A new and unique extracurricular activity for students
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No logistics, all outsourced to offKAMPUS experienced team
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Promote ASEAN and leadership
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Encourage your students to understand and practise more interdependencies in business and sustainability
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make connections with other Universities in the region with same values
offKAMPUS
Preparing future ASEAN leaders for the 21st Century
10 Partners for cohort 2025-26 based in Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam
offKAMPUS is a member of Singapore Education Network through Arcy Consulting
WHAT
offKAMPUS is an online exchange platform connecting undergraduate students in ASEAN countries. This program is seen as an extra-curricular activity beyond the classroom and supported by 10 partner universities in the region.
Our aim is to provide an innovative program to raise cross-cultural awareness, identity and collaboration for the next generation of ASEAN Leaders. We also bring some selective Corporates to join in order to get more exposure on real business cases in the region (sustainability issues, innovation, market surveys). We promote collaboration, reflection and autonomy.
offKAMPUS was rebranded from Merlion Exchange Program (Merlion ExP) in Dec 2025. Merlion ExP was set up in 2021 in Singapore and joined Arcy in 2024. The program experienced a strong growth in 2024 (+45%) after 2 first years of prototyping. offKAMPUS is the first online exchange platform in ASEAN and a pioneer in this space.
Annual Process, Step by Step.
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Promotion and recruitment are done by Universities with the support of the offKAMPUS team. Usually, this is done by the designated School Coordinators trained by the offKAMPUS team. We can provide a Webinar and some marketing kits for the universities.
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offKAMPUS Team evaluates and matches participants into a pair of independent teams of 2 Students.
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A series of 8 monthly online sessions, usually for 1 or 2 hours, facilitated by the offKAMPUS team. We use Peer-to-Peer teaching techniques. This series of sessions culminates with the team identifying business challenges from January.
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offKAMPUS offers participants various challenges focusing on: Awareness, Collaboration, and Problem identification using OffKampus's framework based on Design Thinking.
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At the end of the program, each student will receive a Certificate of Action Participation. Each participant joins the OffKampus Alumni Group and can attend the Annual Alumni Event taking place in Singapore in March.
November
ExP 3
December
ExP 4
October
ExP 2
September
ExP 1
January
ExP 5
April
Final session
February
ExP 6
March
ExP 7
HOW
At offKAMPUS, we strongly believe that extracurricular activities are the best way to foster collaboration and awareness with a regional ASEAN lens.
Beyond the classrooms, participants will increase their confidence in exchanging stories, facts, and ideas.
The 2 uniques features of offKAMPUS are:
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Pairing students from 2 different countries gives a great opportunity to learn about bonding and working closely together despite differences.
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Using Peer-to-Peer learning and teaching to empower students. With the rapid adoption of AI and access to data, Peer-to-Peer learning can be more accessible at the junior level. They are learning how information resonates with their personal experience.
We use Talent LMS as a Digital Portal for an integrated user experience.
TEAM
OffKampus also has support from 2 advisors respectively in the VC and Higher Education sector.
offKAMPUS Quarterly Newsletter
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PARTNERS
Traveloka and Seven Clean Seas were our 2 partners in 2025.
WWF Singapore was our first partner back in 2023/24.
At offKAMPUS, we welcome corporate partnerships as a way to build up an ecosystem together to prepare the next generation in ASEAN for more collaboration, especially in the area of Sustainability, Leadership and Project Management.
Be a corporate partner
If you are a corporation with a footprint in ASEAN and have an interest in improving your brand vis a vis the Gen Z but also being a positive contributor in advancing Higher Education offKAMPUS may be for you!
Your clients, employees, and/or suppliers will recognise you as a leader in Advanced Leadership.
Read The Voice of Business in ASEAN Awareness of Responsible and Inclusive Business Policies - a pilot study
Why partner with offKAMPUS?
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Get access to Gen Zs in ASEAN from selected Universities and connect with Universities in ASEAN via a single platform for promoting your internship and recruitment strategy.
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To test and incubate new Sustainability initiatives or solutions to real business pain points in ASEAN, with fresh new ideas from Gen Zs.
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To elevate your brand by supporting offKAMPUS in the quality and impact of Higher Education in ASEAN. Part of CSR strategy.
Request the offKAMPUS (Previously Merlion ExP) Impact Report 2024.
Contact us to explore partnerships.