RSVP has been running hosting programmes for international students from NUS and Temasek Polytechnic and has recently taken part in the hosting programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). For greater efficiency, we have combined these different hosting programmes into one.

At the Polytechnic, the students are here to do diploma courses that last three years. The polytechnic programme involves hosts befriending the student guests. The purpose is to help these students adapt to living in Singapore and to gain confidence, especially in English. The hosts do this by inviting their guests home for festivals and other celebrations. They are also free to invite the students to other ‘fun' events such as concerts.