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Different,
innovative and vibrant are some of the defining
characteristics of SMU's students when our advertising
campaign drew a flurry of responses from the public
and media last year. Indeed, we believe the spirit
of creativity and entrepreneurship is very much
alive and at the heart of SMU. Our mission is
to groom global leaders and visionary entrepreneurs
who can contribute and value-add to society. We
are proud to record a total of more than 500 training
hours "clocked in" jointly with 1,800 participants,
friends, business associates and partners around
the world despite the negative impact of SARS
on the regional economy.
As
we bid farewell to an eventful 2003, we want to
take this opportunity to share with you the new
exciting partnership programmes that we have put
in place as well as share our happy moments and
memorable events. Please do take some time to
browse through this issue and we hope you will
enjoy the three interesting and varied on-line
presentations that had been specially included
for you, titled, "New Regions of Talent &
Innovation", "Managing Investor Relations" and
"Inside the Black Box of Hedge Funds".
We
wish you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year
ahead.
Associate
Professor Annie Koh
Dean, Office of Executive Education
Singapore Management University
It
is with pleasure that we announce our new initiatives
with the Chicago Graduate School of Business and
Kellogg School of Management in the arena of executive
education. These collaborative relationships allow
us to draw on each other's strengths and resources
as well as enhance the quality of teaching and
research in the executive development programmes.
The
following events prime the new collaborations:
1. Chicago GSB - SMU Conference on "Fostering
a Culture of Ownership"
Date:
17 February 2004
2. Kellogg - SMU Executive Programme(s)
on "Building the Market-Focused Organisation"
- Week
1: Great Marketing Strategies for Senior Executives
- Intervening
Weekend: A Morning with Philip Kotler
- Week
2: Leading Strategic Change
Dates:
Mid August to September 2004
Further
details will be made available on our website
soon. Please mark these dates in your calendar! |
