[January 2004]

• Office politics
  MIS Asia explores whether alternative suites such as OpenOffice and StarOffice are good enough to unseat reigning Microsoft Office. SMU’s Virtual Canvas project was highlighted for utilising Microsoft Office System which leverages its digital ink handling capability.
  MIS Asia

[27 January 2004]

• Fired up about film
  Give him an assignment, and chances are that SMU student Rich Ho, 25, will make a film.
  Streats

[26 January 2004]

• 120 vie for place in SMU wealth mgt programme
  Singapore Management University 's (SMU) master of science degree programme in wealth management has received an overwhelming response for its inaugural batch of students, with over 120 applications received.
  The Business Times

• The city-state makes its point as a regional hub
  When the Singapore Management University opened its doors three years ago, it marked a paradigm shift in the education landscape in the city-state.
  Financial Times

[21 January 2004]

• What to get for the business student who has everything? Golf lessons, of course
  All Singapore Management University (SMU) undergraduates will eventually get the chance to learn golf before they graduate, to give them a headstart in the corporate world.
  The Straits Times

• Singapore business school puts golf on the curriculum
  Bogeys and tees will become homework at the Singapore Management University where officials have decided teaching golf is a way to build networking and other social skills. The article was first released by The Associated Press and was subsequently picked up and published in The Star (Malaysia), Taipei Times (Taiwan) and The Scotsman (UK).

[20 January 2004]

• Hot grad
  Singapore Management University (SMU) student Mr Jonathan Quek has been hired as an analyst by Citigroup, what is said to be a $100,000-a-year job, four months before his graduation.
  The Straits Times

• Yet to receive his degree, a $100,000 job already awaits him
  At a time when graduates are finding it tough getting a job, SMU business student Jonathan Quek has already landed what is said to be a $100,000-a-year job - although he will get his degree only in four months' time.
  Lianhe Wanbao

[19 January 2004]

• SMU grads get snapped up
  Nine students have received job offers from local and global firms, even before graduating from SMU, while twenty-three of the 62 SMU students who graduated last month have also landed jobs.
  Streats

• "Don't stereotype Indonesians"
  When speaking on the cultural divide between Singapore and Indonesia during a lunchtime talk hosted by the Wee Kim Wee Centre, Mr Goenawan Mohamad, co-founder and editor of the Tempo weekly news magazine, cautioned against stereotyping Indonesian leaders and officials.
  Streats

• One third of Singapore Management University’s graduates in December have found jobs
  23 of the 62 Singapore Management University students, who graduated in December under the accelerated programme, have found jobs. Apart, the university’s first 16 students who graduated in August last year have all secured employment.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[14 January 2004]

• What colour is your thinking cap?
  SMU Associate Professor Kirpal Singh has recently penned a book, Thinking Hats and Coloured Turbans, which tries to get to the heart of what it means to be creative.
  Today

• Produce a Matrix video, digital-style
  Mr Rich Ho Kok Tai, a business studies student at SMU, won Best Technical Achievement award in the Hive-Canon digital Shorts Competition and film festival in December for his 30-minute film Matrixulation.
  Today Infotech

[13 January 2004]

• New trustees for SMU
  Singapore Management University announced the appointment of five businessmen and a government official to its board of trustees.
  The Straits Times

[8 January 2004]

• I Sell Fleas
  Organised by a group of SMU students, the weekend ‘flea’ market will be held on 18 January on campus grounds.
  8 days

[4 January 2004]

• Local legal fraternity breaks with precedent
  SMU Professor Andrew Phang, chair of the law department, has been appointed as senior counsel, making him one of the two academics to receive such honour.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• Two law dons appointed as senior counsel
  NUS' Associate Professor Tan Cheng Han and SMU's Professor Andrew Phang were appointed as senior counsel yesterday.
  The Straits Times

• Colours of Creativity
  In his book Thinking Hats and Coloured Turbans: Creativity Across Culture, SMU Associate Professor Kirpal Singh contends that asking awkward questions is a sure hallmark of the creative individual.
  The Star Online

[3 January 2004]

• Two law dons appointed as senior counsel
  Professor Andrew Phang, chair of legal department at SMU, is one of the two academics who has been appointed as senior counsel
  Channel 8 News

[2 January 2004]

• Business plan contests: Not just another CCA
  The Straits Times takes a look at several business plan competitions, including the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition, organised by SMU.
  The Straits Times

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