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[November 2004]
- Being
Charitable
President S R Nathan hosted a private dinner at the Istana
in appreciation of the The Lee Foundation's generous donation
of S$50 million to SMU.
The Peak
- Restructuring
of the university sector
The proposed expansion of our university sector through
the expansion of SMU as a business and management university
will aid in providing places for one in four students of
each Primary One cohort by 2010.
Singapore Yearbook 2004
- Singapore
Management University
SMU is listed in Singapore Yearbook 2004.
Singapore Yearbook 2004
- Café time
SMU's Trung Nguyen Café is featured as one of the
chic cafés amongst the three local universities
in CHOICES magazine.
CHOICES
- Can
Singapore become the Boston of Asia?
Singapore is turning into a powerhouse in education services.
SMU, for example, is building a new and much larger campus
right in the city centre to cater to a boom in both local
and overseas student applications.
Singapore Business Review
- Which
course is right for you?
SMU distinguishes itself from the phletora of courses available
with its newly introduced MSc in Wealth Management which
is aimed at the increased focus on Singapore as a wealth
management centre.
Singapore Business Review
[30 November 2004]
- Varsities
may up age limit to retain academic talent
Like Singapore's other two universities who bid to retain
top talent in the face of stiff international competition,
SMU is similarly looking to extend the present retirement
age of its 102 faculty members who are tenured or eligible
for tenureship, from 62 to 65.
The Straits Times
- Cry
freedom
Forget intellectual property rights, says Mr Richard Stallman,
the founder of the Free Software Foundation, who spoke
to Digital Life when he visited Singapore Management
University this month.
The Straits Times (Digital Life)
[28 November 2004]
- SMU
plans healthcare MBA to tap regional demand
Demand for hospital management courses is on the rise as
competition in the regional healthcare industry heats up.
The Singapore Management University is likely to announce
a healthcare MBA course next June to tap on this lucrative
market, and it has been running short-term hospital management
programmes for hospital CEOs and directors for three years
now.
Channel
NewsAsia
[23 November 2004]
[21 November 2004]
[20 November 2004]
- Corporate
Classroom
SMU 's Assoc Prof Tan Wee Liang suggests integrating entrepreneurial
programmes into the curriculum in schools, rather than
run them as short term programmes.
TODAY
[18 November 2004]
- Casino
resort may boost GDP, says economist
A casino could create 3,600 jobs, 1,500 of which full-time;
and add $500 million to the nation's GDP (the total market
value of goods and services produced here), said Singapore
Management University's Associate Professor Winston Koh
yesterday at a public forum held by think-tank Institute
of Policy Studies (IPS).
The Straits Times
- Should
Singapore open casinos?
At a public forum held by think-tank Institute of Policy
Studies (IPS) yesterday, Singapore Management University's
Associate Professor Winston Koh said a casino can add $500
million to the nation's GDP (the total market value of
goods and services produced here).
Lianhe Zaobao
[17 November 2004]
- Singapore
Education, Primed To Deliver
SMU undergraduate Edwin Chong from the School of Information
Systems knows not just about computers. He is an all-rounder,
says an STB advertorial in The Star.
The Star
- Economic
gains from casino may be exaggerated, says expert at
forum
Economist Winston Koh, an associate professor from the
Singapore Management University, says a top destination
casino-resort can add at least one percent to two percent
to Singapore's GDP. He was speaking at a forum organised
by the Institute of Policy Studies and attended by some
200 top brains.
Channel NewsAsia
[16 November 2004]
- Call
him 'freedom fighter'
Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software movement
who was recently in Singapore to speak at an event organised
by the School of Information Systems at SMU, explained
to CNETAsiaWeek why the free software movement
should not be confused with the push for open-source applications,
and how writing software is like creating a musical symphony.
CNETAsiaWeek
- Three
varsities, three 'personalities'
A survey conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres Singapore, an
independent market research company, finds SMU to have
the makings of a stylish and modern rising star.
TODAY
[15 November 2004]
- Future
of youth - by youths
SMU's first-year economics student Cai Wenzheng was one
of the top three winners of the BT-Citibank Young Investors'
Forum commentary competition, who participated in the competition
as he wanted to "know where he stood" and to gauge if his
views on education were "correct".
The Business Times
- Help
us say more, do more, care more
SMU's first-year economics student Cai Wenzheng was one
of the top three winners of the BT-Citibank Young Investors'
Forum commentary competition. His winning essay was reproduced
in the Business Times.
The Business Times
[13 November 2004]
- Top
Chinese firms eye global markets
Top Chinese companies want to make their presence felt
overseas by stamping their brand-name products sold around
the world. According to Singapore Management University's
Associate professor of marketing Han Jin Kyung, the 'developed
markets first' strategy has worked well for Haier, the
only Chinese name among the World's 100 Most Recognisable
Brands, a list edited by the World Brand Laboratory.
The Straits Times
[8 November 2004]
- MSc
in Applied Finance Information Session
The Masters of Science in Applied Finance programme offered
by SMU has a curriculum designed to meet the Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) examination requirements for those
pursuing their CFA designations.
TODAY
- Free
software freely used at SMU school
The School of Information Systems at SMU, one of the co-organisers
of last week’s talk by free software champion Richard
Stallman, has as much as 50 per cent of its syllabus related
to free/open source software.
The Business Times
- Patenting
of software stifles growth: expert
At a talk organised by SMU and the International Open Source
Network, free software advocated Richard Stallman delivered
another broadside at the commercial software industry.
The Business Times
- At
the feet of the guru
A group of five lucky students from polytechnics and varsities,
including two from SMU, gathered to meet author and financial
self-help guru Robert Kiyosaki, who was in town to give
a seminar.
The Business Times
[7 November 2004]
- You're
hired
What if Donald Trump had to find an apprentice in Singapore?
The first place the real estate tycoon would look to would
surely be our top three management universities – SMU,
NTU or NUS.
The New Paper
- Sweet
on which varsity?
The New Paper takes a look at what the students and the
schools say about the plus factors for their respective
universities.
The New Paper
[6 November 2004]
- What's
so UNIque about...
It's cool to study – but where is the coolest place
to go? The New Paper takes a look at Singapore's three
universities.
The New Paper
- A
Unique walk
The universities have been making the news lately, with
all the new courses and big changes. So what is it like
in these corridors of learning?
The New Paper
[3 November 2004]
- U.S.
Elections
SMU Visiting Professor John Malcolm Dowling talks about
the U.S. economic outlook and the implications for Asia,
in light of President George W. Bush’s likely victory
in the U.S. elections.
Channel NewsAsia
[1 November 2004]
- Book
Report: The Chinese Tao of Business
Co-authored by SMU Provost, Prof Tan Chin Tiong, this book
reminds us that the much-read Tao (meaning "the
road" or "the way") has a lot to say about ancient power
relationships as they are understood in modern China.
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
- And
the winners are...
SMU student, Cai Wenzheng emerges one of the top three
winners in the BT- Citibank Young Investor's Forum commentary
competition.
The Business Times
- Shipshape
for the real world
SMU's highly effective SAIL programme trains students in
leadership and teamwork in a fun atmosphere.
The Business Times
- MSc
in Wealth Management
The MSc in Wealth Management programme,a collaborative
effort between SMU, the Wealth Management Institute (WMI)
and the Swiss Banking School (SBS) has a distinctive
feature - the availability of internships at private banks
and fund management companies.
TODAY
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