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April 2005
 

[April 2005]

  • Can you trust psychometric testing?
    The use of psychometric testing can be invaluable to companies, believes SMU associate professor Gary Greguras, provided the organisations know what they are trying to accomplish by using them.
    Human Resources

  • UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance
    The alliance is committed to give local enterprises a competitive edge through expanding knowledge and more resources and will also provide SMU students with real-life working experiences.
    Channel NewsAsia

[29 April 2005]

  • $10,000 to keep a memory alive
    Naming opportunities for benefactors are seeing a revival in local universities, with SMU's chief fund raiser Mr Robert Schlesinger seeing great potential at the new Bras Basah campus.
    The Straits Times
  • Campus on NewsRadio
    A team of panelists, including SMU professor Dawn Dekle, along with students at Anglo-Chinese Junior College take on the topic, "Teenagers in Singapore are spoilt, narrow-minded and mollycoddled."
    NewsRadio 93.8FM

[26 April 2005]

  • Podcasting
    In this radio interview, SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing Marcus Lee talks about some of the advantages of podcasting.
    NewsRadio 93.8

[25 April 2005]

  • It takes more than brains to fill this
    SMU said that someone with outstanding CCA involvement would be a very appealing candidate because it shows a strong intellectual ability and stamina to handle the demands of academic rigours and pursuit.
    The Straits Times, IN
  • Views on casino
    SMU student Christopher Choo said that Singapore needed differentiated attractions to draw in tourists while Dahliawati M. Amin felt the debate helped reinforce measures to curb gambling addiction.
    The Straits Times
  • At the Zenith of the world
    SMU students aced the Trust-Danone competition in Paris by thrilling judges with an impressive presentation using accents, baguettes and an improvised ditty.
    The Business Times

[20 April 2005]

  • SMU students win contest, offered jobs
    Five member team from SMU beat 11 others to claim top prize in an international competition organized by Danone, held in Paris two weeks ago on April 7.
    The Straits Times
  • Crippling pain for company
    At 22 years old, third-year SMU student Joanne Ho lives with the kind of crippling, unrelenting pain you'd more often find in a sickly person three times her age, though you'd hardly think it was true because of her sunny disposition.
    TODAY

[18 April 2005]

  • UOB-SMU Entrpreneurship Alliance
    The main thrust of this alliance will be business projects mandated by local small and medium-sized enterprises undertaken by SMU students.
    The Edge Singapore

[16 April 2005]

  • Cutting edge
    SMU president Howard Hunter on why the university will be a 21st century model for others.
    The Business Times

[15 April 2005]

[14 April 2005]

  • Varsity-bank scheme a boon for students, SMEs
    SMU and United Overseas Bank launched a scheme yesterday which will not only provide learning opportunities for students, but also support the development of local enterprises.
    The Straits Times

[13 April 2005]

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[9 April 2005]

  • Record numbers apply for varsity here
    SMU, although it increased its fees by 15 per cent, has already so far received close to 9,000 applications for its 1,100 places; for prospective students it still represents a bargain and has the attraction of its city campus.
    The Straits Times
  • SMU sees record of over 8,800 applicants
    SMU is eight times over-subscribed with over 8,000 applicants to SMU even before the closing of application. A third of the applicants has at least ABB in their A level results.
    Lianhe Zaobao

[7 April 2005]

  • Boston of the East
    Singapore is becoming a first class location for universities more and more, with SMU building a campus right in the heart of the city.
    Wirtschaftswoche (German Economic Weekly)
  • Good Morning Singapore interview
    SMU students Kevyn Eng, Lim Ke Xin and Cheryl Goh Sze Wei describe the opportunities in SMU to pursue their respective passions in emcee / radio station, community service and competition judo in a "live" 10-minute interview.
    Good Morning Singapore, Channel 8

[5 April 2005]

  • Give & Let Live
    On the Lee Foundation's $50m gift to SMU, Dr Lee Seng Gee said that the late Lee Kong Chian was a firm believer in education not just in Singapore but also in Malaysia.
    Singapore Tatler

[4 April 2005]

  • SMU undergrads sound theft alert
    SMU students turned educators in a theft prevention campaign to warn peers about the need to watch their belongings in campus.
    The Straits Times
  • What a Slam - poetry hits a new high
    SMU student Soh Wee Ling reported on the World Poetry Day Slam where many new faces tried out poetry slamming - the art of performance poetry.
    The Straits Times
  • Almost famous
    SMU student Lavinia Tan regaled tales of swimming with sharks and somersaulting on zero gravity flights as new host of the Discovery Travel and Living Globe Trekker programme.
    The Business Times

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Last updated on 20 April, 2006 by Corporate Communications.