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[April 2006]
-
Tied
down no longer
SMU's Virtual Canvas creates a participatory learning environment
and cost savings of over a million dollars.
CIO
- SMU Financial Game Challenge
The SMU Financial Game Challenge is an online stock trading game developed entirely by a group of SMU students.
Pulses
[30 April 2006]
- Regardless of race or gender
SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan writes how he believes Singaporeans will vote into office the best person to be their representative in Parliament - regardless of race, language, religion, or gender - but that this does not appear to be so according to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
Channel NewsAsia, Analysis
[29 April 2006]
- A watershed election in more ways than one
SMU law lecturer Eugene Tan notes that this GE is significant for the fact that it is the first with a combination of the third- and fourth-generation leaders in charge.
The Straits Times
[28 April 2006]
- From the trenches: Risky experiment in blooding PAP high-flier
The PAP's decision to pit a office-holder (Mr Gan Kim Yong) against a seasoned opposition player like Steve Chia has raised many eyebrows in Chua Chu Kang. SMU law lecturer Eugene Tan notes that it is precisely because Mr Gan is no lightweight that he is being fielded on his own.
The Straits Times, GE2006 The Battlefied Guide
- The weighty business of art
SMU president Howard Hunter says that with the Visual Arts Initiative, "we hope to develop and host exhibitions and enrichment programmes, and also develop an institutional collection of contemporary art..."
The Business Times
[27 April 2006]
- What's a big win for PAP?
SMU law lecturer Eugene Tan will be watching for this time is how soundly the PAP team beats opponents from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP).
The Straits Times
- 1 in 10 S'poreans actively saved for retirement
A SMU and OCBC Bank survey on money management behaviour last year also revealed that Singaporeans aged 55 have only about $120,000 on average in liquid assets, including CPF monies, a figure regarded as too little.
The Straits Times
- Elections
SMU's Assistant Professor Eugene Tan gives his analysis of the nation's biggest elections battle since the 1980s.
Channel NewsAsia
- Elections
SMU's Assistant Professor Eugene Tan discusses the drawing of battle lines on Nomination Day.
938LIVE
[26 April 2006]
- Elections
SMU's Assistant Professor Eugene Tan feels voters can differentiate between the different parties and see what each party has to offer.
Channel NewsAsia
[25 April 2006]
- Accountants out to debunk 'staid and boring image'
Members of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) unveiled plans to do this, at the institute's annual general meeting last Saturday. The Institute also welcomed a new council member, Associate Professor Pang Yang Hoong, dean of the School of Accountancy at SMU.
The Business Times
[24 April 2006]
[22 April 2006]
- Political observers
Dr Eugene Tan, assistant professor of Law at Singapore Management University says: "Campaigning has begun in earnest, so the 'snap elections' complaint cannot be legitimately raised by the opposition."
The Straits Times
- Fair Game
SMU law lecturer Eugene Tan notes: "The Government has indicated some sensitivity to the concerns of the unlevel playing field in our GEs. They are mindful that the PAP should not be perceived to have the playing field made more unlevel."
The Straits Times
[20 April 2006]
- Why
US admission test used
SMU Provost Prof Tan Chin Tiong says SMU takes a holistic
approach in assessing applicants... A good GMAT score is
only one of several criteria we look at.
The Straits Times
- GMAT
just one of many assessment tools
In reply to letter ‘How relevant is GMAT' published
in TODAY on April 17, SMU Provost Prof Tan Chin Tiong says
that GMAT has been an effective instrument in measuring
analytical writing, quantitative reasoning and comprehension
skills.
TODAY
[19 April 2006]
- Elections
SMU Assistant Professor Eugene Tan says opposition parties
should not just focus on municipal issues, as national
issues like jobs and global competition do matter.
Channel
NewsAsia
[17 April 2006]
- Playing
the age card in investing
20 year-old Hong Dijun, who will be enrolling in business
management with SMU, takes bigger risks in investing
as he is young and without commitments.
The Business Times
[16 April 2006]
- Dialogue
with MM Lee
SMU students Alvina Teh and Yam Yujian talked about politics
in a forum with Minister Mentor Lee.
Lianhe Zaobao
[14 April 2006]
[13 April 2006]
- MM
says...
SMU students Alvina Teh and Yam Yu Jian comment on politics
and the coming elections in a dialogue session with MM
Lee.
TODAY
- MM
dialogue
SMU students Alvina Teh and Yam Yu Jian comment on politics
and their meeting with MM Lee.
The Straits Times
- Getting
good candidates to run
SMU student Yam Yu Jian asked: “But Mr Lee, I believe
that the lack of competition is due to the lack of a level
playing field. Singapore always believes in fair competition.
So when does this fair competition come in the elections?”
The Straits Times
[12 April 2006]
- Don't
be intimidated by me
SMU student Alvina Teh said MM Lee is open to
ideas and believes strongly in his views and will fight
to the very end to defend them. She was a participant
in a forum with MM Lee on Singapore politics and the coming
elections.
The New Paper
- Why
my vote matters
SMU undergraduates Alvina Teh and Yam Yujian share their
views in a dialogue with MM Lee.
Channel NewsAsia
[11 April 2006]
[10 April 2006]
- So
near, and yet, so far
Chuin Song and Angela Wu, two NUS undergraduates chose
the path less travelled. They chose to do an exchange programme
with SMU instead of a foreign partner university.
The Business Times
[6 April 2006]
- Thaksin
stepping down
SMU's Assistant Professor Chiraphol New Chiyachantana says
that while former Prime Minister Thaksin is popular with
the northern people yet 10 million people cast no vote.
Channel 8
[5 April 2006]
- Thai elections
SMU's Assistant Professor Chiraphol New Chiyachantana discusses the political implications of Thaksin's resignation.
Channel NewsAsia
[3 April 2006]
- Meet
our new 'iPod' generation
Commentator feels that the picture-perfect models in universities'
admissions advertisements such as SMU's ‘more than'
factor cannot be divorced from real vocal students on the
ground.
The Straits Times
- Thai
elections
SMU's Assistant Professor Chiraphol New Chiyachantana is
confident that Prime Minister Thaksin will get 50% of the
votes due to his popularity.
Channel NewsAsia
[2 April 2006]
- A
for Activism
SMU's Student Association President Timothy Tio said with
the university's open-door policy, there is rarely a need
for a confrontational approach.
The Straits Times
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