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[March 2007]
- Top master
SMU's University Counsellor Timothy Hsi topped his master's class in guidance and counseling.
Career Choices
- Adapting to the user
SMU can teach organisations a lesson or two when it comes to executing projects that engage users and stick to budgets.
MIS Asia
[30 March 2007]
- The journey towards a garden city
National Parks Board's Director of Park Business Mr Chuah Hock Seong spoke to an audience of 300 at the Lien Fung's Colloquium organised by SMU on the stories behind Singapore as a Garden City.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Golf tournament
SMU undergraduate Mark Lin spearheads the first Inter Varsity Golf Tournament for students.
Channel NewsAsia
[29 March 2007]
- All for what?
Policies like generous leave schemes and permission to work from home are hallmarks of a pro-family workplace. At SMU, which won the Family Friendly Employer Award in 2004 for having innovative pro-family practices, flexibility is key.
TODAY
- Citibank Case Challenge
SMU undergraduates Gershon Liew and Priyam Saraf share about organising and taking part in the inaugural Citibank Case Challenge.
938LIVE
[28 March 2007]
[27 March 2007]
- Big bucks? Not interested
Practice
Professor Desai Arcot Narasimhalu, chairman of SMU's Business Innovations Generator, would rather his students make the big bucks when their start-ups make it.
The Straits Times
- The next big thing: Global degrees
Global degrees such as SMU's fast-track programme with Carnegie Mellon University are catching on with local students who see the world as their oyster.
The Straits Times
- Which University?
With students able to apply to all three local universities, and choose where to go once acceptances come in, the universities strive to be different - in their programmes, admission criteria and fees.
The Straits Times
- Early start for 780 NSmen under reduced service scheme
About 780 national servicemen, such as Mr Winston Wu, who will study business and accounting at SMU this year, will start university up to four months ahead of their freshman peers in the next few months.
The Straits Times
- Learn the 10 habits of highly effective SMEs
Once ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the 400 richest people in the world, Frank Levinson, who gave a lecture organised by the UOB-SMU Entrepreneurship Alliance Centre, shares some tips on retaining talent.
The Business Times
- He's got the drive
SMU undergraduates Mark Lin and Yu Ken Min are organising the first-ever Inter Varsity Golf Tournament in Singapore for student golfers.
The New Paper
- Singapore, here are ways to 'love your neighbours'
With Singapore considered the rich little place in South-east Asia that others love to hate, SMU undergraduate Shashank Nigam suggests that National Social Responsibility might go a long way in soothing nerves in the neighbourhood.
The New Paper
[26 March 2007]
- Putting out the welcome mat
SMU undergrduate Kenny Tan says that Singapore should give immigrants a greater voice via more representation in Parliament and the Government.
The Straits Times
[25 March 2007]
[24 March 2007]
- The peg: Can it keep talent?
In its bid to keep the brightest minds in the public sector, the government should not be too 'overly market-oriented', cautions SMU law lecturer Eugene Tan.
The Straits Times
[23 March 2007]
- SMU Undergraduate Admissions Radio Campaign: Part 5
Listen to Professor Howard Hunter, President of SMU, Professor Tan Chin Tiong, Provost & Deputy President of SMU and SMU undergraduate Alexandra Wee Si Lan who is a double degree student in business management and economics talk about SMU's unlimited versatility of 15 combinations of double degrees, the unique pedagogy and its new-economy teaching.
987FM
[22 March 2007]
- SMU Undergraduate Admissions Radio Campaign: Part 4
Listen to Mr S Rajendran, Director for Global Learning and Development at NOL, Mrs Ruth Chiang, Director of Career Services at SMU, SMU business management graduates Mr Robin Pho Yang Foong and Mr Osborne Oh talk about SMU's excellent employment track record.
987FM
[21 March 2007]
- UAE minister begins S'pore visit today
Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will deliver a lecture at SMU today on the changing political landscape in the Middle East and its implications for the UAE.
The Straits Times
- Teaming up to help fight flab
A team of seven SMU conducted an alternative weight-loss programme for overweight students from Holy Innocents' High School as part of a community service project.
The Straits Times
- Campus stars
Alan Goh, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at SMU says that the ‘campus stars' are all genuine students and are able to reflect the real image of the school.
Lianhe Zaobao
- SMU Undergraduate Admissions Radio Campaign: Part 3
Listen to Assoc Prof Ong Siow Heng, Director of the Lee Kong Chian Scholars' Programme at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Prof David Chan, Interim Dean of the School of Social Sciences, SMU business management graduate Primalani Mahesh Chandru and SMU social science and business management double degree undergraduate Leong Ai Lin talk about a business management and social science education at SMU.
987FM
[20 March 2007]
- System that makes a difference
It should come as no surprise that the top graduates or valedictorians of SMU all come form the university's School of Accountancy, whose students are among the highest earners of all SMU graduates.
TODAY
- You can make your money grow
Fund managers such as Mr Teo Jwee Liang, head of SMU's Investment Office, say that university endowment funds are probably the closest match to CPF funds.
The New Paper
- SMU Undergraduate Admissions Radio Campaign: Part 2
Listen to Assoc Prof Winston Koh, Associate Dean of the School of Economics, Professor Steven Miller, Dean of the School of Information Systems, SMU economics and business management double degree undergraduate Mr Li Xiangrun and SMU information systems management undergraduate Phelicia Glenda Goh Liangfeng talk about studying economics and information systems management at SMU.
987FM
[19 March 2007]
- Big challenge for undergrads
SMU students – Ravi Bhushan, Piyush Chaudhry, Shuvam Dutta and Priyam Saraf – emerged winners at Citibank's inaugural business case competition.
The Business Times
- SMU offers new Master's in IT
SMU has launched a new master's programme to prepare technology professionals for leadership positions in the finance industry.
The Business Times
- Talk by Dr Bernardo Huberman
A seminar on ‘Marketplace Economics for IT Resource Sharing' will be held at SMU this Wednesday (21 March) at 4 pm. Click here to register.
The Business Times
- SMU Undergraduate Admissions Radio Campaign: Part 1
Listen to Assoc Prof Low Kee Yang, Interim Dean of the School of Law, Assoc Prof Pang Yang Hoong, Dean of the School of Accountancy and SMU graduate and Valedictorian of 2005 Ms Lim Ke Xin talk about the School of Law and the School of Accountancy.
987FM
[18 March 2007]
[17 March 2007]
[14 March 2007]
- Govt pay review: Grad data being studied
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is also minister in charge of the civil service, says that, overall, the job market has been tightening, citing the Singapore Management University's just-released employment survey.
The Straits Times
- Civil service losing lawyers, accountants
Minister-in-charge of the civil service Teo Chee Hean said the Government said the civil service would adjust its pay after looking at graduate employment surveys, such as the one just released by SMU.
TODAY
- SMU's differentiating campaign
Singapore Management University (SMU) has launched a campaign in an effort to promote itself as "the university with a difference".
Marketing
[13 March 2007]
- SMU's Class of 2006 doing well in job market
The buoyant job market is very much in evidence for the Singapore Management University, going by its latest employment survey. Eight of its graduates are earning more than $8,000 a month, with one of them making $12,000.
The Straits Times
- All 2006 SMU grads land jobs within six months
Every one of last year's Singapore Management University (SMU) graduates has been snapped up by employers, with 100 per cent of its graduates in 2006 who were looking for jobs having found employment within six months of graduation.
The Business Times
- Generation Next: Enterprise
SMU Practice Prof Desai Narasimhalu and SMU SIFE students share what it means to be entrepreneurial and the SMU environment that encourages the incubation of ideas as well as entrepreneurship.
Arts Central
- Students? But they can teach you a thing or two
I would love to have the Education Minister and his team think about implementing student-taught courses in universities, polytechnics and junior colleges, writes SMU undergraduate Shashank Nigam.
The New Paper
[12 March 2007]
- How important are those five minutes?
One benefit for the building of the Fort Canning Tunnel, cited by LTA, was the freeing up of a football field-sized plot of land, now made available for use by SMU.
TODAY
- Generation Next tackles the Budget
SMU student Adrain Cheng Sai Pong won third prize in the first Budget 2007 Essay Competition in the tertiary category.
The Straits Times
- NUS second Asian institute to be named CFA partner
The National University of Singapore Business School has become only the second institute in Asia to be designated a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) programme partner. Singapore Management University has also been invited by the CFA Institute to be a partner university.
The Straits Times
- Boom time for IT workers here
Labour markets are tightening all round, but this is an especially good time to be an information technology (IT) professional. The number of vacancies in the IT sector has jumped from just over 1,000 jobs in 2003 to about 5,700 jobs in 2005, according to the latest Infocomm Development Authority manpower surveys.
The Straits Times
- Photographs of foreign workers
“Last week, a group of SMU students held an exhibition at the void deck of Blk 415 Hougang Ave 10. I was intrigued by their interest in the foreign workers who live in Singapore …”, excerpt from Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo's blog on SMU student Ephraim Loy's blog site.
A writer's blog
[11 March 2007]
[10 March 2007]
- 5 things you can do today
Attend Singapore Management University's open house to find out more about the university and the programmes.
The Straits Times
- Lien Fung Colloquium
Professor Wang Xiaoyun spoke at SMU's Lien Fung Colloquium on Tang Song intellectuals.
Lianhe Zaobao
- SMU Open House
SMU's Open House is held at its Administration Building.
Lianhe Zaobao
[9 March 2007]
- Women of peace
More than 500 photos of women who have been part of peace movements around the world are on display at the Singapore Management University's underground concourse.
The Straits Times
- Li Ka-shing gives record $100m to LKY school
Mr Li Ka-shing, who has donated a record $100 million to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, is known for his support of tertiary institutions and in 2002 donated $19.5 million to SMU.
The Business Times
- Li Ka Shing donates $100m to LKY school
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing's record-matching donation to the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy was preceded in 2002 by his $19.5 million gift SMU in 2002 - the largest contribution to a university here at the time.
The Straits Times
- Tycoon's $100m gift
MM Lee said he is happy that Dr Li [Ka-shing]'s name will be on one of the three blocks of buildings on the campus of the school named after me'. This is the second time a university building here is being named after the Hong Kong businessman; the first is the Li Ka Shing Library at SMU.
TODAY
[8 March 2007]
[7 March 2007]
- A peek into their lives
About 100 photographs of foreign domestic workers and construction workers - at work and at play - were on display at an event organised by arts group Migrant Voices together with seven SMU students.
The Straits Times
- Russia-Singapore ties get extra oomph
Home-grown artistes sang in Russian, together with students from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory and SMU in the premiere of Singapore, a symphony by Russian composer Vladimir Martynov.
The Straits Times, Life!
[6 March 2007]
- MM Lee joins Moscow business school board
Announced at the business education roundtable organised by SKOLKOVO and SMU, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has accepted an offer to join the international advisory board of the newly established Moscow School of Management.
The Straits Times
- Conspiracy Theory
Five SMU ambassadors – Lynette Tan, Desmond Wee, Shariq Ashraf, Lim Wen Si and Lim Wei Ling – share their thoughts and beliefs about Conspiracy Theories at a forum held at the SMU Li Ka Shing Library.
Channel NewsAsia, Blogtv
[5 March 2007]
- Traveller's Tales: Nepal
SMU undergraduate Geh Siwei tells about the experience that he and a group of SMU students had in December 2006 engaging in community service work in rural Nepal.
938LIVE
[4 March 2007]
- Money Mind: Young Investors
At an age when most of their peers are busy with studies and school projects, this group of SMU undergraduates are already actively building their investment portfolios and making profits that would impress savvy investors.
Channel NewsAsia
[3 March 2007]
- Retired CJ heads SMU's law school board
Former Chief Justice Yong Pung How - who headed Singapore's judiciary for 16 years - will now help nurture young minds as he chairs the 13-member advisory board of SMU's School of Law.
The Straits Times
- SMU calendars raise $50K
The Singapore Management University has raised $50,386 for the Children's Cancer Foundation from the sale of more than 3,500 desktop calendars at $15 each.
The Straits Times
- Ex-CJ in SMU law board
Former chief justice Yong Pung How is to chair the first advisory board of SMU's new School of Law, which was appointed yesterday.
The Business Times
- Pitch perfect in Russian
A Russian symphony about Singapore will debut here with home-grown stars performing the piece, accompanied by student singers from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory and the Singapore Management University.
The Straits Times, Life!
[2 March 2007]
- SMU Animal Day
SMU's first Animal Day features talks, performances, competitions and booths set up by animal welfare groups.
The Straits Times, Life!
[1 March 2007]
- SMU Admissions
Ms Lim Shini from Undergraduate Admissions and School of Law Assistant Professor Lee Pey Woan spoke about the various degree programmes offered by SMU.
Channel 8 Good Morning Singapore
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