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[January 2008]
[31 January 2008]
- SMU Arts Festival
Catch Wrinkles in the Air (SMU Chamber Choir) as it redefines concept of choral music at the SMU Arts & Culture Centre at 7.30pm today. Free.
The Straits Times, Life
[30 January 2008]
- SMU Arts Festival
Catch Melange, a triple bill of short plays based on original scripts directed and performed by the SMU theatre group, Stageit at 730pm, as well as a lunchtime gig by Budak Pantai, one of Singapore's favourite a cappella groups, in front of the SMU Kopitiam, at 12.30pm. Both are free.
The Straits Times, Life
- 5 things you can do today
Attend a triple bill of short plays based on original scripts at SMU, Arts & Culture Centre, 7.30pm. Free.
The Straits Times
[29 January 2008]
- Ho Bee donates $3m to SMU
Ho Bee Investment's $3 million donation to SMU, matched dollar for dollar by the Government, will be used to set up the Ho Bee Professorship in Chinese Economy and Business.
The Straits Times
- Ho Bee donates $3m to SMU
A new Ho Bee Professorship in Chinese Economy and Business has been established at SMU.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Ho Bee donates $3m to SMU
Homegrown real estate company Ho Bee Investments has donated $3 million to SMU to set up a professorship.
my paper
- SAGE Singapore launched by SMU Students
SMU undergraduate Inez Yang and Dr Curtis DeBerg, founder and executive director of SAGE discuss the launch of SAGE Singapore – Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship.
Channel NewsAsia, Prime Time Morning
- $60m programme to groom SME bosses and promising execs
At the first Spring-SMU SME Leaders Management Development Programme graduation ceremony held at SMU yesterday, Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo announced a $60 million programme, the Business Leaders Initiative, to develop small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders.
The Straits Times
- Spring launches SME leaders training scheme
Spring Singapore chairman Philip Yeo announced the launch of a $60 million programme, the Business Leaders Initiative, to develop small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) leaders.
The Business Times
- NTU cracks top 50
SMU's MBA programme director Doris Sohmen-Pao hopes to see it become tops in Singapore and well ranked in future.
TODAY
- Nanyang MBA breaks into FT Top 50
Nanyang Business School's MBA programme has been ranked at 46 in the Financial Times World Top 100 MBA 2008 while Singapore Management University's new one-year MBA programme is still unranked, having just been launched earlier this year.
The Business Times
- SMU launches one-year MBA programme
SMU plans to attract applicants with six to 15 years of working experience to its recently launched MBA programme which is designed to be unconventional and place greater emphasis on the “soft skills” of business.
The Edge
- SMU Arts Festival
Attend a free performance by home-grown guitar ensemble Guitarissimo at SMU, in front of the SMU Kopitiam, 12.30pm.
[Stageit! performance of Melange has been cancelled following press time.]
The Straits Times, Lifestyle
- 5 things you can do today
Attend a free performance by home-grown guitar ensemble Guitarissimo at SMU, in front of the SMU Kopitiam, 12.30pm.
The Straits Times
[28 January 2008]
- Going back to school for entrepreneurs
Ms Haryati Borhan is the only Malay Muslim among the pioneer cohort of 17 in the SMU-Spring Singapore SME Leaders Management Development Programme.
Berita Harian
- Sticking with a strategy to win
SMU undergraduate and novice trade Ronald Lee managed to rake in returns of about 10% last year amid the sub-prime mess.
The Business Times
- 'Big Daddy' of the Rugby team
SMU undergraduate Daniel Marc Chow talks about his experience playing with the Singapore national rugby team and returning from the 24th South East Asian Games in Thailand with a bronze medal.
Omy.sg
[26 January 2008]
- Answer to the MRT squeeze
Assistant Professor Terence Fan pointed out that the model of extended parallel train lines is seen in New York, London and Hong Kong.
TODAY
[25 January 2008]
- SMU Arts Festival
Catch SMU Arts Festival events - Flamenco! and Juxt-a-position - today at 12.30pm, in front of SMU Kopitiam and at 3.30pm & 7.30pm at the SMU Arts and Cultural Centre separately.
The Straits Times
- SMU Arts Festival
Two SMU Arts Festival events – Flamenco! (Spanish dance) and Juxt-A-Position (modern dance) – will take place at 12:30 pm outside the SMU Kopitiam and 3:30 pm / 7:30 pm at the Arts & Culture Centre respectively. Details at the festival website.
Lianhe Zaobao
[24 January 2008]
- An MBA with a difference
Setting up an MBA programme has always been part of SMU's plans since it started eight years ago. And now, after expanding the range of executive courses, the university has gathered feedback from executives to build a programme based on the current needs of MBA candidates and the companies looking to hire them.
TODAY
- SMU Arts Festival
Catch performances “When samba becomes pagoda (Another samba genre)" and ‘Blue notes” at SMU today.
The Straits Times
[23 January 2008]
- SMU launches one-year MBA
Singapore Management University, which was set up just eight years ago with the help of the Wharton school at the University of Pennsylvania, is to launch a one-year full-time MBA programme.
Ft.com
- SMU Arts Festival
Catch performances "Hit Attack (The Percussion Assembly)" and "A Garden Within" at SMU today.
The Straits Times
[22 January 2008]
- 5 things you can do today
Catch a music and dance show by SMU's Indian Cultural Society. In front of the SMU Kopitiam, Stamford Road, 12.30pm.
The Straits Times
[21 January 2008]
- SMU Arts Festival
SMU Arts Festival now on till Feb 29, 10am to 8pm, various venues on the SMU campus.
The Straits Times
- Wealth Management
Professor Francis Koh explains that SMU can play a part in contributing to the wealth management industry to help grow the Singapore economy.
TV Tokyo
[20 January 2008]
- Psychology of investing
Assistant Professor Fu Fangjian asked small investors to take a leaf off Warren Buffett's investment philosophy.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Hot bods
SMU students Lim Wei Ling (21) and Ryan Ang (25) share their secrets to being fit and healthy.
The Straits Times
[19 January 2008]
- Art? It's non|sense
The Singapore Management University turns art on its head to make a point to its students. The SMU Arts Festival 2008 is on till Feb 1.
The Straits Times
- SMU Arts Festival 2008
SMU has been transformed into a veritable art gallery with artworks and installations set up all around the campus. The festival features artwork by 13 local artists.
TODAY
- Sovereign wealth funds: Will the welcome mat wear out?
SMU assistant professor of economics Peter Kriz says: Right now, the SWFs [Sovereign Wealth Funds] are being courted as saviours and rightfully so, for the liquidity they can provide a sector that so incompetently and arrogantly failed to self police.
The Straits Times
[18 January 2008]
- Smell and shop
Assoc Prof John Davis said that it is a nice side-effect if smells can induce customers to buy more or stay longer.
my paper
- SMU Arts Festival 2008
Catch a concert featuring music by composer Joyce Koh at SMU's U-Square this evening at 6:30 pm. [This is the opening gala of non|sense – SMU Arts Festival 2008. More details at the the festival website.]
The Straits Times
[17 January 2008]
- SMU Arts Festival 2008 - non|sense
The SMU Arts Festival 2008 opens on 18 January with non|sense Overture by Dr Joyce Koh. Other events include LOL With Hossan Leong and Always Here But Not Always Present exhibition by Dr Eugene Tan.
8 Days
- Join a management talk
SMU's CEO Talks session at the Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium at the School of Accountancy/School of Law this evening will have SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping talk about the role of universities and organisations in building leadership.
my paper
- Family businesses
Dr Sanjay Goel said that one's family culture can be used as an advantage in business strategy.
Channel NewsAsia
- On Taiwan's Legislative Election
SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr Chung Wai Keong comments on the significance of Kuomintang party winning Taiwan's Legislative Elections and its implications in the lead up to its presidential elections.
Channel 8, Focus
[16 January 2008]
- non|sense - SMU Arts Festival 2008
The SMU Arts Festival, starts from Friday until 1 Feb, with a series of performances to excite audiences through colour, sound and movement. LOL with Hossan Leong, Symphonia's Ay Caramba! concert and exhibitions Always Here But Not Always Present and SMU's Toilet Art Series are highlighted.
my paper
[14 January 2008]
- When theory comes in handy
Rather than talk about the risk of failure, SMU Associate Professor Tan Wee Liang felt students should look at ways to increase their probability of success instead.
The Business Times
- Annuities: making nest eggs last
SMU Associate Professor Benedict Koh says that while the drawdown for annuities is available only after age 82, most Singaporeans worry more about the immediate future.
The Business Times
- Indian PM's visit to China
Assistant Professor Rahul Sagar shared his views on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China.
BBC
[13 January 2008]
- Rants and raving mad e-mail
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan says people send political messages in mass e-mail because they feel that this would achieve the desired effect for action.
The Straits Times
[12 January 2008]
- 'Senior Counsel must put in ample court time'
Associate Professor Chandra Mohan and Assistant Professor Eugene Tan agreed that Senior Counsels could set a powerful example to young lawyers if they set aside their lucrative billable hours to do social and pro bono work.
The Straits Times
[11 January 2008]
- Getting a taste of success from Israel's R&D labs
Steven Miller, Dean of SMU's School of Information Systems, comments on collaboration projects between universities and research institutes, companies, innovation centres, technology offices and on-site incubation space for start-ups.
The Straits Times
[8 January 2008]
- Family Business
Dr Sanjay Goel said that family businesses are more committed to values, invest more in their employees and are there for the long haul.
938LIVE
[7 January 2008]
- Turning sea shells into hard cash
Most undergraduates live on parents' allowances and part-time job salaries, but not Choo Koon Po. The 22 year-old business undergraduate from Singapore Management University (SMU) survives on shells. Well, almost.
The Business Times
[6 January 2008]
- High time for stiffer laws?
SMU law professor Chandra Mohan comments on the legal penalty passed by a judge for a drink driver who killed a pedestrian and that given to a burglar who broke into 40 premises.
The Straits Times
[5 January 2008]
- India's balancing act
"India is attempting to balance its national interest in maintaining good relations with Burma with a desire to not be seen to be out of step with the international community's criticism of the junta's crackdown," Dr Rahul Sagar, Assistant Professor of Polictical Science at SMU told TODAY.
TODAY
- Money Smarts
Vice President of the SMU E.y.E Investment Interactive Club and SMU undergraduate Loh Wei shared that he believes in starting to invest when young.
Channel 8
[4 January 2008]
- S'pore team to learn from Israel 's research edge
Dr Tony Tan, chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF), is heading a high-level delegation to Israel from tomorrow to Jan 11. Dr Tan's team will include SMU president Howard Hunter.
The Straits Times
- More effort needed to satisfy all stakeholders
Michael Netzley, practice assistant professor of Corporate Communications at SMU believes many local and regional corporations could easily do more to build their reputation and goodwill by communicating wisely with stakeholders.
The Edge
[3 January 2008]
- Not a weighty issue for most
Assistant Professor Ilya Farber commented that in the Chinese culture, being fat is a sign of success especially among older people.
TODAY
[1 January 2008]
- Rising costs of living
Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan pointed out that the rising cost of living could be due to a larger population and many more tourists and foreign investors.
Lianhe Zaobao
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