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[December 2008]
- Exchange focus: Singapore Management University
The University of Tulsa (TU) has signed a reciprocal exchange agreement with Singapore Management University where TU students would have the option of studying at SMU during the fall or spring semesters, or for a five-week summer term.
Globe Trekking
- Singapore's bankers go back to school
“I believe that the profile of banking has changed after this crisis, the whole business has to be reviewed and understood,” said Associate Professor Annie Koh, Dean of Executive and Professional Education at SMU.
Private Banker International
- Outlook Ahead: 2009
The gloom-and-doom scenario is overdone with regards to Singapore , and the city state is in fact in a relatively strong position to weather the storm. “There is a concerted effort to keep the society resilient in the face of hard times and a commitment to look long-term and avoid knee-jerk reactions,” said Assistant Professor Eugene Tan.
INVEST
- Becoming a better leader
Corporate crises put a lot of mental stress on CEOs. [SMU Vice Provost (Research, Graduate Studies & Faculty) and Professor of Psychology] David Chan thinks that psychology can help those at the top. One lesson: Don't fall in the regret trap. The good thing: Crises can make CEOs grow.
Think:Act
- code::XtremeApps:: 2008
Held from 19-20 July at the Singapore Management University, the team – Law Cheuk To, Ng Junyang and Lim Hang Loon – from SMU took third prize in the code::XtremeApps:: 2008 competition.
Adobe Education Quarterly
[31 December 2008]
- Searching for solidarity in Chinese people
Assistant Professor Forrest Zhang contributed a year closing piece on how people in China can recover the unity in the tumultuous events, disasters and crises that flooded 2008.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Wearing life jackets not a must
Life-saving equipment is a must on board a sailing boat, but the life jackets do not actually have to be worn, a coroner's court was told at the inquiry into the drowning of SMU undergraduate Levin Angsana.
The Straits Times
- 'Sailors responsible for own safety'
In a two-day inquiry into the death of SMU student Mr Levin Angsana, Mr Tan Wearn Haw, a sailing coach at SMU and also a former national sailor, told the court that students who sail would have gone through proficiency tests and should have knowledge of basic safety drills.
TODAY
[30 December 2008]
- SMU student leaned too far, fell into sea
SMU undergraduate Levin Angsana was trying to retrieve a sail from the water out at sea when he leaned too far out of a keelboat and fell overboard, a coroner's court heard.
The Straits Times
- SMU Arts Festival '09
The sixth edition is the largest ever, with 30 events both free and ticketed by students and guests performers at the Singapore Management University grounds or at venues a stone's throw away. The festival, titled Re:Present, will explore the themes of time and art through music, dance, theatre, film and poetry. Details here.
TODAY
[29 December 2008]
- Political lookahead: Events that captured the imagination
The fiscal fiascos made most of the headlines this year, but it was politics that captured much of the people's imagination. Even usually predictable Singapore threw up some 'what ifs' of its own, most notably after the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Ong Chit Chung and opposition veteran J.B. Jeyaretnam. Political watcher Eugene Tan [Assistant Professor of Law at SMU] shares how these would have a bearing on the coming year.
938LIVE
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
Associate Professor Melvyn Teo, Director of BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU, comments on sovereign wealth funds and the challenges facing Asian economies in 2009.
Channel NewsAsia
- Growing closer to a faraway home
SMU undergraduate Phyu Sin Chaw wrote about nostalgia in Myanmar where she grew up and then later moved to Singapore.
The Straits Times
- Cashing in on cafe fever
Cafes are increasingly becoming a popular hangout on campus, and entrepreneurial students and ex-students at SMU have capitalised on the trend to open more such outlets.
The Business Times
[28 December 2008]
- How to make money in 2009
Associate Professor Annie Koh's advice for 2009 is about wealth preservation in the first half and looking for value investment in the second half but we also need to go back to Finance and Investment 101.
The Straits Times
- Escaped terrorist sparks massive hunt
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan commented that this incident heightened the ‘sense of our vulnerability and helplessness.
Mas Selamat's escape also bought home the reality that even our best agencies can become victim of complacency and incompetence'.
The Straits Times
[27 December 2008]
- Business as good as Xmas past
SMU associate professor Seshan Ramaswami said, “There are high-net-worth consumers for whom such purchases are routine and the ups and downs of the business cycle will not affect them. Those who buy luxury goods as gifts wouldn't be affected too much by a downturn as such purchases are meant to perk oneself up or to cement a relationship.”
The New Paper
[25 December 2008]
- Big Names for SMU Fest
Well-known artists and arts groups have come on board the SMU arts festival. The two-week festival opens on Jan 9. Now in its sixth year, it is titled Re:Present and will explore the themes of time and art through music, dance, theatre, film and poetry. Details here.
The Straits Times
[22 December 2008]
- Managing wealth in financial crisis
Francis Koh, professor and associate dean at SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business, writes that portfolio managers need better education and training as tasks are more demanding now.
The Business Times
[21 December 2008]
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Mother of 'miracle child' tells story in book
SMU Kommunitas Indonesia (SMUKI) is staging a musical about Maria Monique next February and hopes to raise funds from ticket sales for the Lastwish Foundation's latest “Wheels to Heal” charity.
The New Paper
[20 December 2008]
- Song and fun
Simone Khoo, lecturer of drama at SMU, is the band leader of a cappella group Vocaluptuous, which has been around since 1997 – picking up accolades like being the only local group nominated for Best Holiday Song by the international Contemporary A Cappella Society in 2002, as well as an award for Contributions to the Performing Arts from the Rotary Club.
my paper
- Don't shoot the messenger
SMU economics professor Vincent Chua thinks the media should “play the role of a good doctor.” He said, “It's like a doctor coming out of an operating theatre. You can tell the family of the patient to sit down first, calm down, before breaking the bad news. It's the same piece of bad news, but the impact is very different.”
TODAY
- Red Cross' 3-day blood donation drive for 2500 patients
Red Cross Humanitarian Network and SMU held their fifth annual A Truly Magical Christmas blood drive to gather 750 bags of blood for some 2500 patients. SMU undergraduates have also organised a carolling group to entertain donors.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Gift of Life
Red Cross Humanitarian Network and SMU held their fifth annual A Truly Magical Christmas blood drive to gather 750 bags of blood for some 2500 patients.
The Straits Times
[19 December 2008]
- Singapore MBA applications start to surge
SMU, which launched its MBA programme in January this year, has seen more interest from applicants recently as the financial crisis has begun to bite.
eFinancialCareers Singapore
[18 December 2008]
- SMEs not spurred by incentives
Said Associate Professor
Annie Koh. dean, executive
and professional education at SMU: "This is a very different
market from the Asian financial
crisis (of 1997). Now, we have
moved upmarket so a lot of our
blue-collar workers are getting
the right jobs. But our whitecollar
workers are not being
reinvented."
TODAY
- Malls keep spirits up but see sales fall
Ms Cheryl Lee [Assistant Director at the SMU School of Economics] said that she has cut back spending on shopping, but partly because of a lack of time. “The most important thing is that I do not spend unnecessarily,” she said.
The Business Times
[17 December 2008]
- NWC will revise wage guidelines
Professor Hoon Hian Teck observed that over the past few years, more companies have been encouraged to introduce variable components to their compensation packages.
The Straits Times
- Year-end round up
Associate Professor Annie Koh shares her views on the effects of the US financial crisis on the Singapore economy.
938LIVE
[16 December 2008]
- Govt schemes – it's still early days
SMU associate professor Tan Wee Liang says, “Assistance can be provide by others involved in the business eco-system. It could take the form of advice, connections and actual assistance rendered free of charge. The tertiary institutions could through their enterprise centres help out through student consultant teams."
The Business Times
- SMEs prefer banking products
SMU associate professor Tan Wee Liang said that
SME Development Survey 2008
findings may not accurately reflect the interest level and there may be SMEs who have applied for government-supported financing schemes but have been turned down.
The Business Times
- Is there a need for another star for service?
Assistant Professor Marcus Lee, the academic director at SMU's Institute of Service Excellence, said: "These schemes are especially beneficial for tourists in Singapore, who would be new to the local retail and F&B scene. The decals will help guide their choice of service provider."
The Straits Times
[15 December 2008]
- Hedge Funds
Mr Patrick Fauchier, Chairman of the Advisory Board for the BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre at SMU commented on the shake-up facing hedge funds in the financial recession.
Channel NewsAsia
- ERP helps cut congestion, drivers agree
Assistant Professor Terence Fan commented that it is encouraging to see that the ‘peaks' of travel times are slowly starting to flatten out and there's a more equal distribution of travel patterns.
The Straits Times
- Park and Ride may work better with premium buses
Since getting drivers to go from driving to taking public transport may be difficult, Assistant Professor Terence Fan suggested that a middle-ground alternative, like a premium bus service, would be better received.
The Straits Times
- A life-changing internship in China
Koh Li Pei, a third year business management undergraduate at SMU, writes about her internship at a trading company in Ningbo, China, and how this has been a life-changing experience.
The Business Times
[14 December 2008]
- Student behind new money board game
A fascination with board games led Ms Jasmine Lim, 22, a third-year SMU student, to design the South East MoneyWise board that teaches youngsters money skills while having fun.
The Straits Times
- Student pageant queens meet again
Their last face-off was at a school beauty contest last year. They're back together for Seventeen magazine's Queen of Queens contest. SMU business student Jalene Seah, 19, was first runner-up.
The New Paper
- Looking back on the financial turmoil
Associate Professor Jeremy Goh suggested that it may be a good idea to go back to basics and invest in infrastructure that will spur growth for the future.
Channel U
[13 December 2008]
- 4th university may rope in US and China institutions
The fourth university will not be the first to be founded on partnerships with foreign universities – SMU opened its doors in 2000 based on curriculum and research developed with the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Straits Times
- How melamine entered the food chain
Forrest Q. Zhang, assistant professor of sociology at the School of Social Sciences discusses how China's milk incident came about, illustrating how, with today's complex food system and a wide variety of profit-seeking actors brought together in a long chain, unsafe food is an almost inevitable outcome.
The Straits Times
- 'Tis the season for helping the less fortunate
SMU students have joined the Raleigh Society to organise a fund-raising walk next Saturday. The group hopes to raise $80,000, half of which will go to the Movement of the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore.
The Straits Times
[12 December 2008]
- Imbalance in China's education system
Assistant Professor Forrest Zhang wrote a commentary on the unemployment of China graduates and the imbalance in China's tertiary education system.
Lianhe Zaobao
[11 December 2008]
- More taking post-grad courses
Mr Chong Wei Nurn, 25, a master's student at Singapore Management University, said he had originally applied for a master's degree as an “alternative option” to a job. But as the global economic climate worsened, the idea of furthering his studies looked more appealing.
The New Paper
- Watch the F1 of the seas for free
Sailing has been Mr Vincent Tan's hobby since his freshman days at Singapore Management University. Tan, 25, who graduated recently, was thrilled to volunteer as a media office assistant at the Singapore leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
The New Paper
[10 December 2008]
- Back to the future
SMU Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping writes about the expected decline of American prominence in global events and surmises what it will mean for world civilizations in terms of a re-balancing of economic, political and cultural powers.
The Straits Times
- New SMU research institute raises $17m
The $17.2 million raised will go into an endowment fund for the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics set up in July at SMU.
The Straits Times
- $17.2m in four months
In less than six months since the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics was set up at SMU, it has achieved its target of raising $17.2 million for its endowment fund.
TODAY
[9 December 2008]
- A grim hiring forecast
SMU final year student Joyce Yu plans to take on an internship in China before she graduates to boost her resume.
TODAY
- My learning years in jail
SMU undergraduate David Thorairajan who is in the School of Social Sciences, talks about how he turned over a new leaf while in prison. Mr Alan Goh, SMU's Director of Undergraduate Admissions, says that David's higher purpose of giving back to society instead of focusing just on himself marks him as courageous and outstanding.
The Straits Times, Christmas Supplement
[8 December 2008]
- Structured Products
Assistant Professor Tan Chong Hui gave a 101 on structured products and their constituent instruments.
Channel NewsAsia
- Next destination: The MBA
Felicia Yeoh, a corporate development executive who is pursuing a part-time MBA degree at SMU, said that she has been able to apply the classroom lessons to her work.
The Business Times
- Jury's out on Net effect of online engagement
Ephraim Loy, a third-year social science student at SMU and Eef Gerard Van Emmerik, 20, whohas a place to read law at SMU, weigh in on how politicians can do more using blogs, videos and podcasts to interact with youth.
The Straits Times
[6 December 2008]
- They soldier on
SMU business management student Amrita Singh, 21, who is going on a trip to set up a children's library in Punjab, India, said that this was a good opportunity to take a break from the hectic lifestyle and help others.
The Straits Times
[5 December 2008]
- Chinese Indonesians
Assistant Professor Hoon Chang Yau gave an interview on how Chinese Indonesians have fared in the last ten years arising from the launch of his book, Chinese Identity in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Culture, Politics and Media.
938LIVE
- Harvard endowment bleeds
Although the financial chaos has hit Singapore's three university endowment funds, the schools say their students and programmes will not suffer.
TODAY
- Back to school: Training ground for a new breed
For two weeks every year, SMU's wealth management master's students go to Switzerland to immerse themselves in Swiss-style private banking in a programme hosted by the Swiss Finance Institute.
Financial Times, Asia Wealth Management
- Family offices: A preference for privacy
SMU took part in a recent pioneering global survey of single family offices (SFOs) with Wharton Business School in the US, IESE Business School of Spain and Bocconi School of Management in Italy.
Financial Times, Asia Wealth Management
[3 December 2008]
- 'Dear Government, here's my opinion'
SMU law professor Eugene Tan said it is arguable if civil servants, writing in their personal capacities, can add value to debates. “So the impetus should be on the Government developing internal mechanisms and processes within the civil service to better tab these perspectives and ideas in the pursuit of better policy-making.”
The New Paper
[2 December 2008]
- Key accountancy panel appointed
Professor Pang Yang Hoong, dean of Singapore Management University 's School of Accountancy has been appointed to the Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector (CDAS).
The Straits Times
- Fewer jobs for S'pore undergrads
Ms Doris Sohmen-Pao, director of SMU's MBA programme, commented that the tough job market can be a catalyst to more unconventional career paths which may ultimately be more rewarding.
my paper
- Temasek sells food firm to Singapore Air unit
Associate Professor Annie Koh commented on Singapore Airport Terminal Services' (SATS) offer to acquire Singapore Food Industries, which is 70% owned by state investor Temasek Holdings.
Reuters
[1 December 2008]
- BSM to the Middle East
SMU undergraduates Nur Hazlin Hamzah, Syed Ahmad Zaki Syed Sakaf and Khairul Arifin Zulkifli were interviewed on their Business Study Mission to the Middle East.
Suria
- Varsity endowment funds weather market storm
SMU chief investment officer Teo Jwee Liang said that given SMU's well-diversified portfolio, he was confident the university can ride the current environment and positioned for recovery later. Academic programmes will not suffer.
The Business Times
- Grads face up to fading job prospects
SMU director of career services Ruth Chiang and SMU MBA programme director Doris Sohmen-Pao cautions that students may not receive multiple job offers and the tough job market could lead to more unconventional, yet ultimately more rewarding career paths.
The Business Times
- SMU duo make it twice in a row
Anirban Gupta and Bhavya Khanna from the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at SMU talk about how they won the Tata Crucible Quiz again this year.
The Business Times
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