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Dean's Message
A lot have happened over the past weeks here at NUS Business School. We are embarking on exciting relationships with reputed organisations such as Mizuho Corporate Bank, CPA Australia and SPRING Singapore. There will be future developments in the months to come and I will be glad to announce them as we go along. We also had the pleasure of having Stanley Tan, Chairman of National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre speak to our faculty, staff and students. It was an insightful session where he shared a lot on his personal background and the cause that he fervently advocates.
Our students are also in the spotlight in this issue. Our undergraduates took home the Chancellor Shield for the third consecutive year at this year’s Rag Day, in addition to the six other shields that they swept. Two other groups made headline news as they set new Singapore records for most number of frisbees thrown in the signature Kallang Wave style and the largest national flag made from origami hearts. We even had one of our incoming students, Lo Man Yi, at the Olympics as she represents Singapore in the sailing event.
We had a very successful Commencement ceremony where we celebrated our graduates’ achievements and welcomed them as new members into the alumni family. I am happy to also share that we honoured several of our outstanding graduates at the Eminent Business Alumni Award. One of our alumni, Dr William Chung, is a recipient of The Public Service Star Award at this year’s National Day Awards. Our alumni have done exceptionally well and we are proud of their achievements.
Last but not least, we are continuing our winning streak with regard to our research as one of our accounting faculty member received the best paper in 2008 AFAANZ/IAAER Conference. This is a nice addition to the news in the last issue where Prof Duan Jin-Chuan was elected as a fellow in Academia Sinica and Assoc Prof Anand Srinivasan took the FAMA-DFA Prize among many others.
It has indeed been a busy but accomplished time for everyone. Let’s keep the news coming!
Prof Bernard Yeung
Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor of Finance
NUS Business School
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School News
The NUS Business School has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd
(MHCB) to establish Mizuho Scholarships and Bursaries
and other education initiatives, marking the start
of a new strategic relationship between the Japanese
bank and us. It is the Bank’s first gift to
NUS Business School , demonstrating its commitment
towards
contributing to the Singapore economy and society.
One of the first initiatives under the scope of the
MOU would be the establishment of the endowed Mizuho
Corporate Bank Scholarships and Bursaries. These scholarships
and bursaries will be awarded to talented and deserving
undergraduates who are in need of financial aid to
study at NUS Business School . The endowed nature of
the fund would mean that the School can provide the
students with Mizuho Scholarships and Bursaries year
after year in perpetuity.
Besides the setting up of scholarships and bursaries,
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd is also working closely with
NUS Business School to further extend its support for
up to 10 business undergraduates to have a chance to
take up internships at MHCB’s Singapore Branch
or Tokyo head office and offer recruitment opportunities
for NUS Business School graduates.
The MOU also paves the way for both organisations
to develop mutually beneficial collaborations. NUS
Business School will also invite the bank’s executives
and professionals to assume adjunct teaching or training
roles and share their industry insights and knowledge
at the School’s seminars and workshops for business
students. NUS Business School and Mizuho Corporate
Bank Ltd will also work together to undertake joint
research projects of mutual interests and concerns.
“We are proud to seal the MOU with NUS Business
School today. This will lay the foundation for an important
partnership that underlines our firm belief in the
value of quality education. With these new developments,
we hope to enhance our contribution not only to the
Singapore economy but also to Singapore society,” said
Mr Keizo Ohashi, Managing Executive Officer, Head of
Asia and Oceania, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Prof Bernard Yeung , Dean of NUS Business School said “NUS
Business School is delighted to have forged an alliance
with a leading Japanese bank such as the Mizuho Corporate
Bank. I’m excited about our collaborations and
look forward to developing synergies that would bring
great benefits to both our organizations and to the
Singapore economy. I’m confident that we will
build an enduring and successful partnership.”
Read the news in LianHe
Zaobao, The
Business Times and Channel
NewsAsia |
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More than 120 finance academics, researchers and
practitioners from all over the world converged at
the 2nd Singapore International Conference on Finance
on 17 and 18 July to exchange ideas and discuss the
latest developments in finance.
Together with presenters and discussants from renowned
financial institutions and universities such as the
Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University,
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Oxford University,
Rice University, Harvard Business School and the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, conference
participants took part in an invigorating exchange
of ideas on corporate finance, asset pricing, behavioral
finance, risk management, financial intermediation
and corporate governance.
Organised by the Saw Centre for Financial Studies
and Department of Finance,
the Conference saw stiff competition for the presentation
of papers, with over 240 submissions from all over
the world for just 13 presentation slots.
New dean of NUS Business School, Prof Bernard Yeung
, noted in his speech that, as the world economy
re-orientates itself towards Asia and Asia’s
needs for capital and well-functioning capital markets
grow alongside its rapidly developing economies,
academic discourse at a platform such as the 2nd
international finance conference could be key to
understanding the major issues that face capital
markets.
In his keynote speech, Prof Ravi Jagannathan, Chicago
Mercantile Exchange and John F. Sander Distinguished
Professor of Finance from Northwestern University ’s
Kellogg School of Management, spoke about using the
CAPM as the model for estimating the cost of equity
capital.
As part of its aim to promote better understanding
of current topics in finance, and in particular,
to meet the increasing interest in Islamic finance
and corporate giving, the Saw Centre for Financial
Studies launched two new books – “Introduction
to Islamic Finance” and “Corporate Citizenship
in Singapore” – at the Conference.
The book “Introduction to Islamic Finance” is
a concise guide to the evolving field of Islamic
finance and its application in Singapore , delving
into the key tenets and principles of Islamic finance,
the range of products and instruments, the international
regulatory architecture and Singapore ’s approach
to developing the industry.
“Corporate Citizenship in Singapore” delves
into the underlying philosophies that influence corporate
giving decisions such as those pertaining to the
selection of recipient organizations and size of
contribution. The book is a timely and informative
resource for community relations practitioners, non-profit
leaders, social policy makers and anyone keen to
understand how Singapore’s corporate sector
has fared on the whole.
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NUS Business School is one of the partners for
CPA Australia’s $750,000 scholarship programme.
The scholarship is the first of its kind to be
offered by CPA Australia world-wide. It represents
a major co-operative effort to address the skills
shortage and raise the standard of the accounting
profession in Singapore.
Over the next five years, participating employers
together with CPA Australia, will contribute to
fund over 300 accounting students in NTU, NUS and
SMU to commence the CPA Program, an internationally
recognised post-graduate education course that
teaches international knowledge of accounting standards
and ethics.
Voicing the tripartite belief, Mr Alex Malley,
President of CPA Australia, said “By giving
the brightest student the opportunity to commence
both professional qualifications and rewarding
internship opportunities before they graduate,
we are giving them a head-start on a successful
career in accounting,”
Participating employers include Deloitte Singapore,
Ernst & Young Solutions LLP, Foo Kon Tan Grant
Thornton, KPMG, LTC LLP, National Australia Bank
Ltd, Ng Lee & Associates – DFK, Phillip
Securities, PricewaterhouseCoopers, RSM Chio Lim
and ST Asset Management Ltd. The scholarship is
also endorsed by all three local universities – Nanyang
Technological University Business School, Singapore
Management University and National University of
Singapore Business School.
Speaking at the official launch, Mr Chaly Mah,
CPA Australia Singapore Division President and
Regional Manager Partner and CEO of Deloitte Asia
Pacific, referred to the role of the scholarship
in increasing the pool of accountants with professional
qualification in Singapore. “Post-graduate
programs such as that of CPA Australia teach invaluable
commercial skills and high ethical standards, which
are reinforced throughout one’s career via
the continuing professional development required
of its member,” he said. “I see the
standard of the accounting profession in Singapore
being lifted as a result of more accountants being
encouraged to pursue professional qualifications,” Mr
Mah commented.
Read the news in The Straits
Times, The Business
Times, Channel Newsasia and The
New Paper. |
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Asst Prof Vincent Chen from the Department
of Accounting won the AFAANZ Best Paper Award
at the 2008 AFAANZ/IAAER Conference in Australia.
He came up tops out of the over 40 papers
that was presented in the financial accounting
stream.
Held from from 6 - 8 July in Sydney, this
conference provides an open platform to
bring together scholars worldwide to present
research and to stimulate discussions on
new developments in business and accounting.
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His paper is titled "'Other Information’ as
an Explanatory Factor for the Market Reactions
to Firms’ Meeting or Beating Analyst Forecasts" and
it was co-authored with KPMG LLP Endowed Professor
Samuel Tiras from E. J. Ourso School of Business.
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We warmly welcome the following faculty into the NUS Business School family:
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Dr Wang Tong who joined the Department of
Decision Sciences on 9 July. |
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Dr Iris Hung and Dr Ping Xiao who joined
the Department of Marketing on 15 July and
24 July respectively. |
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Dr Hsieh Kai-Yu who joined the Department
of Business Policy on 7 July. |
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Dr Sangchan Park who joined the Department
of Management and Organisation on 31 July. |
We also warmly welcome the following faculty who
are visiting us:
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Prof Andrew Rose who is currently a Professor
of Economic Analysis and Policy in University
of California at Berkeley. He visited the
Department of Finance til 24 Aug 2008. |
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Dr Zsuzsa Huszar from Gatton College of Business
and Economics, University of Kentucky. She
is visiting the Department of Finance til 30
June 2010. |
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Dr Sim Soon Hock who is from University of
Toronto. He is visiting the Department of Decision
Sciences til 30 June 2009. |
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Prof Xu Yifan who is a visiting scholar from
the School of Management, Fudan University.
He visited the Department of Decision Sciences
til 9 Aug 2008. |
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Prof Chao Xiuli, a professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He visited the Department of Decision Sciences
til 19 Aug 2008. |
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Prof Gideon Weiss is a professor at the Department of Statistics, University of Haifa, Israel. He visited the Department of Decision Sciences
til 15 Aug 2008. |
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Dr. Rick So is Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies at the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. He visited the Department of Decision Sciences
til 19 Aug 2008. |
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Dr Cecily Cooper is currently an Assistant Professor at Department of Management in University of Miami School of Business Administration. She visited the Department of Management & Organisation
til 3 Sept 2008. |
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All smiles for NUS Business School Commencement
2008 Commencement 2008 for the Business School
was held at the NUS University Cultural Centre
on 8 July. Faculty, staff, families and friends
of the graduates joined in the celebrations as
our guest speakers, Mr Jim Rogers and Ms Elim Chew,
gave inspiring talks for the journey beyond the
University.
On the very same evening, we also held our own
Commencement Dinners at The Pan Pacific. Everyone
came dressed to party and celebrate this happy
occasion.
Hear and watch the highlights at these links:
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NUS Business School saw its pioneer batch of graduates from the UOB-NUS Executive Certificate in Wealth Management programme. This programme is the first structured certificate programme to be designed and taught by NUS Business School. It is also the first in Singapore to receive the Financial Industry Competency Standards (FICS) accreditation offered by the Institute of Banking & Finance for the training of relationship managers in the mass affluent market.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, Mr Wee Ee Cheong, UOB’s Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said: 'Human capital is the key differentiator for UOB, and developing and training our staff is part of the Bank’s overall value proposition to attract and retain talent. In a service and knowledge-based business like banking, it starts and ends with people. Cultivating a learning culture will keep us ahead of the curve in a competitive landscape.'
Prof Bernard Yeung, Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor of Finance commented,'The global economy poses myriad opportunities as well as challenges. Our collective future and value will increasingly be determined by ourselves. NUS Business School is committed to working hand in hand with the industry to engage the changing business landscape and help companies and businesses to compete in a fluid, fast-changing and interconnected globalised world'.
The programme comprises five modules and covers a wide spectrum of wealth management topics, including Constructing Customer-Oriented Financial Plans, Investment Planning, Retirement Planning, Insurance & Estate Planning and Building Meaningful Relationships with Customers. Power talks by industry practitioners covering topics such as implications of intestacy laws, application of modern portfolio theory, and retirement planning, were other key features of the programme. |
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A self- made entrepreneur, Stanley Tan, Chairman of National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre was invited to speak at the Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series on 21 August at the Hon Sui Sen Auditorium.
Well attended by students and faculty staff, Stanley shared his own journey, providing some insights on how to achieve one’s own goals and deciding what is enough for self. During his lecture, Stanley highlighted three key perspectives: his background and livelihood career - the things he did for a living to acquire material means; his other career on volunteer work; and the milestones that he have set for himself and the crossroads that he faced. Stanley then concluded that the lessons in life have guided his decisions that help to develop his mission and along the way, he has also learnt what is enough. |
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More than 80 participants attended the CPA Australia Scholarship Talk on 19 August at the Hon Sui Sen Auditorium.
Hosted by Assoc Prof Ho Yew Kee, Vice-Dean for Finance and Administration, there were four speakers from CPA Australia who shared on current industry trends as well as their insights on the changing demands of today's accounting professional, on top of the key features and appeals of the scholarship.
There was also a lunch-cum-networking session after the talk, where students found out more about the scholarship and met the various partners of CPA Australia. |
Student News
NUS Business School has won the NUS Chancellor
Shield For Faculty Clubs for the third consecutive
year! The Shield will now stay with our school
as part of our legacy and pride.
In addition, we have also taken home the following
Shields:
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Best Flag Day Total Collection for Faculty
Clubs [Most amount of total donations collected] |
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Least Cost Float for Faculty Clubs [Least
cost for building the float] |
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Best Per Capita Collection for Faculty Clubs
[Most amount of total donations collected per
Bizad Flagger] |
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Best Total Coin Collection for Faculty Clubs
[Highest value of donations collected in the
form of coins] |
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Highest Contribution Organisation [Standard
Chartered Singapore kindly donated to our Rag
Team and it was the highest amount by an organisation
across all faculties and halls] |
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Most Outstanding Progress By Amount [Best
improvement in total amount collected compared
to previous year] |
The NUSSU Rag Day 2008 was held at the Sports & Recreation
Club stadium on 8 August and was attended by Professor
Tan Chorh Chuan, Senior Deputy President among
other distinguished guests. Our students sacrificed
their time and effort in putting together a wonderful
float and dance performance. They have done exceptionally
in capturing this year's theme - 'Unwavering Spirit,
Blazing Passion', as seen through their dedication
and commitment in defending our championship title.
Many have spent the past one year preparing for
this day and winning the title again is certainly
their rightful reward.
Many colleagues and staff have given generously
during the Flag Day, which helped us to retain
the Flag Shield for the 18th consecutive year.
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Our new BBA student, Lo Man Yi, set off for the
2008 Olympics Games on 31 July. Man Yi is a member
of the 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Team, and was
headed for Beijing on route to Qingdao where her
event for the Laser Radial category will be held.
Her latest major achievement was at last year's
23rd SEA Games where she took gold for her category.
Read the news in The Straits Times. |
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore
will soon be able to tap on a pool of strong business
leaders who can help them excel to the next level
of growth and vibrancy. SPRING Singapore awarded
21 scholarships under the Business Leaders Initiative
(BLI) at a ceremony at Gallery Hotel on 24 July.
The pioneer cohort of 21 scholars was awarded
the Executive Development Scholarship (EDS) and
Management Development Scholarship (MDS) under
the BLI – a comprehensive effort led by SPRING
to groom and develop present and future SME business
leaders for our growth-oriented enterprises. They
were specially chosen from some 140 applicants.
Three of the recipients who received received
the prestigious awards from SPRING Deputy Chairman
Ms Chong Siak Ching of the scholarships were Jewel
Ye, Lau See Chin and Ryan Tan Ziyang. They have
a common passion for business, and have demonstrated
leadership capabilities and enterprising values.
'I feel happy and honoured to have received
the SPRING Executive Development Scholarship. I
am interested in the area of Social Entrepreneurship
and I hope to set up my own social enterprise one
day. The SPRING scholarship is timely as well as
strategic as it provides me with an excellent platform
upon my graduation to connect myself to the entrepreneurship
ecosystem in Singapore. It will give me the opportunity
to familiarise myself with the various government
schemes and support available for SMEs, to expand
my network of friends and potential business partners,
and most importantly learn from the experience
of working with SMEs. I aim to learn as widely
as possible about business and entrepreneurship
in NUS Business school to gain different perspectives
on how to startup, run and grow business enterprises,' said
See Chin.
During the course of their studies, the scholars
will do their internships at SPRING. Upon graduation,
they will spend two years in SPRING in the area
of enterprise development, where they will work
closely with successful and aspiring entrepreneurs
and SME leaders, and establish strong networks
and relationships with the Singapore business community.
Jewel added, 'It is really a great opportunity
that SPRING has given me in the pursuit of my dream
of setting up my own business in the future. I
believe that NUS Business School is able to equip
me with all the skills necessary for my future
business-building by providing me with strong business
network, exposing me to opportunities from all
over the world as well as by moulding and strengthening
my character with a wide range of elective modules
and CCAs, so that I do not just have the core knowledge
but also the communication skills that allow me
to do business eventually'.
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The MBA Orientation Week kicked off to a great
start when over 200 students arrived at NUS Business
School on the morning of 29 July. Judging from
the smiles and friendly faces despite the new environment,
it was clear that the students, who come from 25
countries, were excited about this new chapter
in their lives.
Assoc Prof Susanna Leong, Vice-Dean
of Graduate Studies, welcomed everyone into the
MBA community with an inspiring speech and interesting
anecdotes. Mr Lim Yue Wen, Director of Graduate
Studies, introduced the array of MBA programmes
that are offered here. There were also briefings
by other departments which helped these freshmen
to get an all-rounded understanding of the ins
and outs of the School. O-Week ended with two days
of fun, sun and adventure at Outward Bound Singapore.
It was a time when everyone built new friendships
as they prepare for the start of school the following
week. Once again to the class of 2010, welcome
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Our undergraduates made headlines over one weekend and even set two new Singapore records!
Nike+Human Race 10K
NUS won the School Team Challenge (aged 20 - 24) and a cash prize of $10,000 in the Nike+ Human Race 10K, for the most number of runners who came under 90 minutes. Even though the students came from diverse faculties, I am pleased to say that NUS Business School was the majority, representing about 70% of the team. This clearly reflects our strong spirit and unity in everything that we do and I am proud to be a part of the Business School community. A big 'thank you' to Jonathan Loh and his team from the Bizad Club who spearheaded this initiative right from the beginning. Your leadership and passion is indeed commendable.
Hearts United 2008
Our BBA student, Wang Ying Ying, is now in the Singapore Book of Records for the 'Largest National Flag Made From Origami Hearts'! She is part of Team 'Ice-Scream Love’, one of the finalists for Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes 2008. Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes 2008 is an initiative whereby students can get hands-on experience in both business and entrepreneurship, while serving a social cause. Ying Ying and her team raised about $10,000 for Canossaville Children's Home, through the sales of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and the origami hearts. I look forward to hearing more good news in October when the final results for this fund-raising competition is announced.
Tri-University Beach Carnival iBiza 2008
Another group of NUS Business School students made their way into the Singapore Book Of Records over at Sentosa with the most number of frisbees thrown in the signature Kallang Wave style. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, started off with the first frisbee, followed by students from the three local universities. Saturday's event at Tanjong Beach was part of the inaugural Tri-University Beach Carnival iBiza 2008. Our student leader, Leong Wen Kang, Director of Sports in the Bizad Club and his team headed this inaugural event among the business schools of National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore Management University, with the hope to foster a deeper relationship between the three universities.
Click here for more photos. Read the news in Channel NewsAsia, My Paper and The Straits Times. |
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Intake 4 of the UCLA – NUS Executive MBA program graduated in an intimate ceremony with close friends and family on August 23 at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles.
Dean Judy D. Olian graced the opening of the ceremony, 'You are now part of two communities: the UCLA Anderson family and the NUS Business School family, and those two connections will serve you for life, in powerful and perhaps unpredictable ways.' At the ceremony, the brand-new alumni of the two schools presented Teaching Excellence Awards to both Professors Carla Hayn from UCLA and Ivan Png from NUS Business School. Melissa Kwee spoke on behalf of the class, 'Graduates, may we set our hearts and our minds that this planet, this society and our next generation will be better because we have lived. Congratulations, Class of 2008!'
Some 90 senior executives, comprising graduating Class of 2008 and current Class of 2009, fly in from all over the world, devoted six 2-week classroom sessions over four powerhouse cities – Los Angeles, Singapore, Shanghai, and Bangalore over a rigorous and intensive programme over a period of 15 months.
Register for the UCLA – NUS Executive MBA 2009 Intake Information Sessions tour here. |
Alumni News
Four outstanding alumni of the NUS Business School
or its predecessor institutions received the Eminent
Business Alumni Award at the School’s 2nd
Eminent Business Alumni Award Ceremony held today
at The St Regis Singapore. The awards were given
out by Guest of Honour, Minister of State for Trade
and Industry, Mr Lee Yi Shyan.
These prominent business personalities were recognised
for their high level of achievements in the field
of business and management competence in the private
or people sector, as well as their contributions
to the business community or the School. Two other
outstanding alumni were awarded the Special Service
Award for their exceptional dedication to serving
the NUS Business School.
Award winners
Ng Ser Miang, Chairman, NTUC Fairprice
Cooperative, Executive Board Member of the International
Olympic
Committee and Singapore Ambassador to the Republic
of Hungary and the Kingdom of Norway, as well as
Veronica Eng, Partner of Permira Advisers, a leading
European-based private equity firm, both received
the Award under the Senior Alumni Category (aged
40 and above).
Ng Ser Miang and Veronica Eng were also conferred
Honorary members of the NUS Business School Alumni
Association for having distinguished themselves
in their respective fields of expertise.
Adam Khoo, Executive Chairman of Adam Khoo Learning
Technologies Group and Howie Lau, Executive Director
of Lenovo (Singapore), received the Award under
the Young Alumni Category (aged below 40).
Peter Tay, Managing Director of TPS Corporate
Services and Yeo Keng Joon, Managing Partner of
Global Biotech Singapore received the Special Service
Award. They were recognized for their active contributions
to the School.
Citations of the six alumni winners can be found
in Annex
A.
Said Prof Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business
School at the event, “Tonight’s Eminent
Business Alumni Award is one way we salute all
our graduates. Our alumni and what they have achieved
enhance the reputation of the School and enable
us to reach new heights of excellence. They affirm
our mission of producing business leaders for the
global market place. We are heartened that many
of our graduates also return to serve their alma
mater in formal and informal capacities.”
The award winners were nominated by alumni, faculty
members, staff and friends of NUS Business School
in May 2008 for outstanding contribution to the
business community as well as active involvement
in the activities of the NUS Business School. The
nominations were deliberated upon and shortlisted
by an eight-member selection committee chaired
by NUS Business School alumnus Peter Seah, Chairman
of Sembcorp Industries, ST Engineering and Singapore
Computer Systems.
Read the news in The
Business Times and
Lianhe
Zaobao.
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The New NUS Welcome Lunch was held on 12 July
at NUSS Kent Ridge Guild House. Aptly themed “Stay
Connected”, the event featured avenues through
which new alumni maintain their ties with their
alma mater. The Class Ambassador initiative was
one such avenue that consisted of selected graduating
students from each faculty liaising with the NUS
Office of Alumni Relations (OAR) to maintain links
between their respective cohorts and NUS. The OAR
also announced the launch of IV-Sigma Program organised
by NUS Extension and consultancy firm Strategic
Moves to promote lifelong learning. Business School
Class Ambassadors were also present.
Heartiest congratulations goes out to Dr William Chung who is a proud recipient of The Public Service Star Award (Bintang Bakti Masyarakat). This exciting news was announced during this year's National Day and the ceremony is expected to commence soon.
About 100 alumni, current MBA students and friends turned up for the “Engaging You” evening held at Fashion Bar, Clark Quay on 7 August. NUS MBA Alumni organised this networking affair with the support of NUS Business School. The evening provided guests with an opportunity to mingle and make new friends. “This is an excellent networking opportunity for me,” said Mr Mitesh Patel (MBA 2003). Guests from the American Chamber of Commerce and the network of Distinguished Universities Alumni League (DUAL) were also present.
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The MBA Class of 2005 Reunion was held on 22 August at Rang Mahal Restaurant at Pan Pacific Singapore. The event saw a turnout of 30 alumni and faculty members; it was jointly organised by the MBA Programs Office and the Global Alumni Network Office (GANO). Prof Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business School was the Guest-of-Honour. During dinner, the alumni recalled the many joyous occasions that they celebrated together, including festivities and birthday celebrations of alumni’s children. Assoc Prof Prem and Assoc Prof Nitin Pangarkar were also present.
17 alumni members were acknowledged for their contributions at the Commencement Ceremony of the YMCA-NUS Business School Volunteer Service Management Programme (VSMP). The dinner event was held on 29 August at NUS University Hall to mark the commencement of the VSMP’s May 2008 intake.
This run saw 39 Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes volunteers aged between 13 and 20 years undergo eight sessions of training, four of which were taught by NUS Business School. Prof Bernard Yeung, Dean of NUS Business School attended as the Guest-of-Honour. |
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