NUS Business Leads - October 2005

School Notes
Dean meets CEOs over lunch
Beijing alumni forum explores cultural issues in M&As
NUS Business School granted EFMD "Non-European" membership
Visitors from abroad

Student Highlights
19th Management Committee of NUS Bizad Club
MBA Class' multicultural celebration on International Day
Marketing Stars' Night, a playground for Marketing professors and students
Overwhelming turnout for talks point to BBA undergraduates' interest in banking careers

Staff News
Decision Science Faculty is two-time winner of George E. Nicholson Best Paper Award
New appointment
New staff

Alumni Updates
China alumni celebrate School's 40 years
APEX(C) MBA alumnus is Best Entrepreneur at Centennial Entrepreneurship Awards
Mandarin Alumni Association congratulates member at Mid-Autumn celebrations

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Published by Corporate Development and Communications,
NUS Business School.
Managing Editor:
Aw Beng Teck
Editor:
Mary Lee
Writers:
Chew Kok Ann
Janelle Kang
Ng Suan
Contributing Writers:
Alison Ang
Avril Tan
Doreen Kum
Eunice Tan
June Lim
Lew Li Min
Melvyn Sim
Nikhil Kochhar

Deep in history and enterprise: the Business School Jakarta Alumni Chapter

The grand old 400-year old Galangan VOC, a historical
Dutch-style building located in the Sunda Kelapa port area of Old Jakarta, was the venue for NUS Business School Jakarta alumni gathering.

To celebrate NUS Business School's 40 years of history and accomplishments, we would like to invite you to its 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner. Come join us to reminisce the good old days and rekindle ties! Register today at http://www.bschool.nus.edu/bizdinner/.

Dean meets CEOs over lunch

In spite of their hectic schedules, as many as 10 CEOs from the highly popular CEO Unplugged series gathered over lunch at NUSS Suntec City Guild House on 9 September.

19th Management Committee of NUS Bizad Club

The NUS Students' Business Club announced the formation of its 19th Management Committee on 15 September.

Decision Science Faculty two-time winner of George E. Nicholson Best Paper Award

In November 2004, Assistant Professor Melvyn Sim from the Department of Decision Sciences won the second prize in the George E. Nicholson Student Paper Competition, the most prestigious student paper competition in the United States in the field of Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS).

China alumni celebrate School’s 40 years

About 60 alumni, IMBA students and business associates were present on 7 October at the China World Hotel, Beijing, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of NUS Business School, and the University’s centennial.

Perspective

Avril Tan, 20, First Year undergraduate at NUS Business School and graduand from Victoria Junior College

Special Feature

Business Leads catches up with three Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) writers from the NUS Business School, June Lim, Third Year, Lew Li Min, Fourth Year and Eunice Tan, BBA 2005. The Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2005 took place on 23 September, with President of Singapore, Mr S R Nathan as the guest-of-honour.

Coming Events

Warren Buffet Wealth: Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World
14 October 2005

MBA Cocktail
21 October 2005

Infosys Forum
21 October 2005

3rd Sino-Japanese Optimization Meeting in the e-Business Era
31 October - 2 November 2005

40th Anniversary Reunion Dinner
5 November 2005

For a comprehensive list of events, kindly refer to:
Calendar of Events