| Freshmen's
impressions of Bizad
It has been a month since classes
commenced. Business Leads caught up with a few of them to
talk about their Bizad experience thus far.
“The people are very vocal, very friendly
and easy to mingle with. It is a very comfortable environment,”
said Jana Er.
 Jana,
22, is a BBA freshman with an interesting background. Following
her graduation from Singapore Polytechnic, she landed a job
with Merrill Lynch as an in-house trader where she entered
and managed trades in seven Asian stock markets for the Global
Public Clients arm of Merrill.
After a year at Merrill, Jana decided to pursue
a BBA degree in NUS Business School. “The first day
of O-week was a real transition for me, as I had spent the
past year working. The ice-breaking was tough at first, but
after a while I felt there was no longer any barrier to mingle
with the others.”
While it is hard to forge strong friendships
with the independent nature of the modular system, Jana adopts
an open philosophy, “I think we must be flexible to
adapt to the environment instead of the environment adapting
to us.”
Echoing Jana’s impression of Bizaders,
fellow BBA freshman Lek Sze Min, 19, said, “The people
in Biz are a vocal, fun-loving and friendly bunch.”
“Bizad has an entire spectrum of people,
from those who are very hardworking to those who play quite
a bit; each has it’s own strengths,” she added.
 Sze
Min also has a colourful history, having been involved in
the Youth Executive Committee for Bukit Timah as well as the
Youth Council. She is currently a panelist for the Young ChangeMakers
scheme and the co-head organizer for programs and operations
for the Social Entrepreneurship Forum 2007.
This young activist has just returned from Korea
where she attended the Youth Camp for Asia’s Future
organized by Korea’s Youth Commission as part of the
Asian Youth Festival involving 18 countries.
Another BBA freshman, Loh Vooi Hon, 21, had
praise for the Bizad seniors, “Some of the year twos
were really helpful. I was working at the start of school
but they helped me in bidding and in orientation.”
The aspiring sailor had this to say however,
“I think Bizad needs to have a little more vibrancy
in order to live up to its ‘happening’ image.”
Like the others, Vani Pande, a freshman in the
MBA programme, is also starting to feel a part of the Bizad
family. “People are so welcoming and cooperative. Here,
nobody imposes themselves on you, you are free to do as you
like,” she said. “They are very friendly; it is
easy to gel with everyone.”
Vani was an executive producer in the entertainment
industry in Bombay for two years when she realized that the
television industry increasingly emphasized professionalism.
It was then she decided to make a shift from the creative
to managerial through obtaining an MBA.
One of the biggest plus points in Vani’s
opinion is the diversity NUS Business School offers, “The
emphasis on diversity in teams, where you have different cultures,
it is great. There is so much cultural exchange.”
While the freshmen interviewed may have differing
impressions of NUS Business School, there seems the general
consensus that Bizaders have done well in welcoming them into
the Biz family.
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Congratulations to Intake 2 of the UCLA-NUS EMBA on their Graduation!
Intake 2 of the UCLA–NUS Executive MBA program graduated
in a warm and intimate ceremony on August 27 at the UCLA Anderson
School of Management, Los Angeles, USA.
The class chose Mr Kenneth Sansom as the valedictorian
to speak on their behalf. At the ceremony, the brand-new alumni
of the two schools presented Teaching Excellence Awards to
both Professors Carla Hayn from UCLA and Ho Yew Kee from NUS.
 The
senior executives come from both sides of the Pacific as well
as from Europe devoted six two-week classroom sessions over
three powerhouse cities – Los Angeles, Singapore and
Shanghai. Participants put in a lot of hard work in between
the sessions in this academically rigorous and intensive program
over a period of 15 months.
Co-director of the program Associate Professor
Jochen Wirtz remarked, “Graduands, my heartiest congratulations
to all of you, and we wish you all the best at applying what
you’ve learned to fulfill your dreams and aspirations
in your careers and personal lives.”
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South Pole Expedition - A Personal Sharing
Mr Roland Krueger, Managing Director of a multi-national automotive
company gave a talk, “Unsupported to the South Pole
expedition from a pioneering experience” at Hon Sui
Sen Memorial Library auditorium on August 16, 2006. Captivating
the audience with his passionate sharing, Mr Krueger shared
how the conviction of “vision, focus and accountability”
helped him and his team succeed in the expedition. He also
applied his experience to the business context.
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Visitors
from abroad
From Japan - Hokuriku University
A group of 12 students led by Visiting Professor Jack Eisner
from the College of Northeast Asian Studies, University of
Incheon, was on campus on August 31, 2006. Our student ambassadors
hosted the South Korean students and brought the visitors
on a tour of NUS campus. The guests were impressed by the
School and its facilities and expressed interest in studying
here for a semester
or two.
Professor Do-Sook Han, a colleague of
Professor Eisner, subsequently met with Associate Professor
Lau Geok Theng, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Academic &
Administration, and Ms Jessie Toh from the Student Exchange
Program Office on May 23 to explore the possibility of a student
exchange program between the two schools.
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