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Exciting News on the Launch of SMU Japan Alumni Chapter!

Great to see our alumni involved in supporting and launching the Chapter and starting to drive community activities across Japan and from Japan to Asia to the World.

For those alumni interested to join the launch event, please register from the below link.

Registration:
https://eventregistration.smu.edu.sg/events/launch-of-smu-japan-alumni-chapter/event-summary-d2fa14eb14604910b03e483575aa5a38.aspx?5S,M3,d2fa14eb-1460-4910-b03e-483575aa5a38=

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Congratulations on coming in first in the dean’s relay! Well done class of 2020 🥇

Inaugural EMBA x MBA x IE-SMU MBA event

With a Special Alumna visitor Tingting Wang (Class of 2015) from Beijing, SMU Alumni Association in Japan has celebrated Japanese New Era "Reiwa" in Tokyo, together with other alumni, Takayuki Miyake (Class of 2013), Yuta Morita (Class of 2018), Masafumi Saki (Class of 2016) and Kjay Kim (Class of 2015).

Even after graduation, our MBA Alumni continues to stay in touch and it is also memorable for MBA graduates from different batches to meet and share what is going in their post SMU MBA lives, careers, and passions!

Happy Japanese New Era to you and those who are interested in SMU MBA Program!

■ Pics: From Right to Left
Taka: Class of 2013, Investment Banking Industry
Chaki: Class of 2016, Healthcare Industry
TingTing: Class of 2015, Venture Capitalist
Yuta: Class of 2018, Real Estate Industry
KJ: Class of 2015, Tech Platformer

~ One SMU Alumni Gathering in Tokyo ~
Founding members of our Alumni Chapter in Tokyo, Masafumi Saki (FT MBA, Class of 2016) and Kjay Kim (FT MBA, Class of 2015) hosted an "SMU Alumni Gathering" at a famous Singaporian restaurant where a group of MBA alumni and the previous undergrad exchange students catch up after graduation.

Diverse participants from healthcare, consulting, investment bank, SaaS Startup, and tech industries shared what's going on in their professional business life.

We are growing at a rapid pace like Series A/B startup where everyday is full of new findings/insights for further growth.

Can't wait to meet the future candidates who have Burning Passion to drive SMU, Soon-to-Become an Academic Unicorn Institution from Asia!

No SMU No Life!

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SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business has just been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), an accolade reserved for the best postgraduate management programmes! With this achievement, we're now amongst the top 1% of business schools globally with the coveted ‘triple crown’ 👑👑👑 accreditation.

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Congratulations to SMU MBA students Loh Teng Kai, He Maoying and Felicia Shaw for emerging tops at the 8th Annual Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge. We are so proud of your achievement at what has been considered to be one of the most competitive yet in the Challenge's history!

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Are MBAs too generic for my needs? Academic Director Dr Ang Ser Keng has insights.

An MBA is not just about learning new concepts but also a great way to reconnect with familiar ones. Academic Director of SMU MBA, Dr Ang Ser Keng tells us how to make the most out of your MBA at SMU.

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This is yet another achievement of the SMU MBA.

Hope you're achieving something great today.

A power debut by SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2018! We're very proud of SMU MBA's strong placement—ranking 49th worldwide and top 10 in MBA alumni salary increase.

SMU Students Awarded MasterCard MBA Scholarships for Women 2017

Learn how SMU collaborates with Mastercard to develop outstanding academic and entrepreneurship potential, and nurture female MBA candidates to be socially-responsible women.

smu.edu.sg Shaily Sharma and Zhou Yuzhen were selected for their outstanding academic achievements, keen leadership and entrepreneurial qualities and excellent community service records.

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Interested to find out more about SMU and our MBA programme? Join us at SMU Masters Day on 25 March!

Looking for a transformative postgraduate education that will shape your future? Join us at SMU Masters Day and find out more.

~ Beginning of Exceptional Journey with SMU MBA from 2017 ~
Happy New Year to all of dear alumni, the incoming class of 2017 students and prospective candidates!

Before getting further into the main topic, let us congratulate Class of 2016 students on their graduation! We are extremely proud to have all of you in SMU MBA community and do hope what you learned from the program will further accelerate your ambition for the way forward!

Some Class of 2016 students gave us updates and share what they are up to. They nurtured strong friendship from a variety of MBA projects. Daniel Putra, Naoyuki Gokaku, and Kazuki Tsukida have spent fabulous time in Tokyo’s Akihabara district.

Reflecting amazing time with classmates, Naoyuki mentions that “SMU MBA has brought a lot of positive impacts on me. Great friendship with classmates, deep Asian business exposure through innovative modules brought by professors that have both business and academic experiences and more.”

Kazuki shares his exposure into Asian business through his internship experiences in two companies. He did an internship with both Japanese and Singaporean companies. “I couldn’t imagine that I would take a bold approach before the beginning of SMU MBA. This program has given me the courage to take the further step to changing myself.”

If you are interested in knowing further details about their ongoing voyage, please let us know!

~ Dear prospective candidates across the globe ~
What're your key learnings/insights from 2016? We are very excited to announce that SMU MBA information session will start from Japan. For further details, please check the following link. Our class of 2016 alumni, Masafumi Saki has a message to you, “Have a great journey with SMU MBA!”. We always have burning passion to inspire you.

[URL: SMU MBA Information Session]
https://business.smu.edu.sg/mba/info-session #/?i=1

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An insightful and interesting session with MBA students at the Singapore Management University!

Everyone had a chance to log on to 20/Twenty and experience the platform for themselves. Thanks for having us over to share case studies and learnings from a range of clients!

We understand if you need more time to make your application just right—the final deadline for the Full-Time SMU MBA programme (Jan 2017) has been extended to 31 Oct 2016.

Embark on your SMU MBA here: http://business.smu.edu.sg/mba/how-to-apply

All the best!

Next week is a final exam week for SMU MBA students.

During the elective period, under the time constraint between internship and class, our MBA students never give up to create something unique for final project!

Our students quoted inspiring/motivational words by Will Smith.
"Greatness is not this wonderful, esoteric, illusive feature that only the special among us will ever taste. It's something that truly exists in all of us."

Our SMU MBA program will keep you motivated and inspired for the whole year.

Let's have a nice Friday & Happy SG51!!

【Photo：From left to right】
Nishant Saikia (Class of 2016, Full-time)
Wuling Li (Class of 2016, Full-time)
Tung Vu (Class of 2016, Part-time)
Albert Sudirgo (Class of 2016, Part-time)
Karthik Nair (Class of 2016, Full-time)
Kjay Kim (Alumni/Class of 2015, SMU Ambassador)

Finding a Job in Singapore after MBA

～ Finding a Job in Singapore after SMU MBA ~

Reflecting his job hunting, Piyush Rathi from Sephora Digital SEA shared insightful tips regarding "Finding a Job in Singapore after MBA".

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/finding-job-singapore-after-mba-piyush-tarachand-rathi?trk=mp-reader-card

We understand that potential candidates who have burning passion to study our SMU MBA program are keen to know job market scene in Singapore, and this article by Piyush will solve your unclear points!!

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Piyush Rathi (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Sreekanth Chandramouli (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Daeik Kong (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Bhadrinath Ramachandran (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Simon Gan (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Cindy Low (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Anshuman Chaturvedi (Alumni, Class of 2015)
Raymond Su Jiaqi (Alumni, Class of 2015)

linkedin.com Q : How to find a job in Singapore after MBA? I am no expert, but having gone through this process twice, once for internships and then for jobs, I thought of listing out various ways which I and my

Broadening her horizons | The Sunday Times

Featuring our very own SMU MBA alumna, Nurul, on The Sunday Times

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Today, our MBA students had an amazing lunch time with Mr. Augustine Tan, one of the best Economic professors in SMU!

After being inspired by one week intensive course "Current Issues in the Global Economy" by him, one of MBA students, Masafumi Saki ("Chaki") shared his excitement with us.

"Professor's economic course had an big impact on me. This one week was full of new findings and learnings. After joining SMU MBA program, I really feel that we have a priviledge to learn from those who have been active in the business and political world. There is no word "Stop" in our program.

Perfect combination of both academic and practical concepts from the classroom lecture/discussion was superbly helpful! What's more, professor shared some episodes when he served as Political Secretary to Prime Minister and President of Economic Society of Singapore. Everything was so so insightful! Never have I experienced such an exciting moment in the classroom."

【Photo: From left to right】
Kazuki Tsukida (Class of 2016)
Masafumi Saki (Class of 2016)
Professor Augustine Tan
Shinji Odo (Class of 2016)
Naoyuki Gokaku (Class of 2016)

Welcoming the new MBA (part-time) and MAF 2016/2017 batch of students!

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We're visiting several cities in July. Join us in a small group Coffee Session to learn how the SMU MBA can give your career a boost!

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3 Reasons That Got Me Started on My SMU MBA Journey

blog.smu.edu.sg SMU MBA graduate Anshuman Chaturvedi looks back fondly at the reasons that have led him to pursue an unforgettable SMU MBA journey.

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Visit our SMU MBA YouTube channel to hear more about the SMU MBA experience by our MBA students and alumni!

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We're visiting Seoul, Tokyo and Taipei this month! Come learn more about the SMU MBA, and see how it can fulfil your career goals.

Reserve a seat for a tailored consultation!

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"I joined the SMU MBA with a primary objective to broaden my business acumen. Coming from an entrepreneurial background, i was looking at honing my business understanding through practical applications of theoretical concepts. SMU MBA’s predominantly action based learning program has been a perfect medium for me to acquire, assimilate and apply my knowledge to explore solutions for relevant industry challenges by working on plethora of projects and case studies. A deeply satisfying aspect of learning has been the intellectually stimulating debate with batch mates to constantly explore diverse points of views – an experience that accelerated our cognitive growth.

I will remember my MBA journey by the wonderful memories of being part of fun and dynamic student community. The opportunities to be actively involved in student club activities or social projects or just hanging out for pure fun has helped form strong bonds and memories with some of the brightest and wonderful people that I know – one that I will cherish for a long time."

Anshuman Chaturvedi, Indian, MBA Class of 2015 (Full-time)

"For me, attractive opportunities always come from being in the SMU community! One of SMU’s strengths is the wide variety of communication/networking opportunities with students across all SMU’s postgraduate programmes. The accelerated MBA experience is not just about the flexible one-year course, but what I also like is having access to the wide variety of networking opportunities available to SMU students across all postgraduate programmes, such as the IE-SMU MBA, Master of Science in Management (MM) and the Master of Science in Innovation (MI). Being a member of the SMU MBA Marketing club also allowed me to have direct contact with guest speakers from related industries.

In my view, SMU stands out because it provides a single platform where every MBA student can learn, network, and be innovative together. The SMU MBA Mentorship Programme – a recent initiative started by the SMU MBA Alumni Office, also allowed me to form a deeper connection with our various SMU MBA alumni from different industries, as we get to be mentored under them. In addition, most modules are conducted in a way where every student can maximise their participation in class, making our learning exciting and fruitful."

Jung-Yoon Kim, Korean, Marketing Club Member, MBA Class of 2015 (Full-time), Microsoft Corporation Tokyo

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We're proud to announce that an SMU-written case has made it to the Top 15 Bestselling Cases in 2015 at the Case Centre, a renowned international case resource centre for business education!

Co-authored by SMU’s Professor Srinivas K. Reddy from Lee Kong Chian School of Business and Christopher Dula from the Centre of Management Practice, the “Gillette’s ‘Shave India Movement’: Razor Sharp Against the Stubble” case was ranked amongst other leading business schools at Harvard, Ivey, IBS and Cambridge. — http://bit.ly/1QWSxgQ

Some pictures of the overseas Postgraduate events (Vietnam & Philippines) that we held last month! We would like to thank our SMU MBA alumni for taking their time out to participate in these events.

"I was attracted by the 18-month duration of the part-time MBA programme at SMU. Although it was shorter, hence more intense than other part-time MBA programmes, I found the going well-paced and I could balance its demands with my job.

At SMU, I benefited from a relevant curriculum that was delivered by a faculty steeped in knowledge, practice and experience. I am also very impressed with my classmates who yield from diverse nationalities and industries. I have learned just as much from my classmates through our interaction, both inside and outside the classroom. The whole learning experience would have been different without them."

Lock Kok Leong, Singaporean, Singapore Armed Forces, Goh Keng Swee Command & Staff College, SMU Warriors Scholarship awardee, MBA Class of 2015 (Part-time)

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For the first time, the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKCSB) has been ranked in the Financial Times (FT) Executive MBA Ranking. In its debut, the business school’s Executive MBA (EMBA) programme set up four years ago achieved a good standing of 10th position among Asian institutions, and 36th globally this year. It is also the highest-ranked new entrant in 2015.

The findings of the FT Executive MBA Ranking 2015 reveal that SMU’s EMBA graduates commanded the highest salary compared to those from other Singaporean institutions. They are also among the better paid in Asia and the world.

Being ranked highly for pre-EMBA work experiences (6th globally and 4th in Asia) and the international course experience (21st globally and 5th in Asia), the SMU EMBA provides outstanding exposure through its senior student profile and global exposure. It is also notable that LKCSB made the top 100 on the first year of qualifying for FT’s EMBA rankings.

Register for our information session on 17 February to find out more! — http://bit.ly/1NzJ8VN

"With the ever-changing economic landscape and greater global integration we are living in, it is necessary for me to gain a broader perspective of real-world business situations in order to remain competitive. SMU MBA’s holistic programme not only provided me the knowledge and skills necessary to be an all-rounder leader, it also trained me in the intensity and quality needed for me to be successful.

Working with diverse classmates wide-across many industries and nationalities truly exceeded my expectations as I acquired innumerable soft skills from every one of them. The camaraderie I developed through the programme still bind me strongly with my classmates as we continue to support one another in achieving more through our lives."

Rei Cheong, Singapore, President of SMU MBA Alumni Exco Team, MBA Class of 2012 (Part-Time), RHB Asset Management Pte Ltd.