Exciting sporting achievements throughout 2021
SMU alumna and Paralympic swimmer Yip Pin Xiu continued her dominance at the Tokyo Paralympics which equalled her two-gold effort at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
She turned her Kickstarter dream into a S$2.5m bag company
SMU alumna Mandy Chan co-founded a startup when she was still a teenager six years ago. The startup, called The Bold Company, was incorporated in 2016.
Sports heroes lauded with open-top bus parade through town
Four local athletes were feted for achievements in their respective sports this year with a celebratory parade aboard an open-top bus yesterday.
10 who went above and beyond
SMU alumna and backstroke specialist Yip Pin Xiu is one of the nominees for The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2021 award.
Lead Inspire Care Serve Dare
SMU alumna and swimmer Ms Yip Pin Xiu who won two Paralympic golds this year is not just a force in water but also a champion for inclusivity. She has been named one of ten finalists in The Straits Times Singaporean of the Year 2021 by UBS.
GSTechnologies H1 has been one of significant progress for the Group
SMU alumnus and Executive Director of GSTechnologies Ltd Mr Tan Guan Han, Shayne, was appointed as the company's new Chief Operating Officer on 20 October.
His BMW ride checks all the right boxes
SMU alumnus Alan Phua and his wife, Verleen Goh, a food scientist, founded deep-tech start-up Alchemy Foodtech six years ago.
Edtech firm bags $1m to help university students start their careers
Kinobi, a Singapore-based education technology startup, has raised US$1 million in a seed round led by an Indonesia-based corporate VC firm. Launched in January, Kinobi helps college students enter the professional world.
Head of Goldbell Group Cai Mun Jie: Wealth does not pass 3 generations, but values can be extended to 10 generations
SMU alumnus Cai Mun Jie is the third-generation owner of Goldbell Group. As the head of the group, he shared insights into how transformation and staying relevant helps him to sustain and grow the business.
Interview with SMU alumnus, Yong Hua Bing
Speaking in an interview about SMU Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship’s (IIE) flagship education programme Protégé Ventures, SMU alumnus and former Managing Partner at Protégé Ventures Yong Hua Bing shared his experiences and how he benefitted from the student-led ve