Two S'poreans self-taught carpenters started up, and their furniture company broke even in a year
SMU alumni Brandon Heng and Gay Zheng Cai – who majored in IT and business respectively – decided to follow their passion and started Herman Furniture in 2012 along with two other partners.
More mixed marriages and conversions
Married couple Mikhail Goh and Tengku Suzana Tengku Abdul Kadir were both business undergraduates at SMU when they met each other for the first time. They are among the rising number of mixed marriages and conversio
Degree of underemployment
Chris Lim, who graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management degree from SMU in December 2016, didn't expect that it would take him 10 months to land his first full-time job.
Youth wants to spread the peace message at national, global levels
Mr Mohamed Irshad Abbas Ali started Roses of Peace (ROP) when he was studying at SMU. Doing such work was already in his blood.
She never studied design, but this millennial has created gifts for royalty and heads of states
SMU alumna Rachel Hoe joined her father’s company, Royal Insigna, after graduation five years ago and is now the Creative Director of the company.
Fulfilling obligation by doing voluntary work to foster racial and religious harmony
SMU School of Information Systems alumna Ms Nazhath Faheema is the founder of hash.peace which is dedicated to promoting a culture of peace through the building of micro inclusive societies that are safe from terrorism.
She never studied design, but this millennial has created gifts for royalty and heads of states
SMU alumna Rachel Hoe joined her father’s company, Royal Insigna, after graduation five years ago and is now the Creative Director of the company.
A millennial with a master in finance, achieving multiple goals with fitness
After graduating with a Master of Science in Applied Finance, SMU alumna Guo Mengjia worked as a real estate agent, secretary, sales professional before becoming a certified fitness coach.
Uplifting corporate giving starts from within
SMU alumnus Peh Zhengyang and Director of D’Elegance was inspired by enquiries from customers to start the Uplift Project in 2016 – a bra-recycling project started in Australia that collects used or new bras and sends them to women in need.
Youth receives "Queen's award for young leaders" for website that allows mental patients to seek help anonymously
SMU alumnus Oon Tian Sern was one of the two Singaporeans awarded the Queen's Young Leaders’ Award. The Award recognises leaders aged between 18 and 29 from Commonwealth countries who use their skills to transform the lives of others in their communities.