A transformative journey
SMU MBA student Ms Francesca Tay is a business news producer at CNBC International. Ms Tay graduated from Senton Hall University in the United States with BSc in Business Administration and Finance and minor in Journalism.
A rewarding experience
IE-SMU MBA alumnus Mr Aum Ayawongs is a global key account marketing manager at French multinational oil and gas company Total. He enrolled in the part-time MBA programme in 2016 and graduated last year.
Hop about from Hanoi
SMU alumna Grace Gan who moved to Hanoi in February 2017, is currently working as an operations manager at serviced apartments Somerset West Point Hanoi. Having been there for over a year, Ms Gan shares some of her favourite places to visit, eat and shop in Hanoi.
From a $72 investment at 14, to becoming a millionaire before 30 – Ivan Chang of Wonderlabs
SMU alumnus Ivan Chang, who is currently the Executive Chairman of the Wonderlabs Group, shares his journey on being a successful entrepreneur.
Singapore sets up Asia’s first “ugly foods” direct sale platform
The three founders of “TreeDots”, students from SMU and NTU, have set up Asia’s first “online factory direct food sales”, which sells unattractive produce directly to businesses, in order to minimise food wastage.
Lai Chang Wen
SMU alumnus and CEO of Ninja Van Lai Chang Wen was a finance undergraduate of SMU when he started his first ‘real business’ – Marcella – which specialises in made-to measure menswear.
Death of young man with heart defect inspired his former girlfriend to write memoir
Daniel Selvakumar had been suffering from a heart defect since childhood. Although he survived into adulthood, doctors were not optimistic about his situation.
University student becomes cobbler
Liang Wen Jun holds a business management degree from SMU. He worked as a professional tennis coach for 8 years upon graduating and discovered that he had a passion for shoemaking.
Singaporean sisters provide answers to end period problems once and for all
Vanessa Paranjothy, a social sciences graduate from SMU and co-founder of Freedom Cups, was working as a human resources executive when she heard about menstrual cups from a friend who had returned from an internship with a non-profit organization in Guatemala in 2012.
Singaporean player signs for English pro e-sports team
SMU alumnus and Singapore’s e-sport athlete Chiang “Hibidi” Wen Jun has become the first local Fifa player to be signed on by a major European pro e-sports team – No Fuchs Given. The team is owned by English Premier