The year in frame
The Straits Times featured photos of some of Singapore's key moments of 2023, including a photo of SMU alumna and national sprinter Shanti Pereira greeting the crowd ahead of the women's 100m final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on 30 September
A breathtaking year for sport
SMU alumna and national sprinter Shanti Pereira ran the races of her life on the track, and was rewarded with a boatload of accolades in 2023.
I quit my job in consulting and spent $7,000 on a 9-week coding boot camp in Bali. It's given me a whole new take on imposter syndrome.
SMU alumna Jessica Kalip worked as a strategy consultant after graduating from the University. She felt unfulfilled and burned out two years into the job and spent $7,000 on a 9-week coding boot camp in Bali.
Solving administrative pains of teachers and turning it into a business
Motivated by his university graduation project, SMU alumnus Pang Zhan Hao founded Dive Analytics in 2017, specialising in educational technology to alleviate the administrative burden on teachers.
Refreshed, ready to race
SMU alumna and sprint queen Shanti Pereira took a three-week break but has already resumed training for a month as she eyes more national records when she resumes her season in April, before taking on the 26 July - 11 August 2024 Paris Olympics.
S’porean songwriter, 31, who crafted songs for 'Transformers' & 'Spider-Man' movies, also created 'Shopee-pi-pi-pi-pi-pi'
SMU alumnus Hubert Ng turned down a job offer from a management consultancy to write music six years ago. He and his team of three at his production house, Bertyverse, produce a wide range of entertainment content besides Shopee jingles.
Yip Pin Xiu, Toh Wei Soong once again chosen as male and female sportspersons of the year at the Singapore Disability Sports Awards
SMU alumna Yip Pin Xiu has won the Singapore Disability Sports' Sportswoman of the Year award for the fourth time.
Becoming an entrepreneur opened her eyes to investing
SMU alumna Joylynn Tan left her stable job at a hospital to become an entrepreneur as she realised that there was a pressing need for more proactive mental health support.
Singapore's sprint queen Shanti Pereira away from the track: ‘Life can be a bit of a roller coaster ride, I clear my head to calm myself’
SMU alumna and national sprinter Shanti Pereira's decision last year to quit her job to focus on running paid off. In the year she became a full-year professional athlete, she had the most wins and broke the most national records in her 10-year running career.
Redesigning life choices
SMU alumnus Wen Junjie started working as a full-time tutor after graduating from SMU’s School of Accountancy in 2017.