From skin and bones to fit and fab
SMU alumna Charlene Tang has competed in over 20 triathlons, including the Ironman 70.3 last year in Bahrain, where she clocked a personal best of 4hr 59min 59sec.
Roger Yip: How this 28-year-old built up his mobile bar business from his bedroom
SMU alumnus Roger Yip, who’s the co-founder of mobile bartending startup Mixes from Mars, shared how he turned his bedroom bar business into a custom mixology and events management offering.
Tan Wei Chieh: Engineer fulfills dream of becoming a lawyer
After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, Tan Wei Chieh joined the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) as a staff officer. While working at Mindef, he obtained three postgraduate degrees in engineering.
Carolyn Choo: Hotel 81 founder Choo Chong Ngen and his CEO daughter Carolyn have lofty ambitions of going global with their company
SMU alumna Carolyn Choo, who is Worldwide Hotels’ Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, shared how she ended up joining the family business, which was started by her father, hotelier Choo Chong Ngen.
Charles Chen Yidan changed the Internet in China forever as Tencent’s co-founder — Now he’s transforming education worldwide
SMU alumnus Dr Charles Chen Yidan, co-founder of Internet giant Tencent and founder of The Yidan Prize values continuing education and the importance of staying open-minded in an increasingly globalised and diverse world.
Josie Stoker: The Capture app enables you to track, reduce and offset carbon emissions from everyday life
SMU alumna Josie Stoker founded startup Climate Technology Solutions together with Abdul Aziz. The company has developed a mobile app, called Capture, which enables users to track, reduce and remove carbon emissions from everyday life.
Anders Tan: ITE grads 'pay it forward' by hiring their juniors
SMU alumnus Anders Tan was inspired by his brother-in-law, who has high-functioning autism, to start a social enterprise called Inclus, to help people with special needs find gainful employment.
Vincent Tatan: The hidden gems of writing analytics
SMU alumnus Vincent Tatan – who was in one of the early batch specialising in analytics at SMU in 2015 – shared how he had provided support to help his juniors bridge their learning gap in the new curriculum.
Yip Pin Xiu: Medals, top events, yes. But sports culture?
The Straits Times’ feature on Singapore's efforts to become a sporting nation noted that SMU alumna and para-athlete Yip Pin Xiu won Singapore's first Paralympic title during the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.
Nur Syahidah Alim: Para Games postponed
The ASEAN Para Games will not be held on January 18-25 as scheduled and may be postponed to March instead, after the Philippine Sports Commission admitted that it does not have enough funds to stage the event.