I will set record in Paris Olympics as well: Shanti Pereira
SMU alumna Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira Pereira competed in 47 individual races, rewrote the national 100m mark six times and the 200m record four times as she emerged as a national hero.
Managing people, money, and arts, Arts management is not easy
SMU alumna Wu Xinci, General Manager of Ding Yi Music Company, is also the founding leader of the SMU Chinese Orchestra. She started to learn about operating an orchestra during university.
Playing a part in Pereira's success
SMU alumna and Singapore national sprinter Shanti Pereira competed in 47 individual races in 2023 – her most in a season – but the pain in her right knee meant that she could not even train at times and threatened to derail her route to a stellar 2023.
Singaporean barista's bid to be a world champ
SMU alumna Courtney Kheng quit her job in human resources in 2018 to become a coffee professional.
Change to learn, skills to lead
SMU alumnus Mr Yuvan Mohan's journey as a volunteer with National Youth Council began in 2013 after he graduated from SMU.
5 Questions with Willis Wee, founder of Tech in Asia
In an interview, SMU alumnus and Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tech in Asia (TIA) Willis Wee shared how a chat with Willson Cuaca, co-Founder of East Ventures at a McDonald's near SMU when he was an SMU student changed the course of his ea
Psychology grad sells chocolate strawberries disguised as cute Minions and sexy butts
SMU alumna Maribelle Seah is the founder of artisan chocolate boutique BerryBar, which she started four years ago during the COVID-19 circuit breaker.
A confident Shanti Pereira is a great story for kids to hear
SMU alumna and national sprinter Shanti Pereira has spoken to corporates on “resilience” and “courageous decisions”, done a handful of school presentations and taken her medal to an award function over the past few months.
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.