Gaming passion sets graduate on IT career path
Mr Alex Ng graduated from SMU last year, and the course he read – information systems – is among those whose graduates saw the biggest starting pay jumps.
Singapore's most promising legal luminaries aged 40 and under
SMU alumna Jolie Giouw [a graduate of SMU LLM in Cross-Border Business and Finance Law in Asia programme, Class of 2017] was listed as one of the top 20 most influential lawyers aged 40 and under in 2017. She is currently Counsel, Bird & Bird ATMD LLP.
Edtech startup Cudy turns your smartphone/laptop into a classroom; offers live tuition
Cudy, an edtech start-up, was established in late 2017 by Alexander Lim and Sean Lam, both alumni of SMU. It all started from a personal problem of Lim when he was looking for tuition while in Junior College.
My big career change from tech consultancy to Singapore investment banking
SMU alumna Kathy Zhou explained how the SMU MSc in Applied Finance (MAF) gave her an advantage in making a career switch. “I already had business skills from university and my [consulting] job, so I didn’t want to do a generalist MBA,” she said.
The rise of Pritam Singh as front runner for top WP post
SMU alumnus Pritam Singh, who obtained his law degree with SMU’s Juris Doctor programme, is relatively inexperienced in politics. However, within eight short years of joining the Workers’ Party (WP), he has become the favoured candidate to succeed Low Thia Khiang to lead WP.
Sharing knowledge to develop business web
An article by SMU alumnus Nurul Amani Ahmad Nizari explained that a group of business partners has joined forces to offer technology courses to equip young people with knowledge of the 21st century such as technology-based coding and entrepreneurship.
'Spend what's left after saving, not vice versa'
SMU alumna and entrepreneur Teh Li Rong has never been intimidated by hostile workplaces or the risk of going it alone in business. That drive to achieve financial independence led her into a career as a derivatives trader after graduating with a bachelor's degree in business management in 2007.
Bak kwa popcorn: Singaporean start-up launches new locally-inspired range
SMU alumnus Zac Chua, Founder and CEO of The Kettle Gourmet, conceptualised the idea of creating popcorn with new and exciting flavours such as Teh Tarik while he was studying at SMU.
How better pricing is driving companies to introduce single-origin chocolates and beverages
SMU post-graduate alumnus Kausshal Dugarr, founder of Teabox, sells a wide variety of Indian and Nepali teas in 113 countries. Founded in 2012, Teabox has raised around $13 million in equity funding, mostly from Accel Partners, and counts Ratan Tata among its investors.
Roses to spread peace
SMU alumnus Mohamed Irshad, the founder of SMU’s Islamic Business and Finance Society, felt that negative feelings arising from growing anti-Muslim sentiments in the West should be countered with symbols of love and peace.
