SMU CIRCLE - December 2019


SMU Alumni Mentoring Now Offers 3 Tracks

Since the launch of SMU Alumni Mentoring Programme in 2010, the suite of programmes have expanded beyond alumni-to-students mentoring. Thriving on its success, students embarked on the senior-to-junior students mentoring. Meanwhile, the alumni-to-alumni track was also successfully piloted this year.

   

The Mentoring Pinnacle (NEW!)
Alumni-to-Alumni Mentoring Track: The newest track in SMU Alumni Mentoring, first piloted in June 2019, this alumni-to-alumni mentoring programme seeks to build a strong SMU network amongst our alumni professionals to help one another advance in their career and personal growth.

 

The Mentoring Navigator (Rebranded)
Alumni-to-Student Mentoring Track: Conceived and established in 2010 by SMU Alumni Association, this alumni-to-student mentoring programme seeks to guide and provide insights on things that cannot be gleaned in the classroom, such as invaluable industry knowledge, key career opportunities and professional networks.

  The Mentoring Circle
Student-to-Student Mentoring Track: Conceptualised and founded by three graduating seniors in 2016, The Mentoring Circle, affectionately known as TMC, is a ground up initiative by students, for students. TMC is a peer-to-peer mentoring and networking programme that focuses on early professional development through mentorship between senior and junior students.

SMU Alumni Mentoring Revamped: The Mentoring Circle, Navigator, and Pinnacle

Feature Story: Tan Xin Hao (BBM 2019) and Lai Hing Nam (MWM 2017) share about The Mentoring Pinnacle

Upcoming Events
(Dec 2019 - Jan 2020)

21 Dec   SMU Beijing Alumni Chapter Christmas Party
21 Dec   SMU Shenzhen Alumni Chapter Christmas Party
9 Jan   SMUAA Unite:15th Anniversary Gala Dinner
15 Jan   Professional Development Masterclass: Digitisation Strategy and Financial Performance
17 Jan   SMU MWM Lunar New Year Dinner
17 Jan   SMU Patron's Day
31 Jan   “AI-first” for Banks...how can banks leverage it for new business models 


Click here for event calendar 

News from SMU

LKCSB Dean is First Business Professor in Singapore to Be Named 'Highly Cited Researcher' in Field of Economics and Business

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SMU Launches Blended Master's in Management Programme

 

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SMU Alumni App & SMU Alumni Privilege Programme

SMU Alumni App Relaunched

Download the SMU Alumni App as a standalone application on your mobiles! Now available on Google Play or App Store.

    

Use the App and enjoy exclusive SMU Alumni Privileges at merchants such as Hotel Grand Pacific and The Lab Singapore.

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Alumni Around the World

SMU Beijing Alumni Chapter Dinner with SMU President and PGR Dean (top) and SOA Postgraduate Dinner (bottom)

Alumni in SMU Beijing Chapter, including PhD alumni attended a dinner on 24 Nov 2019 with SMU President Prof Lily Kong and Prof Wan Wai Yee, Dean of Postgraduate Research Programmes. On the same night, SOA hosted the first postgraduate alumni dinner in Beijing with Dean Prof Cheng Qiang.

SMU Shanghai Alumni Chapter Meets with SMU Chairman (top) and LKCSB Associate Dean (bottom)

Alumni in Shanghai had a private sharing session with SMU Chairman Mr Ho Kwon Ping on 29 Nov 2019, who was in town for a Speakers' Series talk hosted by Singapore Global Network.

On 13 Dec 2019, the alumni also met with LKCSB Associate Dean Prof Rick Smith for a dinner.

SMU Indonesia Alumni Chapter Dinner with SMU Students on Accountancy Study Mission

Alumni in Jakarta attended a dinner on 11 Dec 2019 with SMU students who were in Indonesia for an SMU Accountancy Study Mission led by Prof Yuanto Kusnadi.

SMU Myanmar Alumni Chapter Hosts SMU Students on Business & Culture Study Trip (BCST)

Myanmar alumni hosted a panel discussion on "Life After SMU" for SMU undergraduates who were visiting Yangon for a BCST. The event was hosted at Keier Labs on 13 Dec 2019.

SMU has 14 Overseas Alumni Chapters and 15 Alumni Representatives in cities all over the world. If you are relocating overseas and would like to get in touch with SMU alumni based in your city, please contact alumni@smu.edu.sg. Follow us at LinkedIn. 

Career Matters and Professional Development

SMU PhD Programmes

Applications for the August 2020 intake are now open. Closing date for applications is 31 January 2020. Find out more.

SMU Juris Doctor

Thinking of pursuing a legal career? The Juris Doctor programme 2020 admission intake is now open for application. SMU alumni will get a 10% discount on tuition fees. Read JD alumni’s stories here.

SMU-X - Get Involved!

SMU-X is an experiential learning framework, calling for students to take on real-world challenges through the use of projects tackling current issues by collaborating with corporate, government, and non-profit organisations, both local and overseas.

How Can Alumni Be Involved?

1. Be a Project Sponsor (it's free!) and get to work with SMU faculty and students to solve your business challenge.

2. As an Adjunct Teaching Mentor, you work alongside faculty to mentor student teams and carry out administrative work.

Click here for more information on SMU-X.

SMU Academy

Participate in SMU Academy’s professional programmes to build competencies and career resilience required in a rapidly changing world. Here are 3 upcoming courses in 2020:

2 - 3 Jan: Innovating Through Design Thinking

21 Jan: Mindfulness-based Strategic Awareness for Decision Making and Leadership

30 - 31 Jan: Advanced Certificate in Data Protection Operational Excellence

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SMU Institute of Service Excellence

Discover the public programmes offered by SMU ISE, which are up to 90% subsidised:

11 - 12 Feb: Business Process: Service Excellence in Operations Strategy

25 - 26 Feb: Design Thinking: Designing a Competitive Customer Experience

12 - 13 Mar: Data Analytics: Harnessing Data for Quality Service Delivery, Value Enhancement & Outcomes

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SMU Executive Development

Sign up for SMU ExD's Public Programme courses, which integrate the best of Asian and Western practices and theories:

7 - 9 JanExecutive Skills for Board Members in Challenging Times - Module 1

6 - 7 FebInternational Corporate Coaching - Module 1a (ICC1A)

6 - 7 FebLeadership Coaching Programme

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Alumni Job Board

Business Development Manager - Exponentia Data Labs

Associate Consultant - Flex-Solver

Accounts Executive - Cathay Cineplexes

Overseas Middle School Maths & Science Teacher - Stalford Education Group (Nantong Jiangsu Sheng, China)

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Contacts and Useful Links

Office of Alumni Relations
Level 6, SMU Administration Building
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065
T: +65 6828 0797

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Research@SMU (Office of Research & Tech Transfer's Quarterly e-Newsletter)

MITB Quarterly Newsletter October 2019

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