24 December 2004
Youth
forum ignites passion to do more
SMU Accountancy undergraduate Soh Wee Ling, one of the
sixty who attended the National Youth Forum, intends
to organise activities to promote inter-ethnic understanding
and a camp to bridge the divide between JC and polytechnic
students.
The Strait Times
Lianhe Zaobao
16 December 2004
Universities gearing up for more fundraising as they gain more autonomy
As universities fund raise to build their endowments, students also
benefit as some of those funds are channeled toward financial aid. Featured
SMU students Chua Wan Rong [Accountancy student] and Shashank Nigam are two such beneficiaries of
SMU faculty-sponsored scholarships. Assoc Prof Low Aik Meng, Dean of Students,
and Robert Schlesinger, Director of Institutional Advancement, comment respectively
on SMU's financial aid and endowment-building efforts.
Channel NewsAsia 
Channel
5
Channel
8
26 October 2004
Picking
the ideal local university
Three junior college students spell out their
reasons for picking one of the three local universities
as their ideal choice. For Melissa Fam, 18, Singapore
Management University 's [SMU] advertising slogan portraying
its students as 'different' is not an empty claim. SMU
students have confidence and they are not afraid to
speak up, she says. Her heart is set on studying accountancy
there. The Anglo-Chinese JC science student has been
following the university's progress since her secondary
school days.
The Straits Times
11 October 2004
Looking
at Accountancy from a Different Angle
Third-year Accountancy student at SMU and star photographer,
Jeremy Nguee, spends his time in school juggling between income tax courses
and conducting photo shoots of his fellow classmates.
As the sole proprietor of Jeremynguee photography, Jeremy
has handled photo shoots for Zouk, Shiseido and other
well-known companies. Early this year, SMU, impressed
with Jeremy's work, commissioned him to shoot a series
of photos to highlight the students' passion for their
school. The photos were meant for the SMU shop located
on campus which retails various SMU paraphernalia.
The Business Times
3 October 2004
Workin'
USA
SMU's Miss Loi Chen Min, 21, cleaned hotel rooms in May
in an amusement park in Ohio, while her schoolmate, Miss
Chan Yining, 21, worked three months as a summer camp
counsellor in Minnesota.
An increasing number of Singaporean undergraduates are
taking work-and-travel holidays, doing unglamorous jobs
in exchange for the opportunity to travel and experience
a different culture.
The Straits Times
1 October 2004
SMU Tablet PCs make teaching and learning interactive
SMU's 70 third-year accountancy students can now make use of the Tablet PCs during lessons to interact with the professor as well as making revisions directly on them.
Lianhe Zaobao
September - October 2004
Jeremy Nguee
3rd year SMU Accountancy undergraduate Jeremy Nguee wins the prestigious CPA Australia – CPA Passport International Work Experience Program. Picked from almost 100 candidates in a stringent selection process comprising a written essay and interview, Jeremy will be representing the CPA Australia Singapore Division on a 3-week work placement with Origin Energy in South Australia.
Read Jeremy's winning essay. 
CPA Careers (Oct)
Execute
knowledge
SMU Accountancy student Sarah
Seow feels that Singaporeans
can no longer continue as human-robots
unable to think for themselves,
but must begin putting the
nose to the dirt in reconciling
the ideal with reality – not
just to be smart but street-smart.
Only then can Singaporeans
truly move ahead in creating
a future that is Singapore 's very own.
Education, p 14
30 September 2004
SMU wins HP Mobile
Technology for Teaching Grant
Singapore Management
University [SMU] is the only
university in Singapore to
win the HP Mobile Technology
for Teaching Grant based on
its innovative submission of “Virtual Canvas”.
Channel U News
26 August 2004
Disabled 'pinup' trio aim to inspire peers
SMU students Miss Nurulasyiqah Mohammad Taha and Mr Liew Chong Choon were among the first three to receive the scholarships launched this year by the Society for the Physically Disabled and Asia-Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation, specifically for the physically disabled.
The Straits Times, p H6
25 August 2004
A
Learning Experience
SMU exchange students Kong Tze Yee and Charles Li [Accountancy student] share
their perceptions surrounding university education in
the West. They are in awe of the vibrant campus life
and uniquely American student-professor interactions
present there as opposed to the predominantly conservative
culture in Singapore.
Channel NewsAsia
4 August 2004
Fujitsu Tablet PCs in education (Advertorial)
" Professor,
I disagree with you!"
That is what Dr Themin Suwardy, Associate Dean of the
School of Accountancy, would love to hear his students
say in his class. The 33-year-old teaching assistant
professor at the Singapore Management University [SMU]
is championing the use of Tablet PCs in teaching and
learning.
Computer Times, p 9
July 2004
The
Money’s Out There
SMU has adopted a different way of helping needy students
like Toh Ying Fang [Accountancy student] pay for their fees through a scheme
which is common in America: Work-Study Grant.
Education (Jul/Aug), p
10
31 July 2004
Students
make free medical ID cards for elderly
Singapore Management University [SMU]’s Project
Radiance which organises volunteer projects, has provided
88 elderly folks with IC-size cards that have key data
like food or drug allergies and current medication.
The Straits Times
29 July 2004
Singapore’s
future challenge is ‘ourselves’ [PDF with full English translation]
According to the winners of the Microsoft-SMU Business
Challenge, Singapore’s future challenge is ‘self’ – how
to challenge oneself to think out of the box and reach
new heights.
Lianhe Zaobao (zbNOW),
p 1 & 3
29 July 2004
Big Four eager to tap SMU's pioneer accounting grads
The Big Four accounting firms are looking forward to tapping SMU's maiden crop of accountancy graduates.
The Business Times
22 July 2004
Microsoft-SMU
Business Challenge
Two students from the Singapore Management University
[SMU] will be making their way to Microsoft's headquarters
in Redmond, United States, after winning the Microsoft-SMU
Business Challenge. The essays from Ms Zeng Yizhen and
Ms Sarah Seow [Accountancy student] were selected from 40 submissions.
Computer Times
15
July
2004
Microsoft – SMU
Business Challenge results announced 
More
than 40
essays
were submitted
by SMU
students
on their thoughts about the biggest problems facing businesses
in Singapore. That was the Microsoft –SMU
business challenge launched by Microsoft’s Chief Financial Officer John
Connors during his visit to SMU on May 4, 2004. Two top winners - Zeng Yizhen
and Sarah Seow [Accountancy student] – shared their thoughts with NewsRadio.
NewsRadio FM 98.3
03 June 04
SMU students and Special Olympics athletes to conquer South East Asia's highest mountain in mid June
Singapore Management University students, together with athletes from Special Olympics Singapore, will be conquering Mount Kinabalu, South East Asia's highest mountain.
Lianhe Zaobao
June 2004
Making
money sweat
Introducing its first ever Capital Efficiency Survey,
CFO Asia shows which companies in the region are delivering
the greatest returns in relation to their capital base.
In compiling the survey, the magazine teamed up with
Andrew Lee, and accounting professor at Singapore Management
University.
CFO Asia, pp 18-23
12 May 2004
Overseas
Study Stint: Is it worth the while? [radio transcript]
For their overseas exchange programme at the University
of Virginia in the United States, SMU students Charles
Li [Accountancy student] and Kong Tze-Yee sound like they got more than they
had bargained for, as they talk about their experiences
there.
Learning Trip, Newsradio 93.8
6 May 2004
Microsoft
issues business challenge to S'pore students
Coined the Microsoft-SMU Business Challenge, the challenge was laid out by John
Conners, chief financial officer of the software giant, during his address to
students from the Singapore Management University [SMU] earlier this week.
CNETAsia
5 May 2004
Microsoft
CFO offers business tips to SMU students " Be like
sharks or you'll die"
Companies should be like sharks - they have to be constantly
moving, or they’ll
die. This piece of advice was given by Microsoft chief
financial officer to students at the Singapore Management
University [SMU] yesterday. Mr Connors was speaking at
the launch of the Microsoft-SMU Business Challenge, where
SMU students will write 1,000-word essays on the biggest
issues facing Singapore businesses today and propose
original solutions.
Streats
April - June 2004
A macro
view on corporate governance
According to SMU Assoc Prof of Accounting Leong Kwong Sin, development in, and
discussions about, corporate governance are so ubiquitous that most do not even
bother to start with a definition of the term. Most definitions, when given,
are sufficiently abstract and all-embracing so as to accommodate the interests
of any interested parties.
Business Minds
27 April 2004
University
ads show new tactics in recruiting students
All three local universities have launched innovative
and creative ads to attract the attention of both students
and parents. This year, SMU has engaged a parent in its
latest ad campaign to further promote the spirit of ‘We love SMU’.
Lianhe Zaobao
15 April 2004
3 local
universities admit students according to their merits
Singapore's three universities admit students according to their merits and not
subject to their financial situation. Upon admission, the universities do their
best to provide them with financial assistance where necessary.
Lianhe Zaobao
14 April 2004
SMU
accountancy faculty contribute to scholarship fund
Faculty members from SMU School of Accountancy have set up a scholarship fund,
through their personal donations, to help students from financially-strapped
families. One professor, who remains anonymous, has even made a personal donation
of $120K over four years.
Lianhe Zaobao
8 April 2004
NTU or
SMU? Judge accounting schools on quality of curriculum
I refer to the article, 'It's more than just totting up the figures' (ST, March
29). As a graduating NTU Accountancy student from the first batch of the Project
Discovery programme, I cannot help but feel that NTU is slightly misrepresented
in the article.
The Straits Times
29 March 2004
It’s
more than just totting up the figures
NTU's revamped course stresses practical experience while
SMU's offering gives broad-based training. According
to PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Deborah Ong, the firm
had 20 SMU interns recently. "We intend to offer them full-time employment
upon graduation." Deloitte also found SMU interns "articulate
and confident."
The Straits Times
28 March 2004
Poster
kids
You’ll see them in ads and on the SMU hoardings,
but these students say they remain blissfully anonymous.
The Straits Times
14 February 2004
Role
of varsities and 'right' graduates
The role of the accountant has changed, says Mrs Fang Ai Lian, chairman and
managing partner of Ernst and Young Singapore, who will be speaking to university-bound
students at an accountancy career forum today, as part of SMU's Career Choice
Seminars series.
Today
January 2004
Office
Politics
MIS Asia explores whether alternative suites such as
OpenOffice and StarOffice are good enough to unseat reigning
Microsoft Office. SMU’s Virtual Canvas
project was highlighted for utilising Microsoft Office
System which leverages its digital ink handling capability.
MIS Asia
19 January 2004
One
third of Singapore Management University’s graduates in December have
found jobs
23 of the 62 Singapore Management University students,
who graduated in December under the accelerated programme,
have found jobs. Apart, the university’s
first 16 students who graduated in August last year have
all secured employment.
Lianhe Zaobao
