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21 May 2009 Wedding hongbao goes to charity
- The Straits Times02 May 2009 Desert Diplomacy
11 April 2009 Varsities keen to click with alumni
07 April 2009 Grads flexible about salaries
06 April 2009 She's an unsung hero on a mission
05 April 2009 Cheaper than opening a shop
04 April 2009 It pays to do econs at SMU
In the latest Graduate Employment Survey, last year, economics graduates from the Singapore Management University received average starting salaries of S$4,164 per month. That's a shade above the S$3,971 earned by business graduates at the NUS Business Administration honours graduates.
Most graduates still landing jobs
One of the most stellar performances in the latest Graduate Employment Survey (GES) comes from SMU economics graduates, who scored full overall employment rate. Wage-wise, SMU graduates are also ahead of their NTU and NUS peers.
03 April 2009 SMU economics graduates top earners among cohort in 2008
In the latest Graduate Employment Survey, last year, economics graduates from the Singapore Management University received average starting salaries of S$4,164 per month.
Which grads earn the most?
Fresh graduates from SMU's economics degree programme are among the best paid in their peer group, with a median starting salary of $3,300. Those with distinctions fare even better, with a corresponding starting salary of $3,750.
01 April 2009 New job offers for unemployed PMETs
28 March 2009 Finally, you can loosen your purse strings
SMU graduate Hozen Yong is the proud owner of Maestro Guitars, a homegrown brand that has been dubbed “cheap and good”.
Jobless? Be an SME adviser
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which need expert advice in these trying times - but cannot afford it - can now turn to the inaugural Business Advisers Programme (BAP), launched by the Singapore Management University (SMU) on Friday.
27 March 2009 I was a teen rebel
23 March 2009 Grads think outside the box to create own job opportunities
Final year SMU finance and marketing students Casimir Chia is cobbling together enough money to set up a travel planning company with a couple of second year undergraduates.
The lucky ones: Accountancy students who already have jobs
Some accountancy graduates have multiple offers, like SMU student Ashley Gan who received three offers but eventually chose the company she interned with last year.
Grad expectations not so great now
Instead of a job in banking, SMU finance and management student Keith Punzalan intends to apply for a management post with biotechnology firms to take advantage of the up-and-coming biotech and renewable energy sectors.
20 March 2009 Alumni idea to woo foreign students pays off
19 March 2009 US-style law degree at SMU
Graduates seeking to become lawyers in a career switch can now do an American-style law degree at SMU. SMU law school dean Michael Furmston said yesterday that with the new Juris Doctor programme, 'SMU will be able to groom talent from a wider sphere of expertise who show competence and aptitude to be good lawyers'.
13 March 2009 Grants for 1 in 8 new SMU students
One in eight SMU students starting school this year will receive a scholarship – due in part to the generosity of other students and alumni.
27 year-old pledges $100K to help students
Final-year Business Management student Lawrence Kim has four weeks to go before he graduates from SMU but he has already pledged more than S$100,000 to help students.
Undergraduate pledges $100K to help students
Final-year SMU undergraduate Lawrence Kim has already pledged more than S$100,000 to help student entrepreneurs.
Student and benefactor
SMU undergraduate Lawrence Kim donated $17,500 to fund a new Kim's Entrepreneur Scholarship and book prize for SMU students – making this the single largest contribution to SMU by an undergraduate.
Undergraduate pledges to help student entrepreneurs
27-year-old SMU undergraduate Lawrence Kim, who is due to graduate in four weeks, has pledged more than $100,000 to help student entrepreneurs.
Money-driven gamer
[SMU graduate] Game developer Leonard Lim, one of the three co-founders of Tyler Projects, sees himself more as a “traditional Chinese businessman” and eschews comparisons between him and an entrepreneur.
December 2008 Dudes In The Hood – The Walking Political Encyclopedia
22 August 2008 Giving back: Not by money alone, says SMU
07 March 2008 More than just numbers
29 January 2008 4 SMU students receive new scholarships on SMU Patron's Day
Nguyen Tue Vy, Serene Ser, Teoh Pei Ying and Wilson Lim Yong Ming receive news scholarships totalling $13,000 set up from funds by SMU alumni and undergraduates.
4 SMU students receive scholarships from alumni and fellow schoolmates
Although SMU is 8 years old, accomplished alumni and current students have long displayed a strong spirit of repaying the university by helping to set up scholarships to support their younger schoolmates through university.
26 December 2007 Back to campus for Christmas day wedding
SMU alumni Joshua Chua and Bijun Chan, who met and studied at SMU, returned to the SMU campus at Bras Basah Road for their Christmas Day wedding.
Bride and Bridegroom fulfill their wish to marry on Christmas Day
SMU alumni Joshua Chua and Bijun Chan met while studying at SMU. Yesterday, they celebrated their solemnisation ceremony with about 70 relatives and friends at the SMU campus.
23 October 2007 Social enterprises - the answer to true happiness?
September 2007 To Alumni or Not?
22 March 2007 SMU faculty and student pool in money for scholarship fund
21 August 2006 Banding together to give back to the community
In his National Day Rally speech, PM Lee Hsien Loong said he was encouraged by projects started by universities and their alumni, such as SMU accountancy graduate Darren Lim.
Alumni who gives back
Darren Lim feels the donation towards the scholarship is the best way to show his appreciation to his parents and SMU.
SMU graduate Darren Lim sets up scholarship
Darren Lim will donate to this scholarship in perpetuity as long as he is fetching an income.
03 July 2006 It pays to join an alumni club
June 2006 Stock answers
21 July 2005 SMU valedictorian pursues education and social work
Every minute of Ms Lim Ke Xin's time in SMU is filled with activities. In addition to the demands of studies, much time is devoted to activities like social work and giving back to the community.
Sickly once, she creates ripples
23-year-old Lim Ke Xin took to the stage as SMU valedictorian and made a bold promise: SMU alumni will one day be Cabinet members.
Yesterday's poster girl is today's model SMU graduate
Best remembered for her back-arching pose, Ms Elsie Lin graduated with summa cum laude and snagged eight of the 11 accountancy awards.
20 February 2005 Who says I'm a wild child?
17 February 2005 Bright job outlook for grads
100% employment for SMU's new grads; more firms take part in job fairs at NUS, NTU.
SMU scores with all graduates finding jobs within 6 months
A full 100 per cent of SMU's graduates found work within six months of graduating, with more than half securing a job before graduating.
SMU graduates land jobs within 6 months
The first patch of SMU graduates all found jobs within 6 months of graduation.