NUS Business School

NUS Business School and Emeritus launch Chief Strategy Officer Programme to upskill senior professionals

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

The programme enables senior-level professionals to become adept in strategy formation and implementation paramount to the increasing demands of a fast-paced business world.

Key Points: 
  • The programme enables senior-level professionals to become adept in strategy formation and implementation paramount to the increasing demands of a fast-paced business world.
  • Taught by distinguished NUS Business School faculty, Andrew Delios (Professor, Strategy & Policy), Chung Yuen Kay (Associate Professor, Strategy & Policy), Lawrence Loh (Professor, Strategy & Policy), Nitin Pangarkar (Associate Professor, Strategy & Policy), and Usa Skulkerewathana (Senior Lecturer, Management & Organisation), the 9-month Chief Strategy Officer programme, in collaboration with Emeritus, is ideal for senior-level professionals, with 10+ years of work experience.
  • Commenting on the launch of the programme, Jai Arya, Head, Executive Education, NUS Business School at NUS Business School, said, The role of Chief Strategy Officer has taken on greater significance in recent times, with the growing need for businesses to keep pace with the challenges of disruption and the demands of a fast-changing marketplace.
  • The Chief Strategy Officer Programme will equip senior executives with theoretical and practical aspects of strategic leadership.

NUS Business School launches new Master of Science in Strategic Analysis and Innovation for pre-experience graduates

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School's new Master of Science in Strategic Analysis and Innovation (MSI) programme will nurture young talent for future careers in management, consulting, entrepreneurship and more.

Key Points: 
  • The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School's new Master of Science in Strategic Analysis and Innovation (MSI) programme will nurture young talent for future careers in management, consulting, entrepreneurship and more.
  • This programme emphasises students' immersion in the key business themes of innovation, strategy making and execution.
  • Students will also develop skills in data-informed analysis, develop sensitivity to stakeholders' requirements, and work collaboratively to solve challenging problems.
  • Our NUS MSI programme will give executives the knowledge to integrate innovation into business strategies to transform their business and stay relevant."

NUS GRIP Deep tech start-up, NEU Battery Materials raises S$800,000 in seed funding

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

SINGAPORE, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Deeptech start-up, NEU Battery Materials has raised a total of S$800,000 in seed funding from Momentum Venture Capital (the corporate venture arm of SMRT Corporation Ltd) and Se-cure Waste Management (a battery recycling & processing company in Singapore). This seed round also includes angel investments from two business angels in the energy storage and sustainability sectors, as well as earlier funding from the NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP). A flagship initiative of the NUS Industry Liaison Office, GRIP consists of three months of intense venture hothousing followed by nine months of incubation support, enabling NUS researchers, inventors, and students to transform the university's world-class research into deep tech start-ups. NEU Battery Materials will use this seed funding to build a pilot recycling plant in Singapore to recycle lithium from used lithium batteries.  

Key Points: 
  • NEU Battery Materials will use this seed funding to build a pilot recycling plant in Singapore to recycle lithium from used lithium batteries.
  • I am delighted that NEU Battery Materials will be commercialising this technology, and demonstrating its use in battery recycling," said Assoc Prof Wang, Co-founder of NEU Battery Materials.
  • NUS graduates, Bryan Oh (Bachelor of Business Administration, NUS Business School) and Kenneth Palmer (Bachelor of Engineering, NUS College of Design and Engineering), co-founded NEU Battery Materials in mid-2021, after completing the NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP).
  • NEU Battery Materials aims to produce clean and sustainable lithium, through its patented electrochemical technology, which enables battery recycling.

NUS Business School launches Master's programme in Sustainable and Green Finance

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

SINGAPORE, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched a new Master of Science in Sustainable and Green Finance (MSc SGF) programme to nurture new talents to combat environmental and sustainability challenges through financial solutions and services. Launched by NUS Business School in collaboration with the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at NUS, the MSc SGF programme is the first MSc programme offered among leading Asian universities that focuses on sustainable and green finance.

Key Points: 
  • Launched by NUS Business School in collaboration with the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) at NUS, the MSc SGF programme is the first MSc programme offered among leading Asian universities that focuses on sustainable and green finance.
  • We are excited that NUS is at the forefront in introducing a full-fledged Master's programme in Sustainable and Green Finance in Singapore and Asia," said Associate Professor Zhang Weina, Academic Director of the MSc SGF programme and Deputy Director of SGFIN.
  • Graduates from the one-year full-time NUS MSc SGF programme will be able to seize these growth opportunities to create a better world.
  • Students will learn about sustainable finance theories and research, as well as case studies on Asian companies and financial markets.

Sasseur REIT Wins Highly Esteemed Corporate Excellence and Resilience Award at Singapore Corporate Awards and Two Awards at The Global Good Governance Awards

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Monday, November 22, 2021

Ms Cecilia Tan, CEO of SAMPL, said, "We are extremely delighted and gratified to receive this highly esteemed Singapore Corporate Awards.

Key Points: 
  • Ms Cecilia Tan, CEO of SAMPL, said, "We are extremely delighted and gratified to receive this highly esteemed Singapore Corporate Awards.
  • This has been a bumper year for Sasseur REIT where to-date the REIT has received four awards in recognition of its excellence in corporate governance and investor relations efforts, and witnessed marked improvement in its rankings in two well-known corporate governance indices.
  • Companies are screened based on several metrics, including Corporate Governance, Financial Resilience, Strategic and Operational Excellence and People Management.
  • Sasseur REIT was recognised for its high standards of corporate governance, despite being a relatively young REIT on the SGX.

Renowned Intelligent Speech and Artificial Intelligence Public Listed Company, iFLYTEK Enters a Memorandum of Understanding With Enterprise Singapore’s Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) Partner, XNode, to Enter and Expand in Southeast Asia

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

In this regard, Singapores Internationalisation know-how could hugely benefit innovative Chinese companies and open new frontiers together with them.

Key Points: 
  • In this regard, Singapores Internationalisation know-how could hugely benefit innovative Chinese companies and open new frontiers together with them.
  • iFLYTEKs visions of enabling machines to listen and speak, and understand and think is all to create a better world with artificial intelligence.
  • The company creates value by easing the burden on teachers and students in schools through teaching students according to their aptitudes.
  • Founded in 1999, iFLYTEK is a well-known intelligent speech and artificial intelligence publicly listed company in the Asia-Pacific Region.

NUS Business School launches new Master of Science in Human Capital Management & Analytics programme

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Friday, February 19, 2021

SINGAPORE, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has launched a new Master of Science (MSc) in Human Capital Management & Analytics (MSc HCMA) programme to meet industry demand for human resource (HR) professionals skilled in data analytics.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has launched a new Master of Science (MSc) in Human Capital Management & Analytics (MSc HCMA) programme to meet industry demand for human resource (HR) professionals skilled in data analytics.
  • Besides the MSc HCMA programme, NUS Business School also offers pre-experience masters in Accounting, Finance, Management and Marketing Analytics & Insights.
  • NUS Business School is the first Asian School to join the prestigious Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS), which is a worldwide network of business schools, as well as corporate and social partners.
  • NUS Business School offers the highly-ranked CEMS Master's in International Management (MIM) as a double degree with the Management and Marketing Analytics & Insights programmes.

McGill University's redesigned MBA program equips students to lead in shifting business climate

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Our newly designed MBA program gives students the right blend of skills and experience to answer the call."

Key Points: 
  • Our newly designed MBA program gives students the right blend of skills and experience to answer the call."
  • Traditionally, most MBA students relied on their degree to reach the next level within their company or industry.
  • Today, an increasing number of students enroll in the MBA program to change industry, relaunch their career in another country, or prepare to start their own business.
  • The redesigned MBA program also acknowledges the growing number of students who want to use their degree to make a social impact.

McGill University's redesigned MBA program equips students to lead in shifting business climate

Retrieved on: 
Sunday, November 29, 2020

Our newly designed MBA program gives students the right blend of skills and experience to answer the call."

Key Points: 
  • Our newly designed MBA program gives students the right blend of skills and experience to answer the call."
  • Traditionally, most MBA students relied on their degree to reach the next level within their company or industry.
  • Today, an increasing number of students enroll in the MBA program to change industry, relaunch their career in another country, or prepare to start their own business.
  • The redesigned MBA program also acknowledges the growing number of students who want to use their degree to make a social impact.

NUS Business School launches new Master of Science in Accounting programme

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

SINGAPORE, Oct. 28,2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has launched a new Master of Science in Accounting programme to develop talent in accounting and data analytics skills.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, Oct. 28,2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School has launched a new Master of Science in Accounting programme to develop talent in accounting and data analytics skills.
  • Distinguished Professor Andrew Rose, Dean, NUS Business School, said, "The pandemic has highlighted the need to upskill oneself.
  • Taking on a pre-experience master's at NUS Business School would allow one to learn from the very best.
  • Besides the MSc in Accounting programme, NUS Business School also offers pre-experience masters in Finance , Management and Marketing Analytics & Insights .