Events

We hosted a Senior Alumni Focus Group Luncheon with our UK colleagues, Mr Richard Cotton – International Development Director, Mr Stuart Wells – Executive Director of Executive Education and Dr Alex Gardner-McTaggart – Academic Theme Lead. Together with our Centre Director, Ms Lim Bee Ing, they warmly welcome the senior alumni. It was a wonderful opportunity for our […]

Blockchain is still a very much sought-after topic after all these years. MBSAAS organised a panel discussion on 15 June 2022 with three highly experienced C-suite executives and a special guest, Ms Bowie Lau from Hong Kong AMBS. The host, VP MBSAAS, Mr Teo Teck Loon is a director in a global bank and a

Artificial intelligence is crucial to innovation and business growth in today’s digital world. Digital transformation has accelerated during the pandemic. According to a 2021 World Economic Forum report, more than 80 percent of CEOs say the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation. Artificial Intelligence is top of mind for boardroom executives as a strategy to transform their

What is your strategy for a propelled career advancement in a world of unknowns and a shift in the way people think about work? We invited a highly sought-after Career Mentor and Career Strategist, Adrian Choo, to speak to a roomful of students and alumni on 28 April 2022. Regional students and alumni also joined

For the first time in two years, The University of Manchester Alumni Association of Singapore (UOMAAS) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in person at our Centre on 27 April 2022. It was refreshing to see familiar faces all over again and catching up with one another was priceless. Our Southeast Asia Centre Director, Ms

It gives our Centre great pleasure to host the British Council for ‘Studying in the UK’ – An interactive session with UK universities on 27 April 2022. It was a hybrid session held on Zoom and at our Centre. The other participating UK universities are University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool and The University of

Our South East Asia, Singapore Centre hosted international students from Dubai, Hong Kong and the UK during their Negotiation Skills elective from 24 to 26 April 2022. Dr Judit Csiszar, Senior Lecturer from Alliance Manchester Business School, trained the students in the use of a rational framework for any kind of negotiation. She provided them

‘Content is King’ ~ Bill Gates. In the essay that Bill Gates wrote in 1996, he predicted an internet future where the content would make ‘real money’. Fast forward to 2022, 26 years later, the content remains the king – perhaps even more so. MBSAAS organised a face-to-face Masterclass in Digital Marketing on 21 April 2022.

In a post COVID-19 world of unknowns, how is your organisation handling disruptions and uncertainties to ensure sustainability and future success? Join our University of Manchester esteemed alumnus, Dr. Frank Siegfried, who will be conducting a taster workshop on Strategy and Competition: The Practice of Contemporary Firm. Frank will be sharing on why organisations fail

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” – Nelson Mandela. The world is facing increasing crises such as climate, inequality and disease, which are set to impact student futures in devastating ways. Without a change in the way citizens think at the ballot box and the supermarket, these