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0 0 likes | 21 21 playsI remember that I had a conversation with Ho Kwon Ping, fairly late in the process that we were interacting with each other and where I basically said, and I…
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0 0 likes | 49 49 playsWhen I go back to 2010-2011, that first academic year, where I had to learn a lot about the university, one of my observations was that probably the undergraduate…
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0 0 likes | 41 41 playsI had after a few months that I was here at a lunch with Tommy Koh, and he may not remember it anymore, but he asked me during that lunch, “Does SMU do any…
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0 0 likes | 19 19 playsThe two other ones that I personally invested a lot in and is that one, I felt that our Campus Green was not very well used. In fact, it was told to me by many other…
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0 0 likes | 9 9 playsThe third infrastructure change was of, course, the renovation of the Prinsep Street Residences. We have these residences with about, in those days about 270 beds. But…
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0 0 likes | 10 10 playsAnd now, we did the ground-breaking a few weeks ago of what will be the SMU-X building which we will call the Tahir Foundation Connexion. Why that building? Well, as…
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0 0 likes | 42 42 playsDesign - it is going to be very interesting design for three reasons. That first of all, together with BCA, and I should say that the Building and…
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0 0 likes | 7 7 playsFirst of all, I believe that a president is only a first among equals at a university. To some extent, a university is an organization or even an organism I would say,…
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0 0 likes | 18 18 playsSo while at the same time I refer to the building, the Tahir Connexion, the Tahir Foundation Connexion Building that will be zero net energy, we also will put…
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0 0 likes | 3 3 playsFrankly speaking, SMU would not be where it is after 18 years, if it would not have been for the unwavering support by the government. Yes, they are challenging and…
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0 0 likes | 7 7 playsAdvice, for our alumni, yes, it’s what I always say to the students when they come for the sandwich lunches. Very often, they sort of ask, one way or another,…
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