Annie KOH - Mediacast | Singapore Management University

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Making A Difference

I think when we came into SMU in the year 2000, we emphasised that this university has a difference. We didn't really know what the differences are about; I…

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Taking Risks 2 of 15

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Taking Risks

So in the same way when I built MEC [maritime economics concentration], I need my fix of that first batch. I will continue to launch new things because I want to…

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Advice For Students 3 of 15

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Advice For Students

I think a lot of our undergraduate students must recognise that the degree is only the first step to learning. Based on the last World Economic Forum where I spoke at on…

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Specialized Masters Pgms 4 of 15

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Specialized Masters Pgms

In the year 2003, I had an email from Ho Ching. She was then Temasek CEO [chief executive officer] and she had the vision that Singapore, because of our economic…

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Setting Up Office Of Business Development And…

Setting Up Office Of Business Development And External Relations

Setting Up Office Of Business Development And…

Setting Up Office Of Business Development And External Relations

Very good, I was really, you know, glad in some way. I think maybe senior management know that when I get bored, I start looking around about, whether I should be doing…

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Difference Exec Ed And Undergrad Ed

I think even as early as 2001, which is eleven years ago, many corporates have been sending their talent to what is called open-enrolment executive programs. An…

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External Collaboration 7 of 15

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External Collaboration

Totally, I think that's when after we've gone the route of having university partners, we start to get a lot of associations calling us. I think that's…

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Vision For Exec Ed 8 of 15

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Vision For Exec Ed

Actually, that was a challenging time. Not only are we trying to brand our undergraduate, but undergraduate programs take three-and-a-half to four years, so you will not…

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Setting Up International Trading Institute

I actually love the idea of creating new initiatives. So, you know, executive education was a large part of my portfolio, but as you talk with clients, as you work with…

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First ExecEd Program 10 of 15

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First ExecEd Program

The first one is actually with Wharton, so we have a one-week program where we call it the Managing Technology or ìManaging New Business.î I can't even…

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Risk Involved 11 of 15

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Risk Involved

Interestingly, I think the wonderful thing about SMU is we were attracting all the people like the first batch of our students. Even the faculty that joins SMU has…

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Roles And Responsibilities

So, I had the wonderful opportunity to design a whole new course for SMU. It is called Financial Markets and Institutions. It is very much in the arena of my own…

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Developing Customised Programmes

I am so glad you used the word government. Because even in 2001, 2002, we recognised that corporates will take a longer time to get buy-in, but Singapore Government do…

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First Involvement 14 of 15

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First Involvement

Then in the year 2000, Tan Chin Tiong, who was then the provost in SMU, actually, said, Would you like to join me in building a whole new university?î And while…

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Interviewee Background

I graduated from NUS [National University of Singapore] with a bachelor of Social Science. My major is actually economics and sociology. And I was an MAS [Monetary…

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