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0 0 likes | 8 8 playsI think SMU has given me the opportunity to grow. I don't think anywhere else in the world I would have had the opportunity to do such a mix of things. At one end,…
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0 0 likes | 5 5 playsThere are two reasons in my mind then there will be other reasons other people have. One is I remember our having a board meeting where we said that we need to improve…
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0 0 likes | 8 8 playsThe areas of excellence, at least in my mind, different people will have different interpretation, but the reason I was pushing it out of my office is because I have…
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0 0 likes | 5 5 playsWell, some priorities were my own; some priorities were given to me. So for example, one priority was to get the AACSB accreditation. Another priority was to launch the…
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0 0 likes | 4 4 playsThe executive program, the executive development programs are needed for primarily two things: one is, actually three things. One is of course to bring them more…
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0 0 likes | 7 7 playsWell the problem we were facing is the problem that any young school faces. Who are you and why should we bother to come there? I remember the first year I was out here…
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0 0 likes | 6 6 playsThe provost is the Chief Academic Officer. The Provost is responsible for working with the President and shaping the academic strategy of the university. At the same…
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0 0 likes | 11 11 playsProbably two or three. One is to keep moving because our world is changing and Singapore as they know today will not be the same Singapore in 5 years. Many of the…
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0 0 likes | 5 5 playsThe research effort has to be, of course, coming from the faculties. What I can do as provost and what the president can do is to encourage things that happened across…
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0 0 likes | 5 5 playsWell, just a little bit about my background. I am a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur in mechanical engineering. I meandered into systems…
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0 0 likes | 8 8 playsWell the India Desk started because when we started thinking about SMU global positioning, Asia positioning, we felt we needed to have some insights into Asia so Arnoud…
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0 0 likes | 10 10 playsThe reality is that most companies when they are looking at somebody with 5 years of experience, they are not going to make them the general manager. They are looking…
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0 0 likes | 4 4 playsThere were several components. I've always been a believer in the integration of theory and practice. So experiential learning is important, and also Singapore is…