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Outreach Efforts


The NUS Business School Global Alumni Network Office (GANO) regularly organizes activities to reach out to and engage both student body and alumni community. These range from formal events such as industry talks and seminars to informal ones such as networking sessions and movie gatherings.

Events in 2009
Over the past one year, GANO has organized over 94 official events, connecting alumni from various NUS Business School programs including BBA, MBA, EMBA and many others.

Summary Statistics of Events held in 2009

* Total number of official events organized : 94
* Total number of attendance: 5,085
* Total number of cities: 19

S/No. Date Event Venue Attendance
1 10-Jan NCAN: Alumni Chinese Reunion & New Year Beijing, China 67
2 10-Jan NUS BSA Retreat #1 Staff Lounge 23
3 11-Jan ECAN: Suzhou Chapter Company Visit Suzhou, China 22
4 16-Jan KL Chapter Alumni Gathering KL, Malaysia 8
5 20-Jan Jakarta Gathering with APEX-E 17 Alumni Jakarta, Indonesia 45
6 3-Feb NUS BSA 'Lo Hei' Meeting Staff Lounge 19
7 6-Feb YMCA-NUS VSMP Commencement Ceremony Nexus Room, U Hall 58
8 7-Feb Mandarin Alumni Lunar New Year Dinner Roland Restaurant 62
9 7-Feb Launch of MBA Alumni Mentorship KRGH 94
10 9-Feb 17th CEO Unplugged SFAH Auditorium 70
11 21-Feb NUS MBA Alumni 24th Annual General Meeting SFAH 19
12 24-Feb Bangalore Alumni Gathering Bangalore, India 50
13 25-Feb Hyderabad Alumni Gathering Hyderabad, India 6
14 27-Feb Chennai Alumni Gathering Chennai, India 6
15 5-Mar ECAN: Business Connect Forum #2 Shanghai, China 47
16 5-Mar MBA Alumni Kick-Off Party Brewerkz, Riverside Pt 49
17 7-Mar NUS BSA Retreat #2 Staff Lounge 21
18 14-Mar ECAN: Golf Gathering Shanghai, China 16
19 20-Mar 3rd Mandarin Management Forum Swissotel Merchant Court 94
20 21-Mar E/MBA FT Ranking Celebration Dinner Marina Mandarin 139
21 27-Mar Networking Training Session SFAH 8
22 27-Mar NUSBSA Roundtable Luncheon Li Bai, Sheraton 22
23 28-Mar ECAN: Golf Club Opening Ceremony Shanghai, China 23
24 1-Apr Trainers Information Session with NUS Extension SFAH 37
25 11-Apr ECAN: Golf Club 2nd Activity Shanghai, China 15
26 13-Apr Alumni site visit to Hope School in Chengdu Chengdu, China 13
27 18-Apr NUSBSA 10th Annual General Meeting SLMR 33
28 24-Apr Robert Walters-NUSBSA CEO Breakfast Talk Raffles City Convention Center 109
29 29-Apr AWEP - Networking NVPC 22
30 5-May AWEP - Writing for Business Professionals NVPC 23
31 15-20 May China Alumni Network: Gobi Desert Challenge Dong Huang, Gansu 10
32 16-May AWEP - Public Speaking NVPC 14
33 19-May CFA-NUS MBA Alumni Joint Seminar: "Value Investing" SGX Auditorium 116
34 20-May Distinguished Business Alumni Luncheon NUS Museum 22
35 20-May AWEP - Personal Effectiveness NVPC 14
36 21-May EMBA Networking Nite! House@Demsepy 120
37 27-May Dintinguished MBA Alumni Luncheon NUS Museum 23
38 31-May Dinner with NUS President Beijing, China 15
39 9-Jun ECAN: Business Connect Forum #3 Shanghai, China 69
40 10-Jun AWEP: CV and Interview NVPC 13
41 18-Jun Appreciation Lunch for VSMP Alumni Facilitators NUSS Guild House 29
42 18-Jun Young Alumni Seminar: Passion or Money? NVPC 20
43 21-Jun MBA Alumni Cricket Carnival 2009 Kallang Cricket Ground 94
44 4-Jul NCAN Finance Intelligence Club Forum Chang An Club, Beijing 44
45 4-Jul EMBA Alumni Networking Event SFAH 123
46 7-Jul Human Capital Insights Forum St Regis 163
47 10-Jul Peh Chin Hua Charity Art Exhibition Singapore Calligraphy Centre 400
48 11-Jul MA AGM Roland Restaurant Roland Restaurant 35
49 11-Jul MA Serminar Roland Restaurant 40
50 11-Jul MA Dinner Roland Restaurant 40
51 11-Jul New Alumni Welcome Lunch SFAH 16
52 17-Jul Sunway Visits KL, Malaysia 21
53 17-Jul KL Seminar KL, Malaysia 110
54 17-Jul KL Dinner KL, Malaysia 57
55 31-Jul NUS-SBF BAP Launch KRGH 105
56 1-Aug MBA Alumni CSR Initiative with Cancer Society Raffles Hospital 53
57 8-Aug Alumni in Beijing Celebrate S'pore National Day Beijing, China 19
58 13-Aug ECAN Business Connect 4th Forum Shanghai, China 65
59 15-Aug NUS Shatian Hope School Visit Jiangxi, China 6
60 21-Aug MBA Class of 2006 Reunion Dinner Ivory Kitchen, Clarke Quay 48
61 22-Aug Alumni Luncheon for Past BizAd Presidents Bosses, Vivocity 19
62 1-Sep Design Thinking Workshop NUS Museum 19
63 5-Sep Explore Singapore cum Networking Suntec Guildhouse 24
64 7-Sep Alumni Gathering in Nanhai Foshan, China 24
65 9-Sep Alumni Gathering in Shunde Foshan, China 8
66 9-Sep Alumni Gathering in Guangzhou Guangzhou, China 18
67 12-Sep NUS BSA Youth Wing Networking Nite! Seven on Club 20
68 18-Sep 4th Mandarin Management Forum Swissotel Merchant Court 91
69 26-Sep Mandarin Alumni Mid-Autumn Festival Normanton Park 58
70 26-Sep IMBA 10th Anniversary Symposium Beijing, China 230
71 26-Sep IMBA 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Beijing, China 115
72 27-Sep CAN National Council Inaugural Meeting Beijing, China 18
73 3-Oct Alumni Conference SFAH Auditorium 117
74 3-Oct Oktoberfest 2009 SFAH Terrace 243
75 6-Oct NUS BSA Townhall Dialogue Session HSS Auditorium 89
76 8-Oct Alumni Gathering in New Delhi New Delhi, India 25
77 11-Oct Alumni Gathering in Mumbai Mumbai, India 15
78 17-18 Oct APEX-C Class 13 reunion Shenzhen, China 36
79 22-Oct Alumni Appreciation Dinner KRGH 99
80 26-Oct MBA Mentorship Launch SFAH 116
81 15-Nov NCAN Second Board and China Chapter Market Forum Beijing, China 47
82 18-Nov The Silver Entrepreneur LT 18 54
83 18-Nov Alumni Seminar in Jakarta (English) Jakarta, Indonesia 20
84 21-Nov ECAN Chinese Innovation Forum Shanghai, China 83
85 27-Nov NUS BSA Hong Kong Mission Trip - Coy Visits Hong Kong 18
86 27-Nov NUS BSA Hong Kong Mission Trip - Dinner Hong Kong 33
87 27-Nov NUS BSA Hong Kong Trekking Trip Hong Kong 12
88 2-Dec NUS BSA Members' Nite St James Power Station 50
89 4-Dec NUS-SPRING-SBF Business Advisor Seminar SBF 47
90 5-Dec Jakarta Mandarin Alumni Forum Jakarta, Indonesia 81
91 5-Dec Dean's Luncheon in Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia 102
92 12-Dec APEX-MBA Ranking Dinner in Shanghai Shanghai, China
93 26-Dec APEX-C Class 16 Hanpo Hope School Opening Ceremony Changsha, China 30

GANO Helping Hand Series 2009

In response to the economic downturn and unprecedented tough job market, NUS Business School Global Alumni Network Office (GANO) quickly launched a series of initiatives in January 2009 to offer support for our Alumni  to ride out this challenging period.

GANO tied up with recruitment firms to source for relevant job openings for PMET alumni. In addition, the office also engaged experience career counselors who offered career guidance services to alumni. GANO also initiated an Industry Advisor Network, getting alumni who are leaders in their respective fields and industry to volunteer their advice and networks to fellow alumni.

The helping hand series has been extremely well received by affected PMET and it is still on-going on a monthly basis.


Summary Statistics of Helping Hand Series 2009 (Up till End Apr 09)
  • Total number of jobs sourced: 250
  • Total number of career counselors & industry advisors: 18
  • Total number of alumni utilizing service: 45