Events

Over 380 people registered for our Digital Disruption & Future of Finance Virtual Panel Discussion on 18 May 2021, a jointly hosted event organised by the Manchester Worldwide S.E. Asia Centre in Singapore, in collaboration with the University’s East Asia Centre in Hong Kong. The virtual panel discussion saw great success, with an overwhelmingly high […]

Between 22 – 27 April 2021, we at the University of Manchester, South East Asia Centre were proud to be able to open our doors to students for the first face-to-face workshops in a year! Our Business Accounting and Finance (BAF) workshops was led by the wonderful Mr Daniel Ong, a locally-based academic tutor, within

On 20th April 2021, the University of Manchester Alumni Association of Singapore (UOMAAS) held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Google Meet, the video communication service and meetings platform, in order to abide by the local governmental regulations as a result of Covid-19. The AGM was held for the purposes of electing the UOMAAS Committee

On 14 April 2021, we welcomed back our students and alumni at our South East Asia centre for our in-person Career Crossroads workshop of which is part of our Career Development Series. During the workshop, students and alumni learnt from Adrian Choo, the CEO / Founder of Career Agility International, who shared 5 essential tips

The University of Manchester has joined the newly launched UK-Singapore Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UKSAEI) – the first Alliance of its kind to accelerate collaborations in entrepreneurship and innovation between the two countries on 8 Apr 2021. Through this Alliance, extensive links between UK and Singapore universities are established to facilitate and accelerate knowledge exchanges

On 21 January and 18 February of this year, the MBSAAS ran a dual-venue approach for their Social@M student and alumni meet-ups, to provide students and alumni with a platform to connect and build relationships with the wonderfully diverse and experienced people that make up our supportive student and alumni network. In February, the Social@M

Between 27 Jan and 3 February, we hosted a total of 4 workshops, with a large number of new and some returning students attending our Leading and Managing in a Global Environment Part A and Simulation Project virtual workshops with their course-mates. We received largely positively feedback from students who attended these sessions, as they

On 30th January 2021, Ms Nicole Tretwer, Honorary Secretary of the Manchester Business School Alumni Association of Singapore (MBSAAS), held a mentorship session with Urban Origins for their pitch session. The session was hosted at the centre premises in support of MBSAAS’s Startups, Technology & Entrepreneurship @ Manchester (STE@M) initiative under the lead of Mr

In January 2021, we welcomed our new intake students to the Manchester Worldwide S.E. Asia Centre for an in-person Welcome Event with safe distancing measures in place. We were excited to have as many as over 30 locally-residing students attend the event, and it was lovely to see our centre be abuzz with activity again!

On 10th December 2020, we at the South East Asia Centre were delighted to host an informal and intimate gathering for new and returning Global MBA students at the centre premises, the first of our face-to-face events to come as restrictions begin to ease. The small gathering was intended to provide students with a conducive