The NUS Business School community bid L2 & L3 a tearful goodbye as the library prepares to undergo a major facelift to make space for new seminar rooms for future generations of BIZADers.

The Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library was decorated with balloons and Latin music gave the party its relaxed atmosphere. All who attended were delighted to have the opportunity to network with NUS BIZ alumni and to meet with the Dean and other professors, especially in this age of AI and innovation.

The Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library Renovation Party included ‘Back to School’ learning about AI, where Prof David De Cremer gave a talk on “Leadership by Algorithm: Who leads and Who Follows in the AI era?". Prof Duan Jin-Chuan also delivered a talk titled “Am I Digitally Literate?”.

There was also lots of fun leaving handprints on the wall, with many enthusiastically leaving their mark with spray paints (a first time for many!), and enjoyable conversations over coffee, curry puffs, and kit-kats.

To support the refurbishment of the Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library, the NUS Business School has also launched a fundraising campaign. For more details, please send an email to xupiao@nus.edu.sg.

Submitted by Ms Linda Gouw, NUS BizAlum.

Between 17 October and 18 October 2020, the NUS Alumni Xiamen Chapter, the Xiamen Overseas Singaporean Returning to Fujian Association, and Mr Nelson Ng Chiun Ming, the Consul-General of Singapore Consulate in Xiamen, jointly visited Dehua, a county located in Quanzhou, Fujian Province and celebrated Mid-autumn Day together. Dehua is the world’s first “Ceramics Capital” where the Chinese ceramic culture originated.

On 17 October, upon arriving at the Luzerne Ceramic Hotel, a delegation of NUS alumni and their family members had a guided tour of the modern, automated, large-scale ceramics factory, the porcelain exhibition hall, and the Lu Cheng Museum, where the condensed history of the company’s development is displayed. Impressed by the fine porcelain and the exquisite skills, the visitors admired the potters’ entrepreneurial wisdom, focusing on the porcelain industry, and their craftsmanship in striving for excellence and perfection. The tour revealed the persistent efforts in the arduous journey taken by this branded company. At the conclusion of the tour, the alumni had the opportunity to experience the joy and passion of designing their own ceramic mugs.

On 18 October, as the alumni visited the Dehua Museum of Ceramics and a traditional brick kiln, they appreciated the finest ceramics, which were made at different times in history. The most treasured feature of Dehua porcelain is “China White”, which fascinates its viewers for being “white as snow, smooth as jade, fine as silk”.

This historical and cultural trip to Dehua lasted merely two days. Although short, it was full of genuine and generous sharing of thoughts among the alumni, who wished for a prosperous future.

Written by Dr Cai Shumei (Arts (PhD) '12) and Mr Huang Yulong (Design and Environment '15).