Wedad Sunny, Deputy Director and Head of Marketing and Admissions of MBA Programmes at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, discusses what makes the NUS MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more.

NUS is consistently ranked as one of the world’s top universities by QS (#11 in 2023), Times Higher Education (#19) and US News & World Report (#26). Its MBA programme, run by NUS Business School, was ranked #1 in Asia by Poets & Quants and #25 worldwide by the Financial Times in 2023.

Topics

• Introduction (0:00)
• Program Highlights – What Makes the NUS MBA Unique? (3:30)
• NUS MBA Admissions & Scholarships – How to Improve Your Chances? (19:30)
• Career Opportunities at NUS – What to Know & How to Prepare (38:40)

Show Notes

• NUS MBA
• Get your profile assessed by the NUS MBA admissions team before you apply

Episode write-up and snapshot/stats of NUS MBA: https://touchmba.com/nus-mba-program-admissions-interview-wedad-sunny

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Tilla Caveng, a full-time MBA student at National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, shares her top application tips and lessons learned from her first 6 months at NUS.

Questions

• Introducing Tilla (0:00)
• Tilla's Pre-MBA Career & MBA Application Journey (2:52)
• Tilla's Best Application Tips (12:45)
• Tilla's NUS MBA Experience - What She Has Learned So Far (34:20)
• Applying for Internships/Jobs & Networking as an International Student in Singapore (54:50)

About Tilla

Tilla Caveng is currently attending the Full-time NUS MBA program in Singapore, where she was awarded the NUS MBA Dean's Award. Prior to NUS, Tilla worked for Kaiser Partner Wealth Advisors, a family-owned wealth advisor operating in Liechtenstein and Switzerland, as a business analyst and chief of staff for the CEO. She was a trainee lawyer at Baker McKenzie Switzerland. Tilla received her Masters and Bachelor of Law from University of Zurich.

Episode write-up and links: https://touchmba.com/inside-the-national-university-of-singapore-mba-tilla-caveng-nus-mba/

NUS MBA: https://mba.nus.edu.sg/ 

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Safira Djati shares her journey from private equity analyst in Indonesia to the NUS MBA, where she is President of the NUS MBA Student Council. How has Covid affected the program and what has most surprised her about the NUS MBA so far? Safira shares the importance of student clubs and her takeaways from leading the 38th NUS MBA Student Council as its first female and Indonesian president. Finally, Safira touches on being a mother and making the most of her MBA.

Questions

• Safira's background, pre-MBA goals, and reasons for applying to NUS (3:20)
• Safira's NUS MBA experience vs. expectations (8:30)
• MBA recruiting during Covid (14:00)
• What Safira has learned from the MBA (17:00)
• Singapore job-seeking as an international student (20:05)
• Building connections in VC/PE (24:20)
• Safira's experience running for President and leading the 38th NUS MBA Student Council (30:10)
• Safira's advice for mom MBAs (46:20)
• Safira's last thoughts on making the most of your MBA (52:00)

About Safira

Safira Djati currently attends the NUS MBA. Prior to NUS, she worked as a Manager and Investment Analyst for PT PPA Capital in Jakarta, Indonesia. Safira graduated from Universitas Prasetiya Mulya with a Bachelors in Economics. Safira is President of the NUS MBA Student Council, runs her own jewelry business, XAVIA Jewelry, and is looking to pursue a private equity, venture capital or impact investing role after graduation.

Show Notes

• Connect with Safira on LinkedIn
• Get your profile assessed by NUS MBA Admissions Team
• Chat with NUS MBA Student Ambassadors
• NUS MBA

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/inside-the-nus-mba-student-council-president-safira-djati-nus-mba

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