We are in the news again!

I have finally closed the final chapter of my work for the BSM Middle East programme. Apart from the photos, it is through the stories and reflections of the students that also capture the memories that people have of the programme, and of the great time that we had in the Middle East.

Here is the final list of media coverage articles on the programme (Note: Please click on the title to access the link):

[January 2010]

BSM Middle East in cross-cultural exchange with Saudi scholars
Over 60 SMU students from the sixth batch of BSM Middle East hosted 35 King Abdullah Scholars and their families from Saudi Arabia to an evening of friendship, cross-cultural exchange, bonding and performances.
The Blue and Gold, SMU’s student publication


A potent mixture of fun with tradition and modernity
SMU undergraduate Zhong Ming shares his take on the blend of tradition and modernity during his travel experiences with the Business Study Mission to the Middle East in December 2009.
The Blue and Gold, SMU’s student publication


[18 January 2010]
Work abroad while young and single
Kenny Tan, a final-year economics student, shares some advice from Singaporeans working in the Middle East on the benefits of an overseas work experience. He visited the region with his class of 41 undergraduates as part of SMU's Business Study Mission Middle East programme in December last year.
The Straits Times

[4 January 2010]
Oasis of strength amid the gloom
SMU undergraduates Oliver Loke and Kenny Tan who went on a recent Singapore Management University business study mission learns first-hand the opportunities in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
The Business Times

[30 December 2009]
Singapore Management University students tour Bahrain World Trade Centre
More than 40 students from SMU visited the Bahrain World Trade Center as part of the Business Study Mission Middle East programme. The visit helped the students to gain insight through direct in-situ exposure of the state-of-the-art commercial building.
City Tribune
Gulf Daily News
Bahrain Tribute
Al Bilad
Al Watan
Al Ayam

[29 December 2009]
Singapore Management students visit BWTC
More than 40 students from SMU visited the Bahrain World Trade Center as part of the Business Study Mission Middle East programme. The visit helped the students to gain insight through direct in-situ exposure of the state-of-the-art commercial building.
Trade Arabia
Zawya.com

[13 December 2009]
41 Singapore students on ME study tour
Forty one undergraduates from the SMU's Business Study Mission (BSM) Middle East are visiting Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to study the internationalisation strategies of Singaporean companies in the region.
Trade Arabia

[24 October 2009]
A safe and comfortable environment attracts students from Saudi to Singapore
King Abdullah scholars from Saudi Arabia share their views about living in Singapore at a cultural exchange session with SMU students [from the Middle East Business Study Missions].
Berita Harian

[17 October 2009]
Cultural exchange between Saudi Scholars and SMU students
Over 60 SMU students hosted Professor Abdulghaffar S. Bazuhair, the Saudi Cultural Attaché to Singapore, and 35 King Abdullah Scholars and their families from Saudi Arabia to an evening of friendship, cross-cultural exchange, bonding and performances. This is part of the sixth BSM to the Middle East which will head to Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE from 5 to 16 December this year.
Suria

Check this for the complete list of media coverage for the BSM Middle East programme.