Year: 2011

SAP TERP10 : Information Session on 19th October

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Dear Fellow Students,

In the current working environment, IT systems are a necessity in order to ensure a firm’s competitiveness. Companies of today rely heavily on enterprise systems to carry out their business processes, regardless of the industries they belong to.

With such widespread use of enterprise systems in the workplace, you will find that a globally-recognized Information Systems certification will increase your employment prospects and your knowledge of the business processes that goes on inside a large enterprise.

The School Of Computing Students Trainer Team will be conducting certification workshops for the SAP TERP10 systems this coming December. SAP is the world’s No. 1 provider of enterprise information systems. Upon attending this workshop and passing the examination you will receive a globally recognized SAP Certificate.

By attending this workshop, you can enjoy the following benefits:

Independent of Industry Type – SAP systems are used by governments and MNCs from a large range of industries such as Aerospace Engineering, Pharmaceuticals, Accounting Firms and many more. Attending the workshop will allow you to understand the functions of such companies better. You will stand to benefit even if you are not a Computing student.

Increased Employability – The SAP certification is conducted on a global level and is recognized worldwide. Having such a certification on your resume enhances your prospect of employment in the near future

Affordable Course Fees – The workshops are offered at an affordable price of $680 (non-SoC students) and $650 (SoC students). A similar cost conducted out of school could cost up to $8000.

Interested? Come on over to our SAP Information Session to find out more!

Details of the session are as follows :

Date : 19th October 2011

Time : 1815PM to 1945PM

Venue : Seminar Room 7 at COM1 #02-07

If you have any inquiries, please direct to terp10@comp.nus.edu.sg . Thank you and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

Fifteen Flying Fijians have Fantastic Fun in Fiji

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“Where is Fiji?”
“What do they look like?”
“What do they speak?”
“How does it look like?”

These were the initial reaction of friends and family when we first told them that we were going to Fiji and occasionally, there would be well-meaning chimes of, “Oh, have fun in Japan!”

Sent on a mission to discover the answers to all the questions and (secretly) super proud to be the first 15 NUS Geography Majors to step foot on Fiji, we packed our bags and set off for a ten-day fieldtrip to the South Pacific island from the 15th to 26th of September.

Otherwise known as Big Fiji, the island of Viti Levu has an area that is slightly more than ten times the size of Singapore, but hosts ten times less the population. While there, we had the privilege to be part of a joint Geography expedition with the University of the South Pacific (USP). 70 Geography students accompanied Dr Mark Stephens from the School of Geography, Earth Science and Environment at USP. Our group of 15 Physical Geography students was led by Assoc Prof James Terry from FASS and Adjunct Prof at USP.

When we got there, we were greeted with friendly calls of “bula” (“hello” in Fijian) wherever we went. We probably did look queer to them, standing out as a conspicuous bunch on the streets with our fair skins and surprisingly fluent English. We were also mistaken as Japanese tourists so many times!

Some of us having dinner at a pizza place in Nadi Town
Some of us having dinner at a pizza place in Nadi Town

At our first stop in Nadi, Assoc Prof Terry was featured in a public lecture organised by USP’s Lautoka Campus. He shared about investigating a number of recent and historical tropical cyclones and the nature of their physical consequences for island environments in the South Pacific and beyond. Before joining the USP students on the 19th, we also had the chance to visit several key sights such as the Valley of the Sleeping Giant in Nadi and Lautoka town.

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Geography Students on Field Trip in Fiji

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Students from USP and NUS during the field trip. Inset: Dr Akanisi Kedrayate, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Law, Professor James Terry from NUS, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration and Regional Campuses), Dr Esther Williams, and Mr Nimerota Jim Brown, President USPSA Federal Council at the dinner reception. (Photo courtesy of the University of South Pacific)

15 students from the Department of Geography, led by A/P James Terry, were in Fiji to participate in a five-day field trip together with students from the University of South Pacific. This field trip was part of an honours-level module, “Field Investigation in Physical Geography”.

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Singapore Writers Festival 2011 – Call For Volunteers!

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Hello Friends and Fellow Lovers of Literary Arts!

The Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) depends on volunteers like you to assist with several aspects of the Festival, including front-of-house management, venue operations and artist liaison. No prior experience is required – we welcome you as long as you are responsible, friendly and armed with keen initiative and genuine interest in gaining experience working in a festival while meeting people from all around the world.

If you have prior experience in the SWF or experience leading a small team of volunteers, we would be happy to have you on board as a venue manager.

Volunteering with us is a fantastic way to meet and work with new people; watch free events and experience what it is like to be part of the SWF!

Volunteers need to be 16 years old and above and able to commit to at least 2 weekend days.

VENUES:

  • Singapore Management University (Campus Green; School of Information Systems; Li Ka Shing Library)
  • Singapore Art Museum
  • National Museum

DATES:

22 – 30 October 2011

90% of programmes take place over the 2 weekends and on the Deepavali holiday, with trade events and some book launches on the weekdays.

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