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MRE Alumni
“Building Bonds, Bridging the Future”
is the credo of the NUS Office of Alumni
Relations. It signifies clearly the importance
that the university places on connecting with its
alumni. In an interview with The Strait Times (7
July 2004) NUS president Professor Shih Choon Fong
acknowledged that some alumni had told him that
they do not identify strongly with NUS and felt
“neglected by their alma mater.” He responded,
“I say to all our alumni: I hear you”. The
university is committed to recognizing alumni as
key members of the community, he said, and a “warm
and supportive” campus environment would be
created for them to network.
A great university is measured by the great
alumni it produces, of which NUS has countless.
Similarly, an excellent real estate programme is
measured by the great alumni it produces. Since
1989, more than 330 candidates have graduated
with the M.Sc. (Real Estate) degree, or its
predecessor degree, the M.Sc. (Property
Maintenance & Management). The Department takes
pride in what its graduates have achieved and
contributed to the real estate industry. It
sees the cultivation of a strong bond with its
alumni and the industry as a strategic
initiative; consistent with its aspirations
towards excellent real estate education and
research.
To facilitate a strong bonding and to bridge the
future, the Department initiated a networking
group for its graduate alumni, codenamed MRE
Alumni, by hosting a tea session on 26 February
2004 at the Amara Hotel. Through this MRE
Alumni network, alumni members can stay
connected with the university even after their
graduation. In addition, it will provide the
members opportunities for continuous personal and
professional growth, networking with one another
in the same profession and industry, meeting new
friends and renewing old ties.
The inaugural executive committee for MRE
Alumni, comprising 8 members, was appointed in
mid 2004. Mr Quek Kwang Meng was nominated by the
members to chair the
ex-co, which will organize
events and activities that serve the needs and
aspirations of the alumni and at the same time,
benefit the university and real estate community.
For a start, the MRE Alumni arranged
a special
tie-up with REDAS to extend a preferential rate to
alumni members to attend a lunch talk on REIT in
October 2004. The preferential rate will be
extended to future lunch talks hosted by REDAS.
MRE Alumni members will also get to attend
selected master classes, executive programmes and
seminars organized by the university at a
discounted fee. In addition, a lunch gathering was
organized for AMRE members and current and
graduating students of M.Sc. (Real Estate) at the
Suntec City Convention Hall on
15 December 2004.
One immediate task that the ex-co has embarked on
is to trace and update the particulars and contact
of its alumni members. Members will be posted
regularly on activities organized by MRE Alumni
as well events and seminars organized by the
Department of Real Estate.
An “alumni” is defined as anyone who has registered for the
M.Sc. (Real Estate), or one of its predecessor
programmes, and studied for at least one
semester. Alumnus of the programme automatically
qualifies to be a member of MRE Alumni. No
membership fees will be charged and the ex-co
hopes that future events will be self-financing.
As an NUS alumni, members can register for a
lifelong e-mail forwarding address, which carries
the suffix, __@alumni.nus.edu.sg.
If you are a M.Sc. (Real Estate) alumni, and wish
to be on the MRE Alumni mailing list, please send
a email to
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Executive Committee for MRE Alumni
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