EU Centre Launches New Website "Alpha"
"Alpha", the EU Centre's new-look website has taken off. Launched officially on 10 Oct, Alpha has drawn over 5300 page visits and some 1400 unique page visitors. Aside from a new, friendly and accessible look and feel, Alpha comes with many new features compared to the previous website at www.nus.edu.sg/euc. This is as the EU Centre intends for its new webfront to be a one-stop resource for EU-afficionados, researchers, students and novices alike. Thus, Alpha has dedicated sections for research, education and events.
Academics can browse through the summaries of research policy briefs, papers, and conference reports mostly produced by the EU Centre staff. Students interested in European studies in Singapore and in Europe can find a range of study options, as well as testimonials of those who have been on exchange trips, including to Germany, France and Lithuania. In a first for the EU Centre, the website also has a resource, media and links section highlighting useful EU resources on the web, major current affairs developments, as well as interesting tid-bits and information packages for potential students of the EU.
The new look and feel was in part inspired by the need for the Centre to reflect all the partners in its establishment, including NUS, NTU and the European Commission. Alpha was developed together with Yuca Digital Ltd, the website incorporates a breeze-to-use backend CMS running on an open source "LAMP" environment that enables real-time updating by non-HTML users. We welcome your feedback and suggestions for improvements and what you would like to see on our website.
Proposition wins NTU-NUS-SMU Debate on "Corporate Social Responsibility is the key to a competitive European Union"
Is Corporate Social Responsibility the key to competitiveness? 52% of a some 400-strong audience seem to think so. They together with a panel of distinguished judges gave the thumbs up to the winning proposition team debating for the motion "CSR is the key to a competitive European Union". The audience voted for the winners via e-counters strapped to their seats immediately after the debate. The judges later chose the propositon as well to be the winning team.
'For' team anchor Marcus Lim, NUS Business School, together with Jonathan Koh, Lee Kong Chian School of Business (LKSCB), SMU, and Hendrik Clüver, Nanyang Business School, were awarded S$1200 by the EU Centre in Singapore. The opposition team, led by anchor Caroline Ng, NUS Business School, with Marcus Kuhn, Nanyang Business School, and Shane Ng, LKCSCB, SMU, was awarded $300 in book vouchers. The two best speakers were also from the proposition. Marcus and Jonathan each made off with a S$1,500 stipend and an internship at Banyan Tree Holdings resorts, generously sponsored by the group.
Moderator Ms Claire Chiang, President, Banyan Tree Global Foundation, opened the debate by asking if a search for "moral capitalism" was needed. She also provided an overview of varied systems of corporate social responsibility practiced in different regions.
The EU Centre, together with Eurocham and the EC Delegation in Singapore, co-organised the Discover Europe 2009 cultural and career pavillion, which the debate was a part of.
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