As part of their final year project, three undergraduates from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information have embarked on a research project that examined how information communication technologies (ICTs) are able empower rural doctors in Xi’an, China. In December 2009, the team (comprising Tran Khanh Phuong, Felicia Ng and Cathy Chia) conducted in-depth interviews, focus groups, and interacted with rural villagers and key stakeholders. The objective was to uncover how ICT devices (such as mobile phones) could help to improve the healthcare status in rural China. Emphasis was placed on facilitating information flow to rural doctors to enable them to become better medical practitioners. The implications of the finding will have direct impact on the healthcare status in rural China. This project is supervised by Dr Arul Chib.

Applications for Master’s Programmes (by coursework) at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU, for the August 2010 intake is now OPEN!

Online application closes on 28 Feb 2010.  All seats to the Programme Briefing have been taken up but do still apply if you are keen. You can also email us at wkwsci_admissions@ntu.edu.sg if you have queries about our programmes.

Online application URL: http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/coursework/Pages/default.aspx

Three 3rd year undergraduates in Broadcast & Cinema Studies produced a short film – “The Perfect Take” – and it has won the Best Story Award at Singapore’s First Creative Video Awards 2010.  The students are Melvin Chen Baorong, Welyon Sutjipto, Meredith Yong Min and Sharlene Lim Hui Wen.

This documentary -- “Home?” -- supervised by Dr Trisha Lin, has received three nominations: best documentary, best director, and best cinematography at the inaugural Singapore Short Film Awards 2010.  Congratulations to Dr Lin and her students!

Jalelah Abu Bakar, a fourth-year journalism student at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, NTU, contributed an opinion piece to ST’s YouthInk column recounting his experience during a recent overseas reporting course in Bangladesh. The theme for the trip was how the economic recession has affected developing countries. Having spent time in Dhaka, Jalelah said she now appreciated the presence and hard work of Bangladeshis here to help build up Singapore.

Mr Chua Chin Hon (Class of 1998)
Ms Ng Gek Yi Serena (Class of 2000)
Ms Tan Yinxuan Esther (Class of 2005)

Warm Congratulations !

Business Times reporter Ms Lynette Khoo, who is an alumna of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (Class of 2006), won the Most Promising Journalist of the Year Award at this year's Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or SIAS Investors' Choice Awards. Commenting on Ms Khoo’s work, Mr Alvin Tay, editor of The Business Times said: “Lynette is a driven and committed journalist. She will not rest easy if there is no story to pursue, and her willingness to chase down every lead is highly commendable”.