The Xchange @ NTU was an exclusive career networking event organised by NTU with support from MSC Office for organisations with Management Trainee Programmes to recruit students who are expected to graduate in 2018 with at least a Second Class Upper Honours.
NTU
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is an research-intensive public university in Singapore. It was ranked the fastest-rising young university globally by Times Higher Education, and is known for its eco-friendly and smart technology garden campus, which was named one of the most beautiful school campuses in the world.
The University has over 33,000 students and is organised into eight colleges and schools, including the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, which was set up jointly with the Imperial College London. NTU is also home to several autonomous institutions such as the National Institute of Education, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and Earth Observatory of Singapore. Its strongest faculties are in Engineering and Business, with the former being ranked 2nd and 4th in the world by both the Academic Ranking of World Universities and QS World University Rankings respectively, and the latter having emerged 24th globally in the Financial Times Ranking.
MSC Office
Maritime Singapore Connect (MSC) was set up in 2016 to elevate profiling efforts of the maritime industry, connect students and jobseekers to maritime opportunities, and provide Singaporeans with easy access to maritime careers, education and training opportunities.
As a unit under the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), MSC serves as a central node connecting maritime employers, industry associations, schools and government agencies with students and jobseekers. It offers maritime-related education and career guidance, links the industry with schools for internship and job opportunities and organises outreach events and publicity campaigns.
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Mr. Lars Kastrup is the Chief Executive Officer of Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).
Mr. Cyril Ducau is the Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte Ltd, a leading shipping company headquartered in Singapore for the past 30 years.