February 2019 UpdateMessage from the Director - Professor Siah Hwee Ang Welcome to another newsletter from the Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (SEA CAPE). This edition gives you a glimpse of what we’re working on in 2019. Our business, education and public engagement initiatives draw on an academic knowledge base to facilitate collaboration between businesses, students and the general public around the Southeast Asia region. SEA CAPE has had an eventful start to 2019 with three key initiatives wrapping up this week. Various other activities are in the planning stage. We encourage you to keep abreast of what we do and join in on our activities. If your ideas align with or could provide additional value to what we do, we want to hear from you as well. We look forward to your continued support in 2019. SEA CAPE 2019 PlansSEA CAPE has a full and exciting programme in place for 2019 with many more projects in the planning stage. Follow the link below for more details. ASEAN@50 FellowsAs part of the ASEAN@50 Fellowship Programme, February saw SEA CAPE host our final three ASEAN@50 fellows who have been taking part in events in Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington. Below, we highlight some of their engagement in the regions. Market Readiness Programme 2019Our Market Readiness Programme (MRP) is back again for 2019. The programme is run as a one-day workshop that provides businesses with the tools, strategies and mind-set for engaging with Southeast Asia markets. This year we will be running the programme across New Zealand in a range of major towns and cities. The first workshop will take place at the EMA Business Hub in Auckland on 8 March with further dates to be announced soon. For further details, read on below. In case you missed it … Tertiary Market Immersion Programme 2019“For three weeks, we had the incredible experience of travelling through Southeast Asia, learning about some amazing businesses and meeting some really cool people. I was immersed in the business culture of each country and was inspired by the stories of Kiwis who had bravely gone into the unknown. Southeast Asia is an exciting dynamic place and I can't wait to return!” – Charlotte Keir (TMIP 2019), University of Canterbury Our January newsletter featured a wrap-up of the Tertiary Market Immersion Programme (TMIP) in which 16 tertiary students travelled to Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand to learn about the business environment in Southeast Asia. Read more about each student and their TMIP experience on our website. Business Challenge 2019 Update"Soaking up the culture and society of Singapore has left me more open-minded and able to solve problems from new and exciting angles, while providing me with insight into some potential business opportunities that exist globally" - Niels Grosmann (BC 2019), Henderson High "My passion for business was confirmed on the SEA CAPE Business Challenge trip to Singapore in January 2019. The balance of cultural and business activities was just right for me to get a sense of the day to day life for the Singaporeans." -Zoe Rookes (BC 2019), Woodford House Read the full reflections of two of our Business Challenge 2019 alumni by following the link below. |