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CoDE Women: Advancing Women in Tech and Design Leadership
On 28 July, over 100 individuals including faculty members, staff, students, alumni, and friends of CDE gathered to celebrate female CDE alumni who have excelled in their chosen professions and to showcase success stories of women leaders in tech and design. This year the speakers sharing their leadership journeys were:
- Ms Fun Siew Leng, Chief Urban Designer, Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore, BA (Architectural Studies) 1983, BA (Architecture) 1986
- Ms Joanne Teh Jin Ee, Assistant Director (Innovation), Infocomm Media Development Authority, BA (Industrial Design) 2003
- Dr Aishwarya Bandla, Regional Research & Development Manager, Paxman Coolers Limited, Doctor of Philosophy (BME) 2017
A common thread in all their sharing was the pragmatism and the resilience that they showed in dealing with adversity when taking a path less travelled. Ms. Huang Shanshan, a third-year undergraduate studying Electrical Engineering, joined them and shared her experiences as a young woman deciding to embark on studies in a field that is still male-dominated. Following the sharings and Q&A, all gathered to connect over dinner hosted by Acting Dean Professor Teo Kie Leong. The evening ended on a high note with ideas shared on how CDE can support deeper conversations on issues such as diversity and equality in the workplace.
Rollo by 2023 DID Alumni, Koh Bei Ning, has won 2 international Awards - Student Notable Award for Core77 Student Design Awards 2023 – Health & Wellness category, and iF Design Student Award 2023 – Goodhealth + Well-being category! Read more on the entries below:
Bei Ning was interviewed on Kiss 92FM on the “On Your Way” programme hosted by DJ Joshua Simon between 5.20pm to 5.40pm on 18 July 2023. The broadcast focussed on Bei Ning's inspirations and motivations to develop Rollo, the encouragement for being a young entrepreneur and gave a shoutout to her recently launched Kickstarter campaign.
The campaign hit the campaign goal of SGD 83,000 on 12 July 2023, in less than 2 weeks from the launch! There was a steady stream of backers throughout the campaign and around SGD$100,400 was received as of 27 July. Bei Ning is grateful for the global support received. Moving ahead, she will start discussions for production and distribution after the campaign ends. The orders are projected to fulfil by February 2024.