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 Sarah is one of the privileged few to be awarded with SIET’s overseas study loan to pursue a degree in Nutrition & Dietetics at Flinders University of South Australia. She is currently working as a nutritionist at GNC (S’pore). As a growing teen, she was obsessed about food & health. She was either sourcing for the ‘best’ diet or the ‘healthiest’ food. Hence it was inevitable that she pursued her dream and became a dietitian.
Studying overseas, in her opinion is one of the best experiences a student could ever have. It naturally builds independence, fosters confidence and in the process expands your mindset through interaction with students of varying nationalities and cultures. “What does Connexus mean to me? I firmly believe in networking with purpose and thus from a personal perspective, Connexus facilitates the sharing & exchanging of ideas and experiences with peers. Contributing back to society is another important aspect of Connexus where successful young professionals are able to serve as a platform of ideas, information, contacts and advice for aspiring Indian youths. “ Education is not restrained to classrooms and certainly does not terminate with a degree. It’s a lifelong osmosis of ideas and experience. To quote Mark Twain’I has never let my schooling interfere with my education.’ |
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 Renu is currently working at the Health Promotion Board as a senior executive in the Resource Development Services. Her main role in the department is to develop educational materials for the Nutrition, Osteoporosis and non-comunicable disease prgramme. In addition to this, she assists in the wrting and vetting of nutrition information.
Previous to this role at HPB, she worked as a Nutrition Counsellor with Youth Health Division, educating overweight/obese children in the Trim and Fit (TAF) Club. Other than her job, she is involved in voluntary activities with SINDA like Project Read and also Health Screening. |
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 Raveen graduated from NTU back in 2004 with a honours degree in Computer Engineering. He started my career in JPMorgan as a technology analyst with the Investment Bank. Although he studied engineering, he was always interested in the fast-paces and all-encompassing financial markets. This interest was sparked only shortly after he started university and hence his desire to start his career in the financial industry upon graduation.
At work, he primarily supports the risk-management system used by the fixed-income business in Asia. He also works on various projects to enhance the suite of systems JPMorgan supports, to meet new business needs. It’s a role that is both challenging and interesting as he gets to communicate with all sorts of people in a business where every second means money. Outside work, he enjoys traveling, catching up with friends over coffee or wine, watching a good movie and playing soccer. |
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 Prakash was a SIET overseas tuition fee recipient in the year 2002. Formerly a diploma holder from Singapore Polytechnic, Prakash furthered his studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He emerged as the top 5 % of his cohort and returned with a first class honours degree in Electronics in Aviation. Currently he is working at Singapore Technologies Aerospace as a technical service engineer.
Since his polytechnic days he has been giving tuition to needy students. Prakash seized the opportunity to do more for the community when SIET invited him to be part of the management team. During the many discussions he had with the community, he had stressed on the need for networking in the current economy. As a core member of Connexus, Prakash is actively involved in sourcing for mentors for the youth network. |
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 Nalini recently graduated with an honours degree in Life Sciences from the National University of Singapore. She is also a University Scholar and the recipient of the Lijen Industrial Development Medal and the Wallace Book Prize. In 2005, Nalini received the SIET Achievement Award that funded her trip to Norway to represent NUS at the 24th Willi Hennig Meeting where her presentation earned an honorable mention. She is currently on a research scholarship and is pursuing her Masters degree in Biology at NUS.
Throughout her varsity life, Nalini has been keen on life beyond textbooks and as the President of the NUS Tamil Language Society, she was actively involved in projects to give back the local community. As such, she is excited about being a member of CONNEXUS to help other youth in establishing networks and connections which are crucial to succeed in this day and age. |
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