Education and Career

Interestingly, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is no longer the top university in Asia but has slipped to second place. China's prestigious Tsinghua University is now ranked number one in Asia. It is worth noting that Chinese President Xi Jinping is a graduate of Tsinghua University. The 2019 ranking...

MOVE over Oxford and Cambridge - the KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) in Belgium has been named the most innovative university in Europe, according to the Reuters's list for 2019. University of Erlangen Nuremberg ranked number 2 on the list, followed by Imperial College London (No. 3), the University of...

The rules of work have changed and to stay in the game you need to know how to adapt to them and, at times, break them. In the past, the rules of the game were fixed. They were set by big organisations and bureaucracies. Now there is a democratisation of...

Out of many intoxicating beverages available in the market, Wine offers a special significance. With history dating back to Christ era, Wine tasting is considered to be a subtle art along with a ritual with sanctity as well. As times passed by, the making of wine has become quite an...

Fashion magazines are instrumental in the popularisation of the fashion industry across the globe. All kinds of variants circulate throughout the world, from the regional to international level. All of these magazines are aimed at educating their readers about the value of what they think is fashion and promote anything...

Almost 10 million Australians have a LinkedIn profile and the average user spends 17 minutes per month using this powerful networking tool. LinkedIn is critical in your job search, so how should you customise your profile to make sure you are getting views for the roles you are going after?...

Why is the forex market one of the biggest financial markets out there? Well, it's probably because of the many investors putting their heart and soul (and money) into it. However, you might be surprised when we tell you that a majority of these traders fail when it comes to...

Often, change feels sudden even though it’s been happening gradually right under our noses. Take the results of the past few election cycles, for example. Many people were blindsided in 2018 by what seemed to be a shake-up in Congress when 117 female legislators went to Washington.Was it a record-breaking year...

Chief executives usually don’t bother with the choice of their company’s backend-technology. This is the realm of the CTO and CIO, often unquestioned opinion leaders in the upper management echelons. If budget and business case work out, boards do not tinker with technical design choices. Sometimes, however, topics are so...

When I was a business owner, I had the fortune of being naturally comfortable with financials. So I assumed other CEOs were, too — until I became an advisor. Often, leaders who are amazing at running businesses have little understanding of the importance of numbers. It’s not that they are...