Educational Qualification

Mr Lee is a member of the ACCA professional programme.

Professional Experience

Mr Lee has ten years of extensive industrial experience in the area of accounting and finance. He was the Financial Controller of a Public Listed Company before heading the Department of Accounting for another Public Listed Company with an international education network. Ben was also the Training and Development Manager of an International Professional Accountancy Body.

Ben was also the Training and Development Manager of a large international professional accountancy body in UK before pursuing his teaching career

Lecturing Experience

Mr Lee is an associate lecturer with University of Wales, University of Bradford, Curtin University of Technology and University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology. He is also actively involved in corporate training, some of the companies that he had provided training are Siemens, Maxtor, Caltex, NTUC and Singapore Institute of Labour Studies. He specializes in the area of financial management, financial and cost accounting.

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Chung Kiah Sing     BSc(Hons), MAcc, MIT

Educational Qualification

Mr. Chung has a Bachelor degree in Science from University of Singapore, CDipAF from ACCA, DipCompTech from NUS, Master degree in Accountancy and Master degree in Information Technology from Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Professional Experience

Mr. Chung brings with him more than 20 years of working experience in a statutory board and sizable private and public listed companies. He worked as a practitioner looking after financial and cost accounting system and integration with other key operational systems over 15 years. He was the Assistant Vice President of a department before he worked as a full-time lecturer

Lecturing Experience

Mr. Chung has many years of lecturing experience with local institutes. He has over 5 years of full-time teaching in University of London degree programme.

He has taught financial and managerial accounting and information technology subjects in the diploma, bachelor and master degree level. Programmes taught include SIM University, Murdoch University and University of London.

Being committed and patient, he is keen to help many students improve on their academic performance. While teaching full-time in UOL programme, Mr. Chung as a member of the dedicated team, helped produce first-class honours graduates over the years.

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Educational Qualification

Mr Goh is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK and is in public practice. He is also a Fellow Certified Public Accountant of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. Mr Goh graduated from the ACCA examinations achieving top place for the "Advanced Accounting Practice" (a double paper) and “Tax and Tax Management. He was the Chairman of the Student's Section Committee during his studentship and served as a committee member of the ACCA (Singapore Branch) after graduation.

Professional Experience

Mr Goh is a sole practitioner in his own accounting firm for the past 20 years. He has more than 28 years of experience in auditing, fraud investigation, taxation, liquidation, corporate secretarial services and financial planning.

Lecturing Experience

Mr Goh is widely regarded as a pioneer lecturer of SAA, the training division of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS). It is heartwarming to take note that many of his students are now lecturers in the ACCA, degree and professional programmes as well as public accountants.

He was an adjunct senior fellow with the National University of Singapore for more than 10 years. He has also been the examiner and moderator for various degree programmes. He has been an invited lecturer to the ACCA (Malaysia Division) for ACCA revision courses and has been lecturing on the ACCA programme since 1985.

He has taught numerous subjects for institutions such as the National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators; and the ICPAS. He has also been a trainer for ICPAS on all three levels of the Structured Practical Audit Training Programmes which provides training for personnel of audit firms and other government and regulatory authorities.

Programmes taught include ACCA, Certified Accounting Technicians, Association of Accounting Technicians, Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance, Diploma in Management Studies (SIM University), Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (SIM University), Certificate and Diploma in Banking (Institute of Banking and Finance), Criminal Law (Singapore Police Force), various Australian degree units and the University of London degree units.

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Educational Qualification

Mrs Irene Tay graduated with a Master degree of Business Administration from Victoria University of Technology, Australia and a Bachelor of Arts & Social Science degree from the University of Singapore. She is a member of Singapore Human Resource Institute, Singapore Training & Development Association and Chartered Institute of Personnel Management & Development, UK

Professional Experience

As an Associate Consultant, Irene brings along her 20 years of experience with versatility and tenure in people management. She has facilitated human resources to meet organisations’ vision and mission.

She has contributed to the organizations that she worked with to win the Asian Institute of Management Award for People and Development, Outstanding Newcomer Quality Organisation Award as well as the Singapore Quality Class status.

Lecturing Experience

Irene specializes in teaching the subject of human resource management, as well as organizational theory and business management from the diploma to master level at various institutions, polytechnics and universities.

She has been involved in lectures with local students and foreign students as well as matured adult learners.

The key educational institutions which Irene has been participating are: Singapore Management University, Singapore Human Resource Institute, SIM University, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Nanyang Polytechnic.

Other institutions like University of Leicester, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Northumbria University, Curtin University of Technology. Irene's training and lectures have been conducted in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong and China. She has been invited Guest Speaker in various seminars as well as on radio and television from topics relating to training methodologies to customer service management.

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Lim Tian Khoon    B.Math (Hons), PhD

Educational Qualification

Dr Lim graduated with PhD in pure mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research interests lie mainly in the area of algebraic graph theory and he has published papers on the topic at various international journals.

Professional Experience

Dr Lim worked as a financial analyst and later, a fund manager. He is experienced in various aspects of fundamental analysis and equity valuations. He has written research articles and reports on companies under his portfolio as well as on market outlook and industry analysis.

Dr Lim has also provided his views on sector outlook (commodity supply chain sector) through quarterly seminars and talks. He was also invited for interviews in the Bulls & Bear segment (a program run by ChannelNews Asia) to speak on companies under his coverage.

Lecturing Experience

Prior to entering the financial industry, Dr Lim was a full-time lecturer for almost 3yrs at a local polytechnic, teaching engineering mathematics. He was also an expert mentor for the gifted programme at Rosyth Primary School.

While doing his graduate studies in Australia, Tian Khoon was a tutor cum residential adviser at Currie Hall, a residential college of the University of Western Australia. He was also a tutor for first year mathematics students at the University of Newcastle, NSW while doing his honours degree.

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Michael Goh    BAcc, MSc (Finance), CPA Singapore

Educational Qualification

Mr. Goh graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Accountancy from Singapore and a Masters of Finance from New York. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore. He has done modular legal studies in banking & civil law matters relating to his expertise and spent some time in legal training in criminal law.

Professional Experience

Mr. Goh is currently the Corporate Development Director of a private investment holding group based in Singapore with operations in trading, manufacturing, real estate developments and investments in Asia. He was the Executive Director of a manufacturing company in Singapore for which he was also the shareholder. He is presently also a business associate of a corporate training and consultancy firm with business activities in South East Asia.

Prior to his current portfolio of business interests and ventures, Mr. Goh was a senior banker for 16 years specializing in Credit and Risk Management. His banking career started in corporate credit & marketing functions before moving to specialize in Credit and Risk Management. He was the Head of Credit Department in world top international banks in charge of all aspects of Credit Risk functions.

Mr. Goh was a member of the management team in both the local Credit Committee and the Regional Management Risk Committee for approving all credit and risk exposures in the Asia Pacific Region. As a senior banker, he was in charge of several countries in South East Asia and Greater China region (China, Hong Kong and Taiwan). He was vested with substantial personal approving authority for all counter-parties’ risks and products in countries under his charge covering a wide spectrum of banking activities such as wholesale & commercial lending, private banking, trade finance, project and structured finance, treasury and derivative products, investment banking and venture equity investments.

Lecturing Experience

Mr. Goh has been teaching and conducting banking & finance training since early 1990s, both for his banks during his employment as well as for many other financial institutions in Asia. Not only does Mr. Goh train financial institutions, he also trains the central bankers that regulate financial institutions. A highly rated trainer, Mr. Goh uses many practical examples from the Asia banking environment in his classes. He teaches Banking & Finance courses for the UOL programme

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Educational Qualification

Mr. Alan Ng has a Master degree in Finance from the National University of Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK and a Certified Public Accountant of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS).

Professional Experience

Mr. Alan Ng brings with him more than ten years of experience in the accounting industry. His passion for teaching has turned him into a very dedicated full time accounting lecturer because his motor is: "Learning is opportunities and Teaching is rewarding career."

Lecturing Experience

Mr. Alan Ng has more than ten years of lecturing experience.

He has taught various accounting and finance subjects in the diploma and degree level. Programmes taught include the ICPAS Diploma in Professional Accounting, LCCI Diploma in Accounting, SIM University Degree and the University of London Degree.

Being committed and patient, it is not surprising that he has helped many weak students improve on their grades. It should be highlighted that Mr Alan Ng has been teaching the UOL programme since 1999 and that he has produced many first class honours students over the years.

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Educational Qualification

Mr Ong graduated with a BBA (Hons) from NUS in 2003 and also completed the CFA program in 2005. In 2006, Mr Ong went to The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, graduating with an MBA with Highest Distinction (Palmer Scholar).

Professional Experience

Mr Ong’s professional experience is in banking and finance, particularly in the area of real estate financing and acquisitions. He previously worked for the Singapore government as well as in the banking industry with a leading commercial bank and a global US investment bank. Besides banking and finance, Mr Ong’s professional interests also include business strategy for SMEs and family businesses. He is the award winner of the US-based Family Business Magazine with his article on the role of non-family executives in family businesses.

Lecturing Experience

Mr Ong previously taught financial accounting as a teaching associate at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Currently, he teaches Principles of Banking and Finance at Singapore Accountancy Academy to undergraduates reading bachelor degrees from University of London. He is also engaged by SIM University and Amity Business School to lecture corporate finance and managerial finance.

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Educational Qualification

Pooveneswary NP graduated with a BSc (Maths and Computer Science) and a MBA, from NUS.

Lecturing Experience

Pooveneswary NP has had extensive experience teaching Mathematics and Statistics at the diploma and degree level. She teaches Engineering Mathematics at Singapore Polytechnic.

Her experience includes teaching Mathematics, Computing Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics to undergraduates reading for degrees from University of Bradford, University of Wales and University of London. Her experience also involves teaching PhD students (doing their thesis in social science) how to analyse data using software packages like SPSS.

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Educational Qualification

Mr Quek graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies (Marketing) from Nanyang Technological University. He also holds a Master of Science (Real Estate) from the National University of Singapore

Professional Experience

Mr Quek brings with him over 11 years of industry experience and partakes in the rollout and marketing of various programmes and initiatives for his company.

Lecturing Experience

As an in-house trainer, Mr Quek has conducted many sessions of trainings to his peers. He specializes in teaching principles of marketing for the UOL programme.

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Educational Qualification

Mr Tan graduated from the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore in 1989. He is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law and a Family Court mediator with Eagles Mediation. He is also an advisor to the Association of Legal Executives in Singapore.

Professional Experience

Mr Tan is currently a practising lawyer with the law firm of Peng Kwee & Company, in Singapore. He has been an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore for more than 10 years and in practice for more than 10 years. He has recently also became a Commissioner for Oaths. He has diverse exposure in various aspects of legal work, both civil and criminal. He is also the managing consultant of Bird's Consultancy and a director with Manth Consultancy Pte Ltd. He had also served as a regular officer at the Singapore Police Force.

Lecturing Experience

Mr Tan has taught as a full time lecturer in the then Diploma in Legal Studies at Temasek Polytechnic for two years and a part-time lecturer on several of the part-time Diplomas and Specialist Diplomas. He conducted lectures in Commercial Law with the Singapore Human Resource Institute as well as criminal law in the Senior Officer's Basic Course at the Police Academy. He has also conducted seminars with Multi-national Corporations as well as continuing professional education seminars with the Singapore Accountancy Academy and the Singapore Human Resource Institute. Amongst other institutions, he has lectured in are the Singapore Hotel Association Training and Education Centre (SHATEC) and the Commercial Affairs Department. Mr Tan has also participated at various forums, both as a speaker and a panellist.

Mr Tan is experienced in conducting training programmes to a wide range of audiences, from students with no work experience to professionals from the industries. He has also conducted seminars in English, Mandarin and Hokkien. His wide experience ensures that participants are given a good understanding of the fundamentals of law without sacrificing the practical aspects of law in the light of the environment the law operates in. He also leverages on technology to facilitate his lectures where such is applicable. Participants have always found his approach to various topics both refreshing and enlightening, sometimes even entertaining.

Mr Tan is the author of the Paper 2.2 (SGP) Corporate and Business Law Study Manual and Revision Kit, published by SAA.

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Tay Eng Huat     BAcc, MScFM, CPA Singapore

Educational Qualification

Mr Tay graduated from the Faculty of Accountancy & Business of the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore in 1993. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore since 1997. He is also a member of the Singapore Association of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (SAICSA). Mr Tay obtained his Master of Science in Financial Management from University of London.

Professional Experience

Mr Tay is currently the managing director of corporate advisory firm, NFG Capital Partners. He is a financier to many local and overseas companies in fundraising and advice them corporate financial engineering. He has been a banker in the financial industry for more than 13 years and has diverse exposure in various aspects of banking and corporate finance works.

Lecturing Experience

Mr Tay is a lecturer with the Singapore Association of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (SAICSA) in their degree certification professional programme, lecturing on the subject of Corporate Financial Management and Business Accounting. He also teaches the subject of Capital Market at a local University.

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Educational Qualification

Mr Teo graduated with a Master degree in Economics from the National University of Singapore. He is also a member of the Economics Society of Singapore and his research interest lies on the feasibility of monetary integration for East Asia countries.

Professional Experience

Mr Teo professional experience is in post banking mergers consolidation. Interestingly, he has also taken part in the research of our country’s gifted education programme at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University and is now deeply entrenched in the educational industry.

Lecturing Experience

Mr Teo is the examiner for two universities’ subjects. He has also conducted economics seminars to professionals outside the financial industry.

He has taught economics subjects in the diploma and degree level. Programmes taught include the ICPAS Diploma in Professional Accounting, SIM University Diploma in Management Studies, Curtin University of Technology, University of Queensland and the University of London Degrees.

Mr Teo has been teaching the UOL programme since 2002. Many of his UOL students have since graduated with a first class honours degree.

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