Entrepreneurship can be nurtured, NUS study shows

Overseas Colleges alumni more likely to start business than other NUS grads, survey finds

NUS Overseas Colleges alumnus Ahmed Aljunied with his wife Samira Shihab and their daughters Annika, three, and Noura, seven. After graduating, Mr Aljunied worked for a Silicon Valley-based company, completed a master's degree in Stanford and launched sta
NUS Overseas Colleges alumnus Ahmed Aljunied with his wife Samira Shihab and their daughters Annika, three, and Noura, seven. After graduating, Mr Aljunied worked for a Silicon Valley-based company, completed a master's degree in Stanford and launched start-ups, including two with his wife. He is currently vice-president of engineering and product at Gojek in Indonesia. PHOTO: COURTESY OF AHMED ALJUNIED
Sandra Davie
Senior Education Correspondent
Updated
Jul 27, 2019, 07:39 AM
Published
Jul 27, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Are entrepreneurs born or can they be made? This has been a much-debated question for years.

Now, a National University of Singapore (NUS) research study on its entrepreneurship programme shows proof that entrepreneurs can indeed be nurtured.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 27, 2019, with the headline Entrepreneurship can be nurtured, NUS study shows. Subscribe

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