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HSBC/NYAA ITE SMEs UN SDG Initiative 2020
The NYAA Council, in partnership with the ITE and
with the support of SMEs, embarked on a UN SDG
Initiative to mitigate climate change. There was an
alliance of the students of the three ITE Colleges
and support from 15 SMEs to find solutions in the
mitigation of climate change. The ITE students were
attached to the SMEs and worked closely with the
SME management teams to find new ways to help
their businesses mitigate climate change and develop The UN SDG Initiative to mitigate Climate Change discussion with
win-win solutions. The students will complete the ITE Directors from the three mega colleges held at ITE College
year-long project in early 2021. East.

Workshop Cum Presentation for SMEs Bosses
Thirty-five Directors and senior managers from
20 SMEs attended a workshop-cum-presentation
conducted by Professor Jeff Obbard, Climate Change
Advisor to the NYAA Council. The workshop cum
presentation was held on 21 February 2020 at the ITE
College East.

Mr James Soh, Executive Director, NYAA Council,
thanked the bosses and senior management of the
participating SMEs for their partnership with ITE. The Prof Jeff Obbard, Climate Change Advisor to the NYAA Council,
addressing the SME owners and managers on the UN SDG
project will allow ITE students to learn and experience initiative.
the SMEs operations and have the opportunity
to discuss how they can improve some of the
operational systems to achieve the UN Sustainability
Development Goals.

Canadian Film Festival 2020
After a two-year hiatus, the High Commission of
Canada and the National University of Singapore
Office of Alumni Relations presented the Canadian
Film Festival 2020. Unfortunately, due to the NYAA Executive Director, Mr James Soh with the ITE
Environmental Team and Representatives of the Small and
COVID-19 pandemic, only 30 guests were invited to Medium Enterprises at ITE College East.
the Official Opening on 17 December 2020 held at
the Shaw Foundation Alumni House.

The film Grizzlies was an inspiring true story about
a group of Inuit students in the small Arctic town
who had lost their direction and the will to live.
However, there was a transformation when they
come together to embrace the sport, Lacrosse. The
film was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award
for Best Performance by an actor in the leading role.

Mr James Soh, Executive Director and Ms Aileen
Yap, Deputy Executive Director, NYAA Council
was honoured to join H.E. Lynn McDonald, High
Commissioner of Canada to Singapore and Mr
Bernard Toh, Director of NUS Alumni, for the Official
Opening.
With H.E.Lynn McDonald, High Commissioner of Canada to
Singapore, at the Official Opening OF THE Canadian Film Festival
2020 at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House.

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