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IEL's Frugal Innovation Take-OFF!	A water filtration system for irrigation, a cooling system in office buildings that eliminates air-conditioning, a fast and frugal fish processing system - these are some of the projects pitched as part of the inaugural Frugal Innovations Take-Off event on 3 December. Click here to read more.
3rd IEL Distinguished Speaker Series: "How do we 'create' wealth?" by Mr. Choo Chiau Beng	Human capital, technology research and development (R&D) as well as proprietary designs are the main areas for creating sustainable value. Mr Choo Chiau Beng, CEO of Keppel Corporation Ltd, shared this at the Institute for Engineering Leadership's (IEL) Distinguished Speaker Series lecture on 19 November. Click here to read more. Click here to view the webcast of the event.
IEL's LaunchPad Takes-Off!	The first NUS TakeOff! with LaunchPad event on 26 April saw eight start-ups comprising 45 NUS engineering and business students pitching their innovative projects to potential investors. The budding entrepreneurs represent the inaugural batch of the new LaunchPad programme which aims to teach students to search for maximum value creation as start-ups do in the real world. Click here to read more.
2nd IEL Distinguished Speaker Series: "Leaders in Wealth Creation" by Mr Ngiam Tong Dow	Should Singapore be a wealth creator or a wealth manager? NUS Pro-Chancellor Mr Ngiam Tong Dow posed this thought-provoking question to the 250-strong audience at the Institute for Engineering Leadership's (IEL) Distinguished Speaker Series lecture on 16 May. Click here to read more. Click here to view the webcast of the event. The text of Mr Ngiam Tong Dow's speech can be found here.
IEL Executive Programme: "From Discovery to Application: Managing the Innovation Process"	Senior executives from the industry went back to class at the National University of Singapore. But it was no ordinary class - a Masterclass no less. Click here to read more.
Leadership skills for engineers: IEL aims to develop engineer-leaders to create wealth and new industries	Growing demographics and urban pressures, accelerating climate changes and a desperate need for clean water and energy are just a few of the pressing challenges engineer-leaders can help to solve Click here to read more.