(Left to Right) Dr John Fong, CEO & Head of Campus (Singapore), SP Jain, with Svend Jansenn, Head of Asia, Western Union Business Solutions
SP Jain School of Global Management is offering students simplified and faster international payment solutions through a partnership with Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS), a global holistic payments solution provider.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on August 22, 2019, between SP Jain, Singapore and WUBS. Apart from providing SP Jain students with simplified international payments solutions, the partnership will see both entities work together on:
- Facilitating internships to provide work experience to SP Jain students
- Fostering and carrying out mutually agreed education projects and research
- Collaborations on job placements for SP Jain students
- Scholarships for eligible WUBS staff for SP Jain’s Executive MBA (EMBA) and other programs such as Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Global Business (MGB) and Global MBA (GMBA)
- Collaboration for a Business Case Competition
To mark the beginning of this partnership, the MoU signing ceremony was attended by staff members from both organisations including key leaders – Dr John Fong, CEO & Head of Campus (Singapore), SP Jain, and Svend Jansenn, Head of Asia, WUBS.
Commenting on the partnership, Dr John Fong said, “It is exciting days ahead as we embark on this mutually beneficial partnership with Western Union Business Solutions. This is a holistic partnership in which our students will have access to a simplified payment solution, opportunities for job placements and internships, projects and even participate in a business case competition. And all of these will be done alongside WUBS experts who will enhance the learning experience of our students.”
Meanwhile, Svend Jansenn, Head of Asia, WUBS, shared, “I am very happy about the memorandum of understanding and co-operation we are sealing today. SP Jain School of Global Management is a leading business school with award-winning programs and initiatives. Importantly, it has a truly innovative and international mindset. Western Union Business Solutions is the global leader in providing cross-border educational payment solutions. It is an exciting time for us to be working with SP Jain and to collaborate in providing new payment solutions for the school and its students.”