{"50054":{"#nid":"50054","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ISyE Welcomes 2008 GT\/NUS Dual Degree Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETo celebrate the arrival of the seventh group of GT\/NUS Dual MS program students and the selection of the fourth group of Global Logistics Scholar, the Stewart School of ISyE\u0027s Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute hosted a dinner in their honor on January 8. Before dinner the group gathered to hear welcoming comments from the Stewart School of ISyE School Chair \u003Cstrong\u003EChelsea C. White III\u003C\/strong\u003E, Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute Executive Director \u003Cstrong\u003EDon Ratliff\u003C\/strong\u003E, and Director of the GT\/NUS Dual Degree Program \u003Cstrong\u003EChen Zhou\u003C\/strong\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are delighted with both groups of students,\u0022 said Zhou. \u0022These are exceptionally bright students and it is a great pleasure to lead them through the Georgia Tech portion of the program. At Georgia Tech, these students will participate in courses in supply chain engineering. To provide a link between what they learn in class with real world practice, we schedule about 10 tours throughout the semester of various manufacturing, distribution, and transportation facilities.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Dual Master Program (DMP) is a prestigious 18-month program pioneered in collaboration between the NUS and Georgia Tech.  Drawing on the academic resources of both NUS and GT, the DMP is tailored to train logistics professional for strategic and management roles in their respective organizations.  The DMP is taught by top academics from the faculty of Engineering, Business and Computing at NUS as well as the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. The program leads to two degrees: a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EISyE students selected to be Global Logistics Scholars, a certificate program sponsored by the Supply Chain \u0026amp; Logistics Institute, take classes alongside the GT\/NUS Dual Degree Program students.  The Global Logistics Scholar program is designed for MSIE students and includes logistics seminars and tours, professional education short courses, and other special events. Selected students participate in academic and extra-curricular activities with students enrolled in other international programs, allowing them to interact with logistics faculty, industry professionals, and potential employers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E2008 GT\/NUS Dual Degree Program students include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESohail Butt\u003C\/strong\u003E (Pakistan)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYin-Tung \u0022Lynn* Lin\u003C\/strong\u003E (Taiwan)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EKrishna Kumar Natarajan\u003C\/strong\u003E (India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERajeswari Niraipandian\u003C\/strong\u003E (India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EDezhan Pi\u003C\/strong\u003E (China)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESrinivasan Ramasubramanian\u003C\/strong\u003E (India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERajupalle Chaitanya Reddy\u003C\/strong\u003E (India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJoo Sheng Tan\u003C\/strong\u003E (Singapore)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EZheyi Wang\u003C\/strong\u003E (China)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBiying Weng\u003C\/strong\u003E (China)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EFang Xie\u003C\/strong\u003E (China)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELilin Yang\u003C\/strong\u003E (China)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBudi Yanto\u003C\/strong\u003E (Indonesia)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBotao Zou\u003C\/strong\u003E (China) \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2008 Global Logistics Scholars are:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Figiel \u003C\/strong\u003E(Germany)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESumit Jalan \u003C\/strong\u003E(India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Jose \u003C\/strong\u003E(India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003ECherian Joseph \u003C\/strong\u003E(India)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EVjekoslav Levacic \u003C\/strong\u003E(Croatia)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAng Li \u003C\/strong\u003E(China)\u003Cbr 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