SMU Executive Master of Business Administration alumnus Mr Jean-Marc Thomas was featured in a Postgraduate Studies special where he shared his positive experience pursuing an Executive MBA at SMU, which equips him to handle more responsibilities in his career. The year-long course is modelled after similar programmes at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in the United States, one of the world's leading names in business management education.  Students not only explore and examine business, political, social and legal issues, but also tap the experience and knowledge of top academics, speakers and thinkers from all over the world. Mr Thomas relished being able to exchange opinions with his coursemates who worked in different industries and had different experiences. “To our multifaceted content and points of view, the professors sought to value-add to our reflections and discussions. Such guidance made the case studies relevant to the current context, so I found them very fun to work on,” he added. A month since completing his Executive MBA studies, he said he can now frame better approaches and thoughts for clients and colleagues, thanks to the knowledge he picked up in modules such as corporate strategies and marketing.